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Historic
BBMF Lancaster PA474 City of Lincoln
To mark 80 years of the first flight of the prototype Avro Lancaster on January 9, 1941, Tom Allett examines the history of the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight’s example, PA474
They didn't know what was a V1 attack and what wasn't...
This week, MyPast spoke to Brian, a keen aviator with a lengthy past dating back to his mothers' war days
FlyPast Podcast Episode 1
In Episode 1, FlyPast Editor Chris, Key.Aero editor Hans and Assistant Editor Tara discuss their aviation heroes, favourite historic aeroplanes, and what it's like to fly in a Spitfire...
The woman who helped make the Hurricane
Meet Elizabeth ‘Elsie’ MacGill, the woman who battled sexism and polio in order to become an engineer, businesswoman… and the first female aviation engineer in the world
Military
Miramar – TOPGUN’s Ancestral Home
TOPGUN was established as the Navy Fighter Weapons School, out of VF-121 at Naval Air Station Miramar. Today, the facility is a key US Marine Corps station
TOPGUN through the ages
The US Navy’s TOPGUN fighter weapons school is marking 50 years of training. Combat Aircraft charts its history and success and finds a center of excellence that is adapting for the future.
A look into Italy's Suppression of Enemy Air Defence Unit: 155 Gruppo
Combat Aircraft Journal recently visited Ghedi Air Base, home to the Italian Air Force’s 155° Gruppo Electronic Warfare Tactical Suppression (ETS), to learn how the Tornado ECR and F-35A Lightning II are training for dangerous enemy radar destruction missions
Commercial
Prototype aircraft tow tractors on trial
The prototypes of two fully electric aircraft pushback tractors...
Lagardere reopens ‘test case’ stores in Australia and New Zealand
After closing all bar one store in the Pacific due to the COVID-19...
New UVC light kits for security checkpoints
New light kits that are said to be capable of destroying up to...
Flight Simulation
Challenging Airports - Lukla
When one scans the globe for challenging airports, you would be hard pressed to find one with as many challenges as those presented by Tenzing-Hillary Airport, otherwise known as Lukla.
TrueEarth US Northern California HD for X-Plane
The latest TrueEarth scenery pack to be released by Orbx is US Northern California HD for X-Plane 11.
