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Historic
VICTORY 75: NORWEGIAN NEMESIS
To the victor, the spoils — but also, after the end of World War Two in Europe...
THE AEROPLANE News from August 1940
Ben Dunnell looks back 80 years to see how The Aeroplane covered the momentous events of 1940...
Britain's Aircraft Carrier Conundrum
America, the leading western superpower, pleaded with Britain...
Military
Behind-the-scenes with Dutch F-16s at Exercise Gioia Falcon 21
For two weeks in November, Royal Netherlands Air Force F-16AMs deployed to Gioia del Colle Air Base in southern Italy to train with the Italian Air Force. We went behind-the-scenes to catch some of the action
E-4B Nightwatch: Inside America's 'Doomsday' Plane
Chris Croot takes a look into the somewhat secretive world of the USAF's ‘doomsday plane’, the Boeing E-4B Nightwatch
First operational carrier deployment for USMC F-35Cs
Marine Fighter Attack Squadron-314 (VMFA-314) made history as the first USMC unit to deploy the F-35C Lightning II aboard a US Navy aircraft carrier, as it departed with Carrier Air Wing Nine (CVW-9) aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72) on January 3
Commercial
Metroliner and Cirrus collide over Denver, both land safely
Dramatic images circulating on social media show the severely damaged turboprop
How three engines fell off a brand-new Boeing 707
At 12,000ft above Washington State, the factory-fresh jetliner had three of its engines ripped off and the fourth had to be shut down. Key.Aero reveals how and why this dramatic incident happened
Flight Simulation
Just Flight VC10 Professional Takes Flight
The VC10 is widely regarded as one of the most graceful jet airliners...
