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Historic

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Silent wings over the Rhine

Christopher Warner details his great-uncle’s harrowing experience as a glider pilot in World War Two...

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Legacy of the 'Bloody Paralyser'

Assistant editor Jamie Ewan reports exclusively on one group’s efforts to build a flying replica...

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A drive to... Sherburn

Ken Ellis samples the extraordinary heritage of a thriving North Yorkshire aerodrome...

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Seafaring Bird of Prey

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

R-100 Airship's debut flight commemorated

A set of first day covers have been issued to celebrate the 90th anniversary of Airship R-100's maiden voyage.

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Military

Russia’s first new production Tu-160M takes flight

Russia’s first newly manufactured Tupolev Tu-160M strategic missile carrier aircraft completed its maiden flight from the Kazan Aviation Plant at Borisoglebskoye Airfield in Tatarstan on January 12

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Inside the French Air and Space Force's latest Rafale squadron

Escadron de Chasse 3/30 ‘Lorraine’ boasts a long and glorious history, but it is also the latest fighter squadron in the French Air and Space Force to adopt the Dassault Rafale, as we explain

USMC deploys legacy Hornets to Saudi Arabia

Boeing F/A-18C/D Hornets and personnel assigned to the USMC’s VMFA-115 ‘Silver Eagles’ have deployed to Prince Sultan Air Base, Saudi Arabia, to support combat operations under US Central Command and train alongside regional allies

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Commercial

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Italian Navy EH-101s Multi-mission Helicopters

The Italian Navy’s Leonardo EH/MH/SH-101 helicopters have a...

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New Lightning Squadron Lands at Marham

HEADLINES F-35B, ZM151, touches down at RAF Norfolk...

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China Southern Welcomes Initial A350

China Southern Airlines has received its first Airbus A350-900...

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Rapid Forge Sees Forward Deployments

MILITARY NEWS F-35As from Hill AFB and F-15Es from Seymour...

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Hornets in Two-Phase Upgrade

Under a two-phase programme beginning this summer, Canada plans...

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Flight Simulation

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FlyJSim’s 727 Series Professional V3

Raising the bar…

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Pendular Rudder

Precision engineering

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PC Pilot Issue 118 Flight Sim Q&A

You’ve got the questions? We’ve got the answers!

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