Ben Dunnell

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Aeroplane News from July 1940

Ben Dunnell looks back 80 years to see how The Aeroplane covered the momentous events of 1940...

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Aeroplane meets... Kenneth Aarkvisla

How a former Norwegian Army forward air control Cessna Bird Dog pilot...

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CLASSICS: Puss Moth G-AAZP

As it reaches its 90th anniversary, DH Puss Moth G-AAZP is one of historic aviation's great survivors...

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Hidden History: Project 'Moonflower'

An RAF squadron of F-117A ‘stealth fighters’, operating from a secret airfield deep in the Nevada desert...

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How the YF-12 interceptor was revealed in secret to the UK

When US President Lyndon Johnson announced the existence of a high-speed, high-flying Lockheed interceptor...

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Aeroplane meets Steve Jones

It was no surprise when this outstanding aviator took so readily...

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Aeroplane meets... Martin Holloway

A marvellous stalwart of the vintage aeroplane world...

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Aeroplane meets... Ramon Josa

This legendary French naval aviator knew the F4U Corsair well...

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Old Hawg, new tricks

Sitting neglected in the California desert, the B-29 Superfortress...

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Fortune favours the old

No Hawker aircraft has remained operationally viable for as long as the Hunter...