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Ilyushin Il-18
Known to NATO as the ‘Coot’, the Il-18 gave Aeroflot its first practical four-turboprop airliner when it entered service on 20 April 1959 — and became known for its signature smoke trails
AEROPLANE meets ROB MILLINSHIP
From early days as aeromodeller, private pilot and Pitts homebuilder, this vintage aircraft aficionado has become one of Shuttleworth’s most versatile flyers
BEN DUNNELL
Hangar Talk
Comment on historic aviation by the chief executive of the UK’s Light Aircraft Association
“I am awaiting the final order”
Words from a kamikaze pilot who met his death in June 1945 are among the powerful, and sobering, exhibits in two museums dedicated to the Japanese suicide missions
DR RUDOLF STUMBERGER