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Historic

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Warton's Tornado target Lightnings

In its twilight years the Lightning turned from hunter to hunted, as Ken Ellis explains

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Armed and Deadly

Comparatively small and underpowered, Henschel’s Hs 129 was still an effective ground attack and anti-armour aircraft...

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SWEEPING THE SKY

Andrew Thomas examines the history of 40 Squadron...

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FlyPast reviews our pick of the things to spend your money on...

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SYWELL’S SPANISH Invasion

Darren Harbar explores the UK’s blossoming Hispano Aviación Buchón population, while Gary Brown uncovers the history of the fleet

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Military

First four F-35As arrive at RAF Lakenheath

The arrival of four Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning IIs at RAF Lakenheath in Suffolk, UK, on December 15 marked the much-anticipated delivery of aircraft for the USAF's first F-35 squadron to be based in Europe

Russia rolls out stealthier Sukhoi S-70 Okhotnik combat UAV

A modified, stealthier production version of the Sukhoi S-70 Okhotnik UCAV has been unveiled. The official rollout took place on December 14 at the Novosibirsk Aviation Plant V P Chkalov

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Behind the scenes of Exercise Cormoran 2021

Exercise Cormoran-21 brought together France's navy and army in a high-intensity, large-scale, amphibious wargame, reports Babak Taghvaee

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Commercial

Philippine Navy Wildcats

The Philippine Navy commissioned its two Leonardo AW159 Wildcat...

TigerShark tests at Edwards

The TigerShark Block 3 XP system that will be used in the forthcoming...

747-8

COMMERCIAL HEAVIES: BOEING 747-8 How long will the ‘Queen...

Ansat air ambulance

RUSSIAN HELICOPTERS announced at the Paris Air Show on June 18,...

Textron delivers 300th Citation CJ4

TEXTRON AVIATION announced on June 27, 2019, that it has delivered...

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Flight Simulation

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Captain Sim’s 757 CAPTAIN III

A Classic Reborn

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Guide to Airliner Simulation - Part 5

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DCS World 2.5 Open Beta and F/A-18C Hornet Update

Since the third update to DCS World 2.5 Open Beta, the team over...

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