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Historic

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RAF Museum’s unique Dornier Do 17 bomber almost ready for display

NEWS THE LATEST IN AVIATION HERITAGE A view inside...

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Revamped airfield heritage centre opens

The FONFA New Forest Airfields Heritage Centre. MALCOLM V LOWE...

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New colours for Colorado’s Lockheed Neptune

PHOTO-TONY SACKETOS Staff at the Pueblo Weisbrod Aircraft...

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It’s No Dog!

PILOT’S PERSPECTIVE Dave Unwin dislikes Austers. Did flying...

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THREADING THE NEEDLE

PROTOTYPES TONY BUTTLER EXAMINES CONVAIR’S FUTURISTIC XB-46...

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Military

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India finalises acquisition of 56 Airbus C295s

India has formalised the acquisition of 56 Airbus C295 medium transport aircraft to replace its ageing fleet of HAL/BAe 748M Subroto aircraft, which are primarily referred to locally as the Avro, after the company which originally designed the type. The finalisation of the deal was announced by Airbus Defence and Space on September 24

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Behind-the-scenes on CSG21 with HMS Queen Elizabeth's Commander Air Wing

We caught up with Capt James 'Blackers' Blackmore - the Carrier Air Wing Commander aboard HMS Queen Elizabeth (R08) - to uncover more about the carrier's maiden deployment

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Nigerian A-29B delivery delayed in Iceland

Originally due to arrive at Scotland’s Prestwick Airport on September 19, six Sierra Nevada Corporation-Embraer A-29B Super Tucanos on a delivery flight to the Nigerian Air Force have been held captive at Keflavik, Iceland, due to poor weather conditions

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Commercial

COMMERCIAL HELICOPTERS

China certifies Mi-171 with VK-2500-03 engines Russian Helicopters...

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TAP’s First A321LR

CIVIL NEWS TAP Air Portugal’s first Airbus A321LR....

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Jetstream 41 A Stretch Too Far?

The success of the Jetstream 31 prompted British Aerospace to...

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NATO Nations Headline Cosford

AIRSHOW NEWS RAF Cosford Air Show offers a rare chance...

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Boeing 777 Freighters

BOEING 777 25th ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL Most jet freighters are...

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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

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