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Historic
PERSONAL ALBUM: Abingdon Airlifters
The 1967-68 period was one of transition for the RAF’s air transport force...
Lancaster - Nuclear Bomber?
Of the many tasks the Avro Lancaster carried out during its career, nuclear bomber was not one of them. In 1943, however, the Lancaster’s name appeared on a list of aircraft that could potentially carry the United States’ first atomic bomb. Was it ever a truly practical proposition?
WORKSHOP: GOING THE EXTRA MILES
It was testament to the excellent work done by the Montrose Air Station Heritage Centre...
AIRLINE HISTORY: 'BROTHER, IT’S JUST SWELL'
That was an American passenger’s reaction to a very British aircraft...
Military
E-4B Nightwatch: Inside America's 'Doomsday' Plane
Chris Croot takes a look into the somewhat secretive world of the USAF's ‘doomsday plane’, the Boeing E-4B Nightwatch
First operational carrier deployment for USMC F-35Cs
Marine Fighter Attack Squadron-314 (VMFA-314) made history as the first USMC unit to deploy the F-35C Lightning II aboard a US Navy aircraft carrier, as it departed with Carrier Air Wing Nine (CVW-9) aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72) on January 3
Spangdahlem F-16s strengthen NATO Air Policing mission
Multiple US F-16C/D Fighting Falcons from the 52nd Fighter Wing at Spangdahlem AFB, Germany, landed at Łask Air Base, Poland, on January 4 to work alongside the current deployed units on NATO Baltic Air Policing and Enhanced Air Policing detachments
Commercial
How three engines fell off a brand-new Boeing 707
At 12,000ft above Washington State, the factory-fresh jetliner had three of its engines ripped off and the fourth had to be shut down. Key.Aero reveals how and why this dramatic incident happened
Register Review - Aviation News June 2021
The latest changes on the UK, Irish, Isle of Man and Guernsey registers
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