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Lancaster City of Lincoln
To mark 80 years of the first flight of the Lancaster in January, we look at a very special example
Combat Over the Canaries - Exercise Ocean Sky 2020
Erik Bruijns observed the Ocean Sky international air exercise...
Aer Lingus and the Carvair experiment
The unique ATL-98 Carvair seemed perfect for Aer Lingus for transporting...
F-14 Tomcat Variants Crew Perspectives
F-14 TOMCAT 50th ANNIVERSARYStill operated by the Islamic Republic...
Air Base Movements - Aviation News January 2021
A selection of the most interesting aircraft to visit air bases...
Avengers Assemble USMC F-35s in the UK
US Marine Corps F-35B Lightning IIs of VMFA-211 ‘Wake Island...
The 50th anniversary of the F-14 Tomcat
Dave ‘Bio’ Baranek was a Topgun instructor and frontline F-14 pilot. This is his story
Airport Movements - Aviation News January 2021
A round-up of notable aircraft visiting UK airports recently...
Tempest Thunders!
UK’s Tempest next-generation fighter programme reaches important milestones bolstered by new partners
Elbit to upgrade Romanian IAR-99 trainer aircraft
Elbit Systems announced on December 14 that it has been contracted by Romania’s Avioane Craiova to begin the first phase of the upgrade programme for the Romanian Air Force’s IAR-99 Standard trainer aircraft
The Monday Military Aviation Quiz 21
Welcome to the 21st Monday Military Aviation Quiz! How well do you know your modern military aircraft? Test your aircraft recognition skills on our quiz here!
Concorde captain on future of supersonic air travel
It’s been more than 17 years since the curtain fell on the era of commercial supersonic flight. Speaking exclusively to Key.Aero, former BA Concorde captain John Hutchinson weighs in on the future of supersonic air travel
PC Pilot Issue 131 Downloads
Specially selected freeware and videos of flight sims reviewed in the January/February 2021 issue.
Sudan, Egypt hold first aerial combat exercise
The Egyptian and Sudanese air forces held their first joint aerial combat exercise during November
Quiz: How well do you know your defunct airlines?
The list of defunct airlines is extremely long but how well do you know these ones? This is a quiz dedicated entirely to carriers that didn't stand the test of time
Rheinmetall wins German CH-53G maintenance contract
Rheinmetall announced on December 9 that the German Armed Forces has contracted it to inspect, maintain and repair the air force’s fleet of Sikorsky CH-53G Sea Stallions
They didn't know what was a V1 attack and what wasn't...
This week, MyPast spoke to Brian, a keen aviator with a lengthy past dating back to his mothers' war days
BA officially ends 747 ops with three-mile flight!
After nearly five decades of distinguished service with British Airways, this afternoon (December 11) the flag carrier has flown its final Boeing 747
MQ-25 completes first flight with aerial refuelling store
Boeing and the US Navy passed a significant milestone in the MQ-25 Stingray’s development programme on December 9, when the test asset flew with Cobham’s aerial refuelling store for the first time
FlyPast Podcast Episode 1
In Episode 1, FlyPast Editor Chris, Key.Aero editor Hans and Assistant Editor Tara discuss their aviation heroes, favourite historic aeroplanes, and what it's like to fly in a Spitfire...
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