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THE AEROPLANE News from August 1940
Ben Dunnell looks back 80 years to see how The Aeroplane covered the momentous events of 1940...
A Big Spitfire Thank You
A major fundraising campaign for the NHS will make an airworthy reconnaissance Spitfire its centrepiece.
Was the world’s largest tank battle won in the air?
The Battle of Kursk involved over 6000 tanks. But high above them, writes Josie May, the tussle for air superiority played a critical role in the outcome.
BATTLE OF BRITAIN AT 80: Defending the Fleet
For the islands in the far north of the UK, the Battle of Britain began much earlier...
Military
The SAS mission to destroy Exocets during Falklands War
Described by experienced SAS members as a 'suicide mission', Operation Mikado was an unsuccessful plan by British special forces which involved striking Argentine air bases in a bid to wipe out the threat posed by the country's Exocet anti-ship missiles and the Super Etendard jets carrying them. Key Aero recounts the details of this daring plan
No 12 Squadron: the joint British-Qatari Typhoon training unit
No 12 Squadron – the joint British-Qatari Typhoon training unit – ended 2021 in the Middle East. Key.Aero looks back at the squadron’s recent history and its participation in Exercises Magic Carpet and Fox Defender
USAF deploy F-22 Raptors plus other assets to the Middle East
Post multiple attacks throughout January which threatened US and Emirati armed forces stationed In Abu Dhabi, USAF F-22 Raptors deployed to Al Dhafra Air Base, in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on February 12
Commercial
Greenlight for Turkmenistan
TURKMENISTAN AIRLINES has been given the go-ahead to recommence operations within the EU
RwandAir Reports Strong Chinese Demand
RWANDAIR HAS revealed that more than 11,000 passengers flew with...
Masters of Repatriation
Dealing with customers motivated almost solely by price and competing with not-for-profit organisations is a tall order, but Flight Ambulance International (FAI) has been doing just that for 30 years.
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