AirForces Monthly May issue – OUT NOW

Featuring:

Warthog Faces Extinction
In the first of a series of features on the Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II, affectionately known as the ‘Warthog’ by those who fly it, Neil Dunridge talks to the pilots of the 47th Fighter Squadron.

Moody Blues
Martin Scharenborg and Ramon Wenink/Global Aviation Review Press fly with A-10s over Afghanistan during Operation Enduring Freedom.

Razorbacks at a Crossroads
Robert F Dorr profiles the 188th Fighter Wing and its A-10Cs, with stunning photography by Jim Haseltine.

Stealthy and Super-Secret
Blair Watson examines why Northrop Grumman’s recently unveiled RQ-180 unmanned aerial system is needed.

Time’s Up for Timmy
The RAF has retired its last TriStar transport and tanker aircraft. Gary Parsons reports from RAF Brize Norton on the final operational refuelling flight over the North Sea.

On Alert over Paris
Jean-Sebastien Seytre finds out how the French Air Force uses its four Boeing E-3F Sentry aircraft and flies on one during the Bastille Day flypast.

Growling at Fallon
Gary Wetzel details the work of the US Air Force’s Airborne Electronic Attack Weapons School and how it is integrating Boeing’s EA-18G Growler jet.

and much more!

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