Created: Wednesday, 04 January 2012  -  Written by Antesyd   -  

Luftwaffe (German pronunciation: [ˈlʊftvafə] ( listen)) is a generic German term for an air force. It is also the official name for two of the four historic German air forces, the Wehrmacht air arm founded in 1935 and disbanded in 1946; and the current Bundeswehr air arm founded in 1956. Schweizer Luftwaffe is also the name of the Swiss Air Force in German. Two other historic German air forces are the World War I-era Luftstreitkräfte of the era of the German Empire, and the Luftstreitkräfte der NVA in the GDR. The air force of Austria is called Österreichische Luftstreitkräfte. //Wikipedia

   Created: Wednesday, 04 January 2012  -  Written by Antesyd   -  

Luftwaffe (German pronunciation: [ˈlʊftvafə] ( listen)) is a generic German term for an air force. It is also the official name for two of the four historic German air forces, the Wehrmacht air arm founded in 1935 and disbanded in 1946; and the current Bundeswehr air arm founded in 1956. Schweizer Luftwaffe is also the name of the Swiss Air Force in German. Two other historic German air forces are the World War I-era Luftstreitkräfte of the era of the German Empire, and the Luftstreitkräfte der NVA in the GDR. The air force of Austria is called Österreichische Luftstreitkräfte. //Wikipedia

   Created: Monday, 02 January 2012  -  Written by Antesyd   -  

The Royal Air Force (RAF) is the aerial warfare service branch of the British Armed Forces. Formed on 1 April 1918, it is the oldest independent air force in the world. The RAF has taken a significant role in British military history, playing a large part in the Second World War and in more recent conflicts. The RAF is one of the most capable and technologically sophisticated air forces in the world, and as of November 2011, operates around 988 aircraft, making it the largest air force in Europe and the second largest in NATO (after the USAF). The majority of the RAF's aircraft and personnel are based in the UK with many others serving on operations (principally Afghanistan and the Middle East) or at long-established overseas bases (Ascension Island, Canada, Cyprus, Diego Garcia, Gibraltar, the Falkland Islands and Germany). The RAF's mission is to support the objectives of the British Ministry of Defence (MoD), which are to "provide the capabilities needed: to ensure the security and defence of the United Kingdom and overseas territories, including against terrorism; to support the Government’s foreign policy objectives particularly in promoting international peace and security." The RAF's own mission statement reads as thus: “ ... [to provide] An agile, adaptable and capable Air Force that, person for person, is second to none, and that makes a decisive air power contribution in support of the UK Defence Mission. ” The above statement goes hand in hand with the RAF's definition of air power, the concept that guides the RAF strategy. Air Power is defined as: "The ability to project military force in air or space by or from a platform or missile operating above the surface of the earth. Air platforms are defined as any aircraft, helicopter or unmanned air vehicle." Although the RAF is the principal British air power arm, the Royal Navy's Fleet Air Arm and the British Army's Army Air Corps also deliver air power which is integrated into the maritime, littoral and land environments.

   Created: Monday, 02 January 2012  -  Written by Antesyd   -  

The Russian Air Force (Russian: Военно-воздушные cилы России, transliteration: Voyenno-vozdushnye sily Rossii) is the air force of Russian Military. It is currently under the command of Colonel General Aleksandr Zelin. The Russian Navy has its own air arm, the Russian Naval Aviation, which is the former Soviet Aviatsiya Voyenno Morskogo Flota ("Naval Aviation"), or AV-MF). The Air Force was formed from parts of the former Soviet Air Forces after the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991–92. Boris Yeltsin's creation of the Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation on 7 May 1992, can be taken as a convenient formation date for the new Air Force. Since that time, the Air Force has suffered severe setbacks due to lack of resources, and has constantly shrunk in size. Since Vladimir Putin became President of the Russian Federation however, much more money has been allocated to the Armed Forces as a whole. //Wikipedia

   Created: Thursday, 10 November 2011  -  Written by kaitanium   -  

The South-African airline is one of the few operators of the C-130 military transporter’s civilian version. Safair is intensely working for the United Nations, so also in the earthquake-destroyed Haiti.

   Created: Wednesday, 09 November 2011  -  Written by kaitanium   -  

This Transall is used for logistic support for the Turkish Stars (or Türk Yildiziar), the aerobatic team of the Turkish Air Force.

   Created: Thursday, 13 October 2011  -  Written by kaitanium   -  

To transport the vice-president and other important ministers, the US Air Force operates four converted 757s. Their range was recently increased by the addition of the kerosene-saving winglets.

   Created: Thursday, 01 September 2011  -  Written by kaitanium   -  

Shortly before the Soviets gave up their blockade of Berlin’s western city parts, the C-97 prototype was deployed to West Berlin for the airlift. This airplane was capable of transporting four times the freight of the previously operated C-54/DC-4s. To commemorate the 60th anniversary of the end of the Berlin blockade, Herpa releases a model of the “Stratofreighter” involved as a limited edition.

   Created: Wednesday, 03 August 2011  -  Written by kaitanium   -  

In 2001, the JG74, based in Neuburg an der Donau, celebrated its 40th anniversary and equipped this F-4F with a Bavarian-styled special livery.

   Created: Wednesday, 03 August 2011  -  Written by kaitanium   -  

For its 40th service anniversary, the original received this attractive dragon livery. The airplane was given its nickname after the pilot fled to Vienna in this AN-2 in 1982.