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Army carries out final Lynx flight

16/01/2018 < 1 minute read
Written by: Lisa Parkes

The Army will bid farewell to the Lynx Helicopter today as they carry out a special final Lynx flight around the UK today. The Lynx helicopter has been in service with the Army since 1978 and has seen service in Bosnia, Kuwait, Afghanistan and Sierra Leone. It has been used [read more]

Boeing C17 A7-MAC at Cardiff Airport (Image: Ian Grinter)
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Cardiff Airport hosts special Qatar visitors

11/08/2017 < 1 minute read
Written by: Nick Harding

Friday afternoon saw two special visitors arrive at Cardiff Airport from The Qatar Emiri Air Force. Arriving in from Paris Le Bourget and London Gatwick respectively, were two Boeing C17 Globemaster III’s. A7-MAN arrived first touching down at around 15:20hrs (local time) after flying from Le Bourget. This was shortly followed by [read more]