Mar 15, 2017 | Aviation Article
Author & photographer: Ian French NAS Fallon serves as the US Navy’s premier tactical air warfare training centre and is the only facility where an entire carrier air wing can conduct comprehensive training whilst integrating every element of the wing into...
Nov 2, 2016 | Aviation Article
Author & photographer: Ian French Marine All Weather Fighter Attack Squadron 224 Marine All Weather Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA(AW)-224) is based at Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort in South Carolina and is part of Marine Air Group 31 which in turn forms part...
Oct 31, 2016 | Aviation Article
Author & photographer: Ian French CGAS ELIZABETH CITY CGAS Elizabeth City, located in North Carolina, was built on an old plantation and became operational in 1940 with 52 enlisted men and ten aircraft. During World War II the base was under the command of the US...
May 20, 2016 | Aviation Article
Author & photographer: Ian French Pilot training for the Aeronautica Militare Italiana (“AMI”) falls under the Comando Scuole dell’Aeronautica Militare and is undertaken by three wings: 61 Stormo at Lecce-Galatina 70 Stormo at Latina 72 Stormo at Frosinone All...
Jul 14, 2015 | Aviation Article
Author & photographer: Ian French The Colombian Police can trace their origins back to 1891 when it was established as a direct report to the Governor of Cundinamarca and the Mayor of Bogota. In 1915, government statute defined the mission of the police to...
Jul 10, 2015 | Aviation Article
Author & photographer: Ian French Although Army Aviation began in 1919 it was a minor force until 1997 when a huge expansion programme began with initial deliveries of 10 Mil Mi 17-1V and 5 Sikorsky UH-60L. These were quickly augmented with further examples as...
