Airspace violations – Episode 7 – Korean Air Lines Flight 007
Tragedy on the way home. On Sept. 1, 1983, a civilian B-747 flying with registration HL7442 as Korean Air Lines Flight 007 (KAL 007, KE 007) was shot down by…
Is the Chengdu J-20 an F-22/YF-23/Mig-31 hybrid?
When I first saw the leaked images of the Chinese Chengdu J-20 a fifth generation stealth aircraft prototype developed by Chengdu Aircraft Industry Group for the People's Liberation Army Air…
How to target an aircraft carrier
In a recent article about the USS Nimitz and the 5th Fleet, describing why an aircraft carrier is always on the move I explained: ".....upon reaching a specific area of…
Train better than airplane?
A few days ago when I was asked by my relatives what I thought of the footage on the news reports showing the most important European airport (London Heathrow) literally…
The year 2010 in pictures (500th blog post)
It almost happened by sheer coincidence but I'm extremely proud that the one you are currently reading not only is the traditional 2010 yearly debrief, but it is also my…
Wittmund: home of the last GAF Phantoms
Located in the northern part of Germany, Wittmundhafen (or Wittmund) is the homebase of the Jagdgeschwader 71 (JG71) equipped with the McDonnell Douglas F-4F Phantom. The unit, that made its…
