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Historic

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Battle of Britain at 80: Luck of the Irish

Shot down four times, walking away from a failed parachute and now telling the tale...

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Restoration Scene: From Medway to Malta

Robin Brooks relates the life of a much-travelled Meteor F.8, whose restoration has been completed at Malta Aviation Museum Foundation

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A Family Affair...

Assistant editor Jamie Ewan visited The B-17 Cockpit Project’s...

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LEATHERNECK SPOTTER

When Thomas Kattinger asked for his venerable Piper L-4 Cub to be restored in blue...

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FlyPast October 2020

The full issue in page-turning format

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Military

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The RAF's last search and rescue unit marks 50 years of helicopter ops

We explore the past and present of the RAF’s sole remaining search-and-rescue unit, as it celebrates a momentous milestone this year

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Dassault Rafale: Greece’s game changer?

With the Hellenic Air Force taking delivery of its first Dassault Rafales in January, Babak Taghvaee reviews all aspects of Greece’s procurement of the type in the country’s ongoing bid for air supremacy over the Aegean

Japan’s first Global Hawk arrives at Misawa Air Base

Northrop Grumman announced on March 14 that it had successfully ferried the first of the Japan Air Self-Defense Force’s three RQ-4B Global Hawk HALE UAVs to Misawa Air Base in Japan

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Commercial

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Ringway remembered

Bob O’Brien recalls trips to Manchester Airport in the 1960s and 1970s...

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Hawaii Nine-O

Hawaiian Airlines has grown to become a major pan-Pacific player...

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Bringing flair to the Aer

Aer Lingus has unveiled the first revamp to its crew uniform...

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The Skye’s the Limit

Tony Mallett goes airside at Heathrow to spend a busy morning with Skye Hester...

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The women leading a flying revolution

Louise Rose Jones takes a look at the female aviators who forged the way for today’s women of the skies...

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Flight Simulation

Xtreme Prototypes GLJ Model 25 v3 Preview

treme Prototypes has released a sneak peek at the upcoming v3.0 GLJ Model 25 SE.

Traffic Global Released

Just Flight has announced the Windows version of Traffic Global for X-Plane 11 is now available.

Kota Kinabalu for X-Plane Out Now

JustAsia has released its first Malaysian destination, WBKK – Kota Kinabalu Airport for X-Plane 11.

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Upcoming Events

Abingdon Air & Country Show

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Abingdon, United Kingdom

Air and country show

Fairchild AFB SkyFest 2024

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Fairchild AFB, United States

US Air Force airshow

Duxford Flying Days: The Americans

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Cambridge, United Kingdom

The event webpage states: "A tale of two countries bound by duty, find out about the special relationship between America and Britain. Enjoy a few surprises in the sky and a great day out on the ground at Flying Days: The Americans. Regarding the IWM Duxford Flying Days it says: "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."

International Ayr Show – Festival of Flight

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Ayr, United Kingdom

Airshow

MCAS Cherry Point Air Show

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Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, United States

US Marine Corps airshow

Sywell 2024

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Northampton, United Kingdom

The event website states: "Sywell 2024 will be a quite remarkable airshow combined with ground attractions including classic cars and much more. Showcasing multiple classic aircraft from across Europe alongside modern jets, the flying line-up will include formation and unique display acts, some of which will be UK firsts. Added to that will be a host of special photographic opportunities for the enthusiasts, stalls, children's fun fair and many more things to do."