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Viking being refurbished aboard ‘Midway’

Staff at the USS Midway Museum in San Diego have begun restoring...

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Australian Invader to be rebuilt at new home

Douglas B-26C Invader 44-35898 is being taken apart at Brisbane....

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Warning Star saved for display in California

The convoy prepares to depart Helena carrying the fuselage and...

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Dunkirk Hurricane Rebuilt and Back in the Air

Darren Harbar relates Hurricane P2902's extraordinary tale - and captures it in flight

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Harrier Genesis

Tony Buttler describes how a private-venture research airframe...

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Italian F-35As surpass 5,000 flight hours

The Italian Air Force announced that its Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II fleet – operated by the service’s 32nd Wing – had passed the 5,000 flight hour milestone on August 12.

NATO AWACS takes part in Polish training exercise

A NATO-operated Boeing E-3A Sentry airborne warning and control system (AWACS) has deployed to Krakow, Poland, to take part in a binational training event with alliance members from August 21 to 28.

The Monday Military Aviation Quiz 5

Welcome to the fifth Monday Military Aviation Quiz! How well do you know your modern military aircraft? Test your aircraft recognition skills on our quiz here!

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VFW 614 AHEAD OF ITS TIME

Barry Lloyd examines the VFW 614 – an innovative German-designed,...

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Former RAF Harrier to go on Show at Pima

HEADLINES Harrier GR.5 ZD353 in the Pima workshop on September...

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GOL Debuts its 737 MAX

CIVIL NEWS GOL newly outfitted 737 MAX 8 being unveiled in...

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New Cargo Service Launched by Hawaiian

CIVIL NEWS One of the ‘Ohana by Hawaiian’ ATR 72s. Hawaiian...

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Light Attack Aircraft Competition Hots Up

MILITARY NEWS The long-running competition to supply a new light...

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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."

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Jacksonville, United States

US Navy airshow