James Harold Doolittle unternahm zwei Flüge, die die Welt veränderten – und sie hätten kaum unterschiedlicher sein können. Der erste fand am 24. September 1929 auf dem Mitchel Field auf Long Island statt, als er in einen Doppeldecker vom Typ Consolidated NY-2 stieg, dessen Stoffverdeck über die Kabine gezogen war….
Share this story If you’ve ever dreamed of flying a fighter jet, chances are your dream will come true in the cockpit of an L-39 Albatros. This sleek Czech-built trainer has become the undisputed king of civilian jet flight experiences, and MiGFlug offers it in...
Share this story On the morning of January 2, 1967, a formation of aircraft appeared on North Vietnamese radar screens approaching Hanoi from the west. To the radar operators at Phuc Yen and Gia Lam airfields, the electronic signatures looked familiar: F-105...
Share this story On the morning of February 20, 1959, workers arrived at Avro Canada’s sprawling plant in Malton, Ontario, and were handed slips of paper that said one thing: you are dismissed. By lunchtime, 14,000 people were out of work. By the following...
Am 11. Juli 1949 stürzte ein Wasserflugzeug mit Jacqueline Auriol – der Schwiegertochter des französischen Präsidenten – an Bord in der Nähe von Paris auf der Seine ab. Sie wurde mit schwersten Gesichtsverletzungen aus dem Wrack geborgen. Chirurgen rekonstruierten ihr Gesicht in über zwanzig Operationen….
Share this story At Dyess Air Force Base in Abilene, Texas, a B-1B Lancer that had spent years in the Arizona boneyard rolled back onto the flight line in May 2026, freshly repainted and bearing a name that reads like a sequel nobody expected: “Apocalypse...
Share this story It is the question we hear more often than almost any other at MiGFlug: “Can I actually fly the fighter jet myself?” The short answer is no — you will not be alone in the cockpit. But the longer, far more interesting answer reveals why...
Share this story The future of urban air mobility is no longer a PowerPoint fantasy. In April 2026, Joby Aviation completed a landmark demonstration flight from JFK Airport to Manhattan in just seven minutes — a journey that can take over an hour by car during rush...
Share this story On a grey Welsh morning in early May, hikers lining the ridges above Cadair Idris heard the unmistakable rumble of twin Pratt & Whitney F100 engines reverberating off granite walls. Then it appeared: an F-15E Strike Eagle wearing a paint scheme...
Share this story In the grand tradition of aviation blunders that make you simultaneously cringe and laugh until your sides hurt, we present the tale of one unlucky traveler who learned the hard way that not all Santiagos are created equal. What was supposed to be a...
Share this story In early May 2026, a deplaning incident at Newark Liberty International Airport became the latest flashpoint in America’s turbulent relationship with air travel etiquette — but with a twist no one expected. The woman at the center of the...
Share this story The 737 MAX crisis produced some of the most consequential aviation litigation in history. There were settlements with the families of the 346 victims. There were billion-dollar government penalties. There were executive depositions, congressional...
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