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ON THE COVER:
Doug Matthews flying his freshly-restored North American F-86F Sabre. Photography by Mike Killian

FEATURES:

BOLERO TO TORCH
How Lockheed Lightnings were transferred from Britain to North Africa to aid in the fight against the Germans in the desert / by Steve Blake

BY NORGE TO THE POLE
After numerous failures to reach the North Pole by ship, Roald Amundsen turned to the sky for a solution / by Jon Larson

FORGOTTEN HERO
How Doug Matthews restored an F-86F Sabre to honor America’s top Korean War ace / by James Thompson and Michael O’Leary

WHEN THE MUSTANG WENT TO WAR
The Mustang scores its first aerial victory with the RAF / by Michael O’Leary

COLORS OF WAR
More rare images of military aircraft in full color / by Michael O’Leary

DEPARTMENTS:

MESSAGE FROM THE PUBLISHER
Comments on the August issue of Air Classics

WARBIRD & CLASSIC REPORT
Latest vintage and veteran news from around the world / by Doug Fisher

LOG ENTRIES
Why we have an obligation to help the next person in line / by Mark Bingham

FRIDAY NIGHT OLDIES
Images from the early days of Warbirds / by Doug Fisher

DOWN MEMORY’S RUNWAY
More aircraft from aviation’s glorious past / by Norm Taylor

AIRLINES
News and views from the readers of Air Classics