Airshow Preview – Throckmorton Air Show
A little gem in the airshow calendar, the Throckmorton Air Show on Saturday 8 June provides an excellent flying programme and host of ground attractions, as Gareth Stringer previews.
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Author: Gareth
Aviation News – Thomson Airways Boeing 787 Dreamliner Deliveries (Update: 05/06/2013)
On Friday 31 May and Saturday 1 June 2013 Thomson Airways finally took delivery of its first two Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft with the arrivals of G-TUIA and G-TUIB respectively at Manchester International Airport. Images as credited.
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Aviation News – Happy 60th birthday Patrouille de France
This weekend sees the Armée de l’Air’s aerobatic display team, the Patrouille de France, celebrate its 60th birthday.
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Aviation News – Final four 81st FS A-10s leave Spangdahlem Air Base and USAFE
Friday 17 May 2013 marked the end of an era at Spangdahlem Air Base as USAFE’s near-34 year association with A-10 Thunderbolt II drew to a close with the departure of the final four aircraft assigned to the 52nd Fighter Wing’s 81st Fighter Squadron. Roel Reijne was in Germany for GAR.
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Aviation News – Dambusters 70th Anniversary Commemorations
On 16 May 2013, the Royal Air Force commemorated the 70th anniversary of Operation Chastise – the raid against the dams in Germany’s industrial heartland – with a series of flypasts over some of the locations used to prepare the crews for one of the most outrageous bombing missions of World War 2, if not ever.
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