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COMPILER: BARRY WHEELER WRITE TO: Aeroplane, Key Publishing...

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D-DAY ASSAULT GLIDERS

ORIGINS Germany devised and pioneered the troopcarrying glider...

SYWELL HUNTER F2 COMPLETED

The Sywell Aviation Museum has completed the six-year restoration...

Mosquito NZ2308 project build delayed

On 17 April, Mosquito Aircraft Restoration Ltd, the New Zealand-based...

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BROTHER in ARMS

THE LEAD C-47 Many outstanding D-Day veteran Douglas C-47s...

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DSEI 2021: RAF reveals second Protector RG1 unit

The RAF has revealed that No 13 Squadron ‘The Stabbed Cats’ will be the second operational unit of the General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc (GA-ASI) Protector RG1 remotely piloted air system

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DSEI 2021: BAE and Malloy team-up on all-electric T-650 UAS

BAE Systems and Malloy Aeronautics announced plans to explore the development of an all-electric heavy-lift uncrewed air system at the DSEI conference at the ExCeL London Centre in Newham, East London, on September 14

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Spain receives first two of 24 PC-21 turboprop trainers

The Spanish Ministry of Defence took delivery of its first two PC-21s on September 14. The two aircraft are part of an order for 24 aircraft placed in November 2020

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Uganda Firms A330neo Order

News Review • Africa/Middle East AFRICAN START-UP carrier...

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Frontier Ton-up at Denver

News Review • Americas LCC FRONTIER Airlines is to connect...

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Jet Airways ‘Temporarily’ Stops Flying

News Review • Asia/Pacific JET AIRWAYS, once India’s...

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Embraer E195-E2 Receives Type Certification

News Review • International Embraer has received the...

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The Beauty of the Beast

A380 The Super Jumbo Story Louise Jones reflects on the origins...

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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."

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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."

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Bellevue, United States

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