Air Forces Monthly

*AirForces Monthly*
Editor	Glenn Sands
Categories	Military aviation
Frequency	monthly
Circulation	16,386 Jan–Dec 2016
Publisher	Key Publishing Ltd
Founded	1988;37 years ago
First issue	April 1988;36 years ago
Country	United Kingdom
Based in	Stamford, Lincolnshire
Language	British English
Website	Official website
ISSN	0955-7091

Last updated March 26, 2025

Air Forces Monthly (AFM) is a military aviation magazine published by Key Publishing Ltd, based at Stamford in the English county of Lincolnshire in the United Kingdom.^[1] Established in 1988,^[1] the magazine provides news and analysis on military aviation, technology, and related topics.^[2]

The Independent newspaper claims that "Air Forces Monthly is widely read in the MoD and in the defence industry, both in Britain and in the US".^[3]

In 1997, an AFM report that a military aircraft crash during takeoff at Boscombe Down on 26 September 1994 involved a classified Aurora aircraft prompted denials from the Ministry of Defence and the United States Defense Department.^[3]^[4]

Sister publications from Key Publishing include Air International , Air Enthusiast , Airliner World , and FlyPast .

References

1 2 Martin, Guy (2006–2007). "Aviation Magazines – United Kingdom". AircraftInFormation.info. Aircraft InFormation.info. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
↑ "About – Air Forces Monthly". AirForcesMonthly.com. Archived from the original on 7 June 2020. Retrieved 13 January 2021.
1 2 Bellamy, Christoper; Walker, Timothy (14 March 1997). "Secret US spyplane crash may be kept under wraps – SAS scrambled to protect aircraft, whose existence is officially denied". Independent.co.uk. London, England: The Independent . Retrieved 23 August 2023.
↑ Bellamy, Christopher (14 March 1997). "U.S. spy-plane crashed in Britain, magazine says". Vancouver Sun, Postmedia Network Inc.

External links

Official website
List of Air Forces Monthly issues with article index — at TheAviationIndex.com, via archive.today

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[airi-1] 1 2 Martin, Guy (2006–2007). "Aviation Magazines – United Kingdom". AircraftInFormation.info. Aircraft InFormation.info. Retrieved 23 August 2023.

[2] "About – Air Forces Monthly". AirForcesMonthly.com. Archived from the original on 7 June 2020. Retrieved 13 January 2021.

[Independent-3] 1 2 Bellamy, Christoper; Walker, Timothy (14 March 1997). "Secret US spyplane crash may be kept under wraps – SAS scrambled to protect aircraft, whose existence is officially denied". Independent.co.uk. London, England: The Independent . Retrieved 23 August 2023.

[4] Bellamy, Christopher (14 March 1997). "U.S. spy-plane crashed in Britain, magazine says". Vancouver Sun, Postmedia Network Inc.

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