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Historic
FlyPast Podcast Episode 11
This week, Aeroplane Editor Ben Dunnell and FlyPast's Deputy Editor Jamie Ewan join the podcast to discuss the Spitfire on its 85th anniversary...
History’s most bizarre experimental aircraft, pt2
Whoever thought that the United States Air Force would consider designs that look like something straight out of Inspector Gadget? Read on…
Secret RAF de Havilland Comet missions
They might have been viewed as an expensive luxury by the Treasury, but the de Havilland Comets that formed the backbone of RAF signals intelligence collection efforts from 1958-74 were an essential tool. No 51 Squadron’s employment of these aircraft remains to some degree in the shadows, but the latest research casts new light on their clandestine Cold War activities...
THE ‘BUCCANEER’S’ NUCLEAR BITE
One of the type's leading exponents details the Buccaneer's use in the nuclear strike role - a probable 'one-way' mission...
OBLIVION AWAITS ANOTHER HISTORIC AIRLINER
Although externally this ex-VIP Douglas DC-8 looks to be in good...
Military
UK should keep C-130Js Defence Committee told
The UK should retain the C-130J Hercules fleet, which is slated for retirement in 2023, according to evidence given recently to the House of Commons Defence Select Committee.
Royal Thai Navy receives first RQ-21A Blackjack UAV from the US
The US Navy formally handed over the first Boeing Insitu RQ-21A Blackjack UAS to the Royal Thai Navy during a ceremony at an undisclosed location in Thailand on May 24
60 years of Special Mission USAF C-135
Combat Aircraft Journal celebrates the ageing special mission Boeing C-135s, with many reaching 60 years since they were built
Commercial
Why now could be the perfect time to train to be a pilot
The suggestion that now is a good time to train to be a pilot may seem to be a little counter-intuitive. But even though the airline industry is going through its biggest ever crisis, it actually makes more sense than you might think
New Aspen airline with a difference unveiled
A new Colorado-based airline which hopes to operate services to the ski resort of Aspen, Colorado from airports across the US has been launched.
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