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Main image: Norwegian’s Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner EI-LND. AirTeamImages.com/Sandro Koster.
Inset (top): Sea King HAR3A ZH544. Key-James Ronayne. Inset (left): Aero-Flite Avro RJ
N539AC dropping retardant. Conair. Inset (middle): Interjet Sukhoi Superjet 100 RA-97002 in
ight. SJI/Caliaro Luigino. Inset (right): A US Navy A-7E Corsair II of VA-146. Peter Fosterhttp://www.aviation-news.co.uk 304 Headlines
06 Civil News
11 Military News
16 Preservation News
40 Flight Bag
41 Air Mail
68 Airport Movements
71 Air Base Movements
74 Register Review
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20 Spain’s Multi-role Boeing 707s
Rodrigo Rodríguez Costa details the career of the
Spanish Air Force’s Boeing 707s which have served
the country’s armed forces since the late 1980s.26 BAe 146 & RJ85 Airtankers
In North America and Australia, converted BAe 146
and RJ85 airliners are being given a new lease of life
working as airtankers – Frédéric Marsaly explains.32 Sea King Salute
Tim Ripley looks at the operational history of the
Westland Sea King in UK military service.42 Sukhoi Superjet – Russia’s
Rising Star
Aviation News Assistant Editor James Ronayne
pro les the Russian regional jet with global ambitions.48 A-7 Corsair II – LTV’s Bomb
Truck
A veteran of both the Vietnam con ict and the rst
Gulf War, the Ling-Temco-Vought A-7 Corsair II
packed a punch, as Patrick Boniface describes.58 Norwegian Ambitions
Aviation News Editor Dino Carrara examines the
rapid expansion of low-cost carrier Norwegian and its
growing long-haul network.63 230 Squadron Sunderlands
David Nicholas recounts the exploits of 230 Squadron
with the Sunderland over almost 20 years of
operations with the ying boat.78 TALES FROM THE LOGBOOK...
US East Coast May 1989 –
Part Two
Gerry Manning concludes his account of a 1989
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