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Mildenhall KC-135 named ‘High Life’ after B-17
Eighty-one years to the day that Boeing B-17F Flying Fortress ‘High Life’ flew its last mission, a ceremony was held recently at RAF Mildenhall to unveil artwork on a Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker based on that worn by the World War Two bomber
Operation Shetland
Saluting the bravest of the brave, Catalina pilot Jeff Boyling and crew took Duxford-based Miss Pick Up on a pilgrimage to honour Coastal Command’s two Victoria Cross winners
Fly, Assist, Inspect
FAI rent-a-jet has three pillars to its business – VIP charters, air ambulance operations and maintenance. Ian Harbison reports from Nuremberg
Leading Edge
Seldom has there been greater optimism about British aviation as when the DH106 Comet jet airliner first took to the air 75 years ago, and stole a march on the world. As we now know, a run of tragedies meant the lead wouldn’t last. But how had de Havilland achieved such a coup? In an article written specially for The Aeroplane in May 1952, just as the Comet 1 was entering service, the company’s chief designer R. E. Bishop described the thinking behind this commercial pioneer
Netherlands closes in on end of ‘Viper’ era
The Royal Netherlands Air Force (RNLAF) will officially retire its surviving F-16AM/BM (MLU) Fighting Falcon fighters from use on September 27, formally bringing more than 45 years of Dutch ‘Viper’ operations to an end, writes Kees van der Mark.
EXCLUSIVE: A Frecce Tricolori pilot recalls the Ramstein air show tragedy
On this day in 1988 the accident at the Ramstein air show involving the Italian aerobatic team, Frecce Tricolori, led to a significant loss of life and changed how air displays are flown. Team pilot Antonio Vivona, whose aircraft was damaged by debris, shares his memories of the accident with Eugenio Facci as well as the events which followed.
New helicopters for US nuclear security
The US Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration recently took delivery of a pair of AW139 helicopters that will support the agency’s Nuclear Emergency Support Team (NEST).
Final ‘Marine One’ VH-92A presidential helicopter delivered
Presidential Helicopters Program Office (PMA-274) and the US Marine Corps accepted delivery of the final Sikorsky VH-92A Patriot presidential helicopter in a ceremony on August 14, 2024 in Owego, New York.
Combat Aircraft Journal Octubre 2024
El número de octubre de 2024 de la revista Combat Aircraft Journal, en un formato apasionante, explica cómo la aviación estadounidense ha vuelto a ser fundamental para mantener la paz en Oriente Medio y evitar que la región caiga en una guerra total.
en una guerra total.
Salerno Costa d’Amalfi Airport reopened
On July 11, Spanish low-cost carrier Volotea had the honour of being the first airline to touch down at the newly reopened Salerno Costa d’Amalfi Airport in Southern Italy.
ANA announces three new European destinations
All Nippon Airways has announced a trio of new European routes from its Tokyo/Haneda hub.
New Israeli airline planning launch later this year
Israel’s newest airline, Air Haifa, is gearing up to launch operations later this year when the relevant authorities have approved its licence application.
S7 reduces A320neo fleet
S7 Airlines will withdraw some of its Airbus A320neo-family aircraft due to issues with the Pratt & Whitney GTF PW1000G engines.
El concurso militar de los lunes 207
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Cuestionario sobre aviación comercial
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Hawaii Mars arrives at BC Aviation Museum
The Martin Mars C-FLYL ‘Hawaii Mars’ water bomber completed its final flight on August 11, 2024, en route to its new home at the British Columbia (BC) Aviation Museum in Victoria.
Vought Corsair biplane completed
Fifteen years after construction began, the Grand Prairie, Texas-based Vought Heritage Foundation recently completed a reproduction Vought O3U‑3 Corsair floatplane, a type that originally went into US Navy service in the patrol and observation role during 1932.
Yorkshire Air Museum ‘Hurricane’ honours French night-fighter hero
Elvington’s Yorkshire Air Museum (YAM) has repainted its full-scale Hawker Hurricane replica into a night-fighter scheme to honour Lt Col Yves Mahé, a French pilot that served with 253 Squadron.
Yak-3 flies to new home
Yakovlev Yak-3UA G-OLEG arrived at Wellesbourne Mountford near Stratford-upon-Avon on 19 July, following its acquisition from Leicestershire-based Cirrus Aircraft UK by Andrew Holman West’s Russian Radials.
UK museum Mosquito nears restoration completion
Nearly 50 years after one man’s vision set in train a series of international acquisitions, the static restoration of Mosquito FBVI TA122 is approaching completion at the de Havilland Aircraft Museum
74 ‘Tiger’ Squadron Lightnings in the Far East – the inside story
No 74 ‘Tiger’ Squadron had many firsts to its name during the Lightning era. When it flew its Lightning F6s to a new home at RAF Tengah in Singapore, it made the type’s longest deployment to date — and some memorable years in the Far East were to follow
UK2000 Aberdeen & Carlisle
SCENERY REVIEW FOR MSFS 2020. Two airports in the north from the renowned scenery makers.
RAF F-35s on QRA in Iceland
The Royal Air Force’s F-35B Lightning is currently holding NATO Quick Reaction Alert (QRA) in Iceland.
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Duxford Battle of Britain Air Show
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The event webpage states: "On the ground, in the air, and even in the clothes you wear! Step back into summer 1940 at the Battle of Britain Air Show and see historic Duxford come to life."
MCAS Miramar AirShow
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The event website states it will provide "static displays, and daytime shows that feature military demonstration teams, civilian aerobatic teams, aerial solo acts, vintage aircraft and warbirds."
Shuttleworth Race Day Air Show
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The event webpage states: "our Race Day Air Show celebrates the passion Richard Shuttleworth had for racing, both on the ground and in the air...
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