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2013 RAF Cosford Air Show Roster Continues to Grow for June 9th Event

June 2, 2013 Moreno Aguiari 0

With just a couple of weeks remaining until the 2013 RAF Cosford Air Show, organizers have confirmed a complete line-up of flying displays for Sunday June 9th, but are hinting that there are still more […]

English Electric Lightning Reunites With its Final Pilot 36 Years Later

May 29, 2013 Moreno Aguiari 3

The Boscombe Down Aviation Collection (BDAC) located at the Old Sarum Airfield just North of Salisbury, UK has recently acquired an English Electric Lightning cockpit and arranged for a reunion with its last pilot, Squadron […]

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RAF Museum Lancaster Flying Display to Honor Veterans June 2, 2013

May 28, 2013 Moreno Aguiari 0

The Battle of Britain Memorial Flight‘s Avro Lancaster will be taking to the skies over Shropshire, UK in honour of the thousands of National Service RAF veterans. The iconic aircraft will perform for visitors and […]

Classic Air Force Museum Adds Two Flying Jets

May 25, 2013 Moreno Aguiari 0

The newly opened Classic Air Force Museum located at Newquay Cornwall Airport in Newquay, United Kingdom landed two new jets at its facility last week, a BAC Jet Provost T.5A followed the next day by […]

Today is the 70th Anniversary of the Historic World War II Dambusters Raid

May 17, 2013 Moreno Aguiari 1

The night of May 16-17th, 1943 saw the execution of Operation Chastise, better known as the Dambuster Raid, the culmination of a year and a half of hard work, developing and testing an innovative new […]

Gloster Meteor Flys to New Home at Jet Age Museum

May 15, 2013 Moreno Aguiari 1

An example of Britain’s first operational jet fighter, a Gloster Meteor T.7 was flown, albeit attached to an RAF Chinook, from Imjin Barracks, Innsworth where it had served as a gate guardian from 1994 to […]

May 18th to be “British Invasion” Day at the Pima Air and Space Museum

May 10, 2013 Moreno Aguiari 6

THE DATE FOR THIS SPECIAL EVENT HAS BEEN CONFIRMED FOR MAY 18TH The 18th of May marks almost exactly the 70th Anniversary of the innovative and daring WWII RAF mission called “Operation Chastise,” more commonly […]

Avro Lancaster “Just Jane” Continues Progress Toward Flight

April 28, 2013 Moreno Aguiari 0

Lincolnshire Aviation Heritage Centre in East Kirby, UK has recently had the number 2 fuel tank out for overhaul and to allow inspection of the inner wing condition on their Avro Lancaster, registration number NX611.

AT-6C Texan Returns to the Sky in France

April 26, 2013 Moreno Aguiari 0

Emerging after a 15-year restoration, a North American AT-6C Texan has just recently successfully completed its test flights in Angers, France.

Birthplace of British Motorsport and Aviation Plans a Significant Upgrade

April 23, 2013 Moreno Aguiari 3

Brooklands, the world’s first purpose built motor speedway, located in Surrey, UK, opened in June 1907. Built at a time when the national speed limit on public roads was 20 MPH and nearly 50% of […]

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