FlyPast Magazine

21/10/2025

A Bell P-39 Airacobra has gone on display 83 years after it made a forced landing https://www.key.aero/article/fagen-fighters-puts-combat-vet-bell-p-39-airacobra-show?utm_source=Facebook

Image credit: Fagen Fighters

Bell P-39 Airacobra 41-6951 went on show at the Fagen Fighters WWII Museum in Granite Falls, Minnesota on 10 September, 83 years after it made a forced landing near Weipa, Queensland, Australia.

21/10/2025

Always a pleasure to see new photos of B-29 Superfortress 'Doc' - which recently flew alongside the only other flying B-29, the famous 'FIFI'.

21/10/2025

Happy 100th birthday, Jim Gooding!
Jim served as a tail gunner on Avro Lancasters with 622 Squadron, based at RAF Mildenhall from 1944–46.

🎉 Join us in celebrating RAF veteran Jim Gooding on his 100th birthday! 🎉

Jim joined the Air Defence Cadet Corps in 1940 and later served as a tail gunner on Lancaster bombers with No. 622 Squadron RAF Mildenhall from 1944–46. After the war, he spent over 30 years supporting the RAF community.

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Source: RAF Association

19/10/2025

A Cessna T-37A has been returned to its pedestal at Bartow Executive Airport https://www.key.aero/article/cessna-t-37a-back-display-florida?utm_source=Facebook

Image credit: Tony Sacketos

Cessna T-37A 56-3546 has been returned to its pedestal at Bartow Executive Airport.

19/10/2025

Yorkshire Air Museum at Elvington will be holding a special Props Day on Saturday October 25th. It will see some of the museum’s propeller driven aircraft conducting engine runs before they head into the hangar for winter.
The star of the show will be the Douglas Dakota, an icon of D-day and other campaigns. The Dak has had its two engines overhauled this summer. Other aircraft taking part in Props Day will be the de Havilland Devon, the Royal Aircraft Factory SE5 biplane and the Eastchurch Kitten - a replica of a World War One prototype naval aircraft.
Yorkshire Air Museum Communications Manager Jerry Ibbotson said: ‘Our prop aircraft are a great sight to see, as well as making a lovely noise! There’s something special about seeing them firing up their engines and spinning their blades – particularly the Dakota, which is such a symbolic aircraft. It’s had a lot of engine work done this year and we’re hoping people will come to see the final engine run of 2025.’
There will be two sets of engine runs on the day – morning and afternoon. It is a normal admission day at the Yorkshire Air Museum; no special tickets are required.

19/10/2025

Progress on Whirlwind replica at the Kent Battle of Britain Museum at Hawkinge https://www.key.aero/article/westland-whirlwind-fighter-gets-tail?utm_source=Facebook

Image credit: Dave Brocklehurst

During the weekend of 20-21 September the Westland Whirlwind Fighter Project’s chief engineer, Lancashire-based Peter Smith, transported south and supervised the fitting of the newly completed tail

18/10/2025

German bomber units in the Second World War were invariably manned by Luftwaffe aircrew. However, at the start of hostilities there was one exception https://www.key.aero/article/one-kind-dornier-do-17-unit?utm_source=Facebook

Image credit: Chris Goss

German bomber units in the Second World War were invariably manned by Luftwaffe aircrew. However, at the start of hostilities, there was just one which — because it performed maritime attack and

17/10/2025

Australia’s Historical Aviation Restoration Society (HARS) has announced Grumman S-2G Tracker 844 made its first flight in nearly 18 months https://www.key.aero/article/grumman-tracker-returns-australian-skies?utm_source=Facebook

Image credit: Howard Mitchell-HARS

Australia’s Historical Aviation Restoration Society (HARS) has announced that former Royal Australian Navy (RAN) Grumman S-2G Tracker 844 made its first flight in nearly 18 months recently near

17/10/2025

How many can you score on our FREE Mosquito Quiz? https://www.key.aero/article/mosquito-quiz-how-good-your-knowledge?utm_source=Facebook

Are you a fan of the Mosquito? If so, why not try our quiz on the Wooden Wonder.

15/10/2025

Read about the prototype de Havilland Mosquito, W4050 https://www.key.aero/article/prototype-de-havilland-mosquito-tale-contribution-and-survival?utm_source=Facebook

Image credit: BAE Systems

Eighty-five years ago, the prototype de Havilland Mosquito, W4050, made its maiden flight. Today that same aeroplane is the centrepiece of the de Havilland Aircraft Museum at Salisbury Hall, the site

15/10/2025

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14/10/2025

The Commemorative Air Force’s Airbase Georgia Wing is making good progress on its restoration of Boeing N2S-2 Stearman BuNo 03531. The project, which began in 2019, will see the World War Two biplane fly again in a classic yellow paint scheme. The type was dubbed ‘Yellow Peril’ during the war but represented a reliable route into aviation for numerous cadets.
Photo credit: Charles Burcher-CAF Georgia