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Seafaring Bird of Prey

The Hawker Sea Hawk was a significant early jet fighter/attack aircraft...

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Punitive pencil: Dornier Do 17

The Dornier Do 17 was a significant bomber during the Battle of Britain..

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East meets West

British firm Jet Art Aviation has supplied a trio of restored ex-RAF aircraft to Estonia...

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Living the dream

José M Ramos profiles the Florida-based air racer and warbird pilot Thom Richard...

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Restoration scene: Hawker duo

When FlyPast last visited the Cambridge Bomber and Fighter Society’s...

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Military

USMC AH-1Z damaged after mishap in New Jersey

A USMC-operated Bell AH-1Z Viper has sustained substantial damage after it crashed in a field following a mishap near Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst in Wrightstown, New Jersey, on January 6

Netherlands to receive MQ-9A Reaper in February

The Royal Netherlands Air Force is due to receive four MQ-9A Block 5 Reaper unmanned aerial vehicles from US manufacturer General Atomics next month

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USAF's first delivery of F-35As to RAF Lakenheath

Peter Foster reports on the first delivery of USAF F-35As to RAF Lakenheath in Suffolk

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Commercial

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New Milan Route for EVA Air

From February 18, a four-times weekly service from Taipei/Taoyuan...

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New Blue Angels Hercules

At the Royal International Air Tattoo on July 17, Marshall Aerospace...

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RAF Re-forms Squadrons and Looks Towards Space

Three RAF squadrons to be re-formed were announced at the Air...

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Hurricanes Over Old Warden

A very special formation of seven Hawker Hurricanes graced the...

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Colourful Tails at RIAT

The Royal International Air Tattoo, held over July 19-21, attracted...

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Flight Simulation

DCS Flight Planning

CombatFlite is a new utility that makes mission planning in DCS faster and easier. You can plan the entire mission, either single or multi player, and it export it to DCS.

New Ultralight fox X-Plane Takes Flight

vFlyteAir has announced the Comco-Ikarus C42C for X-Plane 11 has been released.

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Carenado’s F33A Bonanza

Something of a ‘Bonanza’ from Carenado

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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

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