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CAPE TRI-MOTORS

DOWNED LUFTWAFFE JUNKERS JU 52 TRANSPORTS PROVIDED RICH PICKINGS...

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Jets over North Weald

Andy Hay artwork of a Meteor F.8 that served at North Weald with...

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New owner sought for Dutch Catalina

Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina taking off from Rotterdam’s harbour....

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Third T-28 Trojan arrives in New Zealand

Peter Vause with his newly acquired T-28B Trojan in New Plymouth....

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Retired Skytrain to be rebuilt in Chile

Douglas C-47J Skytrain CC-PJN, pictured several years ago, prior...

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Military

USAF F-35As arrive in France for Atlantic Trident

Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II fifth-generation multi-role stealth fighters and airmen from the USAF’s 4th FS ‘Fighting Fuujins’ have deployed to Base Aérienne 118 in Mont-de-Marsan, France, ahead of Exercise Atlantic Trident 21

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CSG21: USMC Ospreys embark on HMS Queen Elizabeth

A pair of USMC-operated Bell Boeing MV-22B Ospreys have landed on board the Royal Navy’s new flagship aircraft carrier, HMS Queen Elizabeth (R08), to support the work-up effort ahead of the Carrier Strike Group 21 deployment

Bell completes Jet Ranger X deliveries to Jamaica

Bell Textron has completed the delivery of six 505 Jet Ranger X helicopters to the Jamaica Defence Force’s Air Wing, which will use the fleet to support public safety and training operations

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Commercial

Bell Geospace BT-67

Bell Geospace Basler BT-67 C-FTGX departing Bournemouth in December....

SAR-optimised Falcon 50M

France’s Direction Générale de l’Armement (DGA or Directorate...

FC-31: To be or not to be?

SHENYANG FC-31 An artist’s impression of the revised...

A new altitude

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Global 7500 enters service

BOMBARDIER ANNOUNCED on December 20, 2018, that its flagship...

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Upcoming Events

Selfridge Air Show and Open House

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Harrison Township, United States

US military air show

FAI World Microlight Championships

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Corby, United Kingdom

World Microlight Championships

Midlands Air Festival

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Alcester, United Kingdom

The main flying displays the organisers say will be on Saturday and Sunday. The event website also says: "Join us again for our fantastic classic air display in the stunning grounds of the Ragley Hall Estate. There will be a wide array displays including Warbirds, Classic Jets, Helicopters, amazing high energy aerobatics, aerial ballet, flying circus and some of the largest radio controlled models in the world, that are so big you can almost climb into them!
"There will also be parachute display teams plus the chance to get up close and personal to some of our display aircraft which will be landing on site on our own dedicated runway! Our flying display will be an exciting and entertaining mix, with even a small section dedicated to our younger visitors."

Wings Over Whiteman 2024 Air and Space Show

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Whiteman AFB, United States

US Air Force airshow

Duxford Battle of Britain Air Show

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Cambridge, United Kingdom

The event webpage states: "On the ground, in the air, and even in the clothes you wear! Step back into summer 1940 at the Battle of Britain Air Show and see historic Duxford come to life."

Meeting Aérien ‘Le Temps des Hélices’

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La Ferté-Alais, France

The event website states: "Every morning, the public can get closer to the planes via the static exhibition and interact with the pilots and mechanics...The afternoon is specially dedicated to flight presentations with a show lasting more than 5 hours including around a hundred aircraft flying in the skies of Essonne. The show unfolds through thematic scenes the history of aeronautics, from the time of the pioneers to the latest generation of civil and military aircraft."