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The challenge to replace the Spitfire and Hurricane: Supermarine twin fighters
When the time came to replace both the Hurricane and Spitfire, the Air Ministry had a very hard act to follow...
RAF's 4 Squadron - how we learned to look after the Avro Rota autogyro
For an airman on No 4 Squadron, learning to look after the Avro Rota autogyro was not the most tantalising prospect — but it certainly made the summer of 1935 an interesting one
Supermarine's superior Southampton flying boat
Supermarine Southampton - an era-defining flying boat that changed Supermarine’s fortunes...
Rare ex-RAF Vampire flies again in Utah
One of only two genuine T11s airworthy in the world takes to the skies after almost 20 years
The last of the Victors
It’s now three decades since the RAF said farewell to its last ‘V-bomber’, and retired the Victor K2 tankers of No 55 Squadron. But they weren’t about to slip quietly away…
Vickers Valiant and Britain’s first nuclear bomb
British Foreign Secretary Ernest Bevin’s quote about the necessity of developing an independent nuclear deterrent — “We’ve got to have the bloody Union Jack flying on top of it” — signifies the priority placed on this programme as the Cold War reared its head.
V-Force pathfinder - the story of the unique black Valiant B2
The concept of target-marking had been proved with great success by the RAF of World War Two, but how would it translate to the jet bomber age? The Vickers Valiant was chosen to lead the role into this new era. Why, then, did the menacing and very capable ‘Black Bomber’, the Valiant B2, end up being a one-off?
Vulcan ops at Masirah
The RAF station at Masirah, off the Omani coast, was an unusual outpost for the Vulcan force usually stationed at Akrotiri, Cyprus, but it provided some memorable training
Classic jetliners lined up for restoration in Greece
BAC One-Eleven and Boeing 727 set for preservation following sale
