Aviation News December issue – F-104 STARFIGHTER SPECIAL – Out Now

Featuring:

Destination Munich
With its own brewery and surfing in a land-locked plaza. Munich Airport dares to be different – James Ronayne discovered.

Boeing C-17 – Master of the Globe
Tom Kaminski examines the Boeing C-17A Globemaster III, which has proved to be a very capable airlifter.

Star and Bar Starfighters
Warren E Thompson casts a look back at the iconic Lockheed F-104 Starfighter in US service

Italian Starfighters Remembered
Tom Docherty reviews the career of one of the Italian Air Force’s most iconic aircraft

Multi-role Starfighters – The Luftwaffe F-104 Story
In October 1958, the German Government chose to buy the Lockheed F-104G Starfighter. Doug Gordon tells the story of the Luftwaffe’s Starfighters.

Also in this issue:

Avro Tudor – Tales of the Unexpected
Stephen Skinner details the development and career of a post -war propeller-driven airliner that was also adapted to be powered by jets.

Mosquito Fighter Variants – Day and Night Destroyer
Much has been written about the de Havilland Mosquito in its bombing role during World War Two. Less well known is the parallel function it undertook as a fighter. Edward Ward takes a close look at this varied part of the Mosquito’s military career.

AND MUCH MORE!

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