James Peene

Dornier Do 24 flying boat discovered in the Mediterranean

A team of Italian divers has discovered the remains of a Dornier Do 24 Flying Boat in the Mediterranean...

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Boxted Airfield Museum expansion

Boxted Airfield Museum has added a third, larger exhibition hall…

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Key Aero remembers: Lord Dowding

52 years ago, on this day in 1970, Air Chief Marshal (retired), Lord Hugh Caswall Tremenheer Dowding passed away at his home in Tunbridge Wells…

No Flying Legends Air Show for 2022

The Fighter Collection has announced there will be no Flying Legends airshow in 2022…

IWM Spitfire cockpit experiences

Few aircraft are as entrenched in the hearts and minds of the British public as much as the Supermarine Spitfire. Just getting up close to one of these iconic machines is an emotional experience, but IWM Duxford allows you to go one step further…

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On this day in 1938: 'Downwind' Gillan’s Hurricane flight

On February 10, 1938, Gillan hit the headlines when he flew his Hurricane (L1555) the 327 miles from Edinburgh to Northolt in just 48 minutes, at an average speed of 408 mph…

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Petition launched to save historic Miles Aircraft factory building

An online petition has been launched with the aim of saving one of the last surviving Phillips & Powis — later Miles Aircraft — factory buildings at Woodley, just east of Reading, Berkshire…

Historic Aviation Quiz: de Havilland Vampire

How well do you know the de Havilland Vampire?
Test your knowledge in this week's historic aviation quiz…

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Book Review: Stirling to Essen

It was at 4.35am on Saturday April 11, 1942, following an aborted landing at RAF Alconbury when the badly damaged Stirling, ‘G’ for Goblin crashed on the outskirts of Godmanchester…

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Royal visit to the Medway Aircraft Preservation Society

Medway Aircraft Preservation Society welcomed their patron, Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Cornwall, to their new hangar facility…