Nov 30, 2018 | Aviation Article
Authors & photographers: Ian French & Jon Astley The Taiwan Air Force is formally known as the Republic of China Air Force (RoCAF) and was established in 1920 as the Aviation Ministry. The RoCAF was active on mainland China under the Republic of China. When...
Sep 2, 2018 | Aviation Article
Authors & photographers: Ian French & Alexander Golz In most countries, the Ministry of the Interior is responsible for disaster recovery and civil protection. In Ukraine a special organisation has been created for this purpose: The State Emergency Service...
Aug 27, 2018 | Photo Report
The Polish Air Force celebrated its 100 year anniversary in late August 2018. Celebrations included a families open day at Dęblin-Irena followed by an airshow at Radom-Sadków. Ian French produced this photo report. All rights belong to Aviation Press Limited. 0001...
Aug 2, 2018 | Aviation Article
Authors: Ian French & Alexander Golz, Photographer: Ian French The 15th Transport Aviation Brigade is a unit of the Ukraine Air Force and is the successor to the 1st Air Transport Aviation Regiment. The unit was formed in the Hungarian town of Dunapataj from...
Jul 16, 2018 | Aviation Article
Authors & photographers: Ian French & Alexander Golz The 831st Galatskiy Chervonopraporniy order of the Kutuzova 3rd Regiment was established on November 27 in 1941 in Krasnovodsk originally as the 659th Fighter Aviation Regiment. In 1941 the Regiment was...
Jun 29, 2018 | Aviation Article
Aviation Press visited the former Heavy Bomber Long Range Aviation base at Poltava, Ukraine. Author & photographer: Ian French Poltava air base is located in north eastern Ukraine and was activated in 1940. However, it fell to German forces in 1941 and they...
Apr 20, 2018 | Aviation Article
Author & photographer: Ian French The Escuela de Helicópteros para las Fuerza Armadas (Helicopter School of the Armed Forces) de la Fuerza Aérea Colombiana is located at Melgar – Tolima in central Colombia and is today the largest and most rigorous helicopter...
Apr 20, 2018 | Aviation Article
Author & photographer: Ian French The Fuerza Aérea Colombiana has its central maintenance depot located at the Major Justino Mariño Cuesto air base at Madrid in central Colombia. The Air Force is structured into various commands and the facilities at Madrid form...
Apr 20, 2018 | Aviation Article
This article is dedicated to Captain Pedro Andres Rojas Forero, our guide for the visit, who very sadly died in a gliding accident a week later. Author & Photographer: Ian French The Escuela Militar de Aviación Marco Fidel Suárez (EMAVI ) of the Fuerza Aérea...
Apr 14, 2018 | Aviation Article
Author & photographer: Ian French The Aviación del Ejército de Colombia is currently organised in two operational Brigades, numbered 25 and 33. The entire fleet of consists of 135 aircraft: 47 Sikorsky UH-60L, 7 Sikorsky 70i, 20 Mil Mi 17, 14 Bell UH-1N, 23 Bell...
