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Historic
‘Lucky 13’ - 103-year-old Mosquito veteran looks back
Flt Lt Colin Bell DFC (Ret’d) survived 50 bombing operations while flying with Bomber Command, 13 of them to the most feared target of all, Berlin. Tom Allett spoke to the wartime veteran
WIN! A Copy Of ‘Luck Of The Draw’ By Frank Murphy - Worth £25!
Thanks to publisher Elliott & Thompson, FlyPast has a hardback copy of the book to give away.
Stallion 51 Boss interview – the world’s most experienced P-51 Mustang pilot
Stallion 51 has asserted itself as a P-51 centre of excellence over the past three decades. Barry Ambrose speaks to the boss, and the most experienced Mustang pilot in history, Lee Lauderback
The Shepherd: A ghost of Christmas past
Robin Evans reveals the origins of, and profiles, bestselling author Frederick Forsyth’s ‘The Shepherd’ – is it the best story in aviation?
Phoenix - the story of a Norwegian Tiger Moth
A Tiger Moth that crashed in 1940 during a desperate bid to escape advancing German forces has been recovered and restored to running condition in Norway. Tormod Løkling details the hardy biplane’s remarkable story
Military
F135 Engine Core Upgrade: Powering the Future
After Pratt & Whitney’s F135 Engine Core Upgrade solution was chosen by the USAF to enhance the F-35’s powerplant ahead of the highly anticipated Block 4 configuration, Khalem Chapman spoke with the firm about the progress being made and the benefits it will bring to not only the Lightning II family, but also future sixth-generation fighters
Commercial
Airliner World Sample Issue
Welcome to this free digital sample issue of Airliner World, the best-selling commercial aviation magazine.
Lockheed Starliner – The ultimate Constellation
Charles Woodley chronicled the story of Lockheed’s highly advanced propliner, the L-1649A Starliner in the May 2015 issue of Aviation News
Qantas 'Connies' traversing the globe
Chris Frame considers how the Lockheed Constellation transformed Qantas operations.
Parts of British Airways BOAC liveried 747 go up for sale online
Following news in August that the BOAC liveried British Airways Boeing 747 was being dismantled, parts of the aircraft have now begun to be sold online to the public.
Flight Simulation
Local Legends 14: Bell 47J Ranger for MSFS out now
The latest aircraft in the Local Legend series for Microsoft Flight Simulator is the Bell 47J Ranger helicopter.
World Update XVI: Caribbean released
The Microsoft Flight Simulator team has added World Update XVI: Caribbean to its long and growing list of global enhancements.
Duchess Model 76 for X-Plane 12 out now
Just Flight, in partnership with Thranda Design, has released the Duchess Model 76 for X-Plane 12.
