ON THE COVER: John Dibbs gets his camera in close to the Fighter Collection’s F6F-3 Hellcat over the English Coast. The aircraft is painted in USMC colors as flown by Lt. Alex Vraciu of VF-6 aboard USS Intrepid (CV-11) in mid-1944. FEATURES:Test-flying the Hellcat;Taming the “Wooden Wonder”;Jug Ace;Riff Raff;Last Man Out. REGULARS: Editorial;In Theater: What they wore;Gallery: Me 163 Komet;Tailview

On The Cover: Nighthawk! Under cover of darkness, Britain’s Hawker Hurricane hunts for prey; Other Features: FEATURES: High-Time Hog Driver: Inside the cockpit with Lt. Col. John Marks, the Air Force’s most experienced A-10 pilot; Aerial Refueling with a Drone: In the cockpit with the first aircrew ever to refuel in flight from an uncrewed tanker; Dive-Bombing Mustangs: The forgotten A-36;  Electric Flight Takes Off: A bright future for cleaner, quieter, next-gen power; GALLERY: Taylor Aerocar; TAILVIEW:  An interview with Jimmy Doolittle

On The Cover:  REACH: A C-17 aircrew’s dramatic flights during the fall of Kabul; Additional Features: Winds of Fate: Mustang pilots fly rocket attacks over Iwo Jima; That’s Close Enough! Captain Tom Dwelle’s DFC-winning mission to save an Army convoy; Sturmovik Killer!Top scoring Fw 190 ace Otto "Bruno" Kittel;  Spirits in the Sky: B-2 Stealth Bombers can do it all—unseen! Gallery: The Forgotten Stinson: Model A Tri-motor: Tailview: First Victory By Col. C. E. “Bud” Anderson

PEARL HARBOR 80th ANNIVERSARY ISSUE: The Heroes, Facts, and Figures; DEFENDING THE FLEET:  Heroic Response to the Surprise Attack; 
Pearl Harbor: A Tomahawk flies again;  Bronco Bravery: Captain Steve Bennett, Captain Mike Brown & the Medal of Honor; Lightnings to Spitfires: A lifetime as a fighter pilot; Long live the BUFF: Celebrating 70 unbelievable years of B-52s; In Theater: Already flying before Pearl Harbor

Mustang Ace of Aces: Major George E. Preddy; Straight Wings vs. Swept Wings
F-84 Thunderjets & MiG-15s over Korea; Rare Bear: The wrecked F8F-2 Bearcat that became Air Racing’s winningest Unlimited racer; SR-71 Blackbird: Faster than a speeding bullet!;  Fleet Finch: The classic Canadian trainer; 
ON THE COVER: High above the Florida landscape, Lee Lauderback flies Kermit
Weeks’ “Cripes A’ Mighty” Mustang for John Dibbs’ camera.  The polished
metal and paint scheme accurately represent George Preddy’s 352nd FG
WW II mount. With over 5,000 hours in Mustangs, Lee is considered to be
the world’s “highest time” P-51 pilot.


The Battle of Britain’s Best Fighter: Spitfire and Hurricane vs. Bf 109; Flying the Bf 109 in Combat: Luftwaffe ace Hans-Ekkehard Bob recounts his experiences; ON THE COVER: Bud Granley brings the business end of the legendary Bf109E to bear on its quarry. This is an E-3 version of Messerschmitt's classic fighter and is part of the Flying Heritage and Combat Armor Museum's collection; Lethal Lancer
Bad-to-the-bone B-1B bomber; Trolling for SAMs Flying an F-4D decoy mission in Vietnam; Hellcat Ace “Mac” McWhorter splashes Zeros

