Aviation Articles

Europe gets fifth flying Lockheed 12

Ex-Continental Airlines 1937-vintage twin stages through UK en route to Switzerland

Another Beech ‘Staggerwing’ flies in the Netherlands

Latest restoration completed by Transal Aero Services at Midden Zeeland

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Aeroplane meets... John Dodd

Giving up a career as an RAE scientist, and flying for a living instead, was just the start for this exponent of vintage aircraft in all their forms

D-Day veteran Spitfire airborne in UK after 22-year absence

ML417 flies again from Duxford with revised appearance

B-17 'Sally B' grounding lifted

Historic bomber to return to display circuit after successful airframe inspections

Cambridge Tiger Moths move to new home

Long history of Tiger operations from Cambridge Airport comes to a close

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How Rolls-Royce bought a Spitfire for £250

When Rolls-Royce decided it wanted a Spitfire, the company ended up with a wartime veteran that once escorted Churchill’s aircraft —and which gave excellent service for more than four decades

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How would a second Berlin Airlift have worked?

Revealing the once-secret plans for how the western allies intended to keep West Berlin supplied in the face of renewed Soviet obstruction

Plaque unveiled in honour of Waterbird flight location

National Transport Trust installs Red Wheel at Hill of Oaks

Fiat G91 flies just in time for Italian Air Force centenary celebrations

Classic jet becomes world’s sole airworthy example of its type