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Last Blackburn Beverley saved
On 3 April, the Carlisle Airport-based Solway Aviation Museum announced it had passed its £60,000 fundraising target for the move of Blackburn Beverley C1 XB259.
Cuestionario sobre aviación histórica
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DC-3 taxies in return to the sky project
Douglas DC-3 LV-BEH completed a series of taxi runs on March 9 and 10 at an EAA convention in Argentina. It’s the latest step in the project to return the 1943-built aircraft to the skies.
French photo-mapping B-17s that flew on into the 1980s
As of 1960, aircraft belonging to France’s Institut Géographique National had reputedly performed photo-mapping of more than 60 per cent of the world. A fleet of B-17 Flying Fortresses contributed much to this impressive feat, and the IGN kept them operating until the eighties, from the North Pole to deepest Africa
Plans to restore Newark Chinook gather pace
Volunteers at Newark Air Museum have started to fabricate missing and damaged items for Chinook HC.1 ZA717, which arrived at the Nottinghamshire attraction in 2018.
Vueling adds six new UK routes for the summer
Vueling has launched six new routes from the UK as part of its summer schedule.
The return of B-1B ‘Lancelot’
The USAF’s 7th Bomb Wing (BW) – a component of Air Force Global Strike Command (AFGSC) – at Dyess AFB is preparing to receive a replacement for B-1B Lancer (85-0089/‘DY’), which was severely damaged after suffering a catastrophic engine fire at the Texan base in April 2022, writes Tom Kaminski.
Doncaster Sheffield Airport reopening moves a step closer
The battle to reopen Doncaster Sheffield Airport to commercial operations has moved a step closer after the council signed a 125-year lease for the site.
AAIB releases eVTOL VA-1X Kemble accident report
On May 2, 2024 the UK Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) published a report into the August 9, 2023 accident involving Vertical Aerospace VA-1X G-EVTL at Cotswold Airport (Kemble) in Gloucestershire.
Rare ‘Silver Dragon’ TU-2S sighted
After almost three years of extensive maintenance by the USAF’s 9th Maintenance Group in collaboration with Lockheed Martin, TU-2S Dragon Lady, (80-1078/‘BB’), graced the skies once more.
El concurso militar de los lunes 192
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Aerobility adds Cornwall Airport Newquay to flying locations
Flying lessons for people with disabilities will be available from Cornwall Airport Newquay for a limited time in August 2024.
Army Flying Museum to put Apache AH1 on display
The Army Flying Museum at Middle Wallop in Hampshire will soon have an Apache AH1 attack helicopter on permanent display, making it the only place in the UK where the public can see the variant.
Route 604 – Polish road ops exercise
Since the start of war in Ukraine, NATO has recognised the importance of flying from a road runway. Bartosz Głowacki reports on the latest Polish Air Force manoeuvres
Manchester Airport adds new airlines and routes
Manchester Airport is seeing the start and return of several new routes with the introduction of the summer 2024 airline schedule, with new destinations to Asia, Africa and Europe.
First European women’s football team special scheme airliner
FC Barcelona and Vueling have revealed the design of the new ‘Barça Women aeroplane’, marking the first time a women's football team in Europe has had an airliner painted with their image.
Peashooter back in Californian skies
Boeing P-26A ‘Peashooter’ 33-123 (NX3378G) made its first public flight in nearly five years on March 2 at Chino, California.
Cuestionario sobre aviación histórica
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B-17G crash memorial ceremony
A commemorative ceremony will be held in the town of Cornebarrieu, near Toulouse in southwest France, on May 7, 2024 to remember a US Army Air Force navigator killed on a June 1944 mission.
Philippine Mars to join Pima Air and Space Museum
Coulson Aviation’s Philippine Mars flying boat – one of only five Martin JRM Mars ever produced – is to be donated to Arizona’s Pima Air and Space Museum later this year.
RNZAF Orion back together at Wigram
At Wigram, near Christchurch on the South Island of New Zealand, the Air Force Museum of New Zealand’s Lockheed P-3K2 Orion, NZ4203, has been reassembled following its 283-mile move by road from RNZAF Base Woodbourne during September 2023.
Major UK exercise: Will Pantomime put on a good show for enthusiasts?
A major military exercise is due to take place off the North-West of Scotland in June this year according to an open source air traffic advisory UK Aeronautical Information Publication (AIP) supplement.
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EBACE 2024
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Geneva, Suiza
The event website says: "The European Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition (EBACE) is a premier event and the annual meeting place for the European business aviation community."
Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson - Arctic Thunder Air Show 2024
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Anchorage, Estados Unidos
US military airshow
Duxford Battle of Britain Air Show
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Cambridge, Reino Unido
The event webpage states: "On the ground, in the air, and even in the clothes you wear! Step back into summer 1940 at the Battle of Britain Air Show and see historic Duxford come to life."
Bristol International Balloon Fiesta
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Bristol, Reino Unido
The event website states: "The Bristol International Balloon Fiesta is a free to attend, three-day event that celebrates the city and its heritage links to the remarkable world of hot air ballooning. From Friday 9th to Sunday 11th August, the rolling hills of Ashton Court on the outskirts of the city of Bristol are home to a temporary playground of entertainment, and a stage set ready and waiting for over 100 hot air balloons to take flight."
Midlands Air Festival
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Alcester, Reino Unido
The main flying displays the organisers say will be on Saturday and Sunday. The event website also says: "Join us again for our fantastic classic air display in the stunning grounds of the Ragley Hall Estate. There will be a wide array displays including Warbirds, Classic Jets, Helicopters, amazing high energy aerobatics, aerial ballet, flying circus and some of the largest radio controlled models in the world, that are so big you can almost climb into them!
"There will also be parachute display teams plus the chance to get up close and personal to some of our display aircraft which will be landing on site on our own dedicated runway! Our flying display will be an exciting and entertaining mix, with even a small section dedicated to our younger visitors."