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Can you help with this Vickers Viking recovery?
Plans are being drawn up to move Vickers Viking 1B G-AGRW from Bad Vöslau Airport in north-eastern Austria to Blackbushe Airport, Surrey, where it will undergo restoration.
Waterbird replica flies from Windermere
Eight years after construction began at Wickenby, Lincolnshire, a replica of the 1911 Lakes Waterbird seaplane made its maiden flight from Windermere on 13 June with well-known display and test pilot Pete Kynsey at the controls.
Last days of the VC10
After 47 years of service the RAF retired the Vickers/BAC VC10 from service, as reported in the November 2013 issue of Aviation News
UK ‘swats’ Project Mosquito ahead of planned first flight
The UK MOD has revealed that Project Mosquito – a future uncrewed combat aircraft technology demonstration – will “not proceed beyond the design phase”, following a ‘detailed review' of the technical demonstrator by the RAF Rapid Capabilities Office (RCO)
Vought F7U-3 Cutlass to undergo major restoration
Vought F7U-3 Cutlass 129685 is to be the subject of a major restoration project at the Military Aircraft Preservation Society (MAPS) Air Museum at Akron Canton Regional Airport, Ohio.
Why the VC10 was loved by passengers and crew
Endowed with levels of performance in some respects still unmatched, the VC10 was loved by pilots and passengers alike, as Bruce Hales-Dutton explained in the August 2013 issue of Aviation News
The Ultimate Rolls-Royce Quiz
A meeting at the Midland Hotel in Manchester 116 years ago led to the creation of one of the world's biggest aero engine manufacturers, but how much do you know about Rolls-Royce?
313 Squadron is reborn as first RNLAF F-35As arrive at Volkel Air Base
The first four Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning IIs arrived at Volkel Air Base (AB) in the south of the Netherlands on June 30.
India’s DRDO flies Autonomous Flying Wing Technology Demonstrator
India's Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) successfully carried out the maiden flight of its Autonomous Flying Wing Technology Demonstrator on July 1. The sortie took place from the Aeronautical Test Range at Chitradurga, Karnataka
How a crashed BBMF Hurricane was rebuilt
In the January 1996 issue of ‘FlyPast’ Robert Rudhall provided an overview of the meticulous work being done by Historic Flying Ltd to get BBMF Hurricane LF363 back in the air after a crash
Luxair reveals stunning special new livery
The flag carrier of Luxembourg has applied a stunning special livery to one of its Boeing 737s as part of 60th anniversary celebrations for Luxair.
The ultimate Vickers VC10 quiz
How well do you know the Vickers VC10? Test your knowledge with this quiz!
French Army Piper flies again in new colours
Piper L-18C D-ENLM has been rebuilt by its owners, Flying Club Lechfeld in Germany, following a landing mishap in 2019.
Flying aboard a British Airways VC10
To mark the 30th anniversary of retirement from British Airways’ service, in 'Airliner World's' March 2011 issue Tom Allett provided a personal memory of one of the type’s last charter flights
US Navy EA-18G Growlers providing electronic support on NATO’s Eastern flank
Combat Aircraft Journal reports on the US Navy’s Electronic Attack Squadron 134 (VAQ-134) ‘Garudas’ – its current role of providing electronic support on NATO’s Eastern flank in the face of Russian aggression as well as its notable achievements since being formed in 1969
USAF E-4B to make appearance at RIAT
Organisers of the Royal International Air Tattoo (RIAT) have revealed a ‘big’ addition to the aircraft line-up for this year's show in the shape of a US Air Force E-4B Nightwatch.
Bristol Bulldog replica airborne in Oregon after 24-year build
Ed Storo took his Bristol Bulldog replica up for a successful maiden flight on June 28 at Independence State Airport, Oregon, 24 years after construction began.
Saab receives order for two GlobalEyes from Sweden
Saab signed a contract with the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (FMV) on June 30 for the GlobalEye airborne early warning and control (AEW&C) aircraft
Keeping Europe's last airworthy B-17 Sally B in the air
Sally B has been delighting crowds for over four decades, Chris Gilson learns what keeps her in the air
Swedish Caravelle on the move
Sud Aviation Caravelle SE-DAF, formerly part of the Arlanda Aviation Collection in Sweden, has been donated to Turku Airport in Finland, where it will be displayed in a Finnair livery.
BOAC and British Airways VC10s
Stephen Skinner profiles the VC10 in service with BOAC and British Airways.
Tanking and Transport, the VC10 Way
In a career that stretched almost 50 years, the RAF’s VC10s supported the UK’s military around the world between 1967 and 2013. Paul E Eden reviews the type’s service.
BREAKING: More US F-35 squadrons for UK
US President Joe Biden revealed a range of measures to bolster US forces in Europe in light of Russia's invasion of Ukraine
Final two CH-47Fs delivered to Australia
A USAF-operated C-5M Super Galaxy has delivered the final two of an additional four CH-47F Chinooks to the Australian Army
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