Aviation and Heritage Roundup October 2025
Provided by Paul Squires, CAPA-ACCA Contact, Wetaskiwin, Alberta
Nov. 2 – Drones over base in Belgium
Belgium Investigates Possible Drone Espionage Over Military Base and Airports – Aviation News:
Nov. 2 – China to launch manned spacecraft in 2026 for taking crews to space station
China to Launch Next-Generation Crewed Spacecraft Mengzhou-1 in 2026 – Aviation News:
Nov. 1 – CF-18 Night Operations in England (video)
Night Ops – Cobra Warrior 25/2 (Video) – Aviation News:
Oct. 31 – New books launched in Trenton
Trenton connections to two air force books | Belleville Intelligencer
Oct. 31 – The aerial photos of Alfred Buckham
‘There was no holding on’: The trail-blazing aerial photos of a daredevil WW1 pilot
Oct. 31 – US to purchase 30,000 aircraft (ok, tiny drones). Interesting direction
Pentagon to Acquire 30,000 Low-Cost Drones in Major Push for Domestic Production – Aviation News:
Oct. 31 – Smithsonian – Houston Shuttle war continues
Controversy Over Space Shuttle Discovery’s Potential Move to Houston – Vintage Aviation News
Oct. 30 – Thirtieth Anniversary of Dreams take Flight in Winnipeg
Dreams Take Flight celebrates 30 years with gala at Winnipeg Aviation Museum – PortageOnline.com – Local news, Weather, Sports, Free Classifieds and Job Listings
Oct. 30 – Scotland’s growing space industry
Who are the workers who will fire Scotland’s space industry?
Oct. 30 – US Army uses computers and ground control to operate Black Hawk with 1 hour of training.
U.S. Soldier Commands Autonomous Black Hawk in Historic Military Exercise – Aviation News:
Oct. 30 – Unexploded bombs not just a problem in Europe
Honiara rocked as WWII bomb detonates, injuring one – ABC Pacific
Oct. 29 – Sixty Two years of the Tutor
Today In Aviation History: Canadair CT-114 Tutor Enters RCAF Service – Vintage Aviation News
Oct. 28 – Canada’s First Woman Pilot (another article I would like to read killed by subscription demands)
Eileen Vollick was Canada’s first licensed woman pilot
Oct. 28 – Drone attack closes airfields in Moscow
Drone Strikes Force Closures at Moscow Airports Amid Russian Claims – Aviation News:
Oct. 26 – Tim Cook gone at 54
Tim Cook, chief historian at Canadian War Museum, dies at 54 | CBC News
Oct. 26 – World’s Oldest Jet Fleet, Maybe
This Airline Flies The World’s Oldest Active Aircraft
Oct 26 – Calgary’s growing aerospace industry
Ottawa is pledging more on defence — and Calgary wants a piece of the action | CBC News
Oct. 25 – Aviodrome in Holland retires DC-3
Historic DC-3 Dakota PH-PBA Retired from Flight After 80 Years of Service – Aviation News:
Oct. 24 – Smugglers balloons affecting aviation in Baltic
Lithuania shuts airports and Belarus border after weather balloon incursion | Lithuania | The Guardian
Lithuania Closes Belarus Border, Vows to Shoot Down All Intruding Balloons – Aviation News:
Oct. 23 – Story about Jeff Bell, but ads keep killing story.
Warbirds pilot grew up inspired by veterans
Oct. 22 – Mexico’s worst airliner accident, and a review of the investigation
Four Minutes over Mexico: The crash of Mexicana flight 940 | by Admiral Cloudberg | Oct, 2025 | Medium
Oct. 21 – Raising a family tougher than commanding a Space Shuttle
The trailblazer who made history as Nasa’s first woman commander
Oct. 17 – Environmental concerns at Chuuk (Truk) Lagoon
WWII shipwrecks a ‘ticking time bomb’ for Federated States of Micronesia – ABC News
Oct. 16 – University of Alaska exploring pilotless aircraft for deliveries to remote locations
University of Alaska Launches Windracers ULTRA Drone Flights to Serve Remote Communities – Aviation News:
Oct. 15 – Lufthansa Ju-52 retired to permanent exhibit
Lufthansa’s Historic Junkers Ju 52 Arrives at Frankfurt Home Ahead of 2026 Public Display – Aviation News:
Oct. 15 – Richard Hensen, a life in commuter aviation
Henson Airlines and Its Code-Share Operations – New York Aviation History
Oct. 13 – Hidden health effects of frequent flying
New Research Uncovers Hidden Health Risks for Frequent Fliers – Aviation News:
Oct. 13 – Cutting it very close, landing with only 6 MINUTES of fuel remaining
Ryanair Jet Makes Emergency Landing with Just Six Minutes of Fuel Left – Aviation News:
Oct. 12 – Tariffs meet Tarmac, parking jets due to imposed US tarrifs
Delta Air Lines Parks Brand New Airbus A321neo in Amsterdam to Avoid Trump’s Import Tariffs – Aviation News:
Oct. 10 – US Air Traffic Controllers working for no pay in shut-down threatened with being fired if they call in sick.
