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Cover main image: An RAF Phantom FGR.2 of 74 Sqn. Warrant Offi cer Rick Brewell (ret’d).

Inset: (bottom left): Loganair de Havilland Canada Twin Otter, G-BVVK, on  nal approach to

Glasgow Airport. AirTeamImages.com/Rolf Jonsen. Inset (bottom right): A Qantas Boeing

747-400ER in the climb. Qantas

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CONTENTS

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04 Headlines

06 Civil News

10 Military News

14 Preservation News

18 Aviation Events Calendar

20 Flight Bag

70 Air Base Movements

72 Airport Movements

74 Register Review

FEATURES

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22 Photo Shoot at the Top of the World

In the  rst of an occasional series, former RAF

photographer Warrant Officer Rick Brewell (ret’d) gives

insights into an unusual photo shoot.

26 Qantas Boeing 747s: The

Long Goodbye

Chris Frame explores the history of the Boeing 747

with Qantas.

32 The Flying Clog

Chris Goss relates the career of the BV 138.

36 Spangdahlem’s Hunter Killers

Doug Gordon examines this unusual arrangement at

Spangdahlem which saw the F-16 working with the

F-4G as Wild Weasel hunter/killer teams.

42 Phantoms in RAF Service

Dr Kevin Wright gives an overview of RAF Phantoms,

their roles and the squadrons that operated them.

52 Preserved UK Warriors

A guide to preserved Phantoms that are on display in

museums around the UK.

56 AirVenture Oshkosh 2018

Jay Selman  ags up the highlights from this

year’s event.

60 Loganair: A New Beginning

Loganair has been operating once again under its own

brand for just 12 months. Bernie Baldwin talks to the

managing director about recent developments and its

plans going forward.

66 Dutch Desert ‘Vipers’

Royal Netherlands Air Force F-16 pilots train in the

heat of Arizona. Dr Kevin Wright spoke to the unit’s

CO, Lt Col Joost ‘Niki’ Luysterburg.

78 VFW 614: Ahead of its Time

Barry Lloyd examines the VFW 614 – an innovative

German-designed, multinational jetliner.

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