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Historic

NEWS IN BRIEF

FATAL CONVAIR CRASH Convair 340 ZS-BRV crashed when it suffered...

Hangar Talk

Comment on historic aviation by the chief executive of the UK’s...

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ROOM FOR A VIEW?

TSR2 engineer recalls a notable head-up display development challenge...

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The hunchback of Sesto Calende

TECHNICAL DETAILS SAVOIA-MARCHETTI SM79 For self-defence the...

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VENOM CRASHES IN WISCONSIN

One of the co-founders of the World Heritage Air Museum at Detroit, Michigan, Martin J. Tibbitts, died in the crash of his ex-Swiss Air Force de Havilland DH112 Venom FB54, N747J, shortly after take-off from Sheboygan County Memorial Airport in Wisconsin on 20 July.

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Military

RAF celebrates 40 years of Chinook ops with special scheme

The Royal Air Force has applied a special Union Jack-themed scheme to one of its Boeing Chinook HC6A heavy-lift tactical transport helicopters in celebration of the type’s 40 years of operational service

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New orders down, revenues up for Leonardo's helicopter business

Defence and aerospace prime Leonardo registered new orders in Q1 2021 worth €3.42bn, the same as declared during the same period last year, despite its helicopters business segment recording a €631m downturn in terms of new orders compared to the first three months of 2020

Sweden orders Grob 120TP as new basic trainer

The Swedish Defence Materiel Administration has signed a contract with Germany-based Grob Aircraft SE to deliver a new basic training aircraft system to the nation’s armed forces

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Commercial

The trainee, the novice and the highly experienced: the UK’s strike aircraft

Seven months after the irst four UK Lockheed Martin F-35B Lightnings...

Morocco’s maritime King Airs

The Royal Moroccan Navy will soon receive two King Air 350ER...

Back Home

Kees van der Mark reports from Volkel Air Base on the homecoming...

SB-1 Defiant breaks cover

The SB-1 Defiant is Boeing and Sikorsky’s response to the US...

Bell Geospace BT-67

Bell Geospace Basler BT-67 C-FTGX departing Bournemouth in December....

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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."

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Holloman AFB, United States

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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."

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