Contents Listing - Articles & Features in this issue
News:
Civil Scene - News and views on the UK civil aviation scene, as compiled by our correspondent, Alan J. Wright
Tigers 'fly the flag' - Tigers in the 'Med' ? 814 NAS has just returned from a six-month deployment aboard HMS Invincible reports Lt Stuart Hill/RN PRO. Photographs by Neil 'Joe' Mercer/FAA
Airnews - Keep up to date with aviation news from around the World
Airpower - Current military matters at home and abroad
Imperial luxury - Our civil aviation correspondent Alan J. Wright enjoys the luxury of Imperial Airlines, a new airline specialising in exclusive charters
Tornado Lady - Flt Lt Jo Salter has qualified as the first woman RAF 'combat ready' strike/attack pilot and has begun operational service with No 617 Squadron, flying maritime Tornado GRIBs. Peter R. March reports
REVIEWS:
Airmart - Books, kits, camera equipment... and much more are reviewed by Zoe Schofield, Gary Numan, James Goulding and Ashley Beard
FEATURES:
Ontario skyline - Bruce Campion-Smith reports from Canada where flying through snow blizzards is all part of the job of being an Air Ontario pilot
The Great Air Race of 1934 - Archie Jackson recounts the 'greatest air race of them all', where famous pilots vied for the MacRobertson Trophy
There's no point in running.....you will only die tired'. Peter Foster visits an Apache reservation to see if this attack helicopter lives up to its 'mean' reputation. He is not disappointed!
Buoyant Southampton - Southampton, a city steeped in nautical tradition, is also home to one of the UK's leading regional airports, reports Roger Halls
Fighting Firebirds - Flying with the 'Firebirds' ? Flt Lt Jon 'Herbie' Hancock, an RAF navigator and instructor with No 56 Squadron, talks us through a typical Tornado F3 training sortie. All photography by John Dibbs
Birds of Paradise - Chalk's... back in business. When last Aircraft Illustrated visited Chalk's International Airlines, the future for the 70-year old airline looked anything but rosy. But the airline's fortunes have changed for the better, as Denis J. Calvert discovers
Shamrock diaries (part 2) - In Part 2 of our feature on Aer Lingus, Edwin Shackleton looks back at the history of this leading Irish airline
Regulars:
Military Markings - The latest batch of UK military serial changes, as listed by Peter R. March
Airband - Graham Duke tunes in to the airwaves to provide the latest in airband radio/ATC news
Air Register - Alan J. Wright lists the recent changes to the UK civil aviation register
Airview - News and views from the UK preservation and museum scene, as compiled by Peter R. March. Included this month is the latest 'info' from Jet Heritage, Shuttleworth and..... the fastest car on earth!
Competition:
Win a flight in the Catalina - In association with Fighter Meet and GK Photographic, we are delighted to give you the chance to win a flight in the delightful Catalina flying boat
Airshows '95:
Airshow listing - Where to go in 1995 - well over 250 events to chose from in the UK. The 1995 UK Airshow calendar, as compiled by Peter R. March
Airshow news - Some of the latest news from around the airshow circuit
Civil Scene - News and views on the UK civil aviation scene, as compiled by our correspondent, Alan J. Wright
Tigers 'fly the flag' - Tigers in the 'Med' ? 814 NAS has just returned from a six-month deployment aboard HMS Invincible reports Lt Stuart Hill/RN PRO. Photographs by Neil 'Joe' Mercer/FAA
Airnews - Keep up to date with aviation news from around the World
Airpower - Current military matters at home and abroad
Imperial luxury - Our civil aviation correspondent Alan J. Wright enjoys the luxury of Imperial Airlines, a new airline specialising in exclusive charters
Tornado Lady - Flt Lt Jo Salter has qualified as the first woman RAF 'combat ready' strike/attack pilot and has begun operational service with No 617 Squadron, flying maritime Tornado GRIBs. Peter R. March reports
REVIEWS:
Airmart - Books, kits, camera equipment... and much more are reviewed by Zoe Schofield, Gary Numan, James Goulding and Ashley Beard
FEATURES:
Ontario skyline - Bruce Campion-Smith reports from Canada where flying through snow blizzards is all part of the job of being an Air Ontario pilot
The Great Air Race of 1934 - Archie Jackson recounts the 'greatest air race of them all', where famous pilots vied for the MacRobertson Trophy
There's no point in running.....you will only die tired'. Peter Foster visits an Apache reservation to see if this attack helicopter lives up to its 'mean' reputation. He is not disappointed!
Buoyant Southampton - Southampton, a city steeped in nautical tradition, is also home to one of the UK's leading regional airports, reports Roger Halls
Fighting Firebirds - Flying with the 'Firebirds' ? Flt Lt Jon 'Herbie' Hancock, an RAF navigator and instructor with No 56 Squadron, talks us through a typical Tornado F3 training sortie. All photography by John Dibbs
Birds of Paradise - Chalk's... back in business. When last Aircraft Illustrated visited Chalk's International Airlines, the future for the 70-year old airline looked anything but rosy. But the airline's fortunes have changed for the better, as Denis J. Calvert discovers
Shamrock diaries (part 2) - In Part 2 of our feature on Aer Lingus, Edwin Shackleton looks back at the history of this leading Irish airline
Regulars:
Military Markings - The latest batch of UK military serial changes, as listed by Peter R. March
Airband - Graham Duke tunes in to the airwaves to provide the latest in airband radio/ATC news
Air Register - Alan J. Wright lists the recent changes to the UK civil aviation register
Airview - News and views from the UK preservation and museum scene, as compiled by Peter R. March. Included this month is the latest 'info' from Jet Heritage, Shuttleworth and..... the fastest car on earth!
Competition:
Win a flight in the Catalina - In association with Fighter Meet and GK Photographic, we are delighted to give you the chance to win a flight in the delightful Catalina flying boat
Airshows '95:
Airshow listing - Where to go in 1995 - well over 250 events to chose from in the UK. The 1995 UK Airshow calendar, as compiled by Peter R. March
Airshow news - Some of the latest news from around the airshow circuit
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