ON THE COVER: Avro Lancaster B1PA474, of the Royal Air Force Battle of Britain Memorial Flight, descends on the camera of John Dibbs with bomb bay doors open, just as it would have 80 years ago over the skies of Axis occupied Europe.  This is is one of only two airworthy Lancasters in the world and is painted to represent a 460 Squadron RAAF aircraft that flew with the unit in 1943; Remembering the
Bomber Boys: Behind the Scenes of the “Lancaster” Feature Documentary; M-9 Reaper: The world’s most feared drone; The Cost of Recon: RA-5 Vigilante in Vietnam; Kamikaze Killers: Marine Corsair pilots dominate the Pacific; Zemke's Wolfpack: The 56th Fighter Group racks up the kills


FIVE-GUN FURY! Lt. Floyd Fulkerson: P-38 Wingman to the Aces; The Growler:
Boeing’s electronic attack weapon, the EA-18G Growler: The ALQ-99 jamming system is the Growler's main weapon of choice;  The iconic North American Aviation X-15:  Space Age Pioneer: The experimental X-15 carried the first human into the weightless realm above. The X-15 epitomized small and fast by setting unofficial records of speed (4,520 mph) and altitude (354,200 feet), which remain formidable today; Rampant Raiders: April 25, 1967, VA-212 tests the A-4 to the limit after sustaining damage from an SA-2 SAM in the skies near Haiphong; Impossible Odds:  He hoped the Jug was as tough as they said it was! With nowhere to run or hide, Lt. Sutcliffe would have to hold steadfast against all odds and fight his way upward through his German pursuers and escape to the safety of the clouds—or die trying!; The N3N-3: The Trainer Used by George H.W. Bush at Training Squadron 11 in Corpus Christi, TX in 1943.

FEATURE: Spitfire with a Punch: Royal Air Force fighter in Polish colors; F-35B Lightning II: Semper Fi; Defender of the Reich: WW II as seen by a Luftwaffe Ace; Thunderchief at War: The F-105’s down-and-dirty war in Vietnam; Yellow Scorpions: P-51 Mustangs rule the skies in China; Gallery: WACO "Super Sport" S3HD: A Golden Age King.

ON THE COVER: Roaring right above John Dibbs's camera lens is Mike George's "Worry Bird," a beautifully restored P-51 Mustang and combat survivor of the 339th Fighter Group that was stationed in England during WW II. "Worry Bird" is currently hangared at the Air Combat Museum in Springfield, Illinois.; In This issue: One Lucky Bastard! Tales from an ETO Mustang pilot, By Lt. William “Mac” MacClarence, U.S. Army Air Corps (Ret.), as told to Doug DeCaster;  Kittyhawk Jungle Rescue P-40 gets a new lease on life;  The F-5: An American Tiger; Bomber Crew Chronicles: B-17 crewmen remember their German missions; The Marines’ Last Dogfight: The Corsair was one tough bird

Hurricane Force: Group Captain Billy Drake: A Gentleman and an Ace Flying Hawker Hurricanes; Merlin Magic: The legendary Rolls-Royce Merlin 12-Cylinder Engine: One of the Primary Keys to the Success of the Hawker Hurricane was ; Terrific Tiltrotor: Driving the V-22 Osprey; On Canvas: Jim Dietz's "On The Night Before" Art Print; Restoring a Classic Canadian Staggerwing; First Kills!: North American Aviation F-82 Twin Mustangs in Operation During the Korean War; Bail Out at 70,000 Feet: A U-2 pilot hits the silk at the edge of outer space

Sole Survivors: A Pilot and His Marine Corp Mitchell; Duleing in the Fast Lane: A Mustang Pilot Nails His Prey; Butcher Bird vs. Hellcat & Corsair: A Test Pilot Recalls; Macchi 202 vs. P-38L: An Italian Fighter Pilot Tangles with a Lightning; Memoirs of a Japanese Fighter Pilot: The Last-Ditch Efforts of the Squadron of Aces; 

