Operation Market Garden 2011
Joris van Boven flies with the paratroops jumping in remembrance of the 67th anniversary of the raid on Arnhem, commemorated each year by a wide mix of air forces.
Exercise Falcon Autumn
Kees van der Mark reports Falcon Autumn 2011, a major joint military exercise held in the Netherlands.
Gonzos of Winnipeg
Blair Watson looks at the Royal Canadian Air Force’s 1 Flying Training School, training aircrew from near and far.
RAF Puma – 40 Years Young
To accompany our free poster, AFM presents a 16-page feature on the Royal Air Force’s Puma helicopter, which celebrates 40 years of service this year and is set to serve for at least another decade.
UK SDSR One Year On – Has The Dust Finally Settled?
Tim Cox ponders the state of the UK’s defence plan one year after the Strategic Defence and Security Review and argues that the Royal Navy should ditch F-35 and look for an alternative – the Super Hornet perhaps?
Feedback
Far East Flankers
Sérgio Santana describes the origins and operations of the Vietnam People’s Air Force (VPAF) Sukhoi Su-27/30 Flanker fighters.
Irish Sea Control
The Republic of Ireland’s Aer Chór na hÉireann (Irish Air Corps) is responsible for supervising the seas around the country’s shores. Guy Warner details the maritime patrol task performed by 101 Squadron.
Force Report: Colombian Army Aviation
Colombia’s Army Aviation only came into being in 1995 – Santiago Rivas tells its story.
Exercise Joint Warrior
AFM’s Jerry Gunner visited RAF Lossiemouth to see how maritime patrol is carried out by visiting air forces now that the UK has lost its Nimrods.
Attrition
The latest news from our resident expert, Dave Allport.
Low-fly UK!
AFM’s Essential Guide to Military Low-Level Photography Locations in the UK starts its top ten countdown, with numbers 10 and 9 in our chart.
Postcard from Switzerland
Axalp’s flying days may have been cancelled, but the rehearsal went ahead – AFM was there.
Postcard from the USA
San Francisco held its annual Fleet Week in early October, with added fog…
And Finally – Joint Force Harrier remembered in works of art.
