Background to the liberation war in Zimbabwe -- Conceptualizing the development of air power as a war asset -- The establishment of the Rhodesian Air Force -- The development of the Air Force during ...

Re “Add One to Perils of Flying,” Commentary, Dec. 3: James Pinkerton failed to mention two horrifying incidents of civilian airliners shot down by shoulder-fired missiles: two Air Rhodesia Viscount ...

Ukrainian officials say pro-Russian separatists may have shot down the Malaysia Airlines plane that crashed Thursday in eastern Ukraine, killing all 298 people onboard. It's rare, but not ...

Political parties and analysts yesterday joined Zimbabweans in denouncing the move by the British Parliament to move a motion condemning the shooting of Air Rhodesia Viscount RH827 by Zipra forces ...

In December 1939 RAF command decided that they would need flying training schools abroad. My father was asked to help set them up. In March 1940 the people involved in setting these up were asked to ...

Not since the Matabele and Mashona uprisings against Cecil Rhodes’ white settlers in the 1890s had Rhodesian whites felt so threatened. For years, the very notion of black terrorism seemed ...

It's rare, but commercial flights do come under fire. In fact, the Ukrainian army accidentally downed a Russian civilian plane with a missile... A Brief History Of Civilian Planes That Have Been Shot ...