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Thursday 25th February 2010

Win Wanaka Wine and Polo Shirts and find out more about our 2010 Reader Tours: 'Florida Sun 'n' Fun' (April 12–20) and 'England & its Historic Aviation' (June 28–July 12).

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Surprise windfall reprieves Vulcan


Thursday 25th February 2010

An anonymous donation of over £400,000 should see Avro Vulcan XH558 return to the airshow circuit this summer.

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National Museum of WW2 Aviation to open in Colorado


Thursday 25th February 2010

One of the most significant aviation heritage projects for many years was previewed at Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA, in early February.

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Propliners aid Haiti relief effort


Thursday 25th February 2010

Several 1950s piston-engined transports have been flying relief aid into Haiti following the earthquake that hit Port-au-Prince on January 12.

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Testing the American Jets: F106


Monday 1st February 1988

A tribute to distinguished 'Aeroplane' contributor, the late, Roland 'Bee' Beamont.

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More aero archive...

  • Eastern Prelude: Hidden History – the little-known air war between Japan and the Soviet Union which took place over Manchuria in 1939
  • People Power: The restoration of the Musée de l'Air's rare WW2 Heinkel He 162 jet-engined “people's fighter”
  • Fierce Wind over the Deck: The Hawker Hurricane's transition from landlubber to seadog
  • Aircrew: The role of English Electric Lightning pilot. With illustration by Ian Bott
  • Shuttleworth: Warden of the Old Timers – The 21st Century challenges facing the Shuttleworth Collection
  • One Way Ticket to Berlin: The final hours of Avro Manchester Mk I L7377 over Berlin in August 1941.
  • DATABASE: de Havilland D.H.106 Comet – the rise and fall – and rise again – of de Havilland's innovative and graceful Comet, the world's first jet airliner.

Cover: Hawker Sea Hurricane Mk IB Z7015/G-BKTH on July 12, 2009.

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England and its Historic Aviation
Reader Tour


Saturday 28th November 2009

15-day tour includes: Two major airshows — Duxford and Shuttleworth; 11 aviation museums & collections; privileged-access visits; Free time in the historic cities of London, Lincoln, Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwick, Cambridge and Windsor. June 28–July 12, 2010. Meet the Editor and members of the Aeroplane team.

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