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NZ2336 Barn find. Photo credit - Graham Orphan
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Mosquito NZ2336 Found in a Barn – John Smith Collection

December 18, 2022December 23, 2022 Nathan Cluett 0 Comments America, bomber, fighter, Gloria Lyons, Hudson, John, John Smith Collection, Kittyhawk, Lockheed, Mosquito, Mustang, New Zealand, P-40, P-51D, Smith, wwii

The de Havilland Mosquito was used by many allied nations in the Second World War. NZ2336 was operated by the

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1944 NORTH AMERICAN XP-82
Latest News WWII 

XP-82 Twin Mustang for Sale

December 16, 2022December 18, 2022 Nathan Cluett 0 Comments P-51, XP-82

What would you do if you won the lottery? Well if it was me I would be browsing vintage aircraft

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A render of the Raider in flight.
Latest News 

America’s New Stealth Bomber is Here – The B-21 Raider

December 1, 2022December 20, 2022 Nathan Cluett aircraft, B-1, B-2, B-21, B-21 Raider, B-25, B-52, bomber, Doolittle, News, Northrop Grumman, Raider, Strategic bomber, USA

This will be the very first sixth-generation aircraft and in an effort to get the Raider into the hands of

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The aftermath of Flight 243.
Civil Aviation 

Aloha Airlines Flight 243 – Explosive Decompression

November 29, 2022December 19, 2022 Nathan Cluett 737, accident, aircraft, airliner, Airlines, Aloha Airlines, Boeing 737, Flight 243, jet, NTSB, USA

The Boeing 737 is arguably one of the safest aircraft ever made. However, accidents do happen as in the case

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Airfix's Mk IXc Spitfire.
News 

Airfix’s Mk IXc Spitfire is Finally Back in the Skies!

November 23, 2022December 19, 2022 Nathan Cluett aircraft, airfix, fighter, Hurricane, Model, raf, spitfire, ww2, wwii

Airfix is one of the oldest plastic model manufacturing companies that was established in 1939. The company sells a wide

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The Avro Vulcan XH558. End of an era.
Cold War 

Vulcan XH558 – The Last Howl

November 19, 2022December 12, 2022 Nathan Cluett aircraft, bomber, cold war, MAD, Nuclear, Nuclear bomber, V Bomber, V Force, Valiant, Vulcan

Arguably the most famous of the V bombers – Vulcan XH558. This individual aircraft was the last airworthy Vulcan anywhere

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The Boeing RC-135V Rivet Joint 'fighter'.
Modern Day 

The RC-135 ‘Fighter’ that Intercepted a Russian Bomber

November 10, 2022December 12, 2022 Nathan Cluett Bear, Boeing, bomber, FC-135, fighter, KC-135, QRA, RC-135, Spyplane, Tu-95

QRA. Quick Reaction Alert. A tactic employed by NATO (and some other) airforces across the globe. 24 hours a day,

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The engineer, Holden, accident took to the skies in a Lightning.
Cold War 

“Taffy” Holden – The Aircraft Engineer Who Accidently Took Off

October 29, 2022December 12, 2022 Nathan Cluett accident, Engineer, English Electric, Fighter Jet, Lightning, Taffy Holden, Take off

This is the story of Wing Commander Walter “Taffy” Holden. An engineer in the Royal Air Force who whilst performing

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This MiG-25 was caught in an unusual hiding spot.
Modern Day 

The US found an Air Force Buried in the Desert

October 5, 2022December 12, 2022 Nathan Cluett aircraft, cold war, desert, fighter, Foxbat, Iran, Iraq, russian, soviet, Su-25, USA

Whilst this may sound like something from Indiana Jones, it is in fact completely true. As part of Operation Iraqi

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The SR-71s remains.
Cold War 

SR-71 “Ichi-Ban” – Buried in the Deepest Ocean on Earth

September 29, 2022December 19, 2022 Nathan Cluett aircraft, Blackbird, cold war, Ichi-Ban, Mariana Trench, Sea burial, SR-71, Supersonic, USA

Throughout the 60s, Lockheed Skunk Works were building some incredible aircraft, the A-12 Oxcart and SR-71 were and still are

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McDonnell XF-88B Voodoo.
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McDonnell XF-88 Voodoo – Piston and Jet Power?

January 17, 2023January 17, 2023 Jake Leigh-Howarth 0

The McDonnell XF-88 Voodoo was a proposed long-range strike fighter and bomber escort that was entered into the Penetration Fighter

The Nakajima G8N.
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G8N Renzan – Japan’s Long-Range Colossus

January 16, 2023January 17, 2023 Jake Leigh-Howarth 0
De_Havilland Mosquito bomber
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DH 98 Mosquito – The Versatile Wooden Wonder

January 13, 2023January 16, 2023 Steve MacGregor 0
The MiG-105-11a parked at a museum.
Cold War Experimental Latest Technology 

MiG-105 – The Aborted Soviet Spaceplane  

January 11, 2023January 12, 2023 Jake Leigh-Howarth 0

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