Features:
Mexico's U-Boat Menace - Santiago A. Flores describes Mexico's unconventional use of the North American AT-6 Texan trainer as a dive-bomber - and the type's claim of a German U-boat in 1942
Eight Lives Left...Former Fleet Air Arm pilot Henry - "Hank" Adiam relates how he deadsticked a Grumman Wildcat on to the deck of HMS Illustrious - having avoided the cold sea, however, he soon found himself in hot water...
From Disaster to New Dawn - 70 years ago a Douglas DC-2 crashed in the mountains near Melbourne. MacarthurJob reveals how it changed the history of Australian air safety
Archive Colour - Peter R. Arnold picks another gem from rare colour photographic archives
Filming Sir Frank - Film producer NicholasJones recounts his experiences of working with the great Sir Frank Whittle and lays to rest the misconceptions surrounding his work on the turbojet engine
Bronco Break-out - A North American OV-10B Bronco made its long-awaited public debut at Yeovilton in September. Owner Tony de Bruyn provides his unique insight

Regulars:
News - All the latest preservation news, compiled by Tony Harmsworth
Where on Earth? - This month Peter Davison tracks down a Scimitar on board the USS Intrepid
From the Archives - Nick Stroud revisits the aviation news and issues of 85 years ago - 1923
Picture of the Month - Hawker Hurricane KZ193 is this month's classic archive choice
Readers'Archive - Lawrie Cohen's photographs taken at various English airfields in the 1940s
Crosswind - John Pricker provides sideways comment on the aviation world
Skywriters - A selection of readers' letters on a wide range of topics
Flying Visit - With Sqn LdrAI Pinner MBE - Officer Commanding the BBMF
Hairy Moment - Our new regular spot for your historic-aviation close calls

Database - Supermarine Scimitar:
TONY BUTTLER traces the long and expensive evolution ofSupermarine's last fighter design, from the experimental V-tailed twin-engined Type 508 to the beefy Scimitar F.1:
- Supermarine's experimental twin-jets - the Types 508,529 and 525
- Scale drawings byJuanita Franzi
- Sharpeningthe Scimitar - the development of the Type 544 naval interceptor prototype into the Scimitar
- The cutting edge - the Scimitar F.1 described in technical detail
- Highs and lows - the Scimitar's role changed from high-altitude fighter to nuclear capable low-level striker

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