Mark Broadbent
Scale replica Spitfire Mk 26B G-CLHJ accident report released
The UK Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) has published its report into the fatal accident involving Spitfire Mk 26B G-CLHJ near Enstone in Oxfordshire on August 22, 2023.
First combat-ready F-15EX Eagle II delivered to the USAF
The US Air Force received the first combat-ready Boeing F-15EX Eagle II on June 5, 2024.
USMC Harriers and Ospreys deploy to Sweden for BALTOPS
Four US Marine Corps AV-8B Harrier IIs and the same number of MV-22B Ospreys stopped for fuel at RAF Mildenhall, Suffolk on Sunday, June 9, 2024 en-route from the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1) to Sweden for Exercise Baltic Operations (BALTOPS) 24.
First-ever Ramstein 1v1 fighter exercise
Fourth and fifth-generation fighter aircraft from nine NATO countries recently participated in a basic fighter manoeuvres (BFM) exercise at Ramstein Air Base in Germany.
Dutch Hawker Hunter Foundation ends operations
The Dutch Hawker Hunter Foundation (DHHF) has announced it will close down its operations and divest its Hawker Hunter T.68 G-EHLW (marked as ‘N-322’).
Germany orders more Eurofighter EF2000 Typhoons
During ILA 2024 in Berlin on June 5, 2024, the German Chancellor Olaf Scholz announced an order from Germany for further Eurofighter EF2000 Typhoons.
PC-12 bespoke scheme celebrates the outdoors
Duncan Aviation Pilatus PC-12NG N822DA (c/n 878), based in Lincoln, Nebraska has received a unique livery designed to celebrate fishing and the outdoors.
Departing TUI 737 cleared road by less than 100ft
The UK Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) published a Special Bulletin regarding a “serious incident” at Bristol Airport on March 4, 2024, involving TUI Airways Boeing 737-8K5, G-FDZS (c/n 35147), operating to Las Palmas with six crew and 163 passengers aboard.
Viking Tiger Tornado unveiled
A new tiger scheme on a German Air Force Panavia Tornado ECR was flown for the first time on May 21, 2024.
First photos of the B-21 Raider airborne
The US Air Force has released the first photos of the Northrop Grumman B-21 Raider strategic stealth bomber airborne.