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Historic
Bristol Beauforts: the unsung heroes of World War Two?
Considered by many to be among the RAF’s more unsung heroes during World War Two, Bristol Beauforts also served with other nations around the world. Andrew Thomas reflects on these little-known deployments
The life of Albrecht Johann Bellstedt
Many Luftwaffe pilots flew Junkers Ju 88 bombers in World War Two. Chris Goss recounts the career of one who flew the type as a long range fighter with great success, and some controversy
Queen of the Hurricanes
Tara Leggett reflects on the life of Elizabeth ‘Elsie’ MacGill, the resilient Canadian branded ‘Queen of the Hurricanes’
Storm Eunice destroys beloved neighbourhood Venom
A de Havilland DH 112 Venom, once on display at Grove technology park near Wantage, Oxfordshire, has been destroyed by Storm Eunice
The ‘Candy Bomber’ Gail Halvorsen has passed away aged 101
Colonel Gail Seymour Halvorsen, better known as the 'Candy Bomber', has died at the age of 101…
Military
Japanese F-15s deploy to the Philippines
Two Japan Air Self-Defense Force-operated Boeing F-15J Eagles along with 60 personnel have deployed to the Philippines to undertake exercises with the Philippine Air Force between November 27 and December 11
Behind the scenes with 493rd FS F-15Cs
A selection of ten stunning photos from the book ‘Mission Ready – Inside the Best Fighter Squadron of the U.S. Air Force’ by Patrick van Dam
Bahrain’s first AH-1Z Viper attack helicopter makes public debut
The first Bell AH-1Z Viper to be delivered to the Royal Bahraini Air Force (RBAF) appeared in the static display at the recent Bahrain International Airshow, which took place from November 9-11
Commercial
Quiz: Cargo airline recognition
This week's Commercial Aviation quiz will test your cargo airline recognition skills! Let us know what score you get!
Flight Training Guide: The pathways to becoming a pilot
Becoming a professional airline pilot is a dream for many aviation enthusiasts – but how do you turn that ambition into reality?
Flight Training Guide: Emirates’ call for new cadets
While the Emirates Flight Training Academy hasn’t been entirely immune to the fallout from the pandemic, the pilot school continues to welcome new recruits, as Richard Schuurman finds out
Orange2Fly A320 stall-protection activated on approach to Muscat
The jet’s automation kicked in to prevent the aircraft from stalling
Behind the scenes of Qantas' Antarctic flights
Owen Zupp, a former Qantas Boeing 747 pilot, explains how the Aussie flag carrier brought the Flying Kangaroo to the frozen continent
Flight Simulation
Black Box Simulations' Britten-Norman BN-2 Islander
We review Black Box Simulations' second general aviation aircraft for Microsoft Flight Simulator, the Britten- Norman BN-2 Islander.
Back to Basics - Series 3, Lesson 6
In this lesson, we continue to develop our instrument night flying skills and learn how and when to use the flight, engine and navigation instruments when the weather or visibility makes visual flight more difficult.
Wings Over Flanders Fields: Between Heaven & Hell II
A truly immersive experience The developer of Wings over Flanders Fields, Old Brown Dog, has released a new version of this popular series called ‘Between Heaven & Hell II’. Derek Davis takes it for a test flight and highlights some of the new features that have been incorporated.