The Aviation Historian Magazine Issue 48 Retour à l'édition précédente

Our 48th quarterly issue contains our usual very eclectic blend of subjects, but two Cold War items on the theme of “speaking softly and carrying a big stick” stand out. One is our cover story, opening a new two-part article on the USAF’s Project Combat Bullseye of 1967, in which Strategic Air Command’s Convair B-58 Hustler nuclear bomber was evaluated as a “pathfinder” and conventional bomber for Tactical Air Command in Vietnam. The other prominent Cold War item is our in-depth look at the UK’s Avro Blue Steel air-launched nuclear stand-off missile, featuring the superb technical illustrations of Ian Bott. It was a technological leap made by a development team which has historically received comparatively little credit.

Elsewhere in TAH48: the second half of our exploration of 1920s–40s endeavours to establish transatlantic air travel by means of “seadromes” built mid-ocean; the political background to the Airbus A320 — a venture which single-handedly revived the fortunes of Britain’s aerospace industry; how Royal Navy Harriers met and fought Argentinian Mirages in the skies over the Falkland Islands in May 1982; and the bizarre life, work and death of French pioneer Henri Jourdan. All this — and much more — awaits you in Issue 48 of The Aviation Historian.