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Flight Journal • JAN./FEB. 2021 | VOLUME 28, NO. 1

SPITFIRE WITH A PUNCH • ROYAL AIR FORCE FIGHTER IN POLISH COLORS

Origins of The “Boxing Bulldog”

Spitfire TE311: From Gate Guardian to Airshow Favorite

Battle of Britain Memorial Flight

F-35B LIGHTNING II SEMPER FI • The JSF (Joint Strike Fighter) program is synonymous with the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II, which ultimately won the competition against Boeing and its X-32. The JSF plan was to have a similar new fighter for the U.S. Marine Corps, Air Force, and Navy and U.S. allies: Build a bunch and keep the price tag down. It has been a success story since then.

F-35 VARIANTS

DEFENDER OF THE REICH • WW II as seen by a Luftwaffe Ace

Saga of a Survivor: The Flying Heritage & Combat Armor Museum’s Collection’s Fw 190A-5

Luftwaffe Aces and an Explanation

WACO “Super Sport” S3HD • A Golden Age king

THUNDERCHIEF AT WAR • The F-105’s down-and-dirty war in Vietnam

THE SURVIVOR Atoll Missile Hits a Thud

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YELLOW SCORPIONS • P-51 Mustangs rule the skies in China

SQUADRON NAMED BY JAPS OVER RADIO

Pass the Armor-Piercing Rounds