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By Khalem Chapman 29th March 2023

… (MPA), with the type set to replace the Royal Canadian Air Force’s (RCAF’s) ageing Lockheed CP-140M Aurora fleet. … the first of 18 examples was delivered to the Canadian air arm. In November 2008, Lockheed Martin was awarded a …

By Jamie Ewan 21st July 2023

… from its headline appearance at the Royal International Air Tattoo at RAF Fairford in Gloucestershire, the flypast ended …

By Khalem Chapman 18th April 2023

… January, this year – but issues identified during multiple air tests led to its final departure being delayed. After … first to leave was ZJ692 (now N692BD), which completed an air test on May 30, 2022, and departed Waddington on June 7. … appearing on static display at the Royal International Air Tattoo (RIAT) at RAF Fairford, Gloucestershire, and departing …

By Rod Simpson 17th August 2023

… the Pilatus PC-21 Planning the optimum shape of a modern air force is a daunting task. Do you replace ageing fighters, … but the PC-7 received more than 600 orders from 21 air forces in Europe, the Middle East, Africa, North and … to take the aircraft to the Royal International Air Tattoo at RAF Fairford in Gloucestershire later that month …

By Jon Lake 5th June 2023

… Minister Mariusz Błaszczak (on behalf of the Polish Air Force ) signed a contract for the supply of 48 FA-50 … the MiG-29s of 41.Eskadra Lotnictwa Taktycznego (Tactical Air Squadron) at 22.Baza Lotnictwa Taktycznego (22.BLT, Tactical Air Base) at Malbork and will also eventually supplant the …

By Jon Lake 22nd December 2023

… as the Boeing 737 AEW&C. It was not until 2022 that the US Air Force committed to purchasing the Boeing E-7 Wedgetail – … and identification.   Project Wedgetail Australia’s AIR 5077 Project (Project Wedgetail) was intended to lead to … on September 30, 2021. During the Royal International Air Tattoo in 2023, the RAF, RAAF and USAF Chiefs of Staff signed …

By Aeroplane 27th April 2023

… and it was not much warmer inside my cockpit, the small air heater with air drawn from behind the air-cooler having little effect. I … pilot Derek Morter — was inveigled by the Embassy Air Tattoo organising team into judging the solo jet aerobatic …

By Richard G Wilsher 4th February 2024

… As the Chipmunk entered its middle age with the Royal Air Force , the idea of a golden jubilee flight visiting the … form of a BN-2T Islander, G-PASU, leased from the Police Air Support Unit. Another lesson was to depart earlier in the … RAF Fairford by 18 July for the Royal International Air Tattoo. The 1,400nm Great Circle route from Rockcliffe took …

By Ben Dunnell 22nd March 2023

… still loves displaying as much as ever The need for the air display scene to bring on new talent is now, thankfully, … were plenty more stories to tell. Rod joined his local Air Training Corps squadron in Bolton, Lancashire, when he … O. Wills Solo Jet Aerobatic Trophy at the second ever Air Tattoo show, staged at North Weald. Thus began his …

By Peter London 23rd March 2022

… during World War Two. Peter London describes Ireland’s Air Corps during ‘The Emergency’ There was a gap in the … to protect the country. In particular, the Irish Air Corps (IAC) lacked equipment, its funding having been … to Gormanston. Over that summer and autumn a military tattoo and exhibition was held at the Royal Dublin Society, …

By Chris Croot 22nd December 2022

… Operations Center ( NAOC) commander to learn how the US Air Force's (USAF's) secretive E-4B Nightwatch’s veil is … of the undoubted stars of last year’s Royal International Air Tattoo (RIAT) was the Boeing E-4B Nightwatch of the 595th …

By Khalem Chapman 6th October 2022

… The Luftforsvaret (Royal Norwegian Air Force, RNoAF) marked the end of an era on September 30, … , before the pair returned to Oslo-Gardermoen Flystasjon (Air Station) for the final time. The retirement of the Falcon …

By Joe Campion 28th December 2022

… an updated version of those fitted to the Royal Australian Air Force and Turkish Air Force E-7 fleets. At this year’s Royal International Air Tattoo (RIAT) in July, Air Cdre Alex Hicks, assistant chief …

By Charles Woodley 24th December 2021

… Air Atlantique’s Douglas Dakotas carried all manner of cargo … details in a new book charting the carrier’s history Air Atlantique’s World War Two-era transports were a common … The shortest flight operated in 1982 covered just 14 air miles. A company boss wanted to arrive at his firm’s …

By Dino Carrara 5th October 2022

… The Swiss Air Force’s display team, the Patrouille Suisse, has … in British skies at the 2017 Royal International Air Tattoo at RAF Fairford in Gloucestershire. The team are …