Oct 25, 2019 | Aviation Article
Author & photographer: Ian French Flying training for the Fuerza Aerea del Perú is undertaken by the Escuela de Formación de Pilotos N°51 at Base Aérea Capitán Renán Elías Oliveira at Pisco which is approximately 200 km north of Lima. The training covers both...
Sep 9, 2019 | Aviation Article
Author: Ian French Photographers: Ian French & Jon Astley Exercise Cobra Warrior 2019 is taking part at RAF Waddington in Lincolnshire between 1st and 20th September. It is the first time that the Israeli Air Force has taken part in an exercise in the UK. ...
Apr 2, 2019 | Aviation Article
Author & photographer: Mark Forest Editor: Ian French In 1928, Air Marshal Sir John Salmond (RAF) recommended that a Citizen Air Force Squadron equipped with bombing aircraft be established in Western Australia at Perth. Its function was to assist with the...
Jan 22, 2019 | Aviation Article
Authors & Photographers: Ian French & Jon Astley Naha Airfield was constructed in 1933 as Oroku Naval Air Base under the command of the Imperial Japanese Navy. After the end of World War II the airfield was upgraded and became a base for the United States...
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...
