FlyPast May issue – OUT NOW

Features include:

Prelude to D-Day
A special section looking at how both sides geared up for the D-Day landings in 1944. Including:

Preparing the Way
Air Cdre Graham Pitchfork describes how the allies took the Luftwaffe apart in the build-up to the invasion.

Fighting a losing battle
The Luftwaffe’s efforts to prevent D-Day are examined by Chris Goss.

Men Behind the Medals
Parachute Training School instructor Bill Aldridge was a busy man in the run-up to D-Day. Graham Pitchfork tells of his pioneering work.

Also in this issue:

Lancasters Double Up
This summer two Avro Lancasters will fly together in British skies. Steve Beebee speaks to custodians at the Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum.

Stirling of the Lake
Lt Col Bengt Fransson recounts the tragic tale of a Short Stirling lost during the liberation of Norway.

Spotlight – Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress

Origin and History
We scrutinise the Bomber’s history.

Contemporaries Compared
The B-17 Flying Fortress compared.

Men Behind the B-17
Warren Thompson describes three-hazardous raids over Europe.
and much more!

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