History

Anecdotes and short stories make up History. I have always been attracted to books which turn the telling of events in the past into the most exciting of adventures. An adventure which we can re-live when we discover it and which shows us how to face up to real life, because it is itself the story of real life. The history of Aviation is an exciting story of the discoveries, adventures, technological progress, feats and epics of the men who made them and made them possible, of the machines they built and used, of the courage and heroism that they have displayed in abundance from Rinhower where one man, Otto Lilienthal, made his last flight to the orbits of communications and navigation satellites, or the interplanetary probes which expand our knowledge of the universe and shape our daily lives. In the last hundred years the story of aviation has been the story of Man's progress. Aviation has been the driving force behind that progress and more than any other technology, the materials created to satisfy Man's will to fly have changed his life with their influence on industry, medicine, war and economics.

In this section our aim is to bring together the story of Military Aviation in Spain. There are many well documented books on the market written by learned historians or in many cases by the people involved. It is not our intention to compete with them but to relate a few anecdotes, facts and feats to enable those who are interested in the subject to delve into other sources, and to tell the newcomer who discovers these pages in a readable and entertaining way about the wonderful heroic deeds that our flyers have written into history through the course of time.

To that end we have chosen the paths that we offer you here. There are certainly others, and perhaps even these will change according to your approval or your collaboration. For now we suggest a visit to :

The Aviation Chronicle

A chronological listing of Aviation anniversaries which does not claim to be exhaustive but which the reader is invited to complete.

 

Stories from History

A collection of readable narratives, anecdotes or short stories about strange or noteworthy events in the history of our Military Aviation, from the first balloons to the latest electronic devices.

 

Historic Images

The aircraft, their pilots, the insignia and equipment are shown in old sepia tone photos or in faithful images of photographic quality. Sketches, plans and drawings with explanations in an incredible virtual museum.

 

Aeronautical Bibliography

Where to find more information, for those times when we can't connect to the Internet...

 

More ideas ...

No, our ideas don't end here. We'll run out of space before we run out of enthusiasm and ideas. Some are already cooking. A virtual museum, a modellers' section, collectors' corner, uniform enthusiasts' section, philately ... something for everyone in the great Aviation family.

This page is continuously under construction. If you would like to collaborate, send your contribution by e-mail.

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Last update, 10 Mars 1999