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Historic

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How the Soviets used the iconic Spitfire in combat

Vladimir Kotelnikov, in the February 2014 issue of FlyPast, revealed the Spitfire’s combat career with Soviet forces.

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Aviation News September 2023

The full issue in page-turning format

US-based Fairey Gannet to make first flight in years

Yeovilton-based charity Navy Wings have issued the following statement:

Shuttleworth gets grants for engineering apprentices

Funding boost for apprenticeship programme at Old Warden

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Spitfire missions of Rhodesian-manned 266 Squadron

From a special Key Publishing magazine on the Spitfire, Andrew Thomas outlines the exploits of the Rhodesian-manned 266 Squadron

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Military

UK's first Protector RG1 now ready for testing at RAF Waddington

The first of 16 MQ-9B Protector RG1 unmanned combat air vehicles (UCAVs) for the RAF has now been assembled at RAF Waddington, following its arrival at the Lincolnshire base in September

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ADEX 2023: KAI eyes development of new Surion variants for South Korea

KAI is close to completing the production of more than 200 KUH-1 Surion helicopters for the Republic of Korea Army, but the firm’s focus is now on designing two new variants: the Marine Attack Helicopter (MAH) and Mine Countermeasures Helicopter (MCH)

USAF B-1Bs return to RAF Fairford amid rising global tensions

Four B-1B Lancers and more than 100 personnel from the USAF’s 7th Bomb Wing (BW) at Dyess AFB, Texas, have deployed to RAF Fairford in Gloucestershire, UK, as part of the long-planned Bomber Task Force-Europe 24-1 deployment

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Commercial

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The Airbus A340 and its variants explained

David Baker examined the Airbus A340 in the May 2011 issue of Aviation News

Air Algérie orders seven Airbus widebody jets

Air Algérie, the national airline of Algeria, has signed a firm order for seven Airbus widebody aircraft to expand its regional and transcontinental services.

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What airliners do Airbus currently make?

Now production of the A380 has wound down, testing of the A321XLR project has been ramped up, while the A220 appears to be going from strength to strength. Dominic Ward takes a look at the state of play with Airbus’s current types in production

Reaching New Heights: CPK unveils tender for iconic air traffic control tower design

CPK has moved on to the next step related to the design of the largest airport in CEE by announcing a tender for the design of the air traffic control tower.

The Ultimate Airline Logo Quiz (Part Three)

Welcome to part three of our Ultimate Airline Logos quiz!

Do you know your Breeze from your Buzz? This week we bring you another mixture of (potentially) lesser known, unusual, and downright obscure passenger and cargo carriers, some current and others long defunct.

Best of luck!

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Flight Simulation

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Famous Flyer 6: Ford 4-AT Trimotor review

The sixth Famous Flyer aircraft for Microsoft Flight Simulator, the Ford 4-AT Trimotor, was developed by Aeroplane Heaven. We take it for a spin.

Horta Airport for MSFS released

Developed by M'M Simulations, the package for Microsoft Flight Simulator is an authentic rendition of Horta Airport, located on Faial Island in the Azores.

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Impulse Simulations’ Alice Springs Airport

We travel to Alice Springs and explore Impulse Simulations' rendition of this Australian airport in Microsoft Flight Simulator.

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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