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Astor arrives at lastDATE:20/06/07 SOURCE:Flight Daily News The UK Royal Air Force aims to have its new Airborne Standoff Radar System (ASTOR) undertaking operational tasks by the end of next year. Thi...
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Jun 21st, 2007 at 6:57am
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Retiring Jaguars land for last timeAviation enthusiasts from around the country gathered to see a squadron of eight retiring attack jets touch down for the last time at Cosford. The Jaguar GR3 birds formed part of a recently disband...
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Jun 13th, 2007 at 5:56pm
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RAF Northolt PhotocallA nice turn out. Well done! 261 PC9M Irish Air Corp 79207/SP (y) A10 USAF 81954/SP (y) A10 USAF XX317/317 Hawk T1A XX349/349 Hawk T1W ZD...
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Jun 10th, 2007 at 8:17am
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Fatal flaws that led to Nimrod tragedyThe 14 servicemen who died when a Nimrod spyplane crashed in Afghanistan would be alive today if their ageing aircraft had been replaced as planned, claim RAF insiders. AN RAF whistleblower ha...
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Jun 5th, 2007 at 11:59am
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Glacier Girl -- P-38 to fly to EuropeGlacier Girl -- P-38 dug from Greenland glacier about to fly to Europe Next month, a P-38 that was part of the famous "Lost Squadron" that landed on a remote ice cap in Greenland during WW2 wi...
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May 31st, 2007 at 9:21am
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Major milestone for frontline Typhoon SquadronThe RAF Typhoon programme has reached another milestone with the largest overseas deployment of UK Typhoons and the first full overseas deployment for its first frontline operational squadron. Ther... [i]Story: Mi
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May 26th, 2007 at 4:28pm
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MoD confirms aircraft fuel leaksNimrod aircraft were grounded for checks in February Aircraft in the Royal Air Force Nimrod fleet sustained 25 fuel leaks in six months, the Ministry of Defence has confirmed. The incidents ha...
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May 23rd, 2007 at 7:28am
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Boeing Delivers Second C-17 to RAAFThe Boeing Company today delivered the Royal Australian Air Force's (RAAF) second C-17 Globemaster III during a ceremony at the company's Long Beach, Calif., C-17 manufacturing facility. Senior RAA...
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May 14th, 2007 at 9:01am
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May 10th, 2007 at 10:38am
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Is this the end of 6 Squadron?The RAF's oldest squadron could face the axe after 93 years of heroic service. No6 Squadron's proud roll of honour includes Major Lanoe Hawker, the man who won the first VC for aerial combat. But a...
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May 8th, 2007 at 8:45pm
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UK Predators to be weapons equippedThe chief of the Royal Air Force (RAF), Air Chief Marshal Glenn Torpy, confirmed on 1 May that the Predator B UAVs being acquired by the UK as an urgent operational requirement (UOR) will be armed ...
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May 4th, 2007 at 3:46pm
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RAF Jaguar Withdrawal NEXT WEEKJaguar Farewell --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Today I announced to the members of 6 Squadron that the Jaguar OSD is to be brought forward to ...
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Apr 25th, 2007 at 11:34am
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NASA prepares for the end of the Shuttle eraBy Michael Cabbage The Orlando Sentinel CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - With only three years remaining before the space-shuttle fleet's planned retirement, NASA managers have begun tacklin...
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Apr 24th, 2007 at 7:56am
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Blue Angels Crash at MCAS Beaufort(CNN) -- A jet flying in formation with the U.S. Navy Blue Angels precision flying team crashed into a Beaufort, South Carolina, neighborhood, causing an "enormous fireball" during an air show, aut... More Information:- [url]http://www.cnn.com/2007/U
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Apr 22nd, 2007 at 9:32am
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Hawk Crash 20th AprilRAF jet crash at island airfield An RAF jet has crashed at an airfield on Anglesey, it has been confirmed. It is understood that the pilot ejected safely during the incident at the M...
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Apr 21st, 2007 at 9:17am
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Merlin Display Withdrawn for 2007IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT The Merlin HC Mk3 Display of 2006 flown by Flight Lieutenant Dempster was immensely popular and a significant attraction for the general public and aviat...[i]Taken from Team Merlin Website [url]http://
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Apr 13th, 2007 at 11:10am
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Austria sees growing chance to cancel EurofighterVIENNA (Thomson Financial) - Austrian Chancellor Alfred Gusenbauer said on Monday that newly reported irregularities might provide the Austrian government with an opportunity to pull out of its 200...
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Apr 12th, 2007 at 8:04pm
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UNIQUE PHOTOGRAPH OF UK TYPHOON DEVELOPMENT FLEET22 Mar 2007 Warton, United Kingdom. - Celebrating over 12 years of development flying, the UK’s six Typhoon development aircraft are pictured together for the first time at BAE ... Line up of aircraft on photograph: IPA6 IPA5 BT005
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Mar 24th, 2007 at 4:15pm
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Sea Vixen Photography Day at Bournemouth 24 MarchThis Saturday 24th March, the Sea Vixen G-CVIX/XP924 at Bournemouth will be available to view and photograph up close and personal, with no restrictions other than cockpit access. She will be place...
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Mar 22nd, 2007 at 4:56pm
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AF Grounded U-2s For Safety ConcernMar 20, 2007 By Amy Butler/Aerospace Daily & Defense Report The U.S. Air Force grounded its U-2 intelligence aircraft worldwide last week due to fuel leaks found in at least three ...
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Mar 21st, 2007 at 11:10am
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