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BATTLE OF BRITAIN AT 80: Messerschmitt Bf 110
Messerschmit ’s Bf 110 was the Luftwaffe’s much-vaunted twin-engined heavy fighter...
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...
The man who restored a MiG
American Jon Blanchette was looking for something “a bit more interesting than a car” as a project. Then a crate turned up from Poland with the contents of an old MiG 17…
Stirling Pathfinders
The first Short Stirling squadron was also a founding member of the 'Pathfinder Force'...
Military
ATAC Mirage F1CR crashes
A DASSAULT Mirage F1CR operated by military contractor Airborne Tactical Advantage Co (ATAC) crashed near Buckeye, about 30 miles west of Phoenix, Arizona, at approximately 1111hrs local time during a routine training mission on February 10.
First Dutch Reaper accepted
THE FIRST General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc (GA-ASI) MQ-9A Reaper for the Royal Netherlands Air Force (RNLAF) has been officially acquired from the manufacturer.
How France readied its Airbus A400M fleet for war
As France prepares to retire the last of its ageing C-160R Transalls, Babak Taghvaee looks at how the French Air and Space Force readied its Airbus A400M Atlas fleet for war