Hannover Germany – Tupolev Tu-154 Last Western European Stronghold

In the summer of 2008 JetFlix TV videographer made a special spotting visit to Hanover Airport in Germany to view history in the making. At the time the classic jetliners of Soviet era design bureaus were in the final sunset chapter with most airports in Europe having banned the types due to excessive noise. Whilst …Read more »

Pan American Airways Flying the Lindberg Trail Sikorsky S-40 To Rio circa 1931

Airlift Vietnam – Commercial Airline and Military Airlift Operations Overview

During the ravages of the Vietnam War in the late 1960s and early 1970s, Uncle Sam had a huge logistics requirement to move troops and supplies between the continental United States and the Vietnam War zone in Southeast Asia. The US Air Force and other military branches engaged in heavy airlift services using C-5A Galaxy …Read more »

Berlin Airlift Tempelhof Rhein Main 1948 in Glorious Cine Film Colour

Very few films on the Berlin Airlift was made in glorious kodachrome colour. Simply because the cost of such film was so expensive and it was in very short supply. American Overseas Airlines in the 1940s post war provided trans-Atlantic air links between points in Europe and the continental United States. They also participated in …Read more »

US NAVY PILOT INDOC to Flight School with Bad Ass Drill Sergeant

Intermountain Aviation Inc. The Can-Do Airline from the 1960s