The United Kingdom’s Royal Air Force (RAF) celebrates its’ one hundredth anniversary on April 1, 2018. Formed during the latter part of the First World War, it came into being through the merging of the (army’s) Royal Flying Corps and the Royal Naval Air Service.
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The Royal Air Force is 100 Years Old
Posted by Ken Kula on April 1st, 2018
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Comments Off on The Royal Air Force is 100 Years OldAnniversaries Abound at the EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2016
Posted by Ken Kula on August 1st, 2016
The yearly EAA AirVenture at Oshkosh recognized a number of aircraft models and organizations for their milestones of longevity, during the 2016 show, like the Mustang II, a variant of the Midget Mustang, which turned 50 this year. Altogether, there were at least nine anniversary celebrations, and I found several other aircraft types and an […]
Posted in airshows, Museums Tags: Airworthiness certificated, Anniversary, Boeing, Cessna 120/140, Civil SAir Patrol, DHC-1 Chipmunk, first flight, Globe Swift, Grumman TBF/TBM, Interstate Cadet, KC-135, Mustang II, RV-6, Ryan/North American Navion, Spartan 7W Executive, U.S. Coast Guard Comments Off on Anniversaries Abound at the EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2016