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- Fri Jul 24, 2015 9:02 pm
- Forum: AeroResource Articles
- Topic: Vulcan XH558 Restoration: Part 2
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Vulcan XH558 Restoration: Part 2
Vulcan XH558 Restoration: Part 2 Having discussed the ‘Delta Ladies’ return to flight, James Innes interviews Kevin Rumens, one of XH558’s Display Pilots. Better known as Kev, he is lucky enough to have displayed the aircraft both in service with the Royal Air Force and in civilian hands post-resto...
- Fri Jul 24, 2015 9:01 pm
- Forum: AeroResource Articles
- Topic: Fairford Bomber Deployment 2015
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Fairford Bomber Deployment 2015
Fairford Bomber Deployment 2015 On June 5th, arriving under the callsign ZARP 43/44/45, three US Air Force Boeing B-52H Stratofortress bombers from the 5th Bomb Wing out of Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota landed at RAF Fairford for a short two week deployment as part of the BALTOPS 15 and SABER ...
- Fri Jul 24, 2015 9:01 pm
- Forum: AeroResource Articles
- Topic: Weapons & Tactics Instructor Course 2-15
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Weapons & Tactics Instructor Course 2-15
Weapons & Tactics Instructor Course 2-15 More than 90 United States Marines Corps combat aircraft and crews recently made the bi-annual journey to Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Yuma in the western Arizona desert. They were in attendance for part two of the Weapons and Tactics Instructor Course 2-...
- Fri Jul 24, 2015 9:01 pm
- Forum: AeroResource Articles
- Topic: 7th SOS - Flying the CV-22B Osprey
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7th SOS - Flying the CV-22B Osprey
7th SOS - Flying the CV-22B Osprey Two green discs in the dark and a deep humming noise – to many, these are the calling cards of the CV-22B Osprey departing or returning from another night sortie. But what do these elusive tilt rotors actually get up to on their nocturnal flights? Ben Montgomery j...
- Fri Jul 24, 2015 9:01 pm
- Forum: AeroResource Articles
- Topic: 352nd Special Operations Wing Stands Up
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352nd Special Operations Wing Stands Up
352nd Special Operations Wing Stands Up The 7th Special Operations Squadron, which forms part of the 352nd Special Operations Wing, based at RAF Mildenhall in Suffolk has been undergoing several changes over the past 12 months, in line with an increase in capabilities and duties for the 352ndSOW as...
- Fri Jul 24, 2015 9:00 pm
- Forum: AeroResource Articles
- Topic: Vulcan XH558 Restoration: Part 1
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Vulcan XH558 Restoration: Part 1
Vulcan XH558 Restoration: Part 1 When the final flying Avro Vulcan B2, serial number XH558, landed at Bruntingthorpe Aerodrome on Tuesday 23rd March 1993 very few expected to see this historic type grace the skies of Great Britain again. This Cold War giant was expected to spend its twilight years ...
- Fri Jul 24, 2015 9:00 pm
- Forum: AeroResource Articles
- Topic: MCAS Pendleton
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MCAS Pendleton
MCAS Pendleton Located approximately 40 miles north of San Diego in North County California is the United States Marine Corps’ largest West Coast expeditionary training facility - Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton. Covering more than 125,000 acres with both mountainous and coastal training environme...
- Fri Jul 24, 2015 9:00 pm
- Forum: AeroResource Articles
- Topic: Duxford VE Day 70th Anniversary Airshow
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Duxford VE Day 70th Anniversary Airshow
Duxford VE Day 70th Anniversary Airshow The 8th May 1945 - Victory in Europe Day, or VE Day as it is more commonly known, was celebrated for the 70th time earlier this month. Over the weekend 23/24 May 2015 IWM Duxford held its own dedication to those that fought both in the air and on the ground -...
- Fri Jul 24, 2015 9:00 pm
- Forum: AeroResource Articles
- Topic: Llandudno Airshow 2015
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Llandudno Airshow 2015
Llandudno Airshow 2015 Sitting on the North Wales coast in the shadow of Snowdonia, the annual airshow held at the seaside resort of Llandudno has a lot to offer for enthusiasts and families alike. Michael Lovering reports for AeroResource. http://www.aeroresource.co.uk/articles/2015/llandudno-airs...
- Fri Jul 24, 2015 8:59 pm
- Forum: AeroResource Articles
- Topic: Exercise Joint Warrior 2015-1 - Keevil
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Exercise Joint Warrior 2015-1 - Keevil
Exercise Joint Warrior 2015-1 - Keevil Early on the 19th of April, on a cold and very windy Keevil airfield, the Sunday morning quiet was taken over by the sound of helicopters. This wasn’t an aerial invasion by a foreign nation, but the British Army, Royal Navy and Royal Air Force conducting an ai...
