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Contents Listing - Articles & Features in this issue
REGULARS:
Airnews - The latest aviation headlines from around the World
Civil Scene - News and views on the current civil aviation scene, as compiled by our correspondent Alan J. Wright
Air Register - Alan J. Wright lists the recent changes to the UK civil aviation register
Airband - Graham Duke tunes-in to the airwaves to provide airband radio/ATC news
Military Markings - The latest batch of UK military serial changes, as compiled by Peter R. March
Airman - Books, videos, kits, photographic equipment. . .and much more. Graham Stride, James Gouldim and Ashley Beard bring you soiin of the aviation goods that are on the market
Airview/Preservation news - Preservation news from around the UK, compiled by Peter R. March
Airpower - Military matters at home and abroad, as compiled by leading aviation journalist John Fricker
Merlin Magic - The first production EH101 Merlin helicopter was recently unveiled by Westland Helicopters at Yeovil. Patrick Alien was there for Aircraft Illustrated
AIR DISPLAY:
Show-business - Mark Ashley provides exclusive news on the fast-moving air display scene
'Man for the job' - Roger Hoefling, the Voice of Mildenhall' and the inspiration behind many of the spectacular set-pieces that have graced shows around the UK in recent years, finds out what it is like to be 'on the other side of the microphone' when he talks exclusively to Aircraft Illustrated's Mark Ashley
Spitfire's sixtieth - The Spitfire celebrated its 60th birthday on 5 March. To celebrate the occasion, and its status as the birthplace of the legendary aircraft, the City of Southampton held a special programme of events. Denis J. Calvert was there *
UK Aarshow calendar - Aircraft Illustrated's fully detailed programme of UK air events for 1996, as compiled by Peter R. March
International Airshow calendar - Peter R. March lists this year's major International air shows
FEATURES:
39 Steps - Our very own Richard Hannay and resident 'sleuth' Denis J. Calvert turns the magnifying glass on the operations and aircraft of No 39 Squadron, the last unit in the RAF to fly the venerable Canberra
Count-down - With British World Airlines poised to retire its Viscounts from the transportation of oil workers to Sumburgh, Mall Booth was despatched to Aberdeen in an attempt to number among one of the last passengers to fly on this classic British airliner
Domestic bliss - For the second year running, Air UK, Britain's third largest scheduled airline, has been voted the Best Domestic Carrier. Martin Bowman delves behind the awards and the performance figures to discover how
Foiled again - A photo-report by Andrew Brookes and Fit Lt Dave Mutty on 'Brilliant Foil', the important annual UK exercise
Like Ciockwork - Patrick Alien braves temperatures reaching a blood-chilling -30?C to bring us this report on RN helicopter operations in Norway, where Sea King crews quickly learn that 'If you can do it here, you can do it anywhere'
Black Sheep pf the Family - Rick Llinares has been flying over Arizona with the 'Black Sheep' of the US Marine Corps. Catching up on the latest additions to VMA-214's long history, he discovers how the unit has been operating its flock of night attack AV-8B Harrier Us (see pages 34-39).
DC-3 SALUTE:
'Perhaps she will fly forever' - So remarked Donald Douglas on the 40th anniversary of the DC-3. 20 years on, over 1,000 examples of the DC-3 family are still flying. Francois Prins traces the development and long history of the aircraft that refuses to die
'Here's looking at you kid' - The nostalgia of DC-3 flying is recaptured today by Air Cruise America and its 'time-warped' DC-3. Frank B. Mormillo 'plays it again' as he takes a flight into the past
Bapatch - Until recently, a resilient 54-year old DC-3 has been patrolling the shores of British Columbia on the look-out for pollution. Just prior to the retirement of this venerable aircraft, Mike Reyno joined the Canadian Coast Guard crew on one of the very last DC-3 'pollution flights', to bring Aircraft Illustrated this unique photo-report on the passing of an era
Airnews - The latest aviation headlines from around the World
Civil Scene - News and views on the current civil aviation scene, as compiled by our correspondent Alan J. Wright
Air Register - Alan J. Wright lists the recent changes to the UK civil aviation register
Airband - Graham Duke tunes-in to the airwaves to provide airband radio/ATC news
Military Markings - The latest batch of UK military serial changes, as compiled by Peter R. March
Airman - Books, videos, kits, photographic equipment. . .and much more. Graham Stride, James Gouldim and Ashley Beard bring you soiin of the aviation goods that are on the market
Airview/Preservation news - Preservation news from around the UK, compiled by Peter R. March
Airpower - Military matters at home and abroad, as compiled by leading aviation journalist John Fricker
Merlin Magic - The first production EH101 Merlin helicopter was recently unveiled by Westland Helicopters at Yeovil. Patrick Alien was there for Aircraft Illustrated
AIR DISPLAY:
Show-business - Mark Ashley provides exclusive news on the fast-moving air display scene
'Man for the job' - Roger Hoefling, the Voice of Mildenhall' and the inspiration behind many of the spectacular set-pieces that have graced shows around the UK in recent years, finds out what it is like to be 'on the other side of the microphone' when he talks exclusively to Aircraft Illustrated's Mark Ashley
Spitfire's sixtieth - The Spitfire celebrated its 60th birthday on 5 March. To celebrate the occasion, and its status as the birthplace of the legendary aircraft, the City of Southampton held a special programme of events. Denis J. Calvert was there *
UK Aarshow calendar - Aircraft Illustrated's fully detailed programme of UK air events for 1996, as compiled by Peter R. March
International Airshow calendar - Peter R. March lists this year's major International air shows
FEATURES:
39 Steps - Our very own Richard Hannay and resident 'sleuth' Denis J. Calvert turns the magnifying glass on the operations and aircraft of No 39 Squadron, the last unit in the RAF to fly the venerable Canberra
Count-down - With British World Airlines poised to retire its Viscounts from the transportation of oil workers to Sumburgh, Mall Booth was despatched to Aberdeen in an attempt to number among one of the last passengers to fly on this classic British airliner
Domestic bliss - For the second year running, Air UK, Britain's third largest scheduled airline, has been voted the Best Domestic Carrier. Martin Bowman delves behind the awards and the performance figures to discover how
Foiled again - A photo-report by Andrew Brookes and Fit Lt Dave Mutty on 'Brilliant Foil', the important annual UK exercise
Like Ciockwork - Patrick Alien braves temperatures reaching a blood-chilling -30?C to bring us this report on RN helicopter operations in Norway, where Sea King crews quickly learn that 'If you can do it here, you can do it anywhere'
Black Sheep pf the Family - Rick Llinares has been flying over Arizona with the 'Black Sheep' of the US Marine Corps. Catching up on the latest additions to VMA-214's long history, he discovers how the unit has been operating its flock of night attack AV-8B Harrier Us (see pages 34-39).
DC-3 SALUTE:
'Perhaps she will fly forever' - So remarked Donald Douglas on the 40th anniversary of the DC-3. 20 years on, over 1,000 examples of the DC-3 family are still flying. Francois Prins traces the development and long history of the aircraft that refuses to die
'Here's looking at you kid' - The nostalgia of DC-3 flying is recaptured today by Air Cruise America and its 'time-warped' DC-3. Frank B. Mormillo 'plays it again' as he takes a flight into the past
Bapatch - Until recently, a resilient 54-year old DC-3 has been patrolling the shores of British Columbia on the look-out for pollution. Just prior to the retirement of this venerable aircraft, Mike Reyno joined the Canadian Coast Guard crew on one of the very last DC-3 'pollution flights', to bring Aircraft Illustrated this unique photo-report on the passing of an era
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