132-Page Souvenir Edition featuring:
Battle of the Ruhr
We commemorate the 70th Anniversary of Bomber Command’s Spring campaign to destroy the Nazi’s industrial heartland. This special section includes:
Setting the scene – the history of the battle
Hitting the target – Oboe and the Mosquito
Halifax at war – 51 Squadron
All the Way on Lancs – 115 Squadron
Wellington – not found wanting
and more!
Also in this issue:
Life on the Line
Dave Branchett reveals what life was like keeping the troublesome Lightning jet serviceable in West Germany.
A Mustang called ‘Spam Can’
Frank Mormillo looks at the history of the Planes of Fame’s famous P-51.
Lancaster to Fly
Avro Lancaster ‘Just Jane’ is now being restored to fly at its Lincolnshire base, Steve Beebee talked to the team behind the project.
Spitfire Revival
Engineers at the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight have restored a rare mark of Spitfire to airworthy status. Paul Eden charts the airframe’s history and tell of its rebuild.
Spotlight on…
Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird
Origin and History
A look at the ‘Cold War’ icon’s history.
Men Behind the Blackbird
Four people at the sharp end of SR-71 operations tell their stories to Ben Dunnell.
Blackbird in Profile
Pete West artwork of a Vietnam veteran SR-71.
Inside the SR-71
Cutaway artwork of the famous spy-plane.
In Combat
Warren Thompson describes an incredible long-range USAF Blackbird mission during the Yom Kippur War.
and much more!
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By: jeepman - 7th February 2013 at 09:36
On the Contents page – under “News” is a picture of a late model Me109 with paddle blade propeller and extended tail wheel leg – but i can find no reference to it within the magazine…….
is it me?
what’s/where’s the story?
at least it proves I look at all the pictures!
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February 1, 2013 at 10:16 am