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Copyright AFP 2017-2021. All rights reserved. A picture of a runway with two aircraft parked in a clearing has been shared thousands of times on Facebook alongside claims that it shows a hidden landing strip in northern Nigeria used to import weapons. This is false: the image from 2005 features the Wageni airstrip in Beni, a city in the northeast of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).  A Facebook post with the photo has been shared almost 500 times since it was posted on April 10, 2021. “In the middle of forest in all northern Nigeria, has a runway, where airplanes from foreign coun...

Advertisement: This month marks 68 years since the Vickers Viscount was introduced into commercial service with British European Airways (BAE). Notably, the British medium-range production became the first turboprop aircraft to conduct passenger operations. Along with this achievement, its modern capabilities enabled it to become a significant success in the industry. The Vickers Viscount undergoing high altitude trials over Mount Kilimanjaro in East Africa in 1950. Photo: Getty Images A new climate The Vickers Viscount was one of the few types from Britain to sell well in North America. With...

On This Day In Aviation History: The Munich Air Disaster Advertisement: Today marks 63 years since the crash of British European Airways flight 609 at Munich-Riem Airport, West Germany, on February 6th, 1958. The accident, which became known as the Munich Air Disaster, occurred as the flight attempted to depart in snowy conditions. Alongside the enormous tragedy of the crash, in which more than half the occupants perished, the disaster also marked a turning point in post-war British-German relations. An Airspeed Ambassador similar to the one involved in the Munich Air Disaster. Photo: Alan Wi...