G-AMSV Returns to Coventry
An old friend returned to Coventry yesterday when G-AMSV, in her striking Indian Air force livery, landed here for extensive maintenance by our engineers. Sierra Victor was part of the Air Altantique fleet here for many years. She'll...
Baginton Air Pageant
The initial details for the Baginton Air Pageant are up on the website! As we don't have the space for a full-on air show attracting 20,000 or so people, we're aiming for low-key, themed days like this. A couple of thousand people,...
Newquay Pleasure flights
We promised we'd be back to fly in Cornwall, and here we are. We'll be heading south with a Rapide and Chipmunk to spend a week at Newquay from 25th July, with a further visit planned in August. The flights are bookable in the normal...
New Dakota Book
Geoff Jones just told me that his new book on the DC-3, released to celebrate the 80th anniversary of the Dak's appearance, is now available. The cover sports a lovely shot of G-ANAF, shot by Simon Westwood before her radome goiter was...
Nimrod Engine Run
We've just confirmed plans by NPT to run all four of the Nimrod's Rolls-Royce Speys on Saturday 9th May. We expect the thunder to start just after lunchtime. Come along and enjoy some audio power - and please dip into your pockets...
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Aircraft of the Classic FlightAir AtlantiqueThis book is a unique photographic celebration of the aircraft owned and operated by the Air Atlantique Classic Flight.A complete history of a range of aircraft from the de Havialland Chipmunk ...more |
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The Narrow MarginThis remarkable book traces the varied fortunes of the Royal Air Force in the 1930's, and shows how it readied itself for the mighty German onslaught in the Summer of 1940 and won a great victory ...more |
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AV-8B Harrier II Units of Operations Desert Shield and Desert StormLon NordeenThe AV-8B was, and still is, the only tactical aircraft that could deploy with Marine forces on amphibious assault ships and provide air cover and close air support separate from large deck aircraft ...more |
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Gladiator vs CR.42 Falco 1940 - 41Hakan Gustavsson & Ludovico SlongoBoth the Gloster Gladiator and the Fiat CR.42 Falco represented the peak in the development of the biplane fighter, which could trace its lineage back to World War I. However, by the time both aircraft ...more |
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F - 105 Wild Weasel vs SA-2Peter DaviesThe Vietnam war saw the first extensive use of surface-to-air anti-aircraft missiles,heralding an entirely new type of aerial combat that pitted America's top fighter-bomber, the -105 ...more |
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Mirage III vs MiG - 21 Six Day War 1967Although the opposing forces of the Six Day War were both flying comparable third-generation Mach 2 jet fighters, the pilots were trained to different standards, and were expected to utilize different ...more |
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USN F-4 Phantom II vs VPAF MiG-17/19 Vietnam 1965 - 73Peter DaviesThe Vietnam War placed unexpected demands upon American military forces and equipment.The principal US naval fighter, the McDonnell F-4 Phantom, had originally been designed to defend the Fleet ...more |
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SE 5a vs Albatros D V Western Front 1917 - 18Amid the ongoing quest for aerial superiority during World War I, the late spring of 1917 saw two competing attempts to refine proven designs. The Royal Aircraft Factory SE 5a incorporated improvements ...more |
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P-47 Thunderbolt vs Bf 109G/K Europe 1943 - 45Martin W. BowmanThe largest single engined fighter when the USA entered the war, the P-47 was a monster of a machine. In contrast the Bf 109G was a much smaller aircraft. With all-round better performance than ...more |
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Hawker Siddeley/BAe Harrier Owners' Workshop ManualThe revolutionary British-designed Harrier or Jump Jet combat aircraft is capable of Vertical/Short Take-off and Landing (V/STOL). During the Falklands War in 1982 RAF and Fleet Air Arm Harriers ...more |