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Historic

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US D-Day Squadron to join Daks Over Normandy event

NEWS THE LATEST IN AVIATION HERITAGE The CAF’s C-47 ‘That’s...

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Firedog Taxi

John Wyne Hpkins GAvA explains the inspiration behind his recent...

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OPERATION BIG BEN

THERE WAS LITTLE THE RAF COULD DO TO COUNTER THE V-2 TERROR WEAPON....

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British Caledonian VC10s

Barry Lloyd outlines the history of the Vickers VC10 in British Caledonian service.

Doolittle Vega flies

The Lockheed Vega, NC13705, over Nut Tree during a test flight...

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Military

F-15EX Eagle IIs debut at Exercise Northern Edge 21

Just weeks after their delivery to Eglin AFB in Florida, the USAF’s first two Boeing F-15EX Eagle IIs have taken to Alaskan skies for Exercise Northern Edge 21, which is being held from May 3-14

Chinese Z-8AWJS crashes during aerial firefighting mission

A Changhe Z-8AWJS multi-role utility helicopter belonging to the Chinese People’s Armed Police-Forestry Corps crashed into Erhai Lake in Dali City – located in China’s Yunnan Province – on May 10

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CSG21: HMS Queen Elizabeth works up Carrier Strike Group operations

As the Royal Navy’s Carrier Strike Group 21 works up operations in preparation for Exercise Strike Warrior and HMS Queen Elizabeth’s (R08) subsequent maiden global deployment, the aircraft on board have been honing their readiness skills

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Commercial

DRC Air Force An-26 crashes

The Air Force of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has lost...

Spanish air defence

Roberto Yáñez and Alex Rodriguez report on one of the main...

Leonardo’s TH-119

The TH-119 is a contender for the US Navy requirement to replace...

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Boeing 2 NEW BOEINGS FOR ROYAL AIR MAROC Royal Air Maroc...

US Coast Guard accepts another Minotaur HC-130J

The latest US Coast Guard Lockheed Martin HC-130J Super Hercules...

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Upcoming Events

Duxford Summer Air Show D-Day 80

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Cambridge, United Kingdom

The event webpage says: "We will pay tribute to this momentous anniversary by welcoming nine historic Dakotas – the aircraft synonymous with the D-Day landings – to the skies of Duxford for a series of dramatic flypasts over the weekend and a mass historic parachute jump over the historic airfield on Saturday 1 June."

McConnell AFB - Frontiers in Flight Open House and Airshow

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Wichita, United States

US Air Force airshow

Danish Air Show

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Aalborg, Denmark

The air show website says: "The audience will experience a packed programme, where Danish transport aircraft, helicopters and fighters will perform a tactical demonstration and both Danish and foreign military aircraft will be on show on the ground and in the air."

Shuttleworth Race Day Air Show

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Biggleswade, United Kingdom

The event webpage states: "our Race Day Air Show celebrates the passion Richard Shuttleworth had for racing, both on the ground and in the air...
[and] brings together icons of the aviation and the motor vehicle industry for a dramatic day of full action both on our grass runway and the Bedfordshire skies."

Shuttleworth Flying Proms

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Biggleswade, United Kingdom

The event webpage says: "We are thrilled to announce that the spectacular Flying Proms will return for another exciting evening of entertainment, both in the air and on ground. Enjoy a full symphony orchestra, accompanied by a gracefully choreographed air display and the unique climax of a firework display and airborne pyrotechnics to music."

Dover AFB - First State Airshow

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Dover AFB, United States

US Air Force airshow