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Historic

Airliner celebrations at RIAT

News September 2019 The magnificent spectacle of the...

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BATTLE IN SPANISH SKIES

CINEMA CLASSICS Battle of Britain in Spain Without Spain’s...

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Peter Vacher recounts the story of a Battle of Britain Hurricane found in India

From vintage Rolls-Royce cars to a Rolls- Royce Merlin-powered fighter was a big step for this ardent restoration enthusiast, but Hurricane R4118 was a marvellous result

Hampden fuselage for Hendon

News September 2019 Twenty-eight years after it was recovered...

Greenwood Bolingbroke progresses

Also being worked on at Greenwood is Bristol Bolingbroke IVT...

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Military

UK to boost capacity of Texan T1 fleet with extra aircraft

Affinity Flying Training Services has received a contract – worth approximately £65m – from the UK Ministry of Defence for the operation of four additional Beechcraft T-6C Texan IIs under the UK Military Flying Training System programme

New C-37B aircraft delivered to Joint Base Andrews

The first of two new C-37B aircraft was flown from Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama by the Air Force Chief of Staff and honorary Tuskegee Airman Gen CQ Brown to Joint Base Andrews in Maryland on November 3

NATO aircraft guard US warship into the Black Sea

NATO air assets were on hand to guard the entry of the US Navy’s Blue Ridge-class amphibious command ship USS Mount Whitney (LCC-20) into the Black Sea on November 4, with US Air Force (USAF) fighters and Airborne Early Warning (AEW) aircraft from Turkey and Greece participated in the mission

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Commercial

Third Nigerian AW109E

The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) will soon be taking delivery of...

T-Heron and Hermes 45

Two Israeli companies have recently launched new tactical unmanned...

Norwegian AW101s

MILITARY NORWEGIAN AW101 Ian Harding details how Leonardo...

Airbus corporate helicopter sales and deliveries

Alfie Best’s ACH130, appropriately registered G-IPSE, is painted...

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UNMANNED TRAFFIC management (UTM) is an increasingly prominent...

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Flight Simulation

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VIRTUAL AIRLINES

Multey’s Hangar Easter Bunny Air Rally VIRTUAL AIRLINES...

Flight simulator: welcome to a new era

After months of discussion, Orbx has announced its first venture...

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DCS: Spitfire LF Mk IX

Air Combat: Part 1 TUTORIAL “After two steep circling...

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Leicester, United Kingdom

Light aircraft event

CFB Trenton - Quinte International Air Show 2024

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Trenton, Canada

Royal Canadian Air Force airshow

Royal International Air Tattoo

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Fairford, United Kingdom

The themes this year for RIAT are '50 Years F-16', 'NATO 75th Anniversary', '100th Anniversary of the Royal Canadian Air Force' and 'Pushing the boundaries in Air and Space'. Regarding the final one in the list the RIAT website states: "Our main theme will highlight the important work of Flight Test & Evaluation in modern aviation, looking back at 100 years of British military test flying. We hope to display specialised, modified and instrumented test flight aircraft from organisations from around the world dedicated to Flight Test, Evaluation and Scientific Research."

Columbus AFB - Thunder Over Columbus

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Columbus AFB, United States

US Air Force airshow

JB Charleston Airshow 2024 Heroes of Flight

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North Charleston, United States

US military airshow

Guernsey Battle of Britain Air Display

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Guernsey, United Kingdom

The event website states:"Guernsey’s annual air display has been enjoyed by thousands of people for over 60 years, hosting some of Britain’s most historic and treasured military aircraft alongside aerobatic and awe inspiring display teams."