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Historic
Britain’s last Dambuster flies in BBMF Lancaster
Sqn Ldr George ‘Johnny’ Johnson with BBMF crew on May 17....
Australian F-111 to be moved next year
General Dynamics RF-111C A8-134 on display in Adelaide. It will...
French-built jet on Israeli gate guard duty
Sud Aviation Vautour IIA ‘26’ is on display at Ramat David...
Upwardly Mobile
What’s the best way of checking ejection seats work? Shoot a volunteer into the air at 8,000ft at a speed of 320mph of course. Ken Ellis tells the remarkable story of Martin-Baker fitter ‘Benny’ Lynch’s selfless bravery
Military
The story behind Qatar's Dassault Rafale DQ/EQ fleet
The Qatar Emiri Air Force is currently undergoing what is probably the most dramatic expansion programme that many of us have ever seen. This programme will result in an almost unbelievable increase in aircraft numbers, as well as a quantum leap in capability - as we explore
An operational overview of Spain's now-retired Hercules fleet
The end of 2020 saw the retirement of the Spanish Air Force's military air-transport and air-to-air refuelling fleet. After almost half a century of service, we say farewell to Spain’s iconic C/KC-130 Hercules
An in-depth look at Airbus' Future Jet Trainer
Airbus is developing a new-generation advanced jet trainer for Spain, but how will this future platform fare on the export market, with air arms starting to look at the recapitalisation of their training fleets across the globe? We investigate.
Commercial
Tunisia receives last of eight Black Hawks
A UH-60M Black Hawk helicopter destined for Tunisia being unloaded...
Captive carry for LauncherOne
The 70ft-long (21m) LauncherOne rocket, weighing 57,000lb (25,854kg)...
Fifty years of Royal Australian Air Force Orions
The three-ship AP-3C formation over Adelaide on November 30,...
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