FEATURES:
Busy Haulers: USAFE's Cold War Sherpas - Dr Kevin Wright spoke with former members of the 10th Military Airlift Squadron about C-23A Sherpa operations during the Cold War.
Rebirth of the Dancing Crane: The Story of JAL Part 2 - Jozef Mols concludes the story of Japan Airlines in this second part of the feature.
Wildcats on the Prowl - The battlefield variant of the Leonardo Wildcat, the replacement for the veteran Westland Lynx, is now providing sterling service to the British Army and Royal Marines as Tim Ripley describes.
Dan-Air's Trijet Boeings - Dan-Air was one of the few British operators of the Boeing 727. Bob O'Brien recalls the airline's trijet years.
Delta's long-lasting DC-8s - The first airline to operate the Douglas DC-8 kept the type for almost 30 years. Barry Lloyd recalls the aircraft that launched Delta Air Lines into the jet age.
Tupolev Tu-134: Soviet-built Workhorse - The Tu-134 has enjoyed a long and productive career, as explained by Alexander Mladenov and Krasimir Grozev.
Brief Encounter - Australia's Phantoms - Stewart Wilson details the short career of the F-4 Phantom II in Royal Australian Air Force service.
Testing to the Limits - Riccardo Niccoli reviews the structure, role and aircraft of Italy's Centro Sperimentale Volo (CSV, Flying Test Centre) based at Pratica di Mare.
From Jodel to Jumbo: A Life of Flying - As a boy, he was told he was "stupid" to think he could ever become a pilot, but Scott Birrell FRAeS enjoyed a distinguished career in aviation.

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Cover (main image): Alrosa was the last Russian scheduled operator of passenger Tu-134s, retiring the type in 2019 Denis Fedorko Inset (lower left) Italy's RSV trials weapons and equipment on the Typhoon and other air force aircraft Riccardo Niccoli Inset (lower right) The C-23A Sherpa visited UK air bases regularly in the '80s, shuttling aircraft parts around Europe Peter R Foster