The Dewoitine D.520 was an advanced French fighter aircraft of the Second World War, which had been employed in large numbers during the Battle of France. After the French Campaign, the German forces captured dozens of Dewoitine D.520s in working order, of which 60 were delivered to the Italian Regia Aeronautica (Royal Air Force) in…

[caption id="attachment_34026" align="aligncenter" width="600"] Hwasŏng-15 being launched during a test. Source: KCNA via The Diplomat https://i.imgur.com/eEJVew1.jpeg[/caption] The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) is one of the world's lesser-known nations, but one that is periodically mentioned in Western media for diplomatic incidents with neighboring nations after testing ballistic missiles. This article attempts to shed light…

The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea had always maintained a good relationship with the Arab Republic of Egypt, beginning in the early 1950s.The Asian country always supported the position of the former Egyptian president ,Nasser, to nationalize the Suez Canal, and financially helped the country during the Suez Crisis of 1956. The conflict saw the…

[caption id="attachment_16445" align="alignnone" width="900"] The line-up of the Savoia Marchetti S.79C and the Fiat Br.20A (last two) in Istres before the start of the race on 20 August 1937. [modellismoitalia.altervista.org][/caption]The Savoia-Marchetti S.M. 79 was a three-engine medium aircraft developed by Savoia-Marchetti, also known as the Società Idrovolanti Alta Italia (SIAI) later SIAI-Savoia. Initially developed as a…

After World War Two, Czechoslovakia had a shaky democracy dominated by communists, many of whom were of Jewish descent and pro-Zionist, despite discrimination and oppresion of Jewish people by the Soviets. Czechoslovakia had found itself in possession of a large quantity of German weapons, many of which had been produced under occupation within its borders.…

Before the Macchi 200, the Regia Aeronautica was equipped with fighter biplanes, such as the FIAT C.R. 30 and C.R. 32, which were considered among the best biplanes produced in Europe at the time. During the early 1930s the Regia Aeronautica had in service some of the best biplanes of the world, not for nothing…