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Historic
Battle of Britain at 80: 'Effective 'Emil'
The Bf 109E was the Luftwaffe’s principal fighter during the Battle of Britain...
RAF Flying Training: Academic Wings
Gp Capt (ret) Tom Eeles offers
a retrospective of RAF fixed-wing pilot instruction during the Cold War...
Restoration Scene: A Night To Remember
A famous Douglas C-47 Skytrain at Coventry is being restored...
FlyPast Classics: Feisty Foxbat
Nikolay Yakubovich describes the Soviet Union’s blisteringly powerful MiG-25...
Military
USAF activates 418th TES at Davis-Monthan
A NEW US Air Force trials unit, the 418th Test and Evaluation Squadron (TES), has been activated at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona.
COVID-19 forces Swiss Cougars to depart Leeming early
The detachment of three Schweizer Luftwaffe (Swiss Air Force) Eurocopter AS532UL Cougars at RAF Leeming, North Yorkshire, have packed up much earlier than expected and head back home to Switzerland due to the latest variant of COVID-19 crisis ongoing in Europe
Multiple Huey IIs for Bosnia and Herzegovina
Multipe Bell UH-1H-II Huey IIs have been delivered to the Bosnia and Herzegovina Air Force and Air Defence Brigade by the US Government
Commercial
Air Caraïbes: A Caribbean success story
Only a few years after being founded Air Caraïbes started to focus on intercontinental routes while still operating regional services. Jozef Mols discovers how this carrier has flourished serving the French territories in the Caribbean
Embraer’s stylish Praetors
Embraer entered the market for midsize business jets in 2007 with two Legacy models. Now, as Rod Simpson reports, the improved Praetor versions are also proving popular with customers
KLM's Dutch Queens of the Sky
As with many operators, KLM’s passenger Boeing 747s have become casualties of COVID-19 and were permanently withdrawn in October 2020 only leaving some freighters in the airline’s colours. Lee Cross looks at almost 50 years of service of the iconic jets in the KLM fleet
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