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Historic
Lancaster ‘Just Jane’ fuselage split for restoration
Personnel at the Lincolnshire Aviation Heritage Centre in East Kirkby successfully split the fuselage of Avro Lancaster B.VII NX611 on December 4...
Scandinavian synchronicity
Two Swedish Air Force aerobatic teams, ACRO Hunters and ACRO Deltas, delighted airshow spectators across the country during the 1950s and 1960s, as Jan Forsgren recounts...
Atomic Delta
Dassault’s Mirage IVA made its nuclear alert debut with the French Air Force 56 years ago. Former pilot Claude Michel tells the story to FlyPast contributor Frédéric Lert...
Short flying boats ‘down under’
I was pleased to see the photos of Short Sunderland G-BJHS at Tower Bridge in the January issue...
Military
Norway terminates NH90 contract
Norway’s Ministry of Defence (MOD) has decided to abandon introduction of the NH90 into Royal Norwegian Air Force (RNoAF) service and authorised the Norwegian Defence Material Agency to terminate the contract.
Bell Textron Canada to modernise RCAF’s CH-146 Griffon helicopter fleet
The Canadian government has awarded Bell Textron Canada a contract to modernise the Royal Canadian Air Force’s (RCAF’s) 85-strong fleet of CH-146 Griffon utility helicopters – a move that aims to extend the type’s service life until at least the mid-2030s.
Commercial
Dublin to Beijing… Five Times Daily
Over the course of a week in mid-March, the Aer Lingus team prepared to step into the unknown...
Bahamian Rhapsody
With its colourful and varied airlines, the Bahamas is also home to rare aircraft types...
Last of the Gang
Dirk Grothe shares images of Son San Juan’s sole surviving Convair CV-990 Coronado...
Flight Simulation
Challenging Airports - Saint-Tropez, La Mole (LFTZ)
In the south of France, the sun-drenched shores of Saint-Tropez is the point of entry for the rich and famous that will take helicopter transfers to their private yachts moored offshore.
