 | Air Forces Monthly - March 2009 Ref: BACKISSAFM-252
HEADLINES
UNITED KINGDOM
EUROPE
NORTH AMERICA
LATIN AMERICA
AFRICA
MIDDLE EAST
ASIA PACIFIC
AUSTRALASIA
UNDER PRESSURE?
Based on the huge amount of well-spun publicity last year, the RAF might appear to be in good health, but is that really the case? Jon Lake looks at the problems faced by the service as it approaches its 91st birthday.
PORTUGUESE SUPER BASE
Ian Harding gives an overview of the operations undertaken from the Portuguese Air Force's Beja Air Base
INDIAN MiGs
Phil Camp examines the long-standing relationship between MiG and India, which resulted in the Indian Air Force eventually operating more than 1,000 MiGs.
BOMBING HAMAS
Alan Warnes provides an overview of the recent war in Gaza, with IDF contributions from Shlomo Aloni
KILLER EAGLES OVER IRAQ
Former US Air Force F-15 pilot Captain Jay Denney tells Warren E Thompson about a notable mission he flew over Iraq during Operation Desert Storm.
AIRCRAFT PROFILE: SERBIA'S ORAO
Aleksandar Radi? offers a Yugoslav perspective on a little-known combat jet which has done its fair share of fighting over the years.
FORCE REPORT: INDONESIAN ARMY
Wim Das and Kees Otten profile the little-reported operations of Indonesia's small but expanding Army Aviation Element
ATTRITION
AFM's Dave Allport keeps us up-to-date with the world's military aviation crashes.
FEEDBACK
Readers' views and comments
PHANTOM DRONES
At Tyndall AFB, Florida, Greg Davis flew with the 82nd Aerial Targets Squadron - the USAF's last F-4 Phantom squadron.
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