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Historic

Newark Air Museum gears up for Cockpit-Fest

The Nottinghamshire attraction’s annual cockpit extravaganza is set to go ahead on Saturday and Sunday June 24 and 25 this year

Revealed: new Polish squadron colours for HAC Hurricane

Dual identity salutes two different Polish Battle of Britain pilots who served at Duxford on the same unit

WASP Museum gets a T-6

Acquisition of wartime trainer helps salute women ferry pilots

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Aeroplane meets... Meier Motors

The team behind the German warbird restoration shop with a host of outstanding, and rare, projects to its credit

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Aviation News July 2023

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Military

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Bird strike considered as cause of fatal Frecce Tricolori crash in Turin

An MB-339PAN jet trainer belonging to the Italian Air Force’s national aerobatic team, Frecce Tricolori (Tricolour Arrows), crashed just after taking off from Turin-Caselle Airport, northern Italy, on September 16, killing a five-year-old girl on the ground

The Monday Military Aviation Quiz 163

Welcome to the 163rd Monday Military Aviation Quiz! How well do you know your modern military aircraft? Test your aircraft recognition skills here

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USAF B-2As conclude Bomber Task Force deployment to Iceland

Three B-2A Sprit stealth bombers from the USAF’s 509th Bomb Wing at Whiteman AFB, Missouri, landed at NAS Keflavik in Iceland on August 13 to begin a month-long Bomber Task Force-Europe deployment

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Commercial

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Fire on the runway: How British Airtours Flight 28M changed aviation forever

In the latest of a special series of reports, Stephen Skinner recalls how tragic events at Manchester Airport in August 1985 became a watershed moment in improving safety standards throughout the global aviation industry

QUIZ: The Ultimate Low-Cost Carrier Quiz! (Part Two)

We're back for another round of low-cost but high-fun trivia. Do you have what it takes to get 10/10 on this second batch of budget-airline brainteasers? Good luck!

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Aviation News April 2023

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Behind the scenes at the final Boeing 747 delivery ceremony

After months of speculation, the last new-build Boeing 747 was delivered at the end of January. Chris Sloan travelled to Seattle to join industry legends, retired employees – and a very special celebrity guest – to mark the occasion

First Boeing 787s to be retired and stripped for spares

A pair of early-build Boeing 787s are to be retired from commercial service and dismantled for spare parts.

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Flight Simulation

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NZA Simulations’ Christchurch International Airport review

They say good things take time and that has certainly been the case with NZA Simulations’ latest scenery release for Microsoft Flight Simulator, Christchurch International Airport.

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IL-2 Sturmovik: Battle of Normandy Tutorial - Part 3

In this instalment, we focus on the individual flyable aircraft. For each type, we will give a brief history, along with their respective roles in the Normandy campaign and then look at how each aircraft has been modelled in the simulation.

Mount Hotham Airport out now

Orbx has announced YHOT Mount Hotham Airport for Microsoft Flight Simulator is now available.

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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

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