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Historic
Nimrod crew tribute unveiled in Scotland
The Morayvia Museum at Kinloss in Scotland recently unveiled a memorial to crew members lost in three Nimrod crashes
VIDEO: Behind the scenes with marathon Dragon Rapide restoration
Volunteer Ken Pye talks about the de Havilland Aircraft Museum’s resurrection of a classic airliner
Battle of Britain's forgotten 'Few': a Canadian desperate to join the RAF's fight
The mother of Camille Bon Seigneur said her son was “filled with the highest ideals”. Alas, his participation in the Battle of Britain was to be brief
Historic Aviation Quiz: The USAF at 75 Edition
This week marks the 75th anniversary of the establishment of the United States Air Force … but how much do you know about the service's early days?
Battle of Britain’s forgotten ‘Few’: a brave naval aviator
The tragic tale of Fleet Air Arm pilot Arthur Blake, who fought in the RAF alongside a childhood friend
Military
Saudi F-15 Eagles exercise with Hellenic Air Force
The Royal Saudi Air Force deployed six F-15 fighters to Souda Air Base on the Greek island of Crete to take part in Falcon Eye-3, a joint exercise with the Hellenic Air Force. George Karavantos reports.
US Navy selects Textron to deliver new T-54A multi-engine trainers
US-based aircraft manufacturer, Textron Aviation, has been awarded a single, firm-fixed-price contract to develop the T-54A multi-engine training system (METS) aircraft for the US Navy, with the service seeking to procure up to 64 examples of the type to replace its ageing Beechcraft T-44C Pegasus fleet
RAF grounds entire Hawk T2 fleet after engine fault
The RAF has grounded its BAE Systems Hawk T2 fast-jet training aircraft as a precaution after one aircraft suffered an engine failure on the runway at RAF Valley in Anglesey, North Wales
Commercial
From the Cockpit: Onboard the Widerøe Embraer E2
Widerøe was the global launch operator of the Embraer E2 in 2018. Andreas Spaeth takes the jump seat on a flight crossing the Arctic Circle to find out how the jet has settled in at the Norwegian carrier.
Fledging Flyr: A unique low-cost carrier
Tom Batchelor meets Tonje Wikstrøm Frislid, CEO of new Norwegian carrier Flyr, to learn more about taking a different approach to running a low-cost airline.
Flight Simulation
Local Legends: Beechcraft Model 18 Released
The Beechcraft Model 18 is the fifth aircraft in the Local Legends series for Microsoft Flight Simulator, released in conjunction with World Update X: United States.
Fokker 100 Incoming
The Just Flight development team has announced they are working on Fokker 100 for Microsoft Flight Simulator.
Thranda Cessna C208 Caravan DGS series Review
Thranda Design is no stranger to X-Plane pilots and has been involved in many high-quality products under its own brand as well as in cooperation with other publishers. This time we review their Cessna C208 Caravan DGS series for X-Plane 11.
