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Historic

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Restoration Scene: A Night To Remember

A famous Douglas C-47 Skytrain at Coventry is being restored...

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FlyPast Classics: Feisty Foxbat

Nikolay Yakubovich describes the Soviet Union’s blisteringly powerful MiG-25...

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FlyPast June 2020

The full issue in page-turning format

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Korean War: Stealing the 'Crown Jewels'

Steven Taylor describes the Royal Navy’s daring recovery...

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Collector’s Choice: Schneider Trophy memorabilia

In the third instalment of our new series...

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Military

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Everything you need to know about the B-21 Raider ahead of its roll-out

The USAF's new long-range strategic stealth bomber, the Northrop Grumman B-21 Raider, is set to reshape the service's global strike force later this decade. We reveal what is known so far about this next-generation bomber ahead of its formal roll-out next year

USAF activates 418th TES at Davis-Monthan

A NEW US Air Force trials unit, the 418th Test and Evaluation Squadron (TES), has been activated at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona.

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COVID-19 forces Swiss Cougars to depart Leeming early

The detachment of three Schweizer Luftwaffe (Swiss Air Force) Eurocopter AS532UL Cougars at RAF Leeming, North Yorkshire, have packed up much earlier than expected and head back home to Switzerland due to the latest variant of COVID-19 crisis ongoing in Europe

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Commercial

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KLM's Dutch Queens of the Sky

As with many operators, KLM’s passenger Boeing 747s have become casualties of COVID-19 and were permanently withdrawn in October 2020 only leaving some freighters in the airline’s colours. Lee Cross looks at almost 50 years of service of the iconic jets in the KLM fleet

JetBlue reveals plans to ‘reinvent’ economy on London routes

After unveiling its premium product earlier this year, the New York-based carrier has turned its attention to its economy offering

JAL reveals fate of PW4000-powered Boeing 777s

The flag carrier grounded the widebody in February following two engine failures involving the powerplant

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Flight Simulation

PMDG 747-8 released

The PMDG 747-8 Queen of the Skies II Expansion Pack for FSX and...

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MilViz

An exclusive interview with Colin Pearson The cockpit...

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Carenado’s D18S

Life’s a Beech

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London, United Kingdom

Helicopter trade show.

Shuttleworth Race Day Air Show

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Biggleswade, United Kingdom

The event webpage states: "our Race Day Air Show celebrates the passion Richard Shuttleworth had for racing, both on the ground and in the air...
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Duxford Flying Finale

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Cambridge, United Kingdom

The event webpage states: "Join us on Saturday 14 October for an extra special Duxford Flying Finale. The final event in our special flying season takes place on the same day that the first Duxford Air Show took place 50 years ago."

Dubai Airshow

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International aerospace airshow