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January 2018 No.Front Cover
An archive image of Avro Vulcan prototype VX770. Our series of articles celebrating the RAF’s centenary begins on page 65. KEY
This page, main image: English Electric Lightning XR728 of the Lightning Preservation Group performs for the crowds at Bruntingthorpe on
November 4. NEIL HUTCHINSON22 Clash over Russia
Heinkel crews faced stiff opposition
at the start of Operation Barbarossa,
the invasion of Russia. Mikhail Timin
describes the action.32 Black Widow
Warren E Thompson relates the exploits
of the USAAF’s top-scoring P-61 Black
Widow unit.46 Tank-busting
In North Africa, cannon-armed
Hurricanes took a heavy toll of Rommel’s
Panzers, as Andrew Thomas explains.54 Stormbird down
Garry L Fry examines the circumstances
surrounding the first USAAF victory
over a Messerschmitt Me 262 jet.82 MiG-17 warbird
Luigino Caliaro talks to two pilots who
share a passion for the MiG-17.98 Arctic Misadventure
Andrew Thomas details an attack on
German-held ports in July 1941 that
proved very costly to the Royal Navy.