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Spanish Super Saeta returns to airshow circuit

A former Spanish Air Force Hispano Aviación HA-220 Super Saeta returned to the air earlier this year after lengthy restoration work

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Bombers to Bond - Wg Cdr Ken Wallis remembered

To mark the tenth anniversary of the death of aviator extraordinaire Wg Cdr Ken Wallis, Tom Allett recalls an interview with the great man from 2008

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Forgotten hero - Lockheed Hudson in action

The Lockheed Hudson’s fighting career extended to all theatres of war – but history seems to have barely acknowledged this pugnacious campaigner. Andrew Thomas rights this wrong with an overview of the machine’s wartime service

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To Berlin in a Lancaster - a BBC war correspondent's view

In 1943, BBC correspondent Wynford Vaughan Thomas and his recording engineer Reg Pidsley survived a night-fighter encounter during a bomber raid on Berlin. Tom Allett recounts their story

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Royal flypast - how the BBMF prepared for a royal salute

In June, Britain’s Armed Forces staged a remarkable flypast to mark the King’s Birthday Parade, with participation from the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight. Luke Bimm reflects on the preparations for this jubilant occasion

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Blackbird - what was it like to fly the legendary SR-71?

Former USAF Lt Col Bredette Thomas recalls his time with Lockheed’s ‘Lady in Black’ during the fearful days of the Cold War – a story of avoiding fighters and surface-to-air missiles, staying ahead of the Soviets, meteorites and diverts…

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In our sites - the story of the East Coast firing ranges

Having trekked around many east coast sites, Mick Britton shares the history of a handful of key firing ranges

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War wreck secrets - the role of intelligence services

War was not just about combat; the intelligence services fought a most secret conflict too. Barry Wheeler uncovers the story

Jaguar GR.1 delivered to Elvington

SEPECAT Jaguar GR.1 XZ383 has arrived at the Yorkshire Air Museum

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Flying Legends - new beginnings

After a three-year hiatus Flying Legends roared back onto the airshow scene at a new venue. Tom Allett reports from Leeds East Airport, the former RAF Church Fenton

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