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Contents Listing - Articles & Features in this issue
egular Features World News Commercial News Airport News UK Military NATO Notes US Military A View from The Hill Your Questions Answered ATC Orders & Leases Preservation Archaeology US Airlines Airport Movements Register Review The Battle of Britain Duxforda€ s display salute to The Few in this, the 70th anniversary of the year Britain stood alone against mighty forces and prevailed. EAS at Mollis a€ a Swiss delight A special gathering for homebuilds and small experimental aircraft in the stunning countryside of the Swiss Alps as the Experimental Aviation group conducts a fl y-in. Stand down of LXX Squadron a€" The Airlift Pioneers Mick Britton reviews the impressive, if unsung, record of No 70 Sqn as it laid up its colours at RAF Lyneham on September 8. Aviation Art a€" Apparently! Peter Foster takes a look at the curious use of decommissioned aircraft now showing at Londona€ s Tate Gallery, reinforcing the notion that ita€ s all in the eye of the beholder. AirBase is a Summer Success Rod Simpson brings us up to date on what is happening with the Atlantic Group at Coventry and their new AirBase, finding it a fantastic place to catch up on some treasured favourites. McDonnell Douglas MD-80 In the 22nd of our series on Classic Airliners, we continue forward from an earlier look at the DC-9 by reviewing its successful descendent. Rallying Around Guernsey Bringing the islanda€ s Aviation Week to a finale, the Guernsey Aero Cluba€ s 39th international air rally was the basis from which much enjoyment was had by all, including those at the Club Ball! Flying Scholarships for the Young Education is a key aspect of recruiting young people into aviation and this month we visit the Cotswold Airport scholarship programme, also looking at what Buckinghamshire New University is doing to help get the young air-minded. Out and About Southend airport hosted a flurry of newsworthy events from record breaking flights to new Spitfire colours and a flying replica Fokker monoplane. Mixed Fortunes at Tannheim Weather hit the 2010 Tannkosh event but failed to dampen interest although mixed messages leaked out from soggy displays as 660 aircraft went on show. Jersey Ruschmeyer Gathering Geoff Jones flew in to Jersey early in September to attend the Ruschmeyer fl y-in, a very elite gathering from all across the European continent. Air Log NEW SERIES This month Aviation News launches a reflective look at events on the world air scene 25, 50 and 75 years ago. Who Won the Battle of Britain? In the third and final part asking a seemingly obvious question, The Editor reviews the scientific priorities that from 1935 helped shape our defences in 1940. NAAFI Set to Celebrate 90 Years of Service Many readers will have first-hand accounts of lining up for a a€~cuppaa€ , but few recognise the long service award due to the NAAFI a€" always there in war and peace. Going Vertical a€" the American Way Concluding our brief review of the Harrier in this its 50th anniversary year of life in the hover, a look at what the Americans did to it a€~over therea€ . Light Bite a€" Follanda€ s Gnat Fighter NEW SERIES Peter London launches our new series of Military Classics, with the first in a two-part survey of the diminutive British aircraft that went on to be the choice of the Red Arrows. Reno Racing 2010 Jim Dunn went to the National Championship Air Races to soak up the action and found that there too the weather had an impact and cancelled the Gold races in both classes. Inflight refuelling a€" an American Approach Tony Buttler emerges, only briefly, from the US National Archives and comes up with a novel way, proposed in the late 1940s, of transferring fuel in flight.
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