 | Air Forces Monthly - January 2004 - SOLD OUT Ref: BACKISSAFM-190
AFM News
AFM and its extensive network of correspondents bring you up-to-date with the latest military aviation news.
Aircraft Profile: Tornado F3 - A Tactician's Aircraft
The Tornado F3 has often been subjected - unfairly, some might say - to harsh criticism. Jon Lake takes a closer look at the aircraft.
Exercise: Operation OPÉRA
The most recent large-scale exercise to be held in France took place in October. Philippe Cappe and Sébastien Buyck report from Chateaudun Air Base on Operation OPÉRA 2003.
Boeings in Combat
David C Isby describes how the Boeing 707/717 series aircraft with the USAF fared in the recent war against Saddam Hussein.
Air Force Report: Spanish Air Force
Roberto Yáñez and Alex Rodriguez look at the status of the Ejercito del Aire.
European Falcons in Combat
European F-16s ended their operations in support of the war over Afghanistan on October 1. Kees van der Mark and Frank Visser visited Manas, Kyrgyzstan, to watch the operation wind down.
This is Basra Airport
Tim Ripley visits Basra International Airport, which is acting as a major British air transport hub and as a gateway for humanitarian aid.
Mysterious Mils
The Mi-8 is a helicopter for all occasions, as Sergey Burdin explains in this article on specialised variants of the Hip and their operational employment.
Feedback
Readers' letters and comments.
US Airborne Spying
Anthony Tucker-Jones surveys the ways in which the vast US Intelligence Community co-ordinates its aerial spying efforts to assist the warfighter.
Attrition
Dave Allport compiles AFM's list of the latest military aviation crashes.
Really Big In Texas
AFM's Mark Ayton reports from Kelly Field, Texas, home of the 433rd Airlift Wing, one of two Air Force Reserve Command C-5A wings
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