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Historic
Yak-3 flies to new home
Yakovlev Yak-3UA G-OLEG arrived at Wellesbourne Mountford near Stratford-upon-Avon on 19 July, following its acquisition from Leicestershire-based Cirrus Aircraft UK by Andrew Holman West’s Russian Radials.
74 ‘Tiger’ Squadron Lightnings in the Far East – the inside story
No 74 ‘Tiger’ Squadron had many firsts to its name during the Lightning era. When it flew its Lightning F6s to a new home at RAF Tengah in Singapore, it made the type’s longest deployment to date — and some memorable years in the Far East were to follow
On board a Dambusters Vulcan bombing training sortie
Shortly before the Vulcan was due to be retired from RAF service, aviation journalist Malcolm English was given a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to join a practise bombing mission
Historic Aviation Quiz
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FlyPast October 2024
October 2024 issue of FlyPast in page-turning format sees Richard Paver going air-to-air with Spitfire LF.XVI TE184 and recalling the exploits of the wartime pilots it salutes
Military
EXCLUSIVE: A Frecce Tricolori pilot recalls the Ramstein air show tragedy
On this day in 1988 the accident at the Ramstein air show involving the Italian aerobatic team, Frecce Tricolori, led to a significant loss of life and changed how air displays are flown. Team pilot Antonio Vivona, whose aircraft was damaged by debris, shares his memories of the accident with Eugenio Facci as well as the events which followed.
New helicopters for US nuclear security
The US Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration recently took delivery of a pair of AW139 helicopters that will support the agency’s Nuclear Emergency Support Team (NEST).
US Coast Guard opens first new air station in 25 years
Although a formal commissioning ceremony scheduled for June 18 was postponed, the US Coast Guard has opened its newest air station in southern California, writes Tom Kaminski
Commercial
New look for TAAG Angola Airlines
TAAG Angola Airlines will showcase a new livery on its incoming Airbus A220s and Boeing 787 Dreamliners.
First Boeing 777F for Maersk Air Cargo
Maersk Air Cargo took delivery of its first brand-new Boeing 777F on July 12 at the manufacturer’s facility in Seattle.
Sun Country expands Amazon cargo agreement
Sun Country Airlines is to grow the cargo element of its business by adding eight Boeing 737-800BCFs from Amazon.
Condor inaugurates Airbus A321neo
Condor took delivery of its first brand-new Airbus A321neo on June 19.
Flight Simulation
Singapore for MSFS now available
Scenery developer, imaginesim has announced WSSS Singapore is out now.
DCS: CH-47F takes flight
Eagle Dynamics has announced the DCS: CH-47F is now available for pre-purchase.
Active Sky FS for MSFS out now
HiFi Simulation Technologies has released Active Sky FS for Microsoft Flight Simulator.
