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Historic

Wg Cdr Tom Neil

14 July 1920-11 July 2018 The ever-stylish Tom Neil, a regular...

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504 REBORN

At the aptly named Rotary Farm workshops of Flying Restorations...

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AEROPLANE meets MATTHEW BODDINGTON

As an accomplished pilot and engineer, this stalwart of the vintage...

ANOTHER Bf 109G FLIES AT HERINGSDORF

Bf 109G-14 D-FMGV on the Heringsdorf apron. RICHARD PAVER ...

NEWS IN BRIEF

FATAL CONVAIR CRASH Convair 340 ZS-BRV crashed when it suffered...

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Military

USMC receives first APG-79(V)4 AESA radar prototype

Raytheon Intelligence & Space has delivered the first APG-79(V)4 active electronically scanned array radar prototype to the USMC for testing on the Boeing F/A-18C/D Hornet multi-role fighter

USAF deploys six B-52Hs to Qatar

Six USAF-operated Boeing B-52H Stratofortress strategic heavy bombers have been deployed to Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar to protect US and coalition forces as they conduct drawdown operations from Afghanistan

Final AC-130W training flight for 551st SOS

As part of the drawdown of US Air Force Special Operations Command’s 551st Special Operations Squadron at Cannon AFB, New Mexico, the unit has ceased training with its Lockheed AC-130W Stinger II gunships

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Commercial

America’s F- 35s: flying and deploying

F-35A LIGHTNING David C Isby updates the status of America’s...

Across generations

F-35 MEETS NATO’S TACTICAL LEADERSHIP PROGRAMME Riccardo...

Bundespolizei H215 Super Pumas

Airbus Helicopters GERMANY’S BUNDESPOLIZEI (Federal Police)...

Digital towers

Cranield Airport is the irst in the UK to have an operational...

Finally delivered: the KC-46A Pegasus

The US Air Force accepted its first Boeing KC-46A Pegasus, 11-46009,...

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Flight Simulation

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Upcoming Events

MCAS Cherry Point Air Show

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Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, United States

US Marine Corps airshow

Duxford Flying Day: 19 Squadron

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Cambridge, United Kingdom

The event webpage states: "Uncover the story of the legendary 19 Squadron, the fighter pilots who made Spitfire history at Dunkirk and throughout the Battle of Britain at Flying Days: 19 Squadron. Enjoy a special themed display, providing an afternoon of over an hour of scheduled flying, on top of your great day out at IWM Duxford."

Light Aircraft Association Rally

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Leicester, United Kingdom

Light aircraft event

Hollomon Airshow 2024 Legacy of Liberty

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Holloman AFB, United States

US Air Force airshow

Royal International Air Tattoo

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Fairford, United Kingdom

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."

NAS Jacksonville - NAS Jax Air Show

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Jacksonville, United States

US Navy airshow