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Historic

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Relatives of Great War aces visit Bristol replica

THE LATEST IN AVIATION HERITAGE Pete and Jan Absolom...

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Chilean Beech E18 to be moved to museum

THE LATEST IN AVIATION HERITAGE Chile’s only Beech...

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Goals in Sight

FROM THE WORKSHOP Thanks to diligent work, two long-term restoration...

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Honing the Edge

WARBIRDS Jamie Ewan heads behind the scenes at Duxford-based...

DH9 flies at Duxford

NEWS EDITOR: TONY HARMSWORTH E-MAIL TO: tony.harmsworth@keypublishing.com...

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Military

US Navy completes back-to-back BQM-177 test flights off Japan

NAVAIR has revealed that the US Navy recently completed three back-to-back test flights off the coast of Japan with its newest subsonic aerial target – the BQM-177A – in preparation for the type achieving full operational capability later this year

USAF releases 5,000lb Penetrator bomb for the first time

A USAF F-15E Strike Eagle of the 96th Test Wing flew over the Eglin Air Force Base test range in Florida and released a GBU-72 Advanced 5,000Ib Penetrator bomb from 35,000ft on October 7

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A look at the aerial firefighting effort that saved North Macedonia this summer

With its own firefighting aeroplanes left unserviceable this summer, North Macedonia faced catastrophic wildfires. We explain how aircraft from neighbouring countries helped to save the small Balkan nation from the flames

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Commercial

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Qatar Airways to the Rescue?

Africa/Middle East QATAR AIRWAYS has formally asked the...

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A330neo Honour for Azul

AZUL LINHAS Aéreas Brasileiras has become the inaugural operator...

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Second A380 for ANA

ALL NIPPON Airways (ANA) has taken delivery of its second Airbus...

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Dubai Double-Deckers Arrive at Glasgow

Glasgow A380 EMIRATES HAS added a fifth UK Airbus A380...

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African Milestone for E2

The launch of the Profit Hunter in the African market has ground-breaking...

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Flight Simulation

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Cockpit Building

In this issue, Jessica takes a look at the Pro Sim: A320 cockpit...

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Carenado DO228 100 HD SERIES

The aircraft that can go anywhere!

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FALCON BMS 4.33

The legacy continues…

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Abingdon Air & Country Show

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Abingdon, United Kingdom

Air and country show

Wings Over Whiteman 2024 Air and Space Show

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Whiteman AFB, United States

US Air Force airshow

Duxford Flying Evening

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Cambridge, United Kingdom

The event webpage says: "Evening flying featuring warbirds, pyrotechnics and more. Enjoy after-hours entry to IWM Duxford for this very special vintage aircraft flying display. Witness the aircraft that still call Duxford home take to the skies as the sun goes down and dusk turns to dark across this historic Second World War airfield."

Meeting Aérien ‘Le Temps des Hélices’

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La Ferté-Alais, France

The event website states: "Every morning, the public can get closer to the planes via the static exhibition and interact with the pilots and mechanics...The afternoon is specially dedicated to flight presentations with a show lasting more than 5 hours including around a hundred aircraft flying in the skies of Essonne. The show unfolds through thematic scenes the history of aeronautics, from the time of the pioneers to the latest generation of civil and military aircraft."

MCAS Cherry Point Air Show

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Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, United States

US Marine Corps airshow

FAI World Microlight Championships

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Corby, United Kingdom

World Microlight Championships