- Fri Jul 24, 2015 8:59 pm
- Forum: AeroResource Articles
- Topic: Exercise Joint Warrior 2015-1 - Lossiemouth
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Exercise Joint Warrior 2015-1 - Lossiemouth
Exercise Joint Warrior 2015-1 - Lossiemouth Exercise Joint Warrior 15-1 was the latest in a long running series of multinational exercises taking part in the UK. With 55 ships from 14 nations taking part, Joint Warrior 15-1 was the biggest to date. RAF Lossiemouth in Scotland again played a major p...
- Fri Jul 24, 2015 8:58 pm
- Forum: AeroResource Articles
- Topic: Exercise Joint Warrior 2015-1 - Prestwick
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Exercise Joint Warrior 2015-1 - Prestwick
Exercise Joint Warrior 2015-1 - Prestwick Located on the Ayrshire coastline, Prestwick Airport is no stranger when it comes to military aircraft with a long and distinguished history in aviation in Scotland. In recent years, the airport has seen an increase in military use of the airfield both in d...
- Fri Jul 24, 2015 8:58 pm
- Forum: AeroResource Articles
- Topic: Abingdon Air and Country Show 2015
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Abingdon Air and Country Show 2015
Abingdon Air and Country Show 2015 Now in its 16th consecutive year, the Abingdon Air & Country Show - under the leadership of Neil Porter and his dedicated team - excelled themselves again by bringing together a fantastic family day out, despite somewhat challenging conditions both before and duri...
- Fri Jul 24, 2015 8:58 pm
- Forum: AeroResource Articles
- Topic: Classic Air Force Open Day
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Classic Air Force Open Day
Classic Air Force Open Day At the beginning of 2013 it was announced that the Classic Air Force (CAF) would relocate the vast majority of its collection from the existing base at Coventry to the Cornish town of Newquay. Now, just over two years after its official opening, CAF have returned to Coven...
- Fri Jul 24, 2015 8:58 pm
- Forum: AeroResource Articles
- Topic: Hangar 11 Nightshoot
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Hangar 11 Nightshoot
Hangar 11 Nightshoot Located at North Weald, the Hangar 11 Collection is home to some of the UK’s finest warbirds. Owned by Peter Teichman, the collection currently comprises of four aircraft, with one restoration waiting in the wings. Harry Measures reports from a night shoot arranged with two of ...
- Fri Jul 24, 2015 8:57 pm
- Forum: AeroResource Articles
- Topic: Hardwick Warbirds Photography Event
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Hardwick Warbirds Photography Event
Hardwick Warbirds Photography Event To many warbird and airshow enthusiasts Maurice Hammond and his fantastic collection of aircraft at Hardwick Warbirds needs no introduction. Throwing open the hangar doors to a small number of photographers on 18th April, a slight glimpse of the locations wartime...
- Fri Apr 17, 2015 5:36 pm
- Forum: AeroResource Articles
- Topic: Italian Air Force Museum
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Italian Air Force Museum
Italian Air Force Museum In 1904 the first airbase in Italy was founded on the edge of Lake Bracciano in the village of Vigna di Valle. Now, over 110 years later, the former airship and seaplane base is now the home of the Italian Air Force Museum - Museo Storico Aeronautica Militare. Adam Duffield...
- Wed Apr 15, 2015 7:52 pm
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- Topic: RAF Museum Cosford
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RAF Museum Cosford
RAF Museum Cosford Opening as an RAF Station in 1938, RAF Cosford has been home to numerous training colleges over the years and today still provides training for many trades within the Royal Air Force. On top of this, it is also home to one of the two RAF museums. Adam Duffield and Duncan Monk spe...
- Wed Apr 15, 2015 7:52 pm
- Forum: AeroResource Articles
- Topic: Lakenheath A-10 Deployment - update
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Lakenheath A-10 Deployment - update
Lakenheath A-10 Deployment - update The A-10s from the 354th EFS (Expeditionary Fighter Squadron), 355th FW, based at David-Monthan AFB are the first of several planned theatre security package deployments to Europe under the operation name “Atlantic Resolve”. David Mackey gives an update on their ...
- Wed Apr 15, 2015 7:52 pm
- Forum: AeroResource Articles
- Topic: YAM Halifax Nightshoot
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YAM Halifax Nightshoot
YAM Halifax Nightshoot Home to one of the finest collections of aircraft in the UK, Jamie Ewan travelled to the Yorkshire Air Museum for a nightshoot with their replica Handley Page Halifax III better known as 'Friday the 13th'. http://www.aeroresource.co.uk/articles/2015/yam-halifax-nightshoot/ima...