Shortly before the outbreak of World War II, an uneven aerial battle took place in the airspace above Lipová. The pilot of John Kello and the observer Jaromir Šotol, who was conducting a reconnaissance flight on 25. October 1938, attacked a pair of Hungarian fighters. But let’s get back to the beginning of this story. Although … Read more
This true story of 20. December 1943 proves that even in the greatest horrors II. world wars, some pilots still had the remnants of cavalry and moral ethics. On that day, the bombing of German Bremen, which was attended by the crew of a flying fortress with the nickname Ye Olde Pub. Allied bombers had … Read more
During World War I, a new kind of art began to appear on aircraft, now known as Nose Art. From the beginning, this art only served to identify aircraft of friendly wings, and later developed an artistic style that allowed pilots to express their individuality. While the Nose art is predominantly a military affair, it … Read more
In the eighties, the company Irisa Vsetín produced a plastic figure of a parachutist with a parachute, which was fired with a slingshot and was available almost everywhere. There was also a larger version of this toy, but it was already a dragon left during the fall months in a classic string. Today, these two … Read more