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WingsWorld provides you with the latest news about Herpa models, reports extensively about the originals, and shows interesting facts about the great role models of Herpa miniatures in background stories. Detailed dioramas are presented as well as exciting reports about airplanes and airlines.
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Low costs have their priceInitially founded in 1964 as Clipper Trucking Co, the company now known as Spirit Airlines developed into one of the shooting stars in the low-cost US...>> Read more -
The Airlift Legend turns 70Amassing a good 2,500 units, the C-130 Hercules is one of the most successful and most produced transport aircraft since World War 2. Even 70 years af...>> Read more -
Wings Highlights 2024Herpa ist in Feierlaune, denn es feiert seinen 75. Geburtstag. Am 9. März 1949 wird das Unternehmen gegründet, seit 1978 gibt es hochwertige Pkw-Model...>> Read more -
The nucleus of aviationThe rise of Canada and Calgary as a Western center is closely tied to the development of aviation. Churning out fresh pilots during the Second World W...>> Read more -
Vacation aboard an legendThe era of the Transall C-160 in the German Air Force ended more than two years ago. On September 23, 2021, the Bundeswehr retired its "Angel of the S...>> Read more -
Building bridgesFounded in 1944 with the support of Pan American Airways as Compañía Panameña de Aviación, Copa Airlines has developed into a major international airl...>> Read more -
Flughöhe NullDie Idee zum Straßentransport der Junkers F 13 entsteht bei Heinz Hofmann, als er einen Artikel in einer Zeitschrift für historische Flugzeuge liest. ...>> Read more -
The world of rotorcraftThe small German town of Bückeburg in Lower Saxony is known for its castle, but this provincial location has been the home of Europe’s largest helicop...>> Read more -
The End of the Plain PlaneWith a good 29 million inhabitants, Texas is one of the largest and economically strongest states in the USA. In addition to the economic centers of H...>> Read more -
Prosperity for LanzaroteUntil the 1960s, Lanzarote was a marginal Canary Island. The expansion of the airport and emerging tourism by air brought the turnaround. In 1962, the...>> Read more -
From cargo to holidayflyer50 years ago, Bremen-based shipping giant Hapag-Lloyd reconnected with its 1920s flying tradition, and entered holiday flying. On March 30, 1973, a Bo...>> Read more -
“Air station” in 1929Integrating the topic of aviation into a model railroad layout is difficult. Even the Miniatur Wunderland in Hamburg, which is blessed with ample spac...>> Read more