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Historic

MH434 BACK AS ‘AC-S’

Spitfire IX MH434, wearing freshly applied AC-S codes, taxiing...

Hangar Talk

Comment on historic aviation by the chief executive of the UK’s...

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FIFTY YEARS ON…

Warbird pilot Dave Ratcliffe on getting to grips with the Buchón...

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The Victory Show

Events 31 AUG 2 SEPT Cosby’s crowning glory was surely...

Meteor returns to Defford

The freshly restored nose of Meteor NF11 WD686 being unloaded...

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Military

CSG21: RAF F-35Bs take part in Atlantic Trident

RAF-operated Lockheed Martin F-35B Lightning IIs currently embarked on HMS Queen Elizabeth (R08) have participated in their first international air exercise as the aircraft carrier continues on its seven-month maiden deployment to the Indo-Pacific region

US Navy to receive two more E-2Ds with upgraded software

Northrop Grumman has been awarded a contract to procure two additional E-2D Advanced Hawkeye Delta System/Software Configuration Build IV (DSSC-4) developmental test aircraft

Nigeria receives special mission Citation CJ3s, AW109s

Two Cessna 525B CitationJet CJ3s, which have been modified for maritime security missions, are ready to enter Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) service as part of the Deep Blue Project

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Commercial

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A Family United

Examples of all three 787 versions now wear the United Airlines...

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Lakenheath Retro D-Day Trio

MILITARY NEWS F-15E Strike Eagle, 97-0219, is the first...

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First Operational RNLAF F-35 Rolled Out

Dutch and American officials celebrated the roll out of the Royal...

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TORNADO STILL DOING THE ITALIAN JOB

The first Panavia Tornado for Italy was delivered more than 35...

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RAF Tornado Combat Operations End

HEADLINES With the Panavia Tornado GR4’s retirement...

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Upcoming Events

MCAS Cherry Point Air Show

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Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, United States

US Marine Corps airshow

Duxford Flying Day: 19 Squadron

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Cambridge, United Kingdom

The event webpage states: "Uncover the story of the legendary 19 Squadron, the fighter pilots who made Spitfire history at Dunkirk and throughout the Battle of Britain at Flying Days: 19 Squadron. 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."

Light Aircraft Association Rally

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Leicester, United Kingdom

Light aircraft event

Dover AFB - First State Airshow

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Dover AFB, United States

US Air Force airshow

Royal International Air Tattoo

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Fairford, United Kingdom

The themes this year for RIAT are '50 Years F-16', 'NATO 75th Anniversary', '100th Anniversary of the Royal Canadian Air Force' and 'Pushing the boundaries in Air and Space'. Regarding the final one in the list the RIAT website states: "Our main theme will highlight the important work of Flight Test & Evaluation in modern aviation, looking back at 100 years of British military test flying. We hope to display specialised, modified and instrumented test flight aircraft from organisations from around the world dedicated to Flight Test, Evaluation and Scientific Research."

Offutt AFB - Defenders of Freedom Air and Space Show

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Bellevue, United States

US Air Force airshow