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Historic

Seething Control Tower Museum looks to the future

After running several successful public events at the preserved, wartime Seething Tower in Norfolk, the volunteer-led museum is seeking new committee members to help take its work further in 2020.

North American Aviation archive finds a new home

Original World War Two-era engineering drawings shown to the public for the first time.

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Aeroplane March 2020

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Fairford’s Concorde connection celebrated

A plaque has been unveiled in Fairford to commemorate the town’s links with BAC Concorde 002 G-BSST

Bolingbroke restoration to begin in new Bristol workshop

Aerospace Bristol has announced plans to open a Conservation-in-Action workshop...

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Military

The Monday Military Aviation Quiz 76

Welcome to the 76th Monday Military Aviation Quiz! How well do you know your modern military aircraft? Test your aircraft recognition skills here

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IN PICTURES: 'Rocketeers' at Lakenheath

A selection of photos of F-15E Strike Eagles of the US Air Force’s 336th Fighter Squadron ‘Rocketeers’ which are currently deployed to RAF Lakenheath

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The story behind the USAF's failed E-10A MC2A programme

The Northrop Grumman E-10A Multi-Sensor Command and Control Aircraft was an ambitious program to replace several types with a single model. As we reveal, it proved to be too ambitious and was quickly dropped when the USAF needed funds for higher priority projects

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Commercial

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US Airports Share $477m Fund

Infrastructure grants totalling $477m will be awarded to 264...

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End in Sight for Virgin Atlantic A340-600s

Virgin Atlantic’s 26-year association with the Airbus A340-600...

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RAF Islander R1s Get Avionics Upgrades

BN Defence, the military support subsidiary of manufacturer Britten-...

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Enter the Draco

The Pilatus U-28As of Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC)...

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Jet Men at Yeovilton

Airshow News Gravity Industries demonstrated two of...

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Flight Simulation

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AOA Simulatons V-22 Osprey

The innovative VTOL aircraft

Just Flight Hawk T1/A Advanced Trainer for X-Plane 11

We have received news that Just Flight’s superbly detailed Hawk T1/A Advanced Trainer, developed in partnership with Thranda Design has been released.

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Flying Circus

A new beginning IL-2 Sturmovik ne of my all-time...

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