FEATURES:
‘JOHNNIE’ JOHNSON - Twenty years on from his death, we examine the aerial combat prowess of ‘Johnnie’ Johnson, and ask how he became the RAF’s most successful wing leader of World War Two
BACX -ELEVEN - Quite a lot of designs have a claim to represent the last chance for Britain’s airliner industry, but the X-Eleven more than most
PRONE PILOT METEOR - Test pilot Hugh Field recalls a unique assignment: making the last few flights of the one-off prone pilot Gloster Meteor research aircraft
SOPWITH DOVE - The real history behind this inter-war sporting biplane, neither Pup nor Snipe derivative, but a bit of both — and what it’s like to fly reproduction G-EAGA
HARRIER FOR LATIN AMERICA - The V/STOL jet seemed an ideal platform for Latin America’s air arms, but achieved no sales in the region — this despite a memorable sales tour
PAYEN Pa 49 - Perhaps, on reading its story, it’s no surprise this French miniature jet of the ’50s remained one of a kind...
AEROPLANE MEETS...REG URSCHLER - From secret Cold War reconnaissance missions in the RB-47 and RC-135 to USAF Heritage Flight displays in his much-loved P-51D Gunfighter, this great American aviator led a very full career indeed
DATABASE: REGGIANE Re 2000, 2001, 2002 AND 2005 - The Reggiane company’s foray into building fighters; for Italy’s Regia Aeronautica was, as Luigino Caliaro describes, brief and fraught, but significant nonetheless
A DAY AT THE SHOW - Looking back to 1993, and the very first Flying Legends
NEWS AND COMMENT:
FROM THE EDITOR
WORKSHOP - How the Berlin Airlift Historical Foundation is busy preparing a replacement Douglas C-54, after its predecessor was wrecked
HANGAR TALK - Steve Slater’s comment on the historic aircraft world
FLIGHT LINE - Reflections on aviation history with Matthew Willis
NEWS:
- Hendon to get Hampden fuselage only
- Spitfire fires up at Avspecs
- Boeing retires CT-133 chase-planes ...and the month’s other top aircraft preservation news
REGULARS:
SKYWRITERS
Q&A - Your questions asked and answered
PERSONAL ALBUM - Looking back 25 years to the 50th anniversary of Eric Brown’s pioneering Vampire carrier landing, and a unique commemoration
REVIEWS - The latest books for the discerning aviation enthusiast
NEXT MONTH
COVER IMAGE: Wg Cdr ‘Johnnie’ Johnson and his dog Sally with a Spitfire IX at Bazenville advanced landing ground, northern France, in July 1944.
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