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Dutch Texan flies again from Lelystad

North American AT-6A Texan PH-TXN has flown again from Lelystad...

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James Consalvi wins top prize at Reno in ‘Strega’

At the controls of Bill Destefani’sheavily modified North American...

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Interview: Valiant pilot who dropped the UK's first H-bomb

Simon Vaughan recalls a memorable interview with Gp Capt Kenneth Hubbard, the man who dropped Britain’s first H-bomb

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STALKING THE ‘BEAST’

GRAHAM PITCHFORK DESCRIBES THE INTENSE EFFORTS TO NEUTRALISE...

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For Valour

Graham Pitchfork reflects on the courageous actions of Great...

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AIR International September 2020

The full issue in page-turning format

Celebrating the Galaxy: Part Two

In the second of a two part interview, Key.Aero speaks with Col Brian Trumble, the commander of the 22nd AS 'Mulies', about the capabilities and the future of the USAF's C-5 Galaxy force, 50 years after the platform first entered operational service.

USAF deploys six B-52s to RAF Fairford

Six US Air Force (USAF) B-52H Stratofortress bombers – belonging to the 5th Bomb Wing (BW) at Minot Air Force Base (AFB), North Dakota – deployed to RAF Fairford, UK, on August 22.

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Flybe Unveils New Streamlined Livery

HEADLINES Bombardier Q400, G-JECP, wearing the updated Flybe...

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Verhees Delta 2 Makes Debut Appearance

CIVIL NEWS Verhees Delta 2 F-PDHZ at Brienne-le- Chateau on...

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IN BRIEF

CIVIL NEWS Scandinavian carrier PRIMERA AIR has expanded its...

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US Navy Awards $805m MQ-25 Contract

MILITARY NEWS Boeing’s MQ-25 being tested recently at the...

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Vulcan Cockpit Restored

The cockpit section of Avro Vulcan B.2 XL388 has been comprehensively restored at the South Yorkshire Air Museum, in Doncaster. The completion of the 18-month project was marked with a special ceremony that took place on August 11...

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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."

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