Atyrau International Airport will be re-named for Hiuaz Dospanova, the only woman navigator from Kazakhstan who flew with the Night Witches during World War Two.
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Category: Heritage
Secret Soviet mission in Scotland to fly the Albemarle
The Montrose Air Station’s Heritage Centre has a new exhibit about 24 Soviet pilots who traveled to Scotland to learn fly the Whitworth Armstrong Albemarle transport.
By Bellamy W (F/O) Royal Air Force official photographer [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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Bf 110 tail fin with Schnaufer’s 121 kill markings sold for £107,550
The tail fin of a Bf 110 with kill markings by Luftwaffe pilot Heinz-Wolfgang Schnaufer in World War 2 has been sold at an auction for £107,550.
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Barksdale dedicates B-52 to Vietnam vets
The U.S. Air Force has redesign the nose art of a B-52H in honor of the veterans that served in the Vietnam war.
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U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Ted Daigle
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Mexico commemorates 70th anniversary of 201st Fighter Squadron’s combat ops in Philippines
The Mexican Embassy in the Philippines commemorated the 70th anniversary of 201st Fighter Squadron’s combat operations during the liberation of Philippines from Japan.
By U.S. Army Air Force. [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons