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Historic
How the YF-12 interceptor was revealed in secret to the UK
When US President Lyndon Johnson announced the existence of a high-speed, high-flying Lockheed interceptor...
News from May 1940
Ben Dunnell looks back 80 years to see how The Aeroplane covered momentous events of 1940...
Four fighting Fairchilds
Even with more than 2,200 Fairchild F-24s built and extensive military service...
Military
Swiss Hornets practise low-level flying during Yorknite 2021
For the third year running, RAF Leeming in North Yorkshire is hosting the Swiss Air Force and its Exercise Yorknite, which (as its title suggests) is predominantly for night flying training.
RAF Chinook and Puma mark 90 years of joint service
A joint flight with both specially painted Chinook HC.6 (ZD984) and Puma HC.2 (XW224) helicopters took place on November 25 to celebrate the combined 90 years of service between the aircraft
Video shows moment British F-35B crashes during take-off
An extraordinary video which appears to show a British Lockheed Martin F-35B Lightning II crashing into the Mediterranean during take-off, has been circulating on social media
Commercial
Polar Express: Inside Lufthansa's longest flight
Non-stop from Hamburg to the Falklands...The longest non-stop...
An inside look at maintaining NASA's Boeing 747SP
Lufthansa Technik in Hamburg has just completed a maintenance check on a uniquely modified Boeing 747 that provides a window on the solar system and beyond. Ian Harbison reports
Has JetBlue finally been awarded Heathrow slots?
After previously missing out on take-off and landing positions at the UK’s largest airport, has the carrier finally been given the prized slots?
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