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Historic
Vought Corsair biplane completed
Fifteen years after construction began, the Grand Prairie, Texas-based Vought Heritage Foundation recently completed a reproduction Vought O3U‑3 Corsair floatplane, a type that originally went into US Navy service in the patrol and observation role during 1932.
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Yorkshire Air Museum ‘Hurricane’ honours French night-fighter hero
Elvington’s Yorkshire Air Museum (YAM) has repainted its full-scale Hawker Hurricane replica into a night-fighter scheme to honour Lt Col Yves Mahé, a French pilot that served with 253 Squadron.
Yak-3 flies to new home
Yakovlev Yak-3UA G-OLEG arrived at Wellesbourne Mountford near Stratford-upon-Avon on 19 July, following its acquisition from Leicestershire-based Cirrus Aircraft UK by Andrew Holman West’s Russian Radials.
UK museum Mosquito nears restoration completion
Nearly 50 years after one man’s vision set in train a series of international acquisitions, the static restoration of Mosquito FBVI TA122 is approaching completion at the de Havilland Aircraft Museum
Military
EXCLUSIVE: A Frecce Tricolori pilot recalls the Ramstein air show tragedy
On this day in 1988 the accident at the Ramstein air show involving the Italian aerobatic team, Frecce Tricolori, led to a significant loss of life and changed how air displays are flown. Team pilot Antonio Vivona, whose aircraft was damaged by debris, shares his memories of the accident with Eugenio Facci as well as the events which followed.
New helicopters for US nuclear security
The US Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration recently took delivery of a pair of AW139 helicopters that will support the agency’s Nuclear Emergency Support Team (NEST).
US Coast Guard opens first new air station in 25 years
Although a formal commissioning ceremony scheduled for June 18 was postponed, the US Coast Guard has opened its newest air station in southern California, writes Tom Kaminski
Commercial
First Boeing 777F for Maersk Air Cargo
Maersk Air Cargo took delivery of its first brand-new Boeing 777F on July 12 at the manufacturer’s facility in Seattle.
Sun Country expands Amazon cargo agreement
Sun Country Airlines is to grow the cargo element of its business by adding eight Boeing 737-800BCFs from Amazon.
Condor inaugurates Airbus A321neo
Condor took delivery of its first brand-new Airbus A321neo on June 19.
How Air France and airport operator Groupe ADP prepared for the Paris Olympics
Competitors, delegates and fans flooded into Paris for the Olympic Games and more will be attending the upcoming Paralympic Games. Richard Schuurman spoke to Air France and Groupe ADP to find out how they prepared for the influx
Flight Simulation
New York LaGuardia Airport released
Scenery developer MK Studios has released KLGA - New York LaGuardia Airport for Microsoft Flight Simulator.
Graphics card upgrade
Using a high-performance graphics card plays an important part in achieving high frame rates in Microsoft Flight Simulator. In this feature, we look at the performance benefits of upgrading from the NVIDIA RTX 3060 to the more recent RTX 4070S.
Local Legends 15: The Dornier Do 31 out now
The Microsoft Flight Simulator Team has announced Legends 15: The Dornier Do 31 is now available.