Transportation Secretary may fire absent air traffic controllers
Oct. 9 – Engine failure on Spitfire
WW2 Spitfire had to do emergency landing as engine stopped
Oct. 9 – RCAF F-35 purchase
Canada Confirms Purchase of 16 F-35 Jets Amid Ongoing Review of Full Fleet Order – Aviation News:
Oct. 9 – And hoping to bring two CF-104 aircraft back to Canada
London adding more planes to museum
Oct. 9 – Introducing AI into searching audio recordings
London museum brings war survivor stories to life
Oct. 9 – That must have been a fun delivery flight. But this aircraft has flown in Pakistan, France, Belgiumv Sweden, Norway, Indonesia, the USA and Canada, and now England. Can’t keep a Twin Otter down!
New plane added for services to Isles of Scilly and Alderney
C-GXDB Rocky Mountain Aircraft De Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter
Plane rebuilt in Canada almost ready to operate in Alderney
Oct. 9 – RAF operating in high Arctic
RAF A400M Makes Historic Arctic Landing, Strengthening NATO’s High North Operations – Aviation News:
Oct 9 – Corsair wrecks discovered in Vanuato
Echoes of War in the Jungle: Two WWII Corsairs Unearthed on Espiritu Santo – Vintage Aviation News
Oct. 8 – Helicopter rescue from Cessna 172 down in Everglades
Watch: Two people rescued after plane goes down in Everglades
Oct. 7 – Medivac helicopter crash onto highway in California
Watch: Moment helicopter crashes onto California interstate
Oct. 7 – Airbus A.320 takes ‘most delivered airliner’ record from B.737
Airbus A320 Family Surpasses Boeing 737 as the Most-Delivered Jetliner in History – Aviation News:
Oct. 6 – Cigarette smugglers shut down airport in Lithuania with balloons.
Lithuania: Balloons used to smuggle cigarettes shut Vilnius airport
Oct. 3 – NASA high altitude balloon monitor lands in wrong place
Watch: Nasa research equipment lands on Texas farm
Stratospheric Surprise: Giant NASA ‘Space Balloon’ Crash-Lands on Texas Farm
Oct. 3 – Philippine Mars goes on display at Pima
Philippine Mars Goes on Display at Pima Air and Space Museum – Vintage Aviation News
Oct. 3 – Further drone incursions in Europe
Munich airport resumes flights after suspected drones force closure
Oct. 2 – One CRJ repaired in Atlanta (last month), and then two CRJs collide at LaGuardia
2 Delta jets collide on taxiway at LaGuardia airport – National | Globalnews.ca
Oct. 2 – Bombardier Global 7500 establishes 150th record between destinations
Bombardier’s Global 7500 Breaks New Ground — Now at 150 Speed Records – Aviation News:
Oct. 2 – Melts in your mouth, Chocolate turbine engine
Amaury Guichon Unveils Chocolate Turbine for Qatar Airways’ Airliner of the Year Award 2025 (video) – Aviation News:
Oct. 2 – Engine problems cause retirement of A.220 from 2 airlines
Airlines Abandon Airbus A220 Fleet After Ongoing Engine Problems – Aviation News:
Sept. 30 – New airport set to open in Mumbai, but ground transport still a problem.
Mumbai’s new airport faces traffic woes as it takes on Singapore and Dubai
Sept. 29 – Drones on the farm
With more robots on farms, new contest to harvest ideas from Ontario high school students launches | CBC News
Sept. 21 – Early Aviation in Montreal (and the closing of the Ingenium site?)
“Airship builder in Montreal claims success” – Maxime Daoust, Achille Hanssens and La Montréalaise, well, all the Montréalaises actually, part 1 | The Channel
Aug. 16 – Review of the Canadian Aviation and Space Museum
Air Museum Ottawa: Uncovering the Skies of Canada’s Aviation and Space Heritage – Wonderful Museums
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