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Historic

Corsair affair in Michigan

What is thought to have been the largest Vought Corsair formation...

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THE LOST SQUADRON

During the spring and summer of 1940 an RAF Blenheim bomber squadron...

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Ultimate Thrill

Four of the UK’s finest warbirds, four highly accomplished...

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P163: MACH 2 RESEARCH AIRCRAFT

DATAFILE Saunders-Roe produced several further mixed-power proposals...

LIGHTER LUFTHANSA CLASSICS GO TO QUAX-FLIEGER

On 31 July it was officially announced that Messerschmitt Bf...

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Military

The Air Warrior Podcast Episode 26

The UK is the focus of attention in Episode 26 of the Air Warrior Podcast following the loss on November 17 of an F-35B stealth fighter from No 617 Squadron.

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Bundle of surplus UK Merlin kit offered for sale

The UK Ministry of Defence’s Defence Equipment & Support is selling more than 1,000 pieces of equipment previously utilised by the country’s Merlin rotary fleet, valued at more than £45m in total

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Combat Aircraft Journal January 2022

The full issue in page-turning format

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Commercial

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Split Scimitar Winglets in Ukraine

(Photo AirTeamImages.com/Oleg Belyakov) SKYUP AIRLINES has...

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Etihad A350 in Hamburg

AIRTEAMIMAGES.COM/DIRK GROTHE Another Airbus A350-1000 destined...

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Air Antilles orders two DHC-6-400 Twin Otters

Air Antilles has ordered two DHC-6-400 Twin Otters, making it...

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Cebu Pacific fleet renewal programme

Filipino low-cost carrier Cebu Pacific is continuing its fleet...

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In brief

Boeing is acquiring California-based EnCore Group, an aerospace...

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Flight Simulation

Navigraph charts now available

Following a year of development and two months of beta testing,...

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Firefighter X

Peter Stark takes a look at an innovative firefighting utility...

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Back to Basics Stage 1 – Lesson 7

This edition we discuss the circuit pattern in more detail…...

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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