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Midair Squadron’s Canberra PR9 (XH134) to display at Abingdon Air & Country Show

The iconic and celebrated Canberra XH134, the world’s only airworthy PR9, will join an array of aviation acts, including the Breitling Wingwalkers, Trig Team and a P40 Kittyhawk, at the Abingdon Air & Country Show on Sunday 4th May. In

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Swiss Hornet to star at Yeovilton Air Day

RNAS Yeovilton Air Day 2014’s first confirmed international participant is the Swiss Air Force’s F/A-18C Hornet Solo Display. Among Europe’s premier fast jet performances, the display combines speed, raw power, sharp precision, staggering agility and the use of flares to

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Swiss turn airshow into joint celebration

The Swiss Air Force has ensured the Red Arrows won’t be the only aerobatic display team celebrating an aviation landmark at this summer’s Royal International Air Tattoo at RAF Fairford on July 11-13. It has announced plans to send their

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Ops Board & Air shows 2014

If it’s a major military airshow or exercise being held around the world, here’s the place to find it with our new operations board, which will be updated every month. With sequestration affecting airshows in the US, we strongly advise

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Testing the new toys

Staff Sergeant Stephen Linch from the 352nd Special Operations Group public affairs answers questions about the exercise at RAF Fairford between December 9th and 12th. All images by Stephen Linch, unless otherwise stated. Question 1: What was the purpose of

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Brazil Selects Gripen

On 18 December 2013 the Brazilian government announced the selection of the Gripen NG for the FX-2 replacement programme. Brazil had been considering the Swedish fighter option in competition with offerings from Dassault and Boeing. Saab has offered a package

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Military Master!

AFM’s Alan Kenny had the opportunity to briefly chat with the BBC’s history expert, Dan Snow, about aviation AFM: You have an impressive knowledge of military history. What era would you like to visit and why? Dan: My first love

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Can you help decipher Kamikaze insignia?

A rare Japanese kamikaze aircraft, an Ohka 2, which has been hanging from the rafters of the Fleet Air Arm Museum for over 30 years, has been removed in preparation for a new display to commemorate the War in the

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Sky High!

The 2013 RAF Waddington International Air Show has had its most successful year ever raising over £375,000 for Service and local charities! WITH ALL proceeds raised at the The Show going to good causes the organisers are thrilled to announce

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From One Year to the Next

Planning the 2014 RAFA Shoreham Airshow Words by John Periam (Press Officer) WHEN THE last aircraft has taken off on the Sunday night, to return to base, the organising team start the mammoth task of clearing the airfield ready for

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