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ILA stands for ‘Internationale Luftfahrt Austellung’ (International Aviation Display) and is a one-week event held every two years. It was held from 27 May until 1 June 2008.

B-25 Mitchell in Red Bull markings
The last two days were used as Public Days with an airshow programme. At earlier years the ILA was at Hanover, but after [...]

The Spanish aviation museum ‘Museo de Aeronautica y Astronautica de Cuatro Vientos’ has recently released a book on one of their exhibits: the PBY-5A Catalina. The author Michel Lozares Sánchez has described the history of this exhibit in a 98 page book. The book not only describes the museum’s Catalina BuAir No. 46596, but also [...]