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Historic

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WHERE ARE THEY NOW?

Based on The Aeroplane’s period listing of all participants...

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PERMAN AND HIS PARASOL

CLASSICS Perman ParasolGoing on the trail of E. G. Perman and...

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THE OFFICE RUNABOUT

DATAFILE DevelopmentIn PrintThe SpotterAuster Autocrat...

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SEA  LEGS

MOSQUITO SALUTE RN pilotOperating the Mosquito from an aircraft...

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SIR CHARLES MASEFIELD

meetsThe son of one of British aviation’s great men, this pioneer...

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Military

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Why Russia’s MiG-35 is proving to be a hard sell

Russia’s MiG-35 is currently being viewed as an increasingly hard to sell combat jet, not only to the domestic military, but also to export customers.

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North Macedonia's Exercise Swift Response 22

The Swift Response 22 military exercise took place in May along the eastern flank of NATO, highlighting the ability of the US and its Allies to conduct near-simultaneous airborne operations from the Arctic Circle to the Balkans. Igor Bozinovski focuses on the role played by North Macedonia

F-22 Raptors arrive at RAF Lakenheath for more Eastern Europe action

On July 26, six F-22A Raptors from the 90th Fighter Squadron (FS), 3rd Wing, Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, touched down at RAF Lakenheath in Suffolk.

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Commercial

Roman RENAISSANCE

ROME COPING WITH COVIDOne of the world’s premiere destinations...

Lufthansa launches COVID-19 antigen rapid tests for passengers

Pre-flight COVID-19 tests launched in Germany Lufthansa GroupOn...

An Arabian angle

SATCOCould the current downturn in the aviation industry lead...

JetBlue’s London airport slots revealed

Ahead of its transatlantic debut next year, the take-off and landing rights the airline needs to operate these services have been unveiled

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AIR International December 2020

The full issue in page-turning format

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Flight Simulation

767 Captain II Ready for Take-Off

Captain Sim has released the 767 Captain II Base Pack for Prepar3D.

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Challenging Airports Courchevel, France (LFLJ)

This Challenging Airport episode takes us to Courchevel in France – a small airport carved out of the side of the French Alps!

Flight Crew: A320 Released

FS2Crew has announced Flight Crew: A320 for Microsoft Flight Simulator, Prepar3D and FSX 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