Combat Aircraft Monthly – June issue – OUT NOW!

FEATURING:

GLORY DAYS: PHANTOM VERSUS FISHBED
Exactly 40 years ago, a US Air Force F-4 Phantom II was credited with the first confirmed aerial kill against a North Vietnamese MiG-21 ‘Fishbed’. Warren E. Thompson recounts how the two famous jets would remain locked in battle for the remainder of the Vietnam War.

INDIA’S IRON FIST
The Indian Air Force has placed a significant emphasis on live weapons training for its combat units. Kedar Karmarkar journeys to ‘Iron Fist’, an impressive live fire event.

COPE TIGER
Multilateral interoperability remains a key priority for the Indo-Asia-Paci¬fic partners participating in Exercise ‘Cope Tiger’, which began at Korat Royal Thai Air Force Base on March 7. Giovanni Colla was granted rare access.

THIS ISSUE ALSO FEATURES:

EAGLE SCHOOL IN THE LAND OF NO SLACK
Learning the pure art of air dominance requires a very special training environment. Jamie Hunter talks to the 173rd Fighter Wing, Oregon ANG, about its important mission as the USAF’s F-15C Formal Training Unit.

THE TIP OF THE SPEAR
Combat-proven F/A-18s ll Australia’s front-line squadrons, and with the fifth-generation F-35A Lightning II now working up towards initial operational capability the Royal Australian Air Force’s fighter fleet is every inch a modern force, as Nigel Pittaway explains.

DIANA ASCENDANT
The Royal Netherlands Air Force is a key element of the Joint Operational Test Team for the F-35A at Edwards AFB. Frank Crébas/Bluelife Aviation joins the action in the Mojave desert.

AND MUCH MORE!

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