TEST pilots from across the world landed in Lancashire.

British Aerospace Military Aircraft, based at Samlesbury and Warton, sponsored a major conference for the Society of Experimental Test Pilots which was held in Manchester.

And as part of their stay in the North West, 80 test pilots visited facilities at its Warton site where they toured the flight simulation and Eurofighter final assembly areas.

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