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Historic

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Rooftop home for retired Transall

RENÉ J UIJTHOVEN Transall C-160D 51+01 was lifted on to the...

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Speedsters

Stead Field Frank B Mormillo reports from this year’s Reno...

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Last Day in the Office

After performing a final photo sortie in Chipmunk WG486, the...

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Great War reproduction returns to flight

DARREN HARBAR Roy Palmer’s Royal Aircraft Factory SE.5a...

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DC-3 destined for Dutch theme park

RENÉ J UIJTHOVEN Douglas DC-3 N213GB arrived in The Hague,...

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IN-DEPTH: Exercise Skyros 2021 and Greece's Rafale purchase

The Hellenic Air Force is preparing for the arrival of its first Dassault Rafale DG/EG multi-role fighters, as we reveal

New Grand Caravans join Paraguayan Air Force

A further two brand-new Cessna 208B Grand Caravan EX light transport aircraft have entered service with the Paraguayan Air Force

Nine more CH-53Ks ordered for USMC

Lockheed Martin subsidiary Sikorsky has been awarded a contract to build nine more CH-53K King Stallion in a deal which also includes a contract option for a further nine of these heavy-lift transport helicopters

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Commercial

Italian and Russian helicopter deliveries to the Nigerian Air Force

The Nigerian Air Force will take delivery of five AW109 helicopters...

Austria to acquire three more Black Hawk helicopters

Austrian armed forces are to acquire three more S-70 Black Hawk...

Sunwing special

Sunwing Airlines Boeing 787-800(W) C-GOWG (msn 37757), pictured...

Royal Air Force crews begin P-8A training

The first of nine Poseidon MRA1 maritime patrol aircraft for...

Anti-carrier striker

Tu-22 BACKFIRE MILITARY Piotr Butowski presents the Backfire’s...

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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

Hollomon Airshow 2024 Legacy of Liberty

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Holloman 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."

NAS Jacksonville - NAS Jax Air Show

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Jacksonville, United States

US Navy airshow