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Ukrainian Navy Ka-226 Unveiled

Kamov Ka-226, 41 Yellow, was presented by 10 mabr on December...

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Harrier Restoration Project Leaps Forward

Considerable progress has been made by the XW268 Harrier T.4N...

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Why flight testing the English Electric Lightning was such a challenge

Getting Britain’s first afterburning Mach 2 interceptor from the drawing board and into RAF service was no mean feat. Hugh Trevor describes the challenges faced by those tasked with flight testing the English Electric Lightning.

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Victor Trainer On Display

The Victor procedures trainer shortly after arriving at the RAF...

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Poseidons for New Zealand

On April 27 the US State Department approved the possible sale...

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Atlantic Trident 17

A USAF F-22A, F-35A, F-15E and T-38 join forces with a French...

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MQ-8C Tested at Sea

Northrop Grumman personnel conduct ground turns and telemetry...

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MIAT to the MAX

MIAT Mongolian Airlines is to lease four Boeing 737 MAX 8s from...

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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

NAS Jacksonville - NAS Jax Air Show

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Jacksonville, United States

US Navy 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."