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Historic

Former Italian Harvard flies in France

North American T-6 Harvard F-AZOJ has recently arrived at a new home, Haguenau airfield in Alsace, France

Catalina engine recovered from Milford Haven

A radial engine and propeller, recovered from the Milford Haven waterway in Pembrokeshire, is likely to have come from a wartime Catalina flying boat, it has been revealed

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Aviation News November 2023

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WORLD EXCLUSIVE: TEMPEST MAKES FIRST POST-RESTORATION FLIGHT

The long awaited first post restoration flight took place today in the hands of renowned warbird pilot Pete Kynsey…

Meteor set for conservation in Gloucestershire

Gloucestershire’s Jet Age Museum has announced that Meteor NF.14 WS807 has been moved into its conservation and restoration workshop

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Military

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Is the UK watering down NMH in favour of more H145s?

The UK MOD intends to award a £140m contract to Airbus Helicopters UK for the supply of six H145 Jupiter HC2 helicopters – complete with three years of technical support services – to replace the ageing Puma HC2 tactical transport helicopters currently used by British Forces Brunei and British Forces Cyprus from 2024

KAI plots KF-21’s first live-fire Meteor launch for 2024

Korea Aerospace Industries’ (KAI’s) KF-21 Boramae fighter is the first non-West European platform to be integrated with MBDA’s Meteor beyond-visual-range air-to-air missile (BVRAAM), and a first live-fire test launch has been planned for early 2024

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Evolution of the ‘Sharpshooters’: Training USMC pilots to fly the Hornet

Marine Fighter Attack Training Squadron 101 (VMFAT-101) was formally stood down at MCAS Miramar, California, on September 29. Joe Copalman  looks back at the evolution of the USMC’s iconic ‘Sharpshooters’

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Commercial

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United 777’s plunge towards ocean caused by ‘miscommunication’, NTSB say

The NTSB has concluded its investigation into an incident which saw a United Airlines Boeing 777 dive towards the Pacific Ocean shortly after departing Kahului Airport, Hawaii in December last year.

Wizz Air adds flights to new Egyptian destination from Luton

European low-cost airline Wizz Air has announced that it is adding a third Egyptian destination to its roster from London Luton.

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Boeing bosses on the aerospace giant's 'new beginning'

Certification issues, quality problems, delivery delays and a lack of visionary designs – Boeing has a full agenda to tackle, writes Andreas Spaeth from Charleston

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AIR International September 2023

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The disastrous mid-air collision of a Boeing 727 and Cessna 172

Some aviation accidents seem inexplicable. How could a Boeing 727 collide with a Cessna 172, both flown by experienced crews, in excellent visibility, on approach to an airport with apparently good ATC and even a collision alert system? Stephen Skinner investigates

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Flight Simulation

DHC-2 Beaver upgraded to X-Plane 12

Thranda Design has announced the DHC-2 Beaver has been upgraded to be compatible with X-Plane 12.

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Flight Adventure: de Havilland DHC-1 Chipmunk

This series is spoilt for choice as we explore classic aircraft available to flight simulation pilots. This time, we fly one that has happily transcended the centuries and still manages to turn heads – the de Havilland Canada DHC-1 Chipmunk.

New Caribbean destination for Microsoft Flight Simulator

TropicalSim has announced Antigua VC Bird International Airport version 2 for Microsoft Flight Simulator is out now.

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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