Contents Listing - Articles & Features in this issue
Features Bomber Pilot Nigel Turnera€ s extraordinary military flying career is detailed by Robert Dixon. Mosquito Jailbreak Seventy years ago this month a daring Mosquito raid resulted in an unlikely prison breakout. V for Victor Ian Finch witnesses Handley Page Victor K.2 XL231 a€~Lusty Lindya€ firing up at Elvington. Invader Hit! Navigator Charles W Hinton recalls a terrifying moment flying in a B-26 Invader over North Korea. Arabian Hunters Nigel Walpole reflects on flying the Hawker Hunter in Aden. Return of the Hurricane Darren Harbar profiles a Battle of France-era Hawker Hurricane that has returned a€~homea€ . Supermarine Spitfire Celebrating an icon of British military aviation, we present a series of articles and images focusing on the fightera€ s heritage and a few of those that still fly today. ACES Andy Thomas pays tribute to some of the Spitfirea€ s most successful pilots. HIGH FLIGHT A victory achieved by a high-altitude version of the fighter is described. MADE FOR TWO Rachel Morris witnesses a formation flight by two twin-seat Spitfires. RED STAR SPITFIRES Vladimir Kotelnikov reveals the fightera€ s combat career with Soviet forces. BIGGIN HILL HERO Rachel Morris profiles the recently re-flown Spitfire LF.XVIe RW382 of the Biggin Hill Heritage Hangar. Spotlight - Armstrong Whitworth Whitley Origin and History A look back at the bombera€ s history. Inside the Whitley Cutaway artwork of a Mk.V. Men Behind the Whitley Air Cdre Graham Pitchfork profiles three famous bomber pilots who flew the Whitley. Whitley in ProÃ
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