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By Khalem Chapman 27th May 2022

… safety reasons, the Forțele Aeriene Române (FAR, Romanian Air Force) has resumed operations with the Cold War-era … Romania’s MiG-21 fleet will remain operational in the air defence role until May 15, 2023, when the Cold War-era … remain operational for at least a decade. Ultimately, the air arm plans to transition to a fifth-generation combat …

By Mark Hill 22nd May 2022

… office during the build-up to that weekend’s Woodford Air Show “The Lancaster turned out to be PA474, still … boy I visited him at work on a Saturday. The International Air Tattoo ‘Sea-Search’ winners 1981 – Fred, credited as …

By James Peene 23rd December 2021

… look forward to the 100th anniversary of first King’s Cup Air Race in September. Finally, September 2022 will be the 75th anniversary of the US Air Force.   First flight? Hopefully Anglia Aircraft … see the long-awaited return of the Royal International Air Tattoo in July, which will celebrate the USAF’s 75th …

By Ludo Mennes and Frank Visser 8th February 2022

… origins back to 1952 when it was constituted as the 56th Air Rescue Squadron, operating both helicopters (Sikorsky H-5 … later. In support of the Iceland Defense Force, the 56th Air Rescue Squadron flew the Sikorsky HH-3E “Jolly Green … Tradition in our community is that airmen receive the tattoo once an official rescue of a downed pilot is made.” …

By Ben Dunnell 8th February 2022

… ignominious — conclusion, a newly fledged Royal Naval Air Service pilot, Flt Sub-Lt Francis Donald Holden Bremner, … spent 10 days off flying, on the 18th he took to the air again, this time in a Bristol Scout C with serial 1261. … at occasions as diverse as the Royal International Air Tattoo, the Goodwood Revival, and a Cheltenham race meeting …

By Mark Broadbent 10th September 2021

… SkyGuardian N190TC is flying in UK airspace as the Royal Air Force continues to prepare for the arrival of the Protector RG Mk1 remotely piloted air system. Operations with the aircraft were carried out … the UK in 2018 when it flew to the Royal International Air Tattoo at RAF Fairford after conducting the first …

By Khalem Chapman 24th February 2021

… Regarded as one of the smallest air forces in Europe, the Irish Air Corps (IAC) boasts a limited number of fixed- and … throughout its 97-year-long history. That being said, the air arm has always maintained a relatively small size, in …

By Mark Broadbent 9th November 2021

… Captain Pease spent seven years flying the 757, first with Air 2000 and later Thomson Airways. He revealed: “It’s a … October 2021, Nottingham East Midlands Airport-based DHL Air operates 23 freighter-converted 757s, comprising 17 … Hill, Cosford, Eastbourne and the Royal International Air Tattoo (RIAT) in 2005, then again at RIAT in 2012. The Royal …

By Khalem Chapman 17th September 2021

… Boeing 757-200 into a flying laboratory for combat air technology after it was contracted by Leonardo to proceed … sensors and communications for the Future Combat Air System (FCAS) that is currently being developed by the UK … necessary for the FCAS programme. Commenting on Excalibur, Air Cdr Jez Holmes – head of the Royal Air Force’s (RAF’s) …

By Josef Campion 10th September 2021

… medium-altitude, long-endurance (MALE) remotely piloted air system (RPAS) and has been flying out of the Royal Air Force’s (RAF's) Intelligence, Surveillance, Target … Atlantic ocean on its way to the Royal International Air Tattoo event. The second RAF operational squadron for the …

By Ben Dunnell 29th October 2021

… developments. “I wanted to follow my father into the Fleet Air Arm”, says Charlie, “but I was terribly short sighted. I … 1969, he decided to learn to fly himself. “I did that with Air Navigation and Trading Company at Blackpool, where Keith … VIA CHARLIE SHEA-SIMONDS Leading the International Air Tattoo 95’s Victory Finale, overhead multinational jets and …

By Dave Allport 12th July 2021

… Army Air Corps (AAC) operations with the Britten-Norman Defender … fleet was officially transferred to Royal Air Force (RAF) charge on April 1, 2019. While the fleet was formally part of the air arm’s No 1 Group since the transition, it was not …

By Richard Benedikz 17th July 2020

… RIAT Virtual Air Tattoo Saturday 18 and Sunday 19 July The RIAT crew will be … Saturday and Sunday - and it's FREE to view! The Virtual Air Tattoo is aimed at giving viewers a flavour of the real …

By Khalem Chapman 19th April 2021

… A pair of Finnish Air Force-operated Boeing F/A-18C/D Hornet multi-role … (COMLOSS). The F/A-18C/Ds will also conduct dissimilar air combat training (DACT) with fighters from other participating air arms. These training missions will take place in …

30th March 2021

… the team arrived home at the Royal International Air Tattoo at Fairford precisely on their long-planned date, 18 …