FlyPast July Issue – OUT NOW!

FEATURING:

From The Workshop – Duxford Spitfires
Steve Beebee describes how Historic Flying Ltd returned two Spitfire Mk.Is to flight, with exclusive images from John Dibbs.

Liberator Crossing
Bert Ross talks to Ken Ellis about his experiences of flying B-24 Liberators across the Atlantic during World War Two.

Canberra Launch
Air-to-air photography of Midair Squadron’s newly flown English Electric Canberra PR.9 XH134, with words by Ben Dunnell.

Aces High
Iron Maiden singer Bruce Dickinson chats to Steve Beebee about his new aeronautical passion – flying a Fokker Dr.I with the Great War Display Team.

WORLD WAR ONE – A special section to mark the centenary of the outbreak of war in 1914.

Early Air Power
How the concept of military aviation arose and developed during the four years of war.

Flying the ‘Brisfit’
Shuttleworth Collection pilot Peter Holloway describes his introduction to the Bristol F.2b.

Spotlight English Electric Lightning

Origin and History
We examine the famous jet’s history.

Contemporaries Compared
The Lightning is compared to two other supersonic jets.

Lightning Man
Mike Hardman talks to Hugh Trevor about his time with English Electric.

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