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80th Anniversary

Ten Horsepower remembered 80 years on

21st February 2024

The act of heroism and bravery of the RAF Polebrook-based crew resulted in them becoming the most decorated crew in the Eighth Air Force

FlyPast March 2024

Well-travelled F-16 on show in Thailand

20th February 2024

Lockheed Martin F-16B 87-0404 has been transferred to the Don Mueang-based Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF) Museum in Bangkok, Thailand

Argentine Navy

Remains of lost Argentine P-2 Neptune found in Antarctica

19th February 2024

A ceremony has been held alongside the newly discovered aircraft remains to pay tribute to the personnel that lost their lives

Douglas

Save the Skymaster folds its wings

16th February 2024

The team were attempting to return a Douglas C-54 Skymaster to flying status

FlyPast March 2024

Tuskegee Fairchild PT-19A returns to the sky

15th February 2024

A trainer, once used by the famed Tuskegee Airmen, has flown again after two years of work by Commemorative Air Force Airbase Georgia

National Air and Space Museum

Smithsonian reveal plans for multiple new attractions

14th February 2024

Twelve new galleries showcasing a wide range of exhibits are to be opened at the National Air and Space Museum

RAF Red Arrows

Sixty years of the RAF Red Arrows

13th February 2024

The RAF’s Red Arrows display team will be marking 60 years together this year, and has launched its diamond anniversary campaign

FlyPast March 2024

Retired airliner reconstructed in New Zealand

13th February 2024

A former Air New Zealand ATR 72 is being rebuilt by a group from the country’s Classic Flyers organisation

Miles

Can you give a new home to historic Miles Messenger?

9th February 2024

British-built 1952 classic being put up for sale by Sywell Messenger Trust

Biggin Hill Heritage Hangar

Veteran, 102, gets airborne in Spitfire

6th February 2024

Sqn Ldr Jack Hemmings has flown as a passenger with Biggin Hill-based Fly A Spitfire

FlyPast March 2024

New future beckons for Spanish Falcon

6th February 2024

A Spanish example of the Dassault Falcon looks set for a second ‘life’ as an instructional airframe

Amelia Earhart

Has Amelia Earhart’s Electra been found?

5th February 2024

South Carolina sonar specialists Deep Sea Vision may have located the final resting place of Amelia Earhart’s long-lost Lockheed 10-E Electra Special

Blackburn

Last Blackburn Beverley to be saved

31st January 2024

Final complete example of post-war RAF airlifter rescued from uncertain future by museum announcement

Royal Air Force (RAF)

Famous Jaguar returns to 6 Squadron

31st January 2024

To mark 6 Squadron’s 110th anniversary today, January 31, 2024, it was announced that a famous aircraft from its past has once again taken up residence with the unit.

North American P-51 Mustang

Mustang unveiled in new colours at Sywell

30th January 2024

Formerly flying in Australia, a CAC-built Mustang has now been repainted and will operate in British skies

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