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Historic

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Weekend Windycats: Part Two

Richard Knight concludes his study of life with the Meteor pilots of Wymeswold’s 504 Squadron, especially through the recollections of US-born airman Eddie Bell

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The Soviet Canberra

Guy Martin assesses the world’s first successful jet bomber – the venerable Il-28

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BY DAY THEN BY NIGHT

Chris Goss concludes the story of a remarkable aviator...

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TEXAS BIRD IN TEXEL

Bob Fischer tells the story of a particular Stearman...

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’FIVE’ VERSUS THE LIGHTNING

Donald Nijboer describes how the Spitfire Mk.V clashed with Macchi’s C.202 Folgore for supremacy over Malta in 1942

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Military

USMC complete testing for next-gen air-to-ground missile

The USMC recently completed joint air-to-ground missile (JAGM) testing on the AH-1Z Viper attack helicopter at Eglin Air Force Base in Florida

F-35A officially wins Finland’s HX programme

On December 10 the government of Finland authorised the Finnish Defence Forces to sign a procurement contract for 64 F-35A Block 4 multi-role fighters with the US Government

First Brazilian Federal Police Embraer E175 delivered

During a ceremony in the Coordenação de Aviação (CAV – Aviation Co-ordination) hangar at Brasilia International Airport on December 8, the first of two Embraer E175s (ERJ170-200STDs) for Brazil’s Departmento de Policia Federal (DPF – Federal Police Department) was handed over

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Commercial

Swiss Air Force Challengers

Delivery of two Bombardier Challenger 604s to the Schweizer Luftwaffe...

America’s AIM-260 Joint Advanced Tactical Missile

Brigadier General Anthony Genatempo, Air Force Weapons Program...

Anatolian Eagle returns

Alan Warnes visited Konya Air Base in Turkey to report on this...

CL-515 firefighter

The proposed CL-515 will feature a larger-capacity tank that...

New Zealand’s P-8A Poseidon plans

New Zealand Defence Minister Ron Mark provided details of the...

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Flight Simulation

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Orbx’s  Netherlands TrueEarth HD

Netherlands, as you’ve never seen it before!

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The 16th annual German Flight Sim Conference

Aerosoft holds its FS Conference at the world’s biggest general...

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Ultimate 787 takes flight for Prepar3D

QualityWings has announced the Ultimate 787 Collection for Prepar3D...

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Upcoming Events

Helitech Expo

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London, United Kingdom

Helicopter trade show.

ILA Berlin

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Schönefeld, Germany

The event website states: "ILA Berlin features the entire value chain and every tier of the aerospace industry, from Aviation, Space and Defence & Support, to Advanced Air Mobility and the Supplier sector."

Dover AFB - First State Airshow

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Dover AFB, United States

US Air Force airshow

Duxford Summer Air Show D-Day 80

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Cambridge, United Kingdom

The event webpage says: "We will pay tribute to this momentous anniversary by welcoming nine historic Dakotas – the aircraft synonymous with the D-Day landings – to the skies of Duxford for a series of dramatic flypasts over the weekend and a mass historic parachute jump over the historic airfield on Saturday 1 June."

Offutt AFB - Defenders of Freedom Air and Space Show

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Bellevue, United States

US Air Force airshow

Shuttleworth Race Day Air Show

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Biggleswade, United Kingdom

The event webpage states: "our Race Day Air Show celebrates the passion Richard Shuttleworth had for racing, both on the ground and in the air...
[and] brings together icons of the aviation and the motor vehicle industry for a dramatic day of full action both on our grass runway and the Bedfordshire skies."