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Historic

Pathfinder Force wartime buildings for sale

Buildings formerly used by 35 Squadron, including a dance hall visited by Glenn Miller, are for sale for the first time in 50 years

World War Two aircraft carrier wreck site discovered

US Naval History and Heritage Command confirmed the identity of a wreck site as USS Ommaney Bay on July 10

Wartime Mosquito pilot to be Stow Maries guest of honour

Jim Dearlove, now 102, will appear at the Great War Aerodrome’s Propwash event on July 23

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FlyPast September 2023

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Inside a Canadian Hawker Typhoon restoration project

The Typhoon Legacy Company, based in Comox, British Columbia, is adopting its own singular approach to returning its example of the Hawker fighter-bomber to airworthiness 

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Military

USAF carries out final operational E-8C JSTARS sortie

The USAF has marked the end of an era in airborne command, control, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) operations after the E-8C Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System (JSTARS) fleet flew its final operational mission on September 21

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Belgium agrees to send outgoing F-16s to Ukraine from 2025

Brussels has pledged that Belgium will in fact join Denmark, Norway and the Netherlands in transferring some of its outgoing F-16AM/BM (MLU) Fighting Falcon fighters to Ukraine, though the first of an undisclosed number of jets will not be handed over to Kyiv until 2025

USAF welcomes first Joby Aviation eVTOL to Edwards AFB

The USAF’s Emerging Technologies Integrated Test Force (ET-ITF) took delivery of its first experiment electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft at Edwards AFB, California, on September 25

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Commercial

The Ultimate King’s Coronation Aviation Quiz!

This weekend sees the coronation of Charles III and his wife, Camilla, as king and queen of the United Kingdom, so what better way to celebrate than with a rather regal aviation quiz! Let’s see how much you know…

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Air India is about to be radically transformed, here's how

In our monthly check-in with the Cirium team, we examine how India’s national carrier is about to embark on a period of radical transformation

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Dassault thinks big: what next for the Falcon family?

The Dassault Falcon family has long been renowned for its elegance, matching performance with style. Now the company is looking to capitalise on that heritage with its most spacious jets yet, as James Ronayne explains

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Aviation News June 2023

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IN PICTURES: Spotting highlights from Seoul’s Gimpo and Incheon airports

The South Korean capital is home to two major airports – Gimpo, which primarily serves domestic traffic, and the newer Incheon facility which is the country’s premier hub. Peter Apsey shares some of his spotting highlights from a recent visit to this fascinating city

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Flight Simulation

FS2Crew: Animated First Officer released

FS2Crew has released an animated first officer for the FlyByWire A32NX project in Microsoft Flight Simulator.

DCS F-100D Super Saber development update

Eagle Dynamics has released a status update on the upcoming F-100D Super Sabre for DCS World.

New Caribbean destination for MSFS

TropicalSim has released an upgraded version of Cyril E King Airport for Microsoft Flight Simulator.

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Upcoming Events

Duxford Flying Evening

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Cambridge, United Kingdom

The event webpage says: "Evening flying featuring warbirds, pyrotechnics and more. Enjoy after-hours entry to IWM Duxford for this very special vintage aircraft flying display. Witness the aircraft that still call Duxford home take to the skies as the sun goes down and dusk turns to dark across this historic Second World War airfield."

Columbus AFB - Thunder Over Columbus

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Columbus AFB, United States

US Air Force airshow

Airshow London, Canada

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London, Canada

Major airshow

FAI World Microlight Championships

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Corby, United Kingdom

World Microlight Championships

Midlands Air Festival

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Alcester, United Kingdom

The main flying displays the organisers say will be on Saturday and Sunday. The event website also says: "Join us again for our fantastic classic air display in the stunning grounds of the Ragley Hall Estate. There will be a wide array displays including Warbirds, Classic Jets, Helicopters, amazing high energy aerobatics, aerial ballet, flying circus and some of the largest radio controlled models in the world, that are so big you can almost climb into them!
"There will also be parachute display teams plus the chance to get up close and personal to some of our display aircraft which will be landing on site on our own dedicated runway! Our flying display will be an exciting and entertaining mix, with even a small section dedicated to our younger visitors."

Fairchild AFB SkyFest 2024

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Fairchild AFB, United States

US Air Force airshow