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Warbirds, classic aircraft, museum and airshow news. This month, HARS works to restore an old Vampire trainer, the Hunter Fighter Collection expands, a Gnat is re-registered in NZ, and an aerial welcome for the King and Queen.

This issue, the RAAF Roulettes fly above the MCG, two US Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcons perform in in Arizona and Bonza’s Malc, shot from above.

The plan to build the world’s biggest plane – for the world’s biggest cargo.

How Alaska flight dispatchers caught the natural phenomenon when it passed over North America.

Australian Aviation speaks to Marc Puskeiler, a pilot from the German Aerospace Centre, about the unique aircraft sent to analyse the Pacific skies.

How the Super Hornet proved the doubters wrong to extend its life until at least 2030.

Author Cecilia Thornton tells the story of her Australian grandfather – and the fatal journey he took that led to the death of Britain’s airship industry.

Key aircraft movements from around the region. Bonza carnage as planes repossessed overnight, aged Qantas A330 suffers engine failure in Perth, QF A220s in action, and Alliance re-jigs E190 fleet amid delayed deliveries.

In 1930, Amy Johnson became the first woman to fly solo from the UK to Australia. Nearly 90 years later, Amanda Harrison explains why she attempted to recreate the journey – in her 1942 Tiger Moth.