FlyPast Magazine (May 2026)

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ENDURING LEGACY
A bumper FlyPast May 2026 issue takes an in depth look at one of the most graceful British jets ever to fly - the stunning and revered Hawker Hunter. From those daring and occasionally record-breaking early flights in the hands of legendary pilots like Neville Duke to the type’s multiple uses in the hands of air forces, we salute a near ageless Cold War icon.

SPITFIRE 90
FlyPast reflects on the rise of the mighty Spitfire as the illustrious fighter chalks up its 90th anniversary.

SKYRAIDER
Uwe Glaser goes air-to-air with a Douglas Skyraider which continues to fly in its Vietnam War service livery.

SHUTTLEWORTH SPECIAL
Tom Allett took a trip to Old Warden where the Shuttleworth Collection staged a memorable engineering workshop.

LIGHTNING HAZARD
A tactical disadvantage led P-38 Lightnings into ill-fated combat with Luftwaffe and Romanian enemies, as Thomas McKelvey Cleaver explains.

ITALIAN STALLIONS
An impressive museum on the banks of Italy’s Lake Bracciano is home to many rare machines. Mike Wetton reports.