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120 Years of Powered Flight

To mark the 120th anniversary of the first powered flight by the Wright brothers on December 17, 1903, this week we bring you content featuring ground-breaking aircraft that have been at the forefront of aeronautical innovation

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SPREADING the WORD

In expanding its overseas missionary programme during the late...

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111 Sqn's First Year with the Lightning

The RAF waited a decade from the first flight of the English Electric P1 prototype in 1954 to take delivery of a truly definitive operational Lightning variant. The F3 was well worth it, though — and No 111 Squadron’s pilots loved it. This is the story of the mark’s first year with ‘Treble-One’

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Mastering the Type D

INSIGHTS BLACKBURN MONOPLANES ‘Dodge’ Bailey handling...

NEWS IN BRIEF

GREEK ‘SPIT’ AT BIGGIN The restoration of the Hellenic Air...

Flight Line

Recollections and reflections — a seasoned reporter’s view...

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Military

Greece officially orders Rafales, associated support services and munitions

Greece’s acquisition of 18 Dassault Rafale multi-role fighters from France marked a major milestone on January 25 after the nation’s government signed three contracts covering the aircraft order, associated support services and munitions

Unnamed Asian nation to receive Heron Mk.II drones

Israel Aerospace Industries announced on January 25 that it has signed two deals to supply its Heron Mk.II medium-altitude, long-endurance (MALE) unmanned aircraft system to an undisclosed country in central Asia

Northrop Grumman awarded US$3.6bn BACN support contract

Northrop Grumman has been awarded a US$3.6bn contract by the US Air Force to continue to provide operational, sustainment and support services for the air arm’s Battlefield Airborne Communications Node (BACN) platforms

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CONCORDE: WHITE ELEPHANT TO GOLDEN EAGLE

CONCORDE 50th ANNIVERSARY TRIBUTE Captain Jock Lowe tells...

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ACJ320neo Takes Flight

CIVIL NEWS The corporate jet version of the Airbus A320neo...

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BA 767s Retired

CIVIL NEWS British Airways has completed the withdrawal...

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302 Hikotai F-4 Retirement Schemes

MILITARY NEWS The two special schemed F-4EJs, of...

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Hampden Restoration Taking Shape

PRESERVATION Significant progress has been made on the...

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