Aeroplane Magazine

Having gone into one of the Lincolnshire base’s hangars in 2021 to enable restoration, famous ‘Black Buck’ veteran Avro Vulcan B2 XM607 has reappeared key.aero/article/vulcan-xm60… Image credit: Ben Dunnell #blackbuck #avrovulcan #aviation #avgeek

The Royal Australian Air Force Museum at Point Cook, Victoria has donated Bristol 170 Freighter Mk21 A81-1 to the South Australian Aviation Museum in Port Adelaide key.aero/article/australian-… Imnage credit: SAAM #bristol170freighter #raafmuseum #saam #raaf

On December 4, 1950, Naval Aviators Lt(jg) Tom Hudner Jr and Ens Jesse Brown shared a moment of courage and brotherhood that is a defining moment in US naval aviation history, as Jamie Ewan recounts key.aero/article/corsairs-co… Image credit: US Navy #devotion #corsair

When the first F-4K Phantom for the Royal Navy took to the air 60 years ago, it would have been cause for greater celebration had the new carrier from which it should have operated not already been axed key.aero/article/phantoms-an… Image credit: Alamy #f4phantom #fleetairarm

Some un-warlike aircraft were given front-line roles in the event of a nuclear attack on the UK in the Cold War key.aero/article/surprising-… Image credit: Alamy #aviation #avgeek

The Speke Aerodrome Heritage Group has completed the repaint of Avro/Hawker Siddeley 748 Series 1 G-BEJD into Dan-Air colours key.aero/article/dan-air-748… Image credit: Gerry Manning #hs748 #danair #aviation #avgeek

It may have started using inherited equipment, but the Swedish Air Force eventually came to rank among the world’s strongest. Lennart Berns tracks a centenary of aviation history key.aero/article/100-years-s… Image credit: Via Swedish Aviation History Society

When RAF Bomber Command was preparing its Tiger Force to attack Japan, one question presented itself above all: how could it reach its targets? Air-to-air refuelling was one answer key.aero/article/flight-refu… #tigerforce #lancaster #raf

Making its first public appearance recently was Julian Mitchell’s Hawker Sea Hurricane XIIa key.aero/article/sea-hurrica… Image credit: Julian Mitchell #seahurricane #aviation #avgeek

Try our quiz on the 'Flying Barrel' key.aero/article/test-your-k… #saabj29 #flyingbarrel #swedishairforce #austrianairforce #aviation #avgeek

The P1B impressed the RAF’s Central Fighter Establishment when it went on trial with some of its experienced pilots — but it still needed refining to create a better operational aeroplane key.aero/article/improving-p… Image credit: BAE Systems #p1b #lightning #englishelectric

The CIA’s ‘secret’ air force waged an undercover war in Southeast Asia for more than two decades. Tim Ripley tells the story of Air America and its intrepid fliers key.aero/article/air-america… Image credit: USAF/US National Archives #airamerica #cia #aviation #avgeek #vietnamwar

How many can you score on our P-47 Thunderbolt Quiz? key.aero/article/check-out-o… #p47thunderbolt #aviation #avgeek

Take on our Javelin Quiz key.aero/article/how-many-ca… #rafjavelin #aviation #avgeek

Preserving a Sea Vixen is no easy task. Thankfully, a team at the de Havilland Aircraft Museum are committed to doing exactly that. The outfit’s Philip Birtles tells XJ565’s story key.aero/article/preserving-… Image credit: Via Philip Birtles #seavixen #xj565 #avgeek

Grissom Air Museum’s Convair TB-58 Hustler 55-0663 now has pride of place in its own dedicated building key.aero/article/hustler-get… Image credit: Tony Sacketos #b58hustler #aviation #avgeek #grissomairmuseum

A British aerobatic legend who was mentored by Neil Williams, flew with Christopher Reeve, had fun in a Sea Fury and was part of some truly great display teams key.aero/article/aeroplane-m… Image credit: Joy Frazer #johntaylor #aviation #avgeek

Before P1B XA847 can find a new, permanent home, it needs to be restored — and that effort has produced more than a few surprises key.aero/article/p1b-prototy… Image credit: Ian Black #englishelectriclightning #p1b #xa847 #aviation #avgeek

How many can you get correct on our Mosquito Quiz? key.aero/article/check-out-o… #dhmosquito #woodenwonder #aviation #avgeek

The restoration of Gloster Meteor T7 WH132 has been completed in the Hooton Park Hangars key.aero/article/hooton-unve… Image credit: Tony Harmsworth #glostermeteor #hootonpark #aviation #avgeek