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Historic
Cheviot Hills’ airmen remembered
In December a special flypast took place to salute airmen who lost their lives on the Cheviot Hills, Northumberland, during World War Two.
Seething Control Tower Museum looks to the future
After running several successful public events at the preserved, wartime Seething Tower in Norfolk, the volunteer-led museum is seeking new committee members to help take its work further in 2020.
North American Aviation archive finds a new home
Original World War Two-era engineering drawings shown to the public for the first time.
Fairford’s Concorde connection celebrated
A plaque has been unveiled in Fairford to commemorate the town’s links with BAC Concorde 002 G-BSST
Military
IN PICTURES: 'Rocketeers' at Lakenheath
A selection of photos of F-15E Strike Eagles of the US Air Force’s 336th Fighter Squadron ‘Rocketeers’ which are currently deployed to RAF Lakenheath
The story behind the USAF's failed E-10A MC2A programme
The Northrop Grumman E-10A Multi-Sensor Command and Control Aircraft was an ambitious program to replace several types with a single model. As we reveal, it proved to be too ambitious and was quickly dropped when the USAF needed funds for higher priority projects
Indian Navy commences P-8I ops from INS Hansa
The Indian Navy has commenced Boeing P-8I Neptune maritime patrol aircraft operations from INS Hansa, Goa-Dabolim, after the first two examples arrived at the base on December 30, 2021
Commercial
Greenwood Bolingbroke Comes Together
Greenwood’s Bolingbroke, 9997, will soon wear 404 Sqn colours....
Boeing 727 Oil Spill Responders
Passenger and cargo Boeing 727s have criss-crossed the globe for decades, however the type is also ideally suited to a more challenging low-level role. Craig West reports on how 2Excel Aviation maintains two of the tri-jets for oil spill response worldwide.
End in Sight for Virgin Atlantic A340-600s
Virgin Atlantic’s 26-year association with the Airbus A340-600...
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