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Historic

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Wag’s War-Wagon

The name and markings worn by the Flying Heritage & Combat Armor...

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GATWICK EXPRESS

The Daily Express-sponsored Air Pageant at Gatwick 70 years ago...

BLÉRIOT’S GENUINE SPAD VII RE-EMERGES AT COMPIÈGNE

The Louis Blériot-owned SPAD VII, S248, runs up under the power...

Four Lightnings at Bruntingthorpe

The unique four-Lightning line-up at Bruntingthorpe in mid-June....

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A ‘Spit’ fit for heroes

The combat record of Spitfire LFVc AR501, now flying again following...

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Military

NATO receives fourth A330 MRTT

A fourth Airbus A330-243 Multi-Role Tanker Transport (MRTT) has joined the NATO Multinational MRTT Fleet (MMF)

Joint British-Qatari Hawk squadron to be based at RAF Leeming

UK Defence Secretary Ben Wallace and his Qatari counterpart, Dr Khalid bin Mohamed Al Attiyah, have announced an expansion of the relationship between each nation’s air forces

The Monday Military Aviation Quiz 37

Welcome to the 37th Monday Military Aviation Quiz! How well do you know your modern military aircraft? Test your aircraft recognition skills here!

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Commercial

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Primera Air Collapse Leaves Thousands Stranded

THOUSANDS OF passengers were left stranded overseas following...

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Cornwall Link to Heathrow

THE SECRETARY for State for Transport, Chris Grayling has approved...

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Amsterdam/Schiphol Airport

Snapshot Fokker F27- 500, OY-APA (c/n 10425) belonging...

Japanese Global Hawks

Japan signed its order for three RQ-4 Global Hawk Block 30(I)...

UK MFTS fleet complete

With the arrival of the inal Beechcraft T-6C Texan at RAF Valley,...

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Flight Simulation

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Upcoming Events

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