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In this issue

FEATURES: Royal Navy Wildcats - Grumman’s carrier-based fighter excels in His Majesty’s Service, “Big Juicy” - R.K. Smithley battles the Los Angeles Wildfires in a DC-10 fire bomber, Hunting the Hunters - Memories of a night intruder pilot, Flying Officer RCAF 418 Squadron, and later First Lieutenant USAAF 802nd Reconnaissance Group, Tales of the 21 - Lethal Cold War icon, The Gooney Turns 90 - Still one of the most important transport aircraft of all time

ROYAL NAVY WILDCATS

Grumman's carrier-based fighter excels in His Majesty's Service

10+ mins

Boeing P-12E

HERE’S ONE CLASSIC THAT WAS SAVED FROM AN IGNOMINIOUS END...

2 mins

"BIG JUICY"

R.K. Smithley battles the Los Angeles Wildfires in a DC-10 fire bomber

10+ mins

C3B The Original Stearman

WHEN THE NAME STEARMAN IS MENTIONED in aviation circles, the first thought that comes to mind is of the popular World War II PT-13, PT-17 and N2S biplane military primary training planes that introduced thousands of military pilots to flying.

3 mins

HUNTING THE HUNTERS

Memories of a night intruder pilot

10+ mins

TALES OF THE 21

Lethal Cold War icon

10+ mins

THE GOONEY TURNS 90

Still one of the most important transport aircraft of all time

10+ mins

The Curtiss P-40 Came early and stayed late

The Curtiss P-40 was undoubtedly the most widely used Allied fighter of WW II.

1 mins

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Flight Journal Magazine Description:

Publisher: Air-Age-Media

Category: Flying_Aviation

Language: English

Frequency: Bi-Monthly

Flight Journal is like no other aviation magazine in the world, covering the world of flight from its simple beginnings to its high-tech, no-holds- barred future. We put readers in the cockpit and let them live the thrill and adventure of the aviation experience, narrated by those who know the technology and made the history. The spectacular photography – from air-to-air shots to rarely seen archival photos–enhances each and every story. Each issue brings the stories of flight–past, present and future – to life.