Sepecat Jaguar M (the single-seat naval strike prototype of the Anglo-French SEPECAT Jaguar fighter) undergoing carrier deck trials aboard the French aircraft carrier Clemenceau between 1970 and 1971. The Jaguar M was the only navalized prototype built for the French NavyMarine Nationale), featuring strengthened landing gear, an arrestor hook, and modified systems for carrier operations. The program was cancelled in 1973 because testing revealed sluggish throttle response and insufficient performance during single-engine wave-offs or heavy payload launches, leading the French Navy to favour the Dassault Super Étendard.

 

French Air and Space Force’s first Pilatus PC-7 MKX turboprop trainer aircraft has successfully completed its maiden flight. The PC-7 MKX will replace the service’s Cirrus SR20 and Grob 120A trainer aircraft.

 

Avro Lancaster bomber nicknamed “Q for Queenie” (tail number A66-1) flying beneath the Sydney Harbour Bridge on October 22, 1943. An unauthorised, low-level flight conducted during a national tour to promote wartime savings and Liberty Loan bonds. Though the stunt violated strict flying prohibitions around the bridge (in place since 1931) and risked a court-martial, Peter Isaacson faced no formal charges due to his status as a decorated war hero.

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Martin WB-57F Canberra (a heavily modified, high-altitude reconnaissance and research variant of the English Electric Canberra bomber). Used by NASA for high-altitude atmospheric science, airborne research, eclipse chasing, and supporting spaceflight missions such as Artemis. Known for its extremely long high-aspect-ratio wings and specialised turbofan engines, allowing it to fly above 60,000 feet.

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U.S. Marine Corps (USMC) CH-53K King Stallion heavy-lift helicopter recovered the downed U.S. Navy MH-60S Seahawk from the Sierra Nevada mountains in late September. The nearly 16,000-pound aircraft was recovered by a CH-53K from Marine Operational Test and Evaluation Squadron (VMX) 1 using a “long-line” with a USMC Helicopter Sling Load rigging and delivered to an airfield at Naval Air Weapons Station (NAWS) China Lake in California. According to a Marine Corps statement, the MH-60S will be able to fly again without extensive maintenance as its was recovered without incident or damage.

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Royal Air Force (RAF) Hawker Typhoon (serial number R8635) made an emergency landing on the rocky shore of Meadfoot Bay near Torquay, Devon, England, on May 21 or May 25, 1943. The aircraft suffered engine failure (powered by a Napier Sabre engine) and executed a forced “pancake” landing onto the rocky intertidal zone; the pilot was unharmed.

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Panavia Tornado GR.1 strike/interdictor aircraft belonging to the Royal Air Force (RAF), a twin-engine, variable-sweep wing multi-role combat aircraft.

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