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Historic
Qantas museum completes ‘Super Connie’ cockpit
The Qantas Founders Museum’s Super Constellation project is a step closer to being display-ready with the completion of the airliner’s cockpit. Volunteers Ray Boak, John Booth, Bob Sidgwick and Garry Murphy have worked tirelessly to finish this part of the project, which is supported by the Queensland government.
Typhoon project registered as rebuild starts
Work has officially begun on restoring Hawker Typhoon RB396 following a successful Crowdfunder campaign by the Hawker Typhoon Preservation Group.
Swiss ‘Connie’ to Germany
During July Lockheed L-1049 Super Constellation HB-RSC Star of Switzerland was being dismantled at Basel Airport following acquisition by a group of German investors, and will soon arrive at its new home at Bremgarten, south-west Germany.
Veterans present as ‘Lanc’ gains turret
SPECIAL REPORT Two former Royal Canadian Air Force Avro Lancaster...
Military
Lockheed RB-69A: the spy plane the CIA used over China
The little-known RB-69A was used by the CIA and Republic of China Air Force to mount covert overflights across mainland China. Dr Kevin Wright explores the career of the USAF type that never was
B-52s join B-1Bs during European Bomber Task Force mission
B-52 Stratofortress bombers from the USAF 5th Bomb Wing at Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, currently deployed at Andersen AFB, Guam joined the 9th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron’s (EBS) B-1B Lancers over the North Sea to support the Bomber Task Force (BTF) Europe series on November 10
First Luftwaffe C-130J Super Hercules takes flight
Lockheed Martin has flown the first C-130J-30 Super Hercules for the German Luftwaffe. The aircraft, serial number 55+01 (c/n 5930), made its maiden flight from Marietta, Georgia, on November 8
Commercial
Flight Simulation
Salvador for X-Plane
SBSV – Salvador / Bahia International Airport in Brazil, is now available for X-Plane.
