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DATABASE: AD FLYING BOATS

14IN-DEPTH PAG E S AD Boat N1523 was assessed at the Isle...

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BLACKBURN MONOPLANES

The sole example of the Blackburn Type D, still extant today...

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The LONG ROUTE EAST

In October 1927, four Supermarine Southampton flying boats lifted...

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ROUND BRITAIN WHIZ

1911’s Circuit of Britain race did more than just demonstrate...

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THE AIRCRAFT OF NORMAN THOMPSON

Although little known today, the aeroplanes built by Norman Thompson’s...

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GLADIATORS against Mussolini

In 1940 and into 1941, Gloster Gladiators of RAF and South African...

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Insights: Sopwith Triplane

Pilots revelled in the Triplane’s agility