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Viking being refurbished aboard ‘Midway’

Staff at the USS Midway Museum in San Diego have begun restoring...

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Australian Invader to be rebuilt at new home

Douglas B-26C Invader 44-35898 is being taken apart at Brisbane....

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Warning Star saved for display in California

The convoy prepares to depart Helena carrying the fuselage and...

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Dunkirk Hurricane Rebuilt and Back in the Air

Darren Harbar relates Hurricane P2902's extraordinary tale - and captures it in flight

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Harrier Genesis

Tony Buttler describes how a private-venture research airframe...

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Military

The Monday Military Aviation Quiz 7

Welcome to the seventh Monday Military Aviation Quiz! How well do you know your modern military aircraft? Test your aircraft recognition skills on our quiz here!

Israel completes historic deployment in Germany

Israeli Air Force (IAF) aircraft landed at Nörvenich air base in Germany for the first time on August 17 for a two-week deployment which marked a major historic milestone between the two nations.

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In-Depth: Saab’s Finnish Gripen E bid

Key.Aero details Saab's bid to replace the Finnish Air Force's ageing F/A-18C/D Hornet fleet with the Gripen E/F multi-role fighter under the HX programme.

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Commercial

UK Lightning flies with British weapons

Lightning ZM136 of 17 Squadron at Edwards Air Force Base, California,...

US Air Force wants more Gulfstream jets

The US Air Force issued a request for information (RFI) on August...

India issues RFP for Ka-226T helicopters

The Indian Defence Ministry has issued a request for proposal...

Qantas fleet plans

Qantas has introduced the Boeing 787-9 into service, and the...

Philippine SABIR system

The US Ambassador to the Philippines, Sung Y Kim formally revealed...

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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