• DATABASE: THE FOLLAND MIDGE & GNAT — the development of Folland's tiny Midge into the Gnat fighter, trainer and “Sabre-slayer”.

• HIGH TIMES & HUNTERS — first encounters with the Hawker Hunter.

• TWO'S COMPANY — flying and maintaining one of the world's last two airworthy Douglas DC-2s.

• A LIFE ON THE EDGE — conclusion of Terry Spencer's extraordinary life story — from wartime PoW to acclaimed photojournalist.

• THE KAISER'S GUIDED MISSILES — the first guided missiles were proven in combat during the Second World War, but development began much earlier.

• ARCHIVE COLOUR — rare colour image of a Bristol Buckmaster at Hullavington in the late 1940s.

• THE INDOMITABLE MR HINCHLIFFE — the tragic transatlantic attempt by a one-eyed WWI ace and an aristocratic actress.

• BY GUM IT'S BIG — the reaction of most people on first-seeing the newly-completed Cody Flyer replica.

• A TASTE OF AIRLINE HEAVEN — the BA Archives and Museum.

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Cover image: Folland Gnat T.1 XR537/G-NATY. Photo: Richard Paver