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Historic

BACK FROM EXTINCTION

WORKSHOP There’s a way to go yet, but the Fleet Air Arm...

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BUILDING BRIDGES

CINEMA CLASSICS The Bridges at Toko-ri The Bridges at Toko-ri...

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SEEKING THE ELEGANT SOLUTION

AEROPLANE ARCHIVE A highly cultured man as well as a brilliant,...

Big homecoming for Miss Montana

News September 2019 One of the most popular aircraft to...

NEWS IN BRIEF

HOWARD HEELEY NEWARK ‘BUCC’ COMPLETED The application...

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Military

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Report cites pilot error as cause of fatal USAF T-38C crash

A US Air Force Air Education and Training Command Accident Investigation Board Report has found that pilot error was to blame for a fatal crash involving a T-38C Talon near Dannelly Field in Montgomery, Alabama, on February 19, 2021

The Monday Military Aviation Quiz 68

Welcome to the 68th Monday Military Aviation Quiz! How well do you know your modern military aircraft? Test your aircraft recognition skills here

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

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Commercial

The Guild of Aviation Artists’ 2019 Exhibition

UK F-35B Lightnings, by Alex Hamilton GAvA, two UK F-35Bs operated...

Airbus at 50

Airbus recently marked 50 years since it was established with...

Malaysia and Philippines seek additional capabilities

ASIA Now in the twilight of its service with the active-duty...

Finland's 21st Century fighter

MILITARY FINLAND’S FUTURE FIGHTER Finland is about halfway...

German government ACJ350s

AIRBUS CORPORATE Jets announced at the European Business Aviation...

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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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Upcoming Events

MCAS Cherry Point Air Show

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Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, United States

US Marine Corps airshow

Duxford Flying Day: 19 Squadron

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Cambridge, United Kingdom

The event webpage states: "Uncover the story of the legendary 19 Squadron, the fighter pilots who made Spitfire history at Dunkirk and throughout the Battle of Britain at Flying Days: 19 Squadron. Enjoy a special themed display, providing an afternoon of over an hour of scheduled flying, on top of your great day out at IWM Duxford."

Light Aircraft Association Rally

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Leicester, United Kingdom

Light aircraft event

Dover AFB - First State Airshow

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Dover AFB, United States

US 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."

Offutt AFB - Defenders of Freedom Air and Space Show

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Bellevue, United States

US Air Force airshow