Aeroplane Monthly

04/11/2025

If one aircraft was synonymous with the Irish Air Corps it was the Fouga Magister https://www.key.aero/article/fantastic-fouga-magisters-irish-air-corps?utm_source=Facebook

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If one aircraft was synonymous with the Irish Air Corps for more than two decades from the 1970s to the 1990s, it was the Fouga Magister. To mark 50 years since the delightful ‘V-tailed’ jet entered

03/11/2025

Read the inside story of the Strathallan Lancaster's ferry flight to the UK https://www.key.aero/article/strathallan-lancaster-trans-atlantic-ferry-flight-remembered?utm_source=Facebook

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When commercial airliner captains queried why they were being kept from departing Toronto to let an Avro Lancaster out, air traffic control replied, “Age before beauty”. This was one stage of a

31/10/2025

Pucará Goes on Display at South Yorkshire Aircraft Museum https://www.key.aero/article/pucara-goes-display-south-yorkshire-aircraft-museum?utm_source=Facebook

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FMA IA-58 Pucará A-515 recently arrived at the South Yorkshire Aircraft Museum (SYAM) at Doncaster, after being gifted from the RAF Museum Midlands at Cosford, Shropshire.

31/10/2025

Valetta C.2 VX573 will join Viking G-AGRW at Blackbushe in 2026 https://www.key.aero/article/raf-museums-valetta-blackbushe?utm_source=Facebook

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Scheduled to join Vickers Viking G-AGRW Vagabond at Blackbushe Airport in 2026 is an example of the military variant of Britain’s first post-war airliner, Valetta C.2 VX573, whose donation to the

31/10/2025

Handley Page Hastings Quiz - how much do you know about the Hastings transport? https://www.key.aero/article/handley-page-hastings-quiz?utm_source=Facebook

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How much do you know about the Hastings transport?

29/10/2025

In shattering the glass ceiling for women in aviation, British Airways Concorde pilot Barbara Harmer and RAF fast jet flier Jo Salter had a very public role to play https://www.key.aero/article/concorde-pilot-barbara-harmer-and-raf-fast-jet-flier-jo-salter-blazing-trail?utm_source=Facebook

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In shattering the glass ceiling for women in aviation, British Airways Concorde pilot Barbara Harmer and RAF fast jet flier Jo Salter had a very public role to play. Their meeting three decades ago

28/10/2025

The National Museum of the Royal Navy (NMRN) has been awarded nearly £50,000 funding that will support its project to reconstruct a complete Fairey Barracuda https://www.key.aero/article/funding-boost-fairey-barracuda-rebuild-project?utm_source=Facebook

Image credit: NMRN

28/10/2025

🛩️ PISTONS, PASSENGERS AND PAYLOADS – The Golden Age of British Air Transport

Step back into the remarkable era when Britain’s piston-engine aircraft carried a nation — and its ambitions — across the skies.

From the end of the Great War to the dawn of the jet age, Pistons, Passengers and Payloads charts the development of British commercial and passenger aircraft during one of aviation’s most transformative periods.

Author Roger Staker reveals the story of 17 pioneering manufacturers whose designs shaped global air travel — through innovation, adversity, and the constant pursuit of progress.

✈️ The rise, fall, and merger of Britain’s early air transport companies
⚙️ How wartime innovation accelerated civilian aviation
📷 Featuring many previously unseen photographs
📚 A detailed chronicle of an often-overlooked chapter in British aviation history

⚠️ Limited print run – pre-order now to secure your copy before release.
Expected delivery: 30 November 2025

📘 Pistons, Passengers and Payloads — a captivating tribute to the machines and minds that paved the way for modern air travel.

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ISBN: 978 1 83632 139 2 | Paperback | 128 pages

28/10/2025

🚀 MACH BUSTERS – The Untold Story of Those Who Broke the Limits of Speed

Introducing Mach Busters — a breathtaking tribute to the pilots who broke every barrier of speed and courage.

From Group Captain “Willie” Wilson’s trailblazing 1945 flight in the Gloster Meteor F.4 to Major General Eldon Joersz’s record-shattering 2,193 mph run in the SR-71 Blackbird, Mach Busters chronicles the lives of 21 extraordinary aviators who dared to redefine the limits of flight.

Written by Bart Vandamme, this definitive 512-page hardback combines meticulous research, first-hand accounts, and over 450 rare and unpublished photographs to bring the golden age of speed to life.

✨ Each record officially documented by the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale (FAI)
🔥 An epic journey through the Cold War race for supremacy in the sky

📘 Mach Busters is a powerful celebration of the courage, skill, and spirit of those who flew faster than fear itself.

⚠️ Only 400 copies will be printed — once they’re gone, they’re gone.
Don’t miss your chance to own this limited-edition volume — a collector’s piece for aviation and military history enthusiasts alike.

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ISBN: 978 1 83632 121 7

27/10/2025

The fuselage of the last surviving short-fuselage de Havilland DH106 Comet 1XB, G-APAS, has left the RAF Museum Midlands https://www.key.aero/article/comet-1-leaves-cosford?utm_source=Facebook

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The fuselage of the last surviving short-fuselage de Havilland DH106 Comet 1XB, G-APAS, left the RAF Museum Midlands at Cosford on 9 September heading for a new home with the South Wales Aviation

27/10/2025

🚀 Celebrating 60 Years of US Naval Aviation Excellence

US NAVAIR – Naval Air Systems Command: 60th Anniversary

For six decades, the US Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) has stood at the forefront of innovation, engineering, and operational excellence — supporting the Naval Aviation Enterprise (NAE) and ensuring that the US Navy remains at the tip of the spear.

📘 This special 116-page anniversary volume charts NAVAIR’s incredible evolution — from its establishment in 1966 as the successor to the Bureau of Naval Weapons to its modern-day role as the Navy’s principal aviation systems provider.

🌍 Headquartered in Lexington Park, Maryland, and operating across eight major US locations and one overseas, NAVAIR continues to advance the future of naval air power.

🔍 Inside this commemorative edition:

A deep dive into NAVAIR’s six-decade legacy

Profiles of key bases, centres, squadrons, and aircraft

Rare archival insights and stunning imagery

📦 Expected Delivery: 20th November 2025
💷 Price: £9.99
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26/10/2025

Try our DC-8 challenge https://www.key.aero/article/how-many-can-you-score-our-dc-8-quiz?utm_source=Facebook

Try our DC-8 challenge