BBC looks at the journey of a RAF Merlin helicopter from RAF Benson to Camp Bastion, the main British base in Afghanistan.
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Day: December 29, 2011
Relatives demand probe into 1992 mid-air collision of Libyan Arab Airlines Flight 1103 with MiG-23
Families of the victims of Libyan Arab Airlines Flight 1103 is demanding that the new Libyan government investigate the mid-air collision with a MiG-23.
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Indian Air Force overhauling Viper turbojets
The India Air Force has an urgent requirement to overhaul 25 Rolls-Royce Viper turbojet engines for its Kiran trainers.
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Hawker Beechcraft sues U.S. over USAF’s Light Air Support competition
Hawker Beechcraft has filed a suite against the U.S. government in a bid to get its AT-6 aircraft back into the U.S. Air Force’s Light Air Support (LAS) competition.
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South Korea hopes to have its Patriots back soon
South Korean Ambassador to Helsinki told YLE that he hopes the Finnish authorities will release its shipment of Patriot missiles it purchased from Germany as soon as possible.
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