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Successful first flight for Belgian Hawker Fury

THE LATEST IN AVIATION HERITAGE NEWS Hawker Fury...

Former Berlin classics arrive at Paderborn

Messerschmitt Bf 108 D-EBEI is rolled into Quax-Flieger’s busy...

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Refurbished Aviodrome hall reopens

Classic airliners have pride of place within Aviodrome’s refurbished...

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Blackburn Beauty

PILOT’S PERSPECTIVE BLACKBURN B.2 Dave Unwin gets his hands...

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’SAINT-EX’: WORDS AND WINGS

AERIAL RECCE ANTOINE DE SAINT-EXUPÉRY FAMOUS GLOBALLY FOR...

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Military

USAF replaces legacy C-130H with Super Hercules in Kuwait

USAF's 779th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron (EAS) was redesignated as the 61st EAS of the 386th Air Expeditionary Wing last week, utilising the new C-130J Super Hercules to replace the C-130H model that has operated out of Ali Al Salem Air Base in Kuwait for the past two decades

RAF Typhoons head to Oman for live fire exercise

Earlier this week RAF Typhoon FGR4s arrived at Thumrait Air Base in Dhofar Governorate, Oman, for the annual bilateral exercise Magic Carpet 21 with the Royal Air Force of Oman (RAFO)

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AirForces Monthly December 2021

The full issue in page-turning format

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Commercial

ACE 2019 A sign of the times?

MILITARY EXERCISE ARCTIC CHALLENGE 2019 Jerry Gunner visited...

An A321LR for Four Seasons

FOUR SEASONS Hotels and Resorts has ordered a single Airbus A321LR...

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Edinburgh’s Terminal Extension Officially Opened

SCOTLAND’S FIRST Minister, Nicola Sturgeon has officially opened...

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Turkish Delight

TUI AIRWAYS has announced it is to add a second weekly flight...

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Heathrow Invests in Cutting Edge Security Equipment

HEATHROW AIRPORT is rolling out the next generation of computed...

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Flight Simulation

Flight Sim 2017

The world’s largest flight sim show celebrates its fifth year...

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Challenging Airports: Milford Sound

Challenging Airports - Milford Sound (NZMF)

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Flight Controls for Airliners

A Beginner’s Guide Saitek’s Pro Flight Yoke has been...

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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