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HE VERSATILE HS.748 - Hawker Siddeley's twin-Dart feederliner, in production for the past 15 years, is still evolving to meet new market demands for special-role variants. The evolution of the design is traced in this article and future prospects explored. THE SOVIET AIR FORCES - An account of the offensive posture and expanding capability of the Soviet Air Forces which, it is now widely recognised, have added considerably to their combat effectiveness a€ especially in Europe a€" with the introduction of a whole range of potent new aircraft. JAPAN'S FINAL SWORD STROKE - In this story of the Mitsubishi J8MI Shusui, Yoshio Imagawa tells from personal knowledge how Japan attempted, in the closing stages of World War II, to produce a version of the Messerschmitt Me 163B rocket fighter. SPAD STORY - Continued from last month, this in-depth study of a classic World War I fighter by Jack Bruce traces the development and operational service of the Spad 13 and describes some of its little-known derivatives. AIRSCENE - The monthly round-up of news and background to the news presented under section headings for Military Affairs, Civil Affairs, Aircraft and Industry and new Civil and Military Contracts. THE ""BIRD-OF-PARADISE"" AIRARM - A brief illustrated account of the formation and initial equipment of the Papua New Guinea Defence Force air component. FIGHTER A TO Z - Continuing the AIR ""international encyclopaedia of the World's fighter aircraft, from the Curtiss XP-22 to the Curtiss XP-23. BRAZIL'S ""LITTLE BUG"" - The ""Veteran and Vintage"" column presents details and photographs of a little-known Brazilian lightplane, now nearly 40 years old. IN PRINT - New aviation literature noted. MODEL ENTHUSIAST - Modelling comments, the latest kits reviewed and a page of colour drawings of the Hawker Typhoon. PLANE FACTS - Answers to readers' enquiries from the AIR international files: the IMAM Ro 37 and the R-Z""Natacha"".
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