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How the de Havilland Comet 1 revolutionsed air travel

Bruce Hales-Dutton explains how the early Comet 1 revolutionised air travel and why de Havilland paid a heavy price for pioneering

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Yorkshire’s Halifax rolled out for special event

The Yorkshire Air Museum’s magnificent reconstruction of Handley...

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Manston museum reveals new Spitfire simulator

The new simulator at Manston’s Spitfire and Hurricane Memorial...

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Cold War helicopter completed in Germany

The Military History Museum in Berlin-Gatow has completed its...

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We salute you

Fg Off Arthur Dearden DFC DFM – flew as a rear gunner on Lancasters...

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Military

Rebel group claims responsibility for Ethiopian Mi-35 crash

The Tigray People’s Liberation Front – a paramilitary rebel group in Ethiopia – has claimed to have shot down an Ethiopian Air Force-operated Mil Mi-35 attack helicopter, which was lost to attrition on April 20

A400M steps closer to helicopter refuelling certification

Airbus has successfully completed a major helicopter air-to-air refuelling certification campaign with the A400M heavy-lift tactical transport, marking a major milestone in the platform’s continued development

Gabonese Super Puma crashes following engine failure

A Gabonese Army-operated Eurocopter (now Airbus Helicopters) AS332M1 Super Puma crashed in the Minkébé National Park – located in Gabon’s Ogooué Ivindo province – on April 18

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Latvian Independence Livery for airBaltic A220

CIVIL NEWS AirBaltic has painted an A220 in a striking...

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Rafale F3-R Standard Certified by DGA

MILITARY NEWS The latest F3-R standard of the Rafale fighter...

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Tornado Retirement Schemes

MILITARY NEWS RAF Marham’s two Tornado GR4 squadrons...

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New RAF Valley Gate Guard

PRESERVATION SAC Nathan Edwards, RAF Valley Photo Section...

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CONCORDE PILOT’S PERSPECTIVE: HEATHROW TO JFK

CONCORDE 50th ANNIVERSARY TRIBUTE We put you in the cockpit...

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The airshow website states: "NAS Pensacola is pleased to announce the NAS Pensacola Blue Angels Homecoming Air Show on November 1-2, 2024. The NAS Pensacola Blue Angels Homecoming Air Show is one of Pensacola's largest events, attracting 150,000-180,000 spectators during this two-day event. There is an incredible lineup of aerobatic performers and our very own Blue Angels."

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