
Traces of the Cold War in Western Poland
The western part of Poland, today on the border with Germany, used to be largely part of the German Reich … Continue reading Traces of the Cold War in Western Poland
The western part of Poland, today on the border with Germany, used to be largely part of the German Reich … Continue reading Traces of the Cold War in Western Poland
With a few parallels in aviation history, especially in the years immediately following WWII, former Yugoslavia benefited from supplies by … Continue reading The Aeronautical Museum of Belgrade
Architecture is possibly one of the disciplines where the ringleaders of the Nazi dictatorship invested most, for it provided a … Continue reading A Few Remains of Nazi Grandeur in Germany
The immense state of Texas is in the foreground of the panorama of historical aviation, thanks especially to the CAF – … Continue reading Warbirds in Texas
Since during WWII, and even more during the early Cold War period, the Soviet Union invested much in the creation … Continue reading Soviet Aircraft in Minsk and Kiev
As mentioned in previous chapters on the same topic – you can find the first and second here – the territory … Continue reading Soviet Airbases in the GDR – Third Chapter
The collection of Planes of Fame is probably among the world’s finest of the kind. The group keeps many extremely … Continue reading Planes of Fame Air Museum in California and Arizona
I am not sure this post does fit in the ‘sightseeing’ category. If you go to Malpensa – the largest airport … Continue reading Inside the World’s Largest Aircraft – Antonov 225 Mriya
The area around the small town of Jüterbog – located 60 miles south of Berlin – has a long military … Continue reading Jüterbog/Niedergörsdorf – Abandoned Flight Academy in the GDR
‘The lost city of Vogelsang’ – this is the complete name often attributed to this former Soviet installation built under … Continue reading Vogelsang – Soviet Nuclear Base in the GDR