• Cover — North American OV-10B Bronco G-BZGK/99+32 on its first air-to-air sortie. Photo: Richard Paver.

• MEXICO'S U-BOAT MENACE - Mexico's unconventional use of the North American AT-6 Texan trainer as a dive-bomber

• EIGHT LIVES LEFT – A former Fleet Air Arm pilot relates how he 'deadsticked' a Grumman Wildcat on to the deck of HMS Illustrious.

• FROM DISASTER TO NEW DAWN – How the crash of a Douglas DC-2 70 years ago changed the history of Australian air safety.

• FILMING SIR FRANK - Nicholas Jones recounts working with Sir Frank Whittle and lays to rest some misconceptions.

• BRONCO BREAK-OUT - North American OV-10B Bronco made its long-awaited public debut at Yeovilton in September.

• WHERE ON EARTH? - Tracking down a Supermarine Scimitar on board the USS Intrepid

• DATABASE: SUPERMARINE SCIMITAR - The long and expensive evolution of Supermarine's last fighter.

• AIRCREW - James Kightly describes the job of R.E.8 Observer.

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