April issue – FREE 2018 Airshow Guide OUT NOW!

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Defence of the Reich
Trail of the Komet
The rocket-propelled Me 163 was an unorthodox and often troublesome machine. Chris Goss describes its use against Allied aircraft.

Captive Eagles
A portfolio of images showing captured German aircraft on display at Farnborough’s Royal Aircraft Establishment.

Fighter vs Bomber
Warren E Thompson looks back on the closing chapter of World War Two, and tactics used by the Allies and Luftwaffe in the skies over Germany.

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RAF 100
Nuclear age
Tony Buttler sheds light on a little-known aspect of the Handley Page Victor’s service life – sampling fallout from nuclear tests.

In Profile
Andy Hay artwork of a Victor that flew an essential refuelling sortie during the Falklands War.

Pitched into battle
Andrew Thomas examines 98 Squadron’s combat debut.

AND MUCH MORE!

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