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Aeroplane September 2024
September 2024 issue of Aeroplane in page-turning format features a special anniversary section saluting the 75th anniversary of the Comet
Unique Fairchild returns to Hagerstown
The only survivor of two Fairchild XNQ-1 trainers built during 1946-47 for potential use by the US Navy, BuNo 75726/N5726 arrived back at its birthplace at Hagerstown, Maryland on 10 June, and has now gone on permanent display in the Hagerstown Aviation Museum.
Alaska Aviation Museum Grumman Goose flies
The Alaska Aviation Museum’s Grumman G-21 Goose, N789, made its first flight for 16 years following a six-month restoration at the Lake Hood Seaplane Base in Anchorage on 29 May.
Spitfire export gets Turkish scheme
Following its arrival in Turkey on 27 May, Ali Ismet Öztürk’s recently acquired Supermarine Spitfire IX TE517/G-RYIX had been painted into Turkish Air Force markings at the MSÖ Air & Space Museum at Sivrihisar, 85 miles south-west of Ankara, by mid-June.
Boscombe Down Lightning testing: two ETPS pilots reflect on their experiences
Two graduates of the Empire Test Pilots’ School look back on their Lightning experiences at Boscombe Down
How the SR-71 Blackbird came to be based in Britain
It is now half a century since the first visit by a Lockheed SR-71 to UK shores, and the start of a link between Britain and ‘Blackbird’ that came almost to define the height of the Anglo-American bond. But the road to US Air Force SR-71 operations from Mildenhall was not always a smooth one
Aeroplane August 2024
August 2024 issue of Aeroplane in page-turning format features a 48-page special to mark the 70th anniversary of the English Electric Lightning
Kamikaze’s flight to London for the coronation of King George VI
The Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Historic Archives recently placed an aviation artefact of international importance on public display in Yokohama.
Last operational Belgian Starfighter on display at B&B
At Bilzen, Belgium, 20-odd miles north of Liège, Luc Degens has completed restoration of the last Lockheed F-104G Starfighter to fly with the Belgian Air Force, serial FX99 (c/n 9172).
Demoiselle replica goes on show in Finland
A full-scale replica Demoiselle No 20 recently went on display at the Tuulonen shopping centre, between the cities of Tampere and Lahti, next to the historic Douglas DC-2
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Aeroplane April 2024
April 2024 issue of Aeroplane in page-turning format turns the spotlight on the Messerschmitt Bf 109
