Classic Aircraft | May 2012
A special issue marking 70 years of American air forces in Britain, including a free double-sided poster; articles on the US presence range from insights into the ‘Mighty Eighth’ of the Second World War with Spitfires, B-17s, P-47s and P-51s, through Cold War ops on B-45s and F-86Ds, Mildenhall’s airlifters and the ‘Liberty Wing’s history at Lakenheath, through to B-52s at Fairford during Operation ‘Iraqi Freedom’ and the latest on Duxford’s American Air Museum; a bumper news section, meanwhile, includes first air-to-airs of Spitfire Ia X4650 and the Swedish Air Force Historic Flight’s Viggen.
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Articles in this issue
Below is a selection of articles in Classic Aircraft May 2012.