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The Battle of Britain Memorial Flight’s (BBMF) Pre-Season Work-Up Flying is Now Well Underway at RAF Coningsby

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OC BBMF, Sqn Ldr Mark Suggs Sugden, flies a hangar break in Spitfire Mk XVI TE311 after a successful air test on 14th March 2025, showing off the special tribute markings. The Harvard serves as a crucial stepping stone between the de Havilland Chipmunk and the Hurricane, offering a larger airframe, more powerful engine, and increased torque.

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The Next Generation of Warbird Pilots: Johnny Mazza III

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Six days later, Valley Forge launched the Navy’s first carrier-borne airstrikes of the war and VA-55 Skyraiders attacked airfields in Pyongyang, North Korea, destroying hangars, aircraft, and fuel depots. Then we went over the cockpit. After climbing down from the cockpit after the demo, Johnny chatted with Capt. Cool as can be.

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National Air and Space Museum Prepares for a New WWII Gallery

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was removed from the National Mall in May 2019 and shipped for storage and refurbishment at the Udvar-Hay Center, and later refurbishment in the center’s Mary Baker Engen Restoration Hangar. Currently, the 109 is being repainted in the Engen Restoration Hangar, but will soon be made ready for shipment back to Washington D.C.,

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Nothing Small About It

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Another advantage of the counter-rotating props is the elimination of torque roll. This is the tendency to dig in the left tip float during takeoff while countering engine torque. At that point the project is trucked 5 miles to the Prineville Airport where final assembly takes place in a hangar. So what would I fix?

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CAF Gulf Coast Wing AC-47 “Spooky” Restoration Update

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Tasks ahead include installing and torquing hundreds of screws and bolts, completing the cleaning process, reinstalling floorboards, reattaching the tail cone, seating the engine cowlings, installing batteries, securing hoses, and completing numerous smaller but critical tasks.