Aviation Classics Monthly Magazine October 2025 Back Issue

Welcome to the ¬ first issue of Aviation Classics Monthly. ¬ This exciting new military aviation magazine will bring you a mix of World War II and Cold War stories on air battles as well as technical features on the aeroplanes and their development throughout WWII and beyond. Specially commissioned artwork will be used to bring these stories to life. Authoritative features will be complemented with news from the world of heritage military aviation, including developments with surviving aircraft still flying and those under restoration. Following the News, our first feature relates a battle between seven Spitfires from 350 Squadron (Belgian), and Focke-Wulf Fw 190s on the fringes of Berlin in 1945. We then take a look back on the remarkable career of world record-breaking naval officer and test pilot Eric ‘Winkle’ Brown. Next, we feature the birth of the McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle, which is followed by a tribute to fighter pilot George Kemp Gilroy, DSO, DFC & Bar and the centrespread image courtesy of Ivan Berryman features George Gilroy in a Spitfire over the English Channel. Russian long-range jet bombers feature next which include the Type 50, Tu-14, Tu-82, Tu16, Il-30, Il-46S, Il-54 and Aircraft 88, 491 and 494. ¬ The Gloster Meteor which was the only Allied jet to see active service during WWII is our next piece and our final feature this month, focuses on the Nazi Mach 1 ambitions with the rocket-propelled DFS 228, DFS P 1068 and DFS 346.