AirForces Monthly – September issue OUT NOW!

FEATURING:

A Special Breed
Gert Kromhout visits Mildenhall’s 352nd Special Operations Wing to see how the unit operates with its new CV-22B Ospreys and MC-130Js.

Europe’s Fading Fulcrums
Alexander Mladenov looks at the declining MiG-29 inventory within Europe.

Lemoore prepares for Lightning Strike
Patrick Roegies, Paul Gross and Hans Looijmans review plans for the future of NAS Lemoore, California, currently the US Navy’s West Coast F/A-18 base, but preparing for the F-35C Lightning II.

AAC Lynx Retirement
After an operational service of more than 30 years, on July 31 the Army Air Corps finally said farewell to the Lynx Mk 7. AFM’s Glenn Sands witnessed the moving occasion.

FORCE REPORT
Ukraine Naval Aviation Evicted from its bases on the Crimea by Russian forces, Ukraine’s only naval aviation unit has since returned more aircraft to the air and expanded its training. Vladimir Trendafilovski reports.

AIRCRAFT PROFILE
PZL M28 Skytruck As the PZL M28 approaches its 25th anniversary, Guy Martin examines the history of the adaptable light transport.

And much more!

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