Last Boing 747 delivered to Atlas Air (2023)
Today we celebrate the end of an era. On the 31st of January 2023 the last produced Boing 747, a Boing 747-8 was delivered to Atlas Air. It was emblazoned…
Renamed Air Canada commences flights (1965)
Air Canada is the flag carrier and the largest airline of Canada, by size and passengers carried. Air Canada is headquartered in the borough of Saint-Laurent in the city of Montreal. The airline, founded in 1937, provides scheduled and…
Maiden Flight of the Boeing KC-46 Pegasus (2014)
The Boeing KC-46 Pegasus is an American military aerial refueling and strategic military transport aircraft developed by Boeing from its 767 jet airliner. In February 2011, the tanker was selected by the United States Air Force (USAF) as the winner in the KC-X…
Maiden Flight of the Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird (1964)
The Lockheed SR-71 “Blackbird” is a retired long-range, high-altitude, Mach 3+ strategic reconnaissance aircraft that was developed and manufactured by the American aerospace company Lockheed Corporation. Its nicknames include “Blackbird” and „Habu”. The SR-71 was developed in the 1960s…
Sikorsky S-67 Black Hawk Sets World Speed Record for Helicopters (1970)
The Sikorsky S-67 Blackhawk was a private-venture, prototype attack helicopter built in 1970 with Sikorsky Aircraft research and development (R&D) funds. A tandem, two-seat aircraft designed around the dynamic drive and rotor systems of the Sikorsky S-61,…
Maiden Flight of the Boeing 787 Dreamliner (2009)
The Boeing 787 Dreamliner is an American wide-body airliner developed and manufactured by Boeing Commercial Airplanes. After dropping its unconventional Sonic Cruiser project, Boeing announced the conventional 7E7 on January 29, 2003, which focused largely on efficiency. The program…
Airbus Delivers 5000th Aircraft to Qantas (2007)
Qantas Airways Limited, doing business as QANTAS or Qantas, is the flag carrier of Australia, and the largest airline by fleet size, international flights, and international destinations in Oceania. A founding member of the Oneworld airline alliance, it is the only…
Maiden Flight of the F15 Strike Eagle (1986)
The McDonnell Douglas (now Boeing) F-15E Strike Eagle is an American all-weather multirole strike fighter derived from the McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle. Intended for the Dual-Role Fighter (DRF) program (initially called Enhanced Tactical Fighter), the F-15E was designed in the…
Concorde Lifts off for it’s First Supersonic Flight (1977)
Concorde is a retired Anglo-French supersonic airliner jointly developed and manufactured by Sud Aviation and the British Aircraft Corporation (BAC). Studies began in 1954 and a UK–France treaty followed in 1962, as the programme cost was estimated at…
Maiden Flight of the Lockheed C-130 Hercules (1954)
The Lockheed C-130 Hercules is an American four-engine turboprop military transport aircraft designed and built by Lockheed (now Lockheed Martin). Capable of using unprepared runways for take-offs and landings, the…
Maiden Flight of the Panavia Tornado
The Panavia Tornado is a family of twin-engine, variable-sweep wing multi-role combat aircraft, jointly developed and manufactured by Italy, the United Kingdom and Germany. There are three primary Tornado variants:…
Maiden Flight of the McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II Fighter Jet (1958)
The McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II is an American tandem two-seat, twin-engine, all-weather, long-range supersonic jet interceptor and fighter-bomber that was developed by McDonnell Aircraft for the United States Navy.…
The Blue Angels are formed (1946)
The Blue Angels, formally named the U.S. Navy Flight Demonstration Squadron, are a flight demonstration squadron of the United States Navy. Formed in 1946, the unit is the second oldest…
Photo Received ViewBug Framing Award (25/03/2025)
Today this photo received the ViewBug Framing Award. ViewBug wrote: “Congratulations! This photo has unlocked the Framing Award which celebrates your view on composition—the way you arrange elements within the…
The Breitling Orbiter 3 Flies Around the World Non Stop (1999)
On the 21st of March the Breitling Orbiter 3 was the first balloon to fly around the world non-stop, piloted by Bertrand Piccard and Brian Jones. Designed and built by…
Formation of the Golden Hawks Aerobatic Team (1959)
The Golden Hawks aerobatic team was formed on March 1, 1959 to commemorate the 50th Anniversary of powered flight in Canada, when the primitive Silver Dart biplane flown by J.A.D.…