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...
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...
