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Setting the pace

Andy Hay artwork of a race-winning Harrier jump jet Harrier...

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YORKSHIRE’S ROSE

Our 2018 calendar has been published with the support of the...

Farm find Hornet to fly

News NEWS EDITOR: TONY HARMSWORTH E-MAIL TO: tony.harmsworth@keypublishing.com...

£4.3 MILLION FOR STOW MARIES

One of the original WW1 accommodation blocks at Stow Maries,...

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Q&A

Are you seeking the answer to a thorny aviation question, or...

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Military

Celebrating the C-5 Galaxy: Part One

In the first of a two part interview, Key.Aero speaks with Col Brian Trumble, the commander of the 22nd AS 'Mulies', about the current operations of the USAF's C-5 Galaxy force, 50 years after the platform first entered operational service.

The Best Sixth Generation Fighter Concepts

From robot-built fighters with virtual cockpits to the Mach 6 ‘Son of Blackbird’, the coming years will see the introduction of the most advanced military aircraft ever made.

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Four-Dimensional Chess: UK Air Defence Exercises

RAF Phantom navigator Wg Cdr Steve Lungley (ret’d) talks to Dr Kevin Wright about organising these hugely complex large-scale exercises and also taking part in them while on the Phantom Force.

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Commercial

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US Navy Awards $805m MQ-25 Contract

MILITARY NEWS Boeing’s MQ-25 being tested recently at the...

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Vulcan Cockpit Restored

The cockpit section of Avro Vulcan B.2 XL388 has been comprehensively restored at the South Yorkshire Air Museum, in Doncaster. The completion of the 18-month project was marked with a special ceremony that took place on August 11...

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Ju 52 Tragedy in Switzerland

PRESERVATION Tragedy struck on August 4 when Junkers Ju 52 HB-HOT,...

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THE FLYING CLOG

The German aircraft manufacturer Blohm und Voss can lay claim...

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Boeing Orders Interest from Russian Carriers

CIVIL NEWS The Boeing 737 MAX is proving to be a popular choice...

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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