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120 Years of Powered Flight

To mark the 120th anniversary of the first powered flight by the Wright brothers on December 17, 1903, this week we bring you content featuring ground-breaking aircraft that have been at the forefront of aeronautical innovation

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Dutch DC-4 to return home

An early January view of the Flying DutchmanFoundation’sDC-4PH-DDS/ZS-AUA...

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VIKING BOATS

In service for just four years; three of five aircraft lost in...

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Taming the BEAST

The Seafire Mk45 was never destined to see front-line service,...

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Hawker Sea Fury T.20 to fly again this year

Hawker Sea Fury T.20 VX281 will return to British skies later...

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Argentina’s F-27 Troopship makes final flypast

Fokker F-27-400M Troopship TC-79 makes a final flypast alongside...

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Military

Rolls-Royce secures five-year 'MissionCare' V-22 contract

Rolls-Royce announces a five-year ‘MissionCare' contract, worth US$1.2bn, to maintain AE 1107C turboshaft engines on the US Air Force (USAF), Marine Corps (USMC) and Navy V-22 Osprey tiltrotor fleet.

More Cayuse Warriors for Afghanistan

MD Helicopters Inc (MDHI) has delivered its final five new-build MD 530F Cayuse Warrior light attack/training/scout helicopters to the Afghan Air Force. Further helicopters have also been sought for the air arm.

F-35: Same old song and dance

Mark Ayton reviews the world's largest defence programme...

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Commercial

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Turkish Lightning Takes Flight

F-35A Lightning II, 18-0001, making its first flight at Fort...

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Atlas Force Increases

Deliveries of the Airbus A400M Atlas C1 to the RAF are picking...

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Great War VC Honoured

A life-size statue of Sgt Thomas Mottershead, the RFC pilot who...

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AIRPORT MOVEMENTS

A round-up of notable aircraft visiting UK airports. French...

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RETURN OF THE AVENGER

Avenger T1s at RNAS Culdrose are proving to be ideal ‘flying...

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