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Historic
Failed to return
Flying the unarmed Spitfire PRIVs of No 1 Photographic Reconnaissance Unit on sorties over occupied Europe was a hazardous job, especially when the mark was outclassed by the latest opposition. Several pilots found out the hard way, such as Wallace Devereux, shot down — and rescued — in August 1942
News from May 1940
Ben Dunnell looks back 80 years to see how The Aeroplane covered momentous events of 1940...
How the YF-12 interceptor was revealed in secret to the UK
When US President Lyndon Johnson announced the existence of a high-speed, high-flying Lockheed interceptor...
Military
RNLAF F-16s travel to Italy for training exercise
Between November 12-26 the Koninklijke Luchtmacht (KLu)/Royal Netherlands Air force (RNLAF) sent multiple F-16AM (MLU) Fighting Falcons over to Gioia del Colle Air Base, Italy, for Exercise Gioia Falcon
Swiss Hornets practise low-level flying during Yorknite 2021
For the third year running, RAF Leeming in North Yorkshire is hosting the Swiss Air Force and its Exercise Yorknite, which (as its title suggests) is predominantly for night flying training.
RAF Chinook and Puma mark 90 years of joint service
A joint flight with both specially painted Chinook HC.6 (ZD984) and Puma HC.2 (XW224) helicopters took place on November 25 to celebrate the combined 90 years of service between the aircraft
Commercial
How a stepladder fell onto runway touch down zone at Birmingham
Three aircraft arriving at the UK’s Birmingham Airport narrowly avoided a stepladder that had fallen off a vehicle onto the runway at the West Midlands gateway, the Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) reports
Breaking boundaries: Interview with JetBlue's president and COO
As COVID-19 continues to ravage much of the aviation industry, airlines globally have cut plans, deferred orders, and withdrawn aircraft. Chris Sloan reveals how JetBlue Airways has broken from the norm in an exclusive chat with the firm’s president and chief operating officer, Joanna Geraghty
Seamless skies: The complete story of inflight connectivity
Demand for inflight connectivity has never been higher, with an increasing number of passengers expecting robust inflight internet access, as Tom Batchelor discovers
Flight Simulation
FSFlyingSchool for X-Plane 10 and 11
FSFlyingSchool has been reviewed in PC Pilot over the years in its various iterations for FSX but did you know that it also supports X-Plane?
