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COLD WAR RAF: UNTOLD STORIES • Secret Comet missions • Nuclear strike Buccaneers • Blue Steel, Skybolt and the atomic deterrent WHO KILLED YAMAMOT...

HIDDEN HISTORY SPECIAL ISSUE • A Comet racer and a plot to bomb Hitler • The aircraft that nearly killed Howard Hughes • Biafra airlift first-hand ...

ACE OF ACES ‘Johnnie’ Johnson: the RAF’s greatest wing leader REVEALED How Argentina nearly bought the Harrier! LYING DOWN ON THE JOB Flying the ...

110 YEARS OF THE WORLD’S BEST AVIATION MAGAZINE Souvenir anniversary issue of The Aeroplane MOSQUITO MISSIONS From first to last AIRSHOWS ARE BAC...

ALLISON MUSTANG Uncovering the truth about the original P-51s COMPETITION Win new Mustang books EXCLUSIVE Jet pioneer Whittle: His son’s memories...

WINGS OF THE BLACK CROSS: GERMAN WW2 SPECIAL • Fw 200 raids • Ju 52 operations • Fw 190 failure • Bf 109 pilot and more FESTIVAL OF BRITAIN CELEBR...

NUCLEAR ALERT Newly revealed secrets of the Cold War atomic deterrent EVACUATION FROM AFGHANISTAN Not in 2021 — but 1928-29! THE MAN WITH HIS OWN...

HURRICANE SCHOOL How you can learn to fly this Battle of Britain veteran Fw 189 BREAKS COVER Unique Luftwaffe recce aircraft project up for sale ...

LANCASTER: THE FEATURE DOCUMENTARY From the makers of Spitfire, it’s the new film you’ve all been waiting for BATTLE OF BRITAIN How they engineere...

2021: A SPACE ODYSSEY AIR-LAUNCH ROCKET PRIZE IN UK SIGHTS SOFIA 747 SERVICING NASA’S FLYING TELESCOPE THE ELITE FLEET MEET THE NAVY’s COMMANDO F...

SMOOTH LINES THE HX50: HIGH TECH MEETS HIGH CLASS UNMANNED AMBITION TEHRAN EYES REGIONAL POWER BREACH OF THRUST RUSSIA’S ENGINE SHORTFALL SPACE ...

SPIN CYCLE Gyrocopters are back! SWISS PRECISION How Helvetic beat COVID CIRCLE OF LIFE Aircraft scrappage GROWING PAINS Evolving the AN-70 PIC...

GRIPENS ON GUARD THAI FIGHTERS’ UNIQUE MARITIME MISSION NORTHERN FLIGHTS CANADIAN CARRIERS TAKE ON WORLD'S TOUGHEST MARKET MERLIN RETURNS NAVY HE...

LONG LIVE THE QUEEN! THE 747 PLIES ON BIRDSTRIKE BATTLE HOW TECH TACKLES DEADLY THREAT NEO HOPES FOR AIRBUS A330-800 ENTERS SERVICE FRESH LIGHTN...

ROTARY REBIRTH Bell goes back to its roots with the V-280 FRONTLINE FLYING Protecting crews from COVID-19 DREAMLINER NIGHTMARE Boeing’s new head...

GULF GAMBIT CAN MIDDLE EAST’S BIG 3 GET US FLYING AGAIN? ORANGE APPEAL EASYJET EXEC TELLS ALL DIGI PASSPORTS COVID CURE-ALL OR SMOKESCREEN? MADE...

THE MAX FACTOR LAWSUITS, COVID AND SLUGGISH SALES: CAN BOEING WEATHER THE STORM? COMPETITION WIN! TEN F-14 IN-DEPTH SPECIAL EDITIONS WHERE EAGLES...

FIT FOR A FIGHT? J-20 VERSUS F-35 AS ASIA GOES FIFTH-GEN HAWAIIAN HYBRIDS ELECTRIC TRIALS IN MAUI SKIES RAF CUTS DEFENCE REVIEW HITS HERCS AND TY...

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FUTURE FORCE RAF’s 2040 vision POSEIDON ADVENTURES P-8 eyes up NATO powers BLADE RUNNERS Rolls-Royce Testbed 80 ’COPTER CLASS Leonardo’s new US ...

