Aeronumerology Blog
Did the Luftwaffe cross the Atlantic – Part 1
Transatlantic Luftwaffe? There are some anecdotal indicators suggesting that there were return Luftwaffe flights across the Atlantic. These purportedly took place in the very late stages of the second world war, I have found some references. But at the moment I am...
The Capetown Flight – The first Ju-390 Mystery
Introduction Before examining the famous claims that the Junkers Ju 390 reached Manchuria, Japan and the United States, it is worth considering a lesser-known story that may provide the key to understanding all of the aircraft's legends. Unlike the alleged flight to...
The Flight that Really Happened – Berlin to New York 1938.
Introduction When discussing claims of Luftwaffe flights to Japan, the United States, or South America during the Second World War, many readers immediately assume such journeys were impossible. In fact, German aviation had already demonstrated the ability to conduct...
Luftwaffe Myths and Legends – The Long-Distance Flights That Never Were?
Introduction Few military air forces have generated as many enduring myths as the German Luftwaffe of the Second World War. More than eighty years after the war ended, stories continue to circulate about secret German aircraft crossing the Arctic Ocean, reaching Japan...
Back to the vanishing numbers.
So here we go again on the missing serial numbers on AMC aircraft. The above photo of an AMC C-295 © Ian Woodcock was taken on the 14th May at Prestwick, checking a number of sites shows that the serial was a maybe its....... What few of the sites show is that there...
Just your average Copilot.
So what better place to start than with Microsoft Copilot, an aviation themed name that fits with the blog theme and you probably have sight of it every time you access your computer. One of the benefits of Copilot is that it's right infront of your face if you use...
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Lucky White Heather!
Bad Luck or what? Lucky White Heather or the lack of it is the topic here, ever had that why me feeling when you take your eye off the ball. Well I can report that I've just had one of those moments, a few minutes ago I went outside for a breath of fresh air as they...
How good does hat taste?
So, how good does hat actually taste. And why do I ask the question, well a few days after posing the previous article on the Radia Windrunner I read that the Military was interested in the project. That there are likely to be low visibility grey ones in service at...