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Historic

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BATTLE OF BRITAIN AT 80: Nap of the Earth Attack

The efforts of the Luftwaffe resulted in August 18, 1940, being described as the hardest day...

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BATTLE OF BRITAIN AT 80: Archie McInnes

Jonny Cracknell details some of the exploits of Battle of Britain veteran Archie McInnes...

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BATTLE OF BRITAIN AT 80: The Famous Five

By October 31, 1940 more than 200 Messerschmit Bf 109 pilots had secured
five or more aerial victories each...

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Above and Beyond: Ted Maslen-Jones

Audacious low-level flying in Burma was just one element that contributed to Ted Maslen-Jones receiving the DFC...

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FlyPast August 2020

The full issue in page-turning format

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Military

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Portugal prepares for the arrival of KC-390 at Beja Air Base

As the Portuguese Air Force prepares for the scheduled arrival of its first Embraer KC-390 in March 2023, work is underway on the infrastructure at Base Aérea 11/Beja Air Base, the selected home of the new transport aircraft

USAF retires first E-8C JSTARS

RETIREMENT OF the US Air Force’s fleet of 16 E-8C Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System (JSTARS) aircraft officially got underway on February 10, when the first of these aircraft departed from its home at Robins Air Force, Base, Georgia, for the final time.

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SCOOP: Finland to build hundreds of F-35 forward fuselages

Finland will build hundreds of forward fuselages for Lockheed Martin’s global F-35 stealth fighter programme it has emerged, as the Finnish defence authorities inked deals on February 11 to confirm the acquisition of the fighter

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Commercial

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The Cook Family Photo Album

While Thomas Cook first began organising excursions in 1841,...

Delta First to be Skywise

Airbus and Delta Air Lines are to form a digital alliance ...

Four Weeks, Four Airlines Collapse

Recording unprecedented growth this year is the number of airline failures ...

Going Transat’ For First UK Service

AIR TRANSAT becomes first airline to operate transatlantic scheduled services to the UK with Airbus A321LR

Fleet Milestone for Vietnam

VIETNAM AIRLINES has accepted its 100th aircraft...

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Flight Simulation

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Thrustmaster's F/A-18C Hornet

An innovative HOTAS Add-On joystick

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Airfoil Labs’ King Air 350

A long-time real-life King Air pilot assesses the Airfoil Labs 350

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Challenging Airports - Petersburg, Alaska (PAPG)

We visit the isolated island community in Petersburg, Alaska, located midway between Juneau and Ketchikan.

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Upcoming Events

MCAS Cherry Point Air Show

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Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, United States

US Marine Corps airshow

Duxford Flying Day: 19 Squadron

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Cambridge, United Kingdom

The event webpage states: "Uncover the story of the legendary 19 Squadron, the fighter pilots who made Spitfire history at Dunkirk and throughout the Battle of Britain at Flying Days: 19 Squadron. Enjoy a special themed display, providing an afternoon of over an hour of scheduled flying, on top of your great day out at IWM Duxford."

Light Aircraft Association Rally

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Leicester, United Kingdom

Light aircraft event

Dover AFB - First State Airshow

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Dover AFB, United States

US Air Force airshow

Royal International Air Tattoo

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Fairford, United Kingdom

The themes this year for RIAT are '50 Years F-16', 'NATO 75th Anniversary', '100th Anniversary of the Royal Canadian Air Force' and 'Pushing the boundaries in Air and Space'. Regarding the final one in the list the RIAT website states: "Our main theme will highlight the important work of Flight Test & Evaluation in modern aviation, looking back at 100 years of British military test flying. We hope to display specialised, modified and instrumented test flight aircraft from organisations from around the world dedicated to Flight Test, Evaluation and Scientific Research."

Offutt AFB - Defenders of Freedom Air and Space Show

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Bellevue, United States

US Air Force airshow