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Jet Noise News from the JetWorld Military History Starfires over North Korea The Lockheed F-94 Starfire had been in service just two months before it was summoned to assist in the Korean War.Warren Thompson charts the career of one of the USAFa€ s unsung jet fighters Museum of the Month Sri Lanka Air Force Museum The Sri Lanka Air Force Museum has rescued some interesting exhibits and houses an impressive aviation library, as Tom Singfield discovers Preservation Dominiea€ s last flight Just over 50 years after the first HS.125 DominieT.1 took to the skies, the last of these RAF navigation trainers made the typea€ s final flight on February 20, 2015. Peter R March reports Anniversary Alive & Kicking Twenty five years ago Captain Tim Lancaster had a close brush with death when he was nearly sucked out of the cockpit of his BAC 1-11. Kimberley Hawkins investigates what went wrong (and right) that fateful day Military History Meteors by Moonlight Meteor night fighters were crucial to filling the UKa€ s defence capability gap after World War Two. Paul Fiddian takes an in-depth look into the a€~Meat Boxa€ sa€ spectral shadows Dogfight Super Sabre Kill Flying primarily air-to-ground missions during the Vietnam War, the USAFa€ s F-100 Super Sabre was only briefly used in a fighter role. Jamie Ewan relates how the type made its mark against the enemy MiGs Testing Times The latest in Jet related books and products put to the test Memory Lane Jets is all about rekindling the memories of days gone by. As part of this wea€ re keen to hear from you and see the images filed away in your photo albums. This month Mike Vines recalls a a€ grand day outa€ aboard HMS Ark Royal in 1978 From the Cockpit The Mind Set Jet The Airbus A320 is one of the most modern airliners in service. Scott Germain takes readers aloft for a check flight in the a€~baby busa€ Pioneers The Grumbler One of the most unusual looking aeroplanes of all time was the French Sud-Est Grognard. Jamie Ewan takes a look at the a€~Grumblera€ Incoming! Letters to the Editor Record Breakers Streak Eagle The one-of-a-kind McDonnell Douglas F-15A Streak Eagle broke eight time-to-height records. Steve Bridgewater looks back at the jeta€ s achievements Classic Turboprop Avroa€ s Last Hurrah! Avroa€ s successful turboprop airliner and military transport was conceived nearly sixty years ago. Richard Freail examines the development and service of the HS 748 and HS 780 Military History Turbo Connie Ita€ s a Lockheed Constellation, but not as we know it! Richard Evans investigates the US Navya€ s turboprop powered R7V-2 Super Connie Classic Airliner La Belle Caravelle The beautiful and uniquely styled Caravelle was the worlda€ s first short-haul jet and set the bar for every small jet airliner to follow. Andy Martin explains why Pioneers Britaina€ s Stop-Gap Bomber One of lifea€ s understudies, the Short Brothersa€ SA.4 was conceived as a stop-gap, emerging with seriously dated technology. Yet the Sperrin was docile and flew beautifully, as Pete London reveals Classics Compared Tiger vs Scimitar Both Grummana€ s Tiger and Supermarinea€ s Scimitar were destined to have short service lives but both made ideal formation aerobatic mounts. Sebastian Morgan looks at a pair of swept-wing carrier borne fighters
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