P-51 Mustang: American Icon; Flying the North American P-51 Mustang: A Triple Ace Reports From the Cockpit; Mustang Vs. Thunderbolt: a 78th Fighter Group Combat Pilot's Inside Analysis; Battle of the Superfighters: F-14D Tomcat vs. F/A-18E/F Super Hornet; Tog Gun: Maverick: The Iconic '80s Aviation Action Classic Returns to Thrill a New Generation; The Secrets of Truk Lagoon: Project Recover Locates Three Missing World War II Aircraft; Magnificent Monocoupe: The 110 Special

Aviation's Living History:  The Museums and Tours that are Keeping Warbirds Alive and Aloft: Including Sun 'n Fun Aerospace Expo, Thunder Over Louisville, 30th Annual WWII Weekend- A Gathering of Warbirds, EAA AirVenture Oshkosh, USN Blue Angels, USAF Thunderbirds; Eyes in the Sky: An Inside Look at the Smithsonian's National Air & Space Museum's Modern Drone Collection; Flying the Bf109: How Does it Fly and How Does it Compare with Other WWII Fighters?; The Geico Skytypers: The Family-Run Business That Changed the Skywriting Industry Forever!; First Raid to Blechhammer: Escaping and Evading in Southwest Slovakia; Flying Backseat in a Texan

The Battle of the Bulge Air War: Night Fighter's in the Battle of the Bulge: Exclusive Interviews and Photos From the 422 Squadron's Pilots and Crews; Jugs Over the Battle of the Bulge: P-47D Thunderbolts;  Battle of Britain: Summer 2020 Will Mark 80 Years Since the British Royal Air Force and Nazi Germany's Luftwaffe Fought the World's First Great Air Campaign; Flight Journal's Annual Holiday Gift Guide: 22 Most-Wanted Presents for Aviation Enthusiasts, Zero: Myth, Mystery, and Fact: A Test Pilot Compares the A6M5 Zero to U.S. Fighters; Great Day for a Fighter Pilot: Captain Kelly Gross Battle an Me262 Over the Reich

Spitfire! Elliptical Elegance: Flying and Evaluating the Legendary Seafire Mark III: Beautiful Fighter - Aerodynamic Excellence; Untold Story: How the USAF Won the Korean War but Couldn't Tell Anyone; The Ploesti Refinery Bombings: Flying Low & Lethal in the Liberators; Fighting Falcon, Restless Raptor: The Forgotten Story of Lt. Paul Baer- Was He America's First Air Combat Ace from WWI? Martha's Vinyard's Workin' WACOS.

Nocturnal Killers: F7F Tigercats Over North Korea; Combat Trifecta: Three Pilots Who Shot Down Airplanes from All Three Axis Powers; The A-20 Havoc: An Unknown Warrior; Jimmy Stewart: Vietnam Bombing Mission and Post WWII Mustang Racing; Luftwaffe Bombers: The Uphill Struggle

The Warbird Saviors: Inside the Warbird Restoration Community; The Best WWII Fighter Pilot? Hans-Joachim Marseille: German Super Ace; Flying the FM-2 Wildcat: A Modern Pilot's Personal Perspective; The Boy Next Door Goes to War: On-the-Job P-40 Training in North Africa; Behind the Photos: Confessions of an Aviation Shutterbug

Brush with History: The World of Aviation Art; 75th D-Day Commemoration; The 'Death Rattlers': Okinawa Corsair Combat Tales from the Pilots Who Flew Them - Flying and Fighting with VMF-323; Vietnam Rescue Drama: Jolly Green Helo Pilot Earns a Medal; First-Flight Photo Forensics: Wright Brothers' History-Making Image Examined; 10,000 Hours in a Mustang - Lee Lauderback Sets a Record!

