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D-Day Postal Hurricanes

Although the Hurricane was relegated to minor roles on D-Day, the veteran type played a significant part by delivering mail in the days that followed, as Andrew Thomas recounts

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PC Pilot Issue 152

Issue 152 July-August of PC Pilot in page-turning format features a review of SC Designs’ 1960s fighter F-5E Tiger II for Microsoft Flight Simulator

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AirForces Monthly July 2024

July 2024 issue of AirForces Monthly in page-turning format features a ten-page profile on Embraer’s capable multi-mission KC-390

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Ukraine’s fighter force – lessons learned from combat

The Russia-Ukraine war has seen the Ukrainian air arm mainly countering cruise missile and drone attacks, while air combat against Russian fighters was carried out only in the opening days of invasion. Alexander Mladenov looks at the lessons learned from these operations

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Aeroplane July 2024

July 2024 issue of Aeroplane in page-turning format is a Cold War special featuring Lockheed SR-71 'Blackbird' and how its association with Britain began

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Airliner World July 2024

July 2024 issue of Airliner World in page-turning format sees Chris Sloan flying to Honolulu to speak to Hawaiian Airlines’ CEO Peter Ingram about the carrier’s new flagship - the Boeing 787 Dreamliner

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Virgin Atlantic Poster July 2024

View the full-size Virgin Atlantic Fleet poster free with the July 2024 issue of Airliner World

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Taking the Blackburn Beverley to the brink

How did we end up in a situation where the last remaining Blackburn Beverley had to be saved from a possible demise? In general, the big British airlifter hasn’t enjoyed the happiest life in preservation 

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Heinkel He 177 Griffins over Normandy

The Heinkel He 177 was the Luftwaffe’s sole long-range, heavy bomber to become operational during World War Two. But, as Chris Goss reveals, its death knell would be heralded over the beaches of Normandy

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Photo-recce Spitfire ops on D-Day

Photo-recce Spitfire pilots were not put off by poor weather, risking their lives to capture vital intelligence on D-Day, as Andrew Thomas describes