Italian Tornados – Combat operations
Italian Air Force Tornados have been involved in numerous operations. In an article for Key Publishing in 2015, Riccardo Niccoli looked back at the times they have been in harm’s way
What the final role was for the last ever Tornado F3s that flew from Boscombe Down
In the July 2012 issue of Aviation News Editor Dino Carrara reported from MoD Boscombe Down on the work being undertaken by the last Tornado F3s in service anywhere in the world
Flight Adventure: de Havilland DHC-1 Chipmunk
This series is spoilt for choice as we explore classic aircraft available to flight simulation pilots. This time, we fly one that has happily transcended the centuries and still manages to turn heads – the de Havilland Canada DHC-1 Chipmunk.
All you need to know about the British Army's new AH-64E Apache gunships
With the arrival of the new-generation AH-64E Apache Guardian, the future of British rotary attack aviation is here and, as Chris Croot found out, it’s more deadly than ever
Back to Basics – Series 4, Lesson 10
In previous lessons, we became familiar with the basic navigation aids and some elementary holding techniques. This time, we continue to up the ante by moving into the dark and mysterious world of SIDs and STARs.
Inside story of the world's first frontline Tornado squadron
Group Captain Peter Gooding (Ret’d) provides insights into the Tornado’s early RAF career as he tells Dino Carrara what it was like to be the boss of the world’s first frontline squadron flying the then new swing-wing bomber.
Air Combat Simulation – Part 4
In this edition of ‘Combat Corner’, we examine the essential requirements needed to survive and ultimately succeed in a dogfight. We also touch on the aircraft and discuss how best to employ different types.
US Navy and Marine Corps aviation in World War One
A chapter from Key Publishing’s new book “Contact! Early US Naval and Marine Corps Aviation, 1911-1918” by Alan C Carey