FlyPast November issue – OUT NOW

Editor’s Podcast
Listen to Editor Nigel Price’s thoughts on this issue.

Featuring:

Hurricane Return
Rachel Morris describes the return to the UK skies of a most famous british warbird – Hawker Hurricane AE977.

Night Stalkers
Robin J Brooks charts the wartime exploits of West Malling in Kent, home to nocturnal predators.

Behind the Lines
Australian Nicky Barr flew in combat in the same way as he played rugby – with unbridled aggression. Graham Pitchfork describes a remarkable pilot.

Flying Suitcase
A former Swiss Air Force Junkers Ju-52 has completed an historic crossing of the Atlantic to tour the USA.

Back in a Spitfire
Richard Paver explains how disappointment turned into delight for a veteran Spitfire pilot.

For Valour
Air Cdre Graham Pitchfork profiles the bravery of Victoria Cross recipient Bill Newton.

Spotlight on…

Boeing B-29 Superfortress

Origin and History
A look back at the history of the US bomber.

Contemporaries Compared
We compare the Superfortress to two other bombers of the era.

Men Behind the B-29
Warren Thompson talks to some of the men who flew the Boeing in World War Two and Korea.

Inside the B-29
Cutaway artwork of the Boeing B-29 Superfortress.

In Combat
Former USAF Lt Col Earl J McGill describes ‘Black Tuesday’ a Korean War Superfortress raid that took a horrible mauling in just 15 minutes.

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