FlyPast November Issue – OUT NOW

Featuring:

Which Hawk?
Daniel Ford points out the difference between a Curtiss Kittyhawk and Warhawk in military service.

Secrets of the Goodwin Sands
As the RAF Museum announces it has acquired a Battle of Britain veteran Dornier Do 17, Chris Goss describes how the Luftwaffe bomber was brought down in 1940.

Icelandic Patrol
John Beresford tells of his father’s tour on Lockheed Hudsons over the treacherous waters of the North Atlantic in World War Two.

Whale Rider
Edward M Young outlines the career of the US Navy’s John ‘Brad’ Borland, who went to war in a Douglas A-3 Skywarrior.

MiG Fury
A stunning jet warbird museum has been set up in Idaho – Pieter M Groenendijk went to take a look.

One That Got Away
The remains of a combat-veteran Martin B-26 Marauder that were was found in a yard during the 1970s have a fascinating past, as Alan F Crouchman found out.

Betty Jo, Record Breaker
In early 1947, Lt Col Robert E Thacker and Lt John Ard flew a Twin Mustang fighter on an amazing endurance flight. Warren E Thompson describes what happened.

Blenheim ‘Ace’
Coastal Command’s Reg Peacock was the only Blenheim fighter pilot to become an ‘ace’. Andrew Thomas recalls his career.

First and Last of the Many
Ken Ellis pays tribute to the Battle of Britain workhorse, the Hawker Hurricane, on the 75th anniversary of its first flight.

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