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Historic

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Bombs, Mines and Torpedoes

Graham Pitchfork charts the careers of three Beaufort pilots...

Windfall for RAF Museum

NEWS EDITOR: TONY HARMSWORTH E-MAIL TO: tony.harmsworth@keypublishing.com...

Last Boscombe Harvard goes to ARC

The last North American Harvard on British military strength...

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BIGGER than it LOOKED

As Nicholas Parsons and Anglia TV’s ‘Sale of the Century’...

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Defiant, Lysander and Gladiator arrive at Cosford

Boulton Paul Defiant I N1671 arriving at Cosford in late November....

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Military

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Tactical Fighter Meet ‘86 at RAF Waddington

Early August 1986 saw a gathering of more than 70 aircraft from from eight NATO countries at RAF Waddington for Tactical Fighter
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South Korea declares F-35A IOC

The Republic of Korea Air Force (ROKAF) has officially declared initial operational capability (IOC) with its Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II fighters, according to local media sources.

Raytheon to support U-2 ASARS-2A radar systems

The US Air Force (USAF) has contracted Raytheon to support the Advanced Synthetic Aperture Radar System-2A (ASARS-2A) employed by the Lockheed U-2S Dragon Lady high-altitude reconnaissance aircraft.

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Commercial

Constant Phoenix WC-135Rs

The US Air Force is on schedule to add three Boeing WC-135R Constant...

Su-35S state trials

The Sukhoi Su-35S Flanker-E will complete its state trials by...

Bear’s upgraded engines

The Russian Ministry of Defence is to start testing a re-engined...

Tu-22M3M first flight

The Tupolev Tu-22M3M, the latest upgrade of the Backfire-C bomber,...

Crashed Danish EH101 redelivered

Seen climbing away from Groningen-Eelde Airport in the Netherlands...

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Abingdon Air & Country Show

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Abingdon, United Kingdom

Air and country show

Hill AFB Warriors over the Wasatch Air Show

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Hill 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."

Northern Ireland International Airshow

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Portrush, 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."