February 11, 2016 at 9:30 am
COLD WAR SPECIAL
Seventy years on from Churchill’s ‘Iron Curtain’ speech, we recall some fascinating aspects of the years of East-West confrontation
FEATURING:
RAF WASHINGTONS
A tour on Bomber Command’s pre-jet stopgap
Tu-104s IN LONDON
Newly-declassified material helps tell the story of the first Soviet jet visits to Britain
US ‘PERIPHERAL’ ELINT AND SIGINT
The innocuous-looking ‘transports’ that gathered vital intelligence around the boundaries of the Iron Curtain
PLUS MUCH MORE!
THIS ISSUE ALSO FEATURES:

NEW BOSS AT THE BBMF
An interview with Sqn Ldr Andy Millikin as he prepares for his first season as commanding officer of the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight
HYTHE GUN CAMERA
An innovative approach to First WorldWar armament training — and a story laced with personal tragedy
DATABASE: FOKKER G.I
Joop Wenstedt tells the story of the Dutch manufacturer’s last fighter
And much more!
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