Military Aviation History Adventure Travel - Visiting the Sites, Events, and Hardware That Made History; Wolfpack Warrior: Becoming a Pilot in the 56th Fighter Group Flying P-47 'Jugs' During WWII; Unconventional Ordnance: When Plumbing Fixtures Ruled the Skies; Suicide Machines: WWII F6F Hellcats Turned Into Armed Drones; A Tale of Two Mules; Review Books: Antarctica's Lost Aviators; Men of Air: The Courage and Sacrifice of Bomber Command in World War II; Sherman Lead: Flying the F-4D Phantom II in Vietnam; Holding the Line: The Naval Air Campaign in Korea

Mustang Combat Over China's Forgotten Front; Sonic Boom Salesman: Adventures of a Cold War Interceptor Pilot; Time Flies: The Art & History of the Aviator Watch; UFO's vs. MArines; Flying Legends: Hawks Flock to Duxford; Aviation Museum Guide

65 Years Old and Still Kickin' Butt: The Lethal and Legendary MiG-21 Lives On; Treasure Hunt: The Never-Ending Search for Aviation Memorabilia; Top-Secret Cold War Recce Missions; Midway's Mysterious Tragedy is Solved by a $10 Bill; Stinson's SR-5 Straight Wing; Curtiss SC-1 Seahawk

Flying Jackets: History's Love Affair with the Aviator's Best Friend; Nose Art on Bombers and Warbirds; Burma Banshees: The 90th Fighter Squadron in the CBI: Running with the Devil: The 475th Fighter Group: The P-38 in the Pacific Theater; Book reviews: Fly Girls and Blood and Fears; Gallery: Forgotten SurvivorL The Culver PQ-14 Cadet Target Drone

Flight Journal's Guide to the Warbird and Bomber Experience; The B-25 'Air Apaches:' The 345th Bomb Group from Columbia Army Base. SC; The Flying Heritage & Combat Armor Museum's B-25J; The Spitfire Dive-Bomber: Great Fighter, Lousy Bomber; 1st Lt. Col. Robert Westbrook: WWII Pacific Theater Ace; Aviation Museum Guide; Utility Warbird: Cessna's LC-126; 

Vanished Hero: The Mystery of Lt. Col. Elwyn Righetti; Flak: World War II's Greatest Plane Killer; U-2 In Trouble; Boneyards: Military Aircraft Graveyards Through the Ages; Northrup's N-9MB; 

Jet-Age Naval Warfare; A Reunion of Icons: Paul Tibbets and the Boeing B-29 "FIFI"; Rental Bad Guys: USAF's 'Contract Killers' Combat Trainers; WWII Pacific: Truk Atoll: The Raid on Japan's 'Gibraltar of the Pacific'; The Curtiss OX-5 Powered Waco 9

We Fly the Icons: Allied and Axis Pilot Reports with Stunning Vintage and Modern Photos; Curtiss P-40 Wrhawk; Flying the P-47; Navy Taste Test: Hellcat vs. Corsair; Elliptical Elegance: The Spitfire/ Seafire Mark III; Flying the Messerschmitt Bf 109; Flying the Me 262; We Fly the FW 190; Zeri: Myth, Mystery, and Truth

Korea Combat and Capture: F-86s and Capt. Hal Fischer, USAFR; Ten Aviation Myths of World War II; WWII Marshall Islamds: The marines' Lost Squadron: The Odyssey and Tragic Drama of VMF-422; Fighting Cockpits: Ten Iconic Flight Decks Explored; The F-4 Phantom

Ilyushin II-2 Shturmovik:  Stalin's Flying Hammer; The 10 Most Produced Planes of WWII including the P-47 Thunderbolt, the Messerschmitt BF 109 and the Yak-9; Liaison L-Birds: WWII Observation Planes L-1 Vigilant, Taylorcraft L-2, Aeronca L-3 Defender, L-4 Piper Cub, L-5 Sentinal; Midway VT-8 Avenger Survivors; Stinson's L-1 Vigilant

12 Crucial WWII Battles to Rule the Sky; A-4 Skyhawks at Hue during the Tet Offensive; F6F-5 Hellcats from the USS Wasp in the Pacific During WWII; Major James H. Howard: Flying Tiger in China, Mustang Fighter Pilot in Europe; Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome; Curtiss XP-37

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