''Air Forces Monthly'' (AFM) is a

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magazine published by Key Publishing Ltd, based at Stamford in the English

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of Lincolnshire in the United Kingdom. Established in 1988, the magazine provides news and analysis on military aviation, technology, and related topics. ''

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'' newspaper claims that "Air Forces Monthly is widely read in the MoD and in the defence industry, both in Britain and in the US". In

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, an AFM report that a military aircraft crash during takeoff at Boscombe Down on 26 September 1994 involved a classified

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aircraft prompted denials from the Ministry of Defence and the United States Defense Department. Sister publications from Key Publishing include ''

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List of Air Forces Monthly issues with article index
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