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Aeroplane Reader Tour - Paris, Deauville & D-Day


Monday 3rd November 2008

Mont St MichelJoin us on our 10-day pilgrimage to France to mark the 65th Anniversary of the D-Day Landings. Includes: Jean-Baptiste Salis Collection airshow, visits to aviation and WW2 museums, stays in Paris and Deauville, plus visits to Mont St-Michel.

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Britain clocks up 100 years of aviation


Thursday 30th October 2008

Cody Army Aeroplane No 1A replica. Photo: Michael OakeyCelebrations Farnborough mark the 100th anniversary of the first powered aeroplane flight in the UK.

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Aeroplane Photographic Archive


Thursday 30th October 2008

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Another Spitfire airborne


Wednesday 29th October 2008

Spitfire Tr.9 SM520 made a 15min test flight on October 17 with Jonathon Whaley at the controls.

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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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  • Cover — North American OV-10B Bronco G-BZGK/99+32 on its first air-to-air sortie. Photo: Richard Paver.

  • MEXICO'S U-BOAT MENACE - Mexico's unconventional use of the North American AT-6 Texan trainer as a dive-bomber

  • EIGHT LIVES LEFT – A former Fleet Air Arm pilot relates how he 'deadsticked' a Grumman Wildcat on to the deck of HMS Illustrious.

  • FROM DISASTER TO NEW DAWN – How the crash of a Douglas DC-2 70 years ago changed the history of Australian air safety.

  • FILMING SIR FRANK - Nicholas Jones recounts working with Sir Frank Whittle and lays to rest some misconceptions.

  • BRONCO BREAK-OUT - North American OV-10B Bronco made its long-awaited public debut at Yeovilton in September.

  • WHERE ON EARTH? - Tracking down a Supermarine Scimitar on board the USS Intrepid

  • DATABASE: SUPERMARINE SCIMITAR - The long and expensive evolution of Supermarine's last fighter.

  • AIRCREW - James Kightly describes the job of R.E.8 Observer.

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Aeroplane Reader Tour - Paris, Deauville & D-Day


Monday 3rd November 2008

Mont St MichelJoin us on our 10-day pilgrimage to France to mark the 65th Anniversary of the D-Day Landings. Includes: Jean-Baptiste Salis Collection airshow, visits to aviation and WW2 museums, stays in Paris and Deauville, plus visits to Mont St-Michel.

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