Combat Aircraft Journal March 2019

The March issue of Combat Aircraft leads with our cover story - the US Marine Corps’ Reserve F/A-18A++ unit VMFA-112 ‘Cowboys’. Joe Copalman presents a fascinating insight into the unit. We also present part 2 of our review of Chinese ‘Flankers’ - this time the strike and carrier variants. We also feature a rare look at the Japanese Mitsubishi F-2: a clone of the F-16. Plus, insight into the UK’s fast jet force evolution as the Tornado is retired and the F-35B enters service, Japan’s RF-4E Phantom IIs, another amazing U-2 pilot story, A-26 Invaders in Vietnam, tackling the thorny question of how the USAF will expand, and much more.