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Historic
Airborne Lensmen
Kev Baxter explores an option that allows aviation enthusiasts the chance to photograph aircraft in the sky...
Snooping Elephants
The 20th Combat Mapping Squadron, known as the ‘Flying Dumbos’, operated F-7A Liberator reconnaissance aircraft in the southwest Pacific
theatre during World War Two...
TAKING ON THE WORLD
A team from Goodwood recently accomplished an aviation first: flying around the globe in a Spitfire. Pilot Matt Jones shared his story with Steve Beebee
Wg Cdr Paul Farnes DFM AE 1918-2020
Wg Cdr Paul Farnes DFM AE, one of the last surviving veterans of the Battle of Britain, has died at the age of 101.
Military
Boeing’s Loyal Wingman makes progress in flight testing
Boeing Australia has announced the expansion to the flight-test programme of Boeing’s Airpower Teaming System, known as the Loyal Wingman, following the completion of two separate flight missions at the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) Woomera range in South Australia
Avro Vulcan pilot John LeBrun on bomb loads
Whilst the Vulcan was capable of carrying conventional payloads, it originally formed the backbone of Britain’s nuclear deterrent, as retired Vulcan pilot John LeBrun discusses
RAF Shadow R1 Fleet to be upgraded and increased
The RAF’s fleet of six modified Beechcraft King Air 350CER Intelligence, Surveillance, Target Acquisition, and Reconnaissance (ISTAR) platforms known as the Shadow R1 is to be increased and upgraded after a £110m contract is awarded to Raytheon UK on November 3
Commercial
UK Visitors - Airports of the World Mar/Apr 21
We present a selection of images of aircraft visiting airports around the UK recently. Predominantly, they’re commercial, but almost all are unusual types, wearing new or unique liveries, or first visits by an airline or airliner to a particular airport.
Lanzarote Airport: The jewel of the Canaries
The Canary Island of Lanzarote has been a hotspot for European holidaymakers for decades. While COVID-19 has thrown a temporary spanner in the works, its popularity – especially with aviation enthusiasts – is set to soar once again post-pandemic, as Tom Batchelor finds out
Airport profile: Teesside International
Recent turbulence in the aviation sector hasn’t slowed the progress of an impressive turnaround at Teesside International Airport as Chris Smith discovers
Flight Simulation
