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Cover (main image): An F-35C departs USS Nimitz during sea trails in 2014. Lockheed

Martin Inset (bottom left): British Airways BAC One-Eleven, G-BBME, in  ight. Key Collection

Inset (bottom right): Top Gun made the F-14 Tomcat a star in its own right. US Navy/Capt

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04 Headlines

06 Civil News

10 Military News

14 Preservation News

53 Flight Bag

70 Register Review

74 Airport Movements

78 Air Base Movements

FEATURES

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16 How They Made Top Gun

Former US Navy officer Dave Baranek tells the story of

the team who brought realism to the 1986 cult  lm

22 British Airways One-Elevens -

Short-haul Stalwarts

Bob O’Brien charts the history of British Airways’ BAC

One-Eleven  eet.

28 Pilatus PC-24 – A Breed Apart

David Willis reviews progress on the Swiss-built jet.

32 F-35 Lightning II - Country-

by-Country Analysis

Tom Kaminski takes a nation-by-nation look at

procurement and  elding of the F-35.

40 Saturday Night Falcon Fever

Joris van Boven reports from an F-16 photoshoot set

against the bright lights of Volkel Air Base’s runway.

44 Flight Simulator Guide

Our guide to getting airborne without leaving the

ground, detailing UK  ight simulation companies.

48 Ethiopian Airlines – An Aviation

Powerhouse

Jozef Mols examines the history of Ethiopian Airlines

and  nds out the secrets of its success.

56 Thunder Through the Valleys

Philip Stevens provides aircrew insights on the skills,

procedures and ongoing necessity for low-level  ying.

64 Noratlas had a Long and Varied Life

Adrian M Balch charts the career of a French transport

mainstay popular with foreign air arms.

79 Hurricane Force – In the Eye of

the Battle

Tom Spencer recounts 253 Squadron in World War

Two, which  ew Hurricanes in combat from locations

as varied as Scotland to African deserts.

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