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Canberra: Britain’s First Jet Bomber NOTE: This is a new book edition of Aeroplane Icons: Canberra While the history of the jet engine and the deve...

Blenheim: Britain’s Fastest World War Two Bomber  NOTE: This is a new book edition of Aeroplane Icons: Blenheim Introduced to RAF squadrons in earl...

After Pearl Harbor and the US entry into World War Two, priority was given to the war in Europe and American forces poured into the ‘unsinkable air...

Turboprop aircraft tend to conjure up impressions of twin-engine regional airliners, perhaps epitomised by the ATR family of aircraft produced by t...

Among the most distinctive aircraft ever built, Bell Boeing’s V-22 Osprey tiltrotor combines the reach and speed of a turboprop transport aircraft ...

Until the advent of the heavy bombers - the Stirling, Halifax and Lancaster - the Vickers Wellington bore the brunt of Bomber Command’s onslaught o...

Since the Boeing 737’s first flight in April 1967, the framer’s production facility at Renton, Washington has built more than 10,000 737 aircraft, ...

The Sixties was the peak decade for British motorbikes. Legendary names led the way on two wheels - BSA’s Gold Star; Triumph’s iconic 650 Bonnevill...

The first half of the 20th century saw the birth of the aeroplane and its development as an instrument of war and commerce. Within five decades, co...

This new special - brought to you by the Airfix Model World editorial team – explains everything you need to know about building one of Airfix’s ne...

Thailand is the latest nation to make an official request to the US government for the F-35 Lightning II stealth fighter. Thailand follows a length...

During the cold war, the English Electric Lightning was the RAF’s ‘go to’ interceptor fighter. It remains one of the most iconic British jets ever ...

Class 57s The Class 57 diesel locomotive was an outgrowth of the tremendously successful and iconic Class 47. Rebuilt from redundant Class 47s by B...

Airborne Early Warning Aircraft Airborne early warning (AEW) aircraft have become crucial to all air force air operations whenever they are engaged...

Heritage DMUs: The Final Years At the beginning of the privatisation era of Britain’s railways, there was a pause in new rolling stock deliveries. ...

Class 31s Perhaps overshadowed by more ‘exotic’ locomotives, the Class 31s played a significant part in British Railways’ Modernisation Plan. Inten...

Electrostar: Capital Commuter At the turn of the millennium, a large percentage of the passenger services around London and the south-east were ope...

Class 68s In 2009, Direct Rail Services (DRS) ordered a small fleet of locos designed to remain in service until at least 2036 to futureproof its c...

Artemis I: Return to the Moon It is more than 50 years since a spacecraft first landed on the Moon and millions of people worldwide tuned in to the...

Contact! Early Naval Aviation The development of US naval aviation was slow to start – the lack of interest and money threatened to end it before i...

Vickers Viscount First flown in 1948 and in service from 1953, the Viscount was manufactured to help transform the commercial travel market. In tot...

London Buses: Review of 2022 2022 will be remembered as the year London buses almost came apart. Although the capital’s population was struggling g...

Railways of Asia: South Korea and Taiwan Since World War Two, South Korea and Taiwan have expanded their respective railway networks to add modern ...

Ukrainian Armour and Fighting Vehicles Prior to the invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, Russia was believed to have one of the largest and most e...