Mar 24, 2023 | Aviation Article
Author: Ian French Photographers: Ian French & Paul Witty Exercise Cobra Warrior 2023, the UK’s largest exercise, took place between 6th March and 24th March with visiting aircraft deployed to RAF Coningsby and RAF Waddington. Six Typhoons from a mix of...
Jan 6, 2023 | Aviation Article
Author: Ian French Photography: Ian French & Hellenic Air Force 116 Pteriga Machis (Combat Wing), moto “Bold beyond our powers”, was established in 1962 at Araxos as 116 Combat Group with a single squadron, 336 Mira which transferred from Nea Anchialos...
Dec 4, 2022 | Aviation Article
Author: Ian French Photographers: Sandro Rota/Ecuador Aviation Photography & Ian French/Aviation Press Although naval aviation origins can be traced back to the Air Force school in 1921 and naval personnel passing through US flying schools in the 1950s, it was ...
Dec 3, 2022 | Aviation Article
Author: Ian French Photographers: Sandro Rota/Ecuador Aviation Photography & Ian French/Aviation Press The Army established its own aviation element in 1954 known as Servicio Aéreo del Ejército. The Army had operated aircraft before that for medical evac,...
Dec 3, 2022 | Aviation Article
Author: Ian French Photographers: Sandro Rota/Ecuador Aviation Photography & Ian French/Aviation Press The Fuerza Aérea Ecuatoriana (FAE) was established in 1920 but had its origins some 10 years earlier as a direct result of the 1910 Ecuador-Peru crisis. The FAE...
Oct 15, 2022 | Aviation Article
Author: Ian French Photography: Ian French Joint Warrior 2022 is the UK’s biggest military exercise and involved more than 11,000 sailors, soldiers and aircrew who waged a 12-day mock war around the British Isles. The exercise used to involve aircraft temporarily...
