May 11, 2017 at 9:34 am
FEATURING:
COLD WAR SPECIAL
BRITISH JETS TO THE USSR
The sale of British jet engine technology to the Soviets: foolishness exemplified, or hard-headed realpolitik?
ARCTIC RECONNAISSANCE
Boeing F-13s of US Strategic Air Command over the Arctic at the outset of the Cold War
THE MiGS OF BORNHOLM
The Danish island of Bornholm was a popular destination for defecting Polish MiG-15 pilots — and what intrigue resulted
NO 543 SQUADRON VALIANTS
Clandestine recce missions in the most unsung of the ‘V-bombers’
PAUL KEPPELER COLLECTION
The US jet warbird owner tells us about flying his Canadian-built T-33 and newly-restored F-86 Sabre
SALUTE TO MALTA GC: RADAR
The key role played by Watson-Watt’s innovation in defending the Mediterranean island
COMET’S COMEBACK
The first return to flight, 30 years ago, of Shuttleworth’s DH88 Comet Grosvenor House
AEROPLANE MEETS … NIGEL LAMB
It was a big step from the Rhodesian Air Force to professional aerobatic pilot, but this versatile aviator made it with aplomb — and put that experience to good use in warbirds
AND MUCH MORE!
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