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The Metheringham Airfield Visitor Centre, nine miles south of Lincoln, has taken delivery of an Avro Lancaster simulator key.aero/article/metheringha… Image credit: Ian Brett #metheringham #avrolancaster #aviation #avgeek
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Using an ejection seat to save your life is usually a once-in-a-lifetime experience but ex-RAF fast-jet pilot Tex Jones had to do it twice! key.aero/article/my-two-ejec… Image credit: Crown copyright #ejectionseat #lightning #avgeek #aviation
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Read the inside story of the recent tour of Great Britain by a Spitfire marked as the prototype, ‘K5054’ key.aero/article/spitfire-90… Image credit: Darren Harbar #spitfire90 #aviatioon #avgeek
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Pilot Sqn Ldr Bob Tuxford AFC was at the sharp end of the transformation to expand the RAF's tanker fleet after the Falklands War key.aero/article/building-ra… Image credit: Crown Copyright #raf #vc10 #tristar #vulcan #victor
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The contribution of the UH-1 squadrons of the US Marine Corps in Vietnam is often overlooked. One group determined to tell their story is Bird 18/MAG36-UK key.aero/article/honouring-u… Image credit: Stuart Beeney #usmcuh1 #avgeek
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As the Skylarks prepare for Oshkosh, one of the pilots tells the tale of how they got this far key.aero/article/skylarks-ch… Image credit: EAA/Connor Madison #chipmunk #skylarks #aviation #avgeek
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Read how the RAF’s V-Force used it to test its mettle in SAC's Giant Voice key.aero/article/valiants-an… Image credit: Denis J Calvert #giantvoice #avrovulcan #avgeek
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A new event called ‘The Big Debrief’ is set to take place on Saturday, June 6, 2026 at the Royal Armouries in Leeds key.aero/article/expert-spea…
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The latest issue of FlyPast has landed! 🛬 Only £6.29 - don't miss out! 👇 shop.keypublishing.com/produ… #FlyPast #AviationHistory #AviationMagazine #AirForce #AviationEnthusiasts #AviationLovers 🛬✈️
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Operation Catapult is best known for an infamous naval engagement, but it also led to the first air battle between Britain and France, as Edward Abel Smith explains key.aero/article/hateful-dec… Image credit: Getty Images #aviation #avgeek
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Supermarine Spitfire PRXIX PM651 has arrived at the Hooton Park Hangars near Ellesmere Port key.aero/article/thum-spitfi… Image credit: Graham Sparkes #spitfire #hootonpark #aviation #avgeek
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The only airworthy MiG‑17 ‘Fresco’ in Europe, Polish-built WSK-Mielec Lim-5 serial 1211/SP-MIL, made its first flight for 36 years key.aero/article/polish-mig-… Image credit: Lukasz Wisniewski #mig17fresco #lim5 #aviation #avgeek
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How many can you score on our Tupolev Tu-104 Quiz? key.aero/article/take-tupole… Image credit: Aeroplane #tupolevtu104 #aviation #avgeek
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Here at FlyPast, we’re always looking for ways to improve the magazine - but we can’t do that without the help of our valued readers. Fill in our survey below and you can be entered into a prize draw to win a £100 voucher for the Key Shop! 👉 surveymonkey.com/r/86PSP2W?u…
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Is the indomitable Chipmunk the most influential British light aircraft of all time? FlyPast’s resident test pilot Dave Unwin shares his perspective key.aero/article/dhc-chipmun… #dhcchipmunk #aviation #avgeek
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English Electric P1B XA847 moves to a new home key.aero/article/record-sett… Image credit: via Victoria Griffiths #englishelectric #lightning #p1b #avgeek #aviation
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Read about RAF Valiants that participated in a short bombing campaign key.aero/article/raf-valiant… Image credit: via Peter R March #suezcrisis #raf #vickersvaliant #avgeek
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The latest issue of FlyPast has landed! 🛬 All for only £6.29 Don't miss out!👇 shop.keypublishing.com/produ… #FlyPast #AviationExperience #Warbirds #Spitfire #Mustang #AviationLovers #AviationHistory #AviationMagazine #FlyHigh ✈️
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A tactical disadvantage led to a deadly encounter between the USAAF, Luftwaffe and Romanian air forces, as Thomas McKelvey Cleaver explains key.aero/article/p-38s-black… #p38lightning #aviation #avgeek
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Just over half a century ago, the last Meteor U.16 drone conversion was completed by Flight Refuelling at their Tarrant Rushton base. Peter J Cooper remembers the colourful jets key.aero/article/last-meteor… Image credit: Peter J Cooper

The last Meteor U.16 drone conversion

Just over half a century ago, the last Meteor U.16 drone conversion was completed by Flight Refuelling at their Tarrant Rushton base. Peter J Cooper remembers the colourful jets

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