THE RAF’S CUTTING EDGE First look at Airfix’s all-new 1/48 Sabre F.4 NEW TOOL Das Werk’s 1/32 Junkers EF-126 THE FLYING BRICK NuNu’s 1/24 Volvo 2...

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OLIVER’S ARMOUR Airfix’s new tool 1/35 Cromwell Mk.IV REVEALED Airfix 2021 releases NEW Airfix’s 1/72 Lancaster B.II AVIATION LEGEND Dora Wings’...

COMBAT TO COMPETITION First look at Airfix’s 1/48 Spitfire Mk.XIV NEW FOR 2021: THE NEXT STEP Airbrushing skills - Part One CALLSIGN ‘SPOOKY’ Rev...

BALKANS SCOURGE We update Airfix’s re-issued 1/72 Ju 87B-1 Stuka NEW TOOL Special Hobby 1/72 Bf 109E-4 PREVIEW Airfix’s new 1/72 Mosquito B.XVI ...

IT’S ALL GREEK We update Airfix’s re -released 1/48 Bristol Blenheim Mk.I IN-DEPTH PREVIEWS Tamiya 1/48 F-4B Phantom and HK Models’ 1/48 Lancaster...

RETURN OF THE FIRE GOD First look at Airfix’s new 1 /72 Avro Vulcan NEW TOOL 1/48 Spitfire Mk.I from Eduard ACHTUNG, PANZERKNACKER! 1/32 Henschel...

CHEERFUL ‘CHIPPIE’ First look at Airfix’s brand new 1/48 Chipmunk NEW TOOL Kit Form Services’ 1/24 Bloodhound COMPETITION Win Zoukei-Mura’s 1/48 ...

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DE HAVILLAND’S ‘DRACULA’ First look at Airfix’s newly tooled 1/48 Vampire F.3 NEW TOOL Special Hobby’s 1/32 Whirlwind F.1 SEABORNE SUKHOI All-new...

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PHANTOM MENACE Japan’s fearsome F-4EJs retire DESERT STORM 30 Ultimate Air Combat Guide BALKAN FORCE Montenegro’s factory-fresh Bell 412 EPIs LO...

TRANSATLANTIC TRICKS US F-35s and Europe’s best fight it out GAZA UNDER SIEGE Israel’s 11-day campaign WARSAW’S WARRIORS Out with the old guard ...

DESIGNED FOR DESTRUCTION Shooting Down Unmanned Jets SUNSET SENTRY RAF Sentry retirement causes short-term AEW&C capability gap SWEDEN’S ISR ...

Russian Stealth Sukhoi Su-57 super-fighter unleashed Survivors of Desert Storm Four legends still flying Europe’s Hornets The definitive guide D...

REVIEW OF THE YEAR 2020 • Key aircraft developments • Biggest news stories • Best reader photos • Military conflicts • Special schemes and squadron...

HAIL THE HIND FIVE MORE YEARS FOR NATO’S COLD WAR GUNSHIP? VIGILANT ON ALL FRONTS BRAZILIAN AIRFORCE IN FOCUS FROM LIBYA TO SHADER RAF SENTINEL F...

AXED Tempest trumps all as Defence Review reshapes UK’s strategic ambitions ADIOS TO THE HERC AFTER 47 YEARS Spain bids C-130 goodbye EAGLES AND ...

RIPPER! RAAF Hornets shred Aussie skies MEGA MAKEOVER FOR CANADA’S AIR FORCE What is in store for the RCAF? OPERATION BACCARAT French Alps heli e...

THUNDER AND LIGHTNING The forecast for Israel’s Air Force SIZE MATTERS Belgium and Luxembourg’s awesome A400M Atlas FREEDOM FIGHTER Spain’s F-5 A...

LIGHTNING OVER THE BALTIC Italian F-35As on Russia watch BUYING BIG Middle East air forces’ modernisation MERCENARY AVIATORS On patrol in Africa ...

DUTCH F-16 SWANSONG Orange Jumper testbed farewell ESCAPE FROM KABUL In-depth coverage of the vital airlift AFGHAN AIR POWER DEMISE 20 years to b...

HEADING INTO CHOPPY WATERS HMS Queen Elizabeth in South China Sea FIGHTING BACK IN ASIA Royal Australian Air Force Modernisation LEAVING AFGHANIS...