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Historic

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Harrier pair completed for US museum display

NEWS THE LATEST IN AVIATION HERITAGE BAe Sea Harrier...

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US aircraft carrier discovered in South Pacific

A Grumman F4F-4 Wildcat is revealed during January’s dive....

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For Valour: NORMAN JACKSON VC

VICTORIA CROSS NORMAN JACKSON When the Victoria Cross was...

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Foxy Lady

LAST OF THE LINE SEA VIXEN When the Royal Navy retired its...

RAFM launches Dambusters Virtual Reality Experience

At the Royal Air Force Museum London in Hendon, it is now possible to use virtual reality technology to sample something of the Ruhr dams raid by No 617 Squadron in 1943, thanks to the launch of the Dambusters Virtual Reality Experience.

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Military

60th FS reactivates as second F-35A unit at Eglin AFB

The USAF officially reactivated the 60th Fighter Squadron 'Fighter Crows' at Eglin AFB, Florida, under the 33rd Fighter Wing - a component of the 19th Air Force, Air Education and Training Command - on August 20

US DoD activates Civil Reserve Air Fleet to assist with Afghanistan efforts

US Secretary of Defense Lloyd J Austin III announced on August 22 that he has ordered the Commander of US Transportation Command to activate Stage I of the Civil Reserve Air Fleet programme to assist with the Afghanistan evacuation

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ANALYSIS: Is NATO's NFTE training initiative feasible?

Launched in June 2020, the NATO initiative to create a military pilot training network across the European continent is still being regarded as an undertaking with uncertain prospects. We look at the evolving business case, aimed at offering cost-efficient multinational training solutions

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Commercial

Syria Tornado’s last call

MILITARY TORNADO GR4 In the final part of a two-part story,...

Dynamic Manta

MILITARY EXERCISE DYNAMIC MANTA Riccardo Niccoli provides...

Luxaviation receives Challenger 350

BOMBARDIER ANNOUNCED on March 19, 2019, the Luxaviation Group...

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Manchester’s Transformation

Headline News TUI Airways was the first airline to...

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Glasgow Goes Hybrid

AN INVESTMENT of more than £200,000 has been made by Glasgow...

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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