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he November issue of a€~Aviation News incorporating Jetsa€ has a double-sided poster featuring the UKa€ s Air Arms and on the reverse Eurofighter Typhoons. Boeing 747-8 a€ Jumbo Evolution The first Boeing 747 took to the skies 47 years ago. Bruce Hales-Dutton describes the latest variant. Last of the Crusaders Tom Docherty examines the lengthy career of the F-8 Crusader in French Navy service. North Koreaa€ s First Airshow a€" Wonsan Air Festival Charles Kennedy attended the first airshow to be held in North Korea and it turned out to be full of surprises. Success with Style a€" the 125 Stephen Skinner takes a close look at the development, career and various roles performed by Britaina€ s best-selling civil jet. Intel-gathering White Tops The first dedicated intelligence variants of the Boeing C-135B entered service nearly 50 years ago and today the fleet is still busy on reconnaissance missions, writes Tom Kaminski. Whata€ s up Doc? a€" A Superfortress Flies Again After a 350,000-hour restoration, a Boeing B-29 Superfortress named Doc has returned to the skies. Jay Selman tracks one mana€ s mission to breathe life into an old bomber. Edinburgh Airport a€" A Growing Success The Scottish capitala€ s airport has been rapidly expanding in recent times, as detailed by Bruce Hales-Dutton. NASAa€ s DC-8 Airborne Science Laboratory Mark Ollier explains how a veteran airliner is being used for cutting-edge science research by NASA. Second Life for S.211s Luigino Caliaro details how an Italian military jet trainer is making a name for itself on the civil market in the USA. Speyera€ s Treasure Trove Not many museums can boast a Boeing 747, let alone an Antonov An-22, but as Sebastian Schmitz discovered, these are just two of the fantastic aircraft on display at the Technik Museum Speyer. Plusa€Ã
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