FlyPast February Issue – ON SALE NOW!
SOLD OUT ONLINE – Available in newsagents only!!!
Bumper 116-page issue featuring:
Bale Out!
Our aviation art special profiles the legendary Michael Turner as preparations for his tributes to Alex Henshaw were nearing completion.
Spitting Fire
Gp Capt Nigel Walpole relates 234 Squadron’s exceptional part in the Battle of Britain, including September 4 when it ‘bagged’ an unprecedented 15 ‘kills’.
Silent Blitzkrieg
It took German glider-borne troops just 15 minutes to neutralise the ‘impregnable’ Eben-Emael fortress. Roger Soupart explains how.
Secrets of the ‘James Bond’ B-17
The CIA’s ‘body-snatcher’ and star of the film Thunderball is unveiled by Scott A Thompson. Plus we profile Keith Woodcock and specially-commissioned painting.
Beach Boneyard
Simon Glifford describes the fortunes of an airfield on Crete that became a haven for wrecks from both Allied and Axis forces.
Flat Tops – Aircraft Carrier special including:
Midway Magic
Jarrod Cotter boarded the mighty Midway, now a major attraction in San Diego.
Marine ‘Eyes’McDonnell’s wonderful Banshee is the subject of our special artwork.
Carrier Rating
Cdr David Hobbs presents an essential briefing on Royal Navy aircraft carriers.
‘Deep Six’Dramatic proof that instantaneous reactions and a Martin-Baker ejection seat can change your prospects.
Honour, Educate and Inspire
Nigel Price looks at the Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum, which re-opened in New York in late 2008.
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All your favourite FlyPast regulars including:
Ton-Up, Our Very Own, From the Workshop, FlyPost, Ops Board, What’s New, Finals and much, much more!
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Special Pull-Out Guide – Two must have sections to help plan your 2009. Our preview of major UK airshows and the Take to the Skies guide – where to fly in a warbird of classic type.
FlyPast’s February issue is AVAILABLE NOW from WHSmith, Borders and all other leading newsagents for just £3.95
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RAF Official Calendar 2009 [M106]
The Official Royal Air Force 2009 Calendar features 12 superb images of iconic aircraft from across the history of the RAF, from the historic Lancaster Bomber to the futuristic Eurofighter Typhoon. Also featured is a centre-page tribute to English aviation pioneer Sir Thomas Sopwith.
The artwork, from the Royal Air Force collection, is set over 12 high-quality, glossy pages making this calendar the perfect accompaniment to the year ahead!
Price: £9.99 +P+P!
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Hurricane Salute
Produced by the world renowned FlyPast editorial team, this special issue magazine pays tribute to a wartime warhorse which shot down more enemy aircraft than any other defence during the Battle of Britain and destroyed more enemy aircraft than any other allied fighter during World War Two.
Key Publishing’s latest 100-page special issue provides a long overdue insight into the Hurricane
Featuring:
– ‘First’ and ‘Last’ Hurricanes
– The Battle of Britain
– Fighter Command’s only VC
– The Battle of France
– Aces
– Squadrons
– Variants
– Worldwide Survivors
– Rebuilding and covering
– Flying the Hurricane, plus much more!
Code: [FPHURR]
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RAF Annual Official Review 2009
The Aircraft – The Weapons Systems – The Operations – The Personnel
Produced by Key Publishing’s award-winning team of expert military aviation journalists, working closely with RAF personnel in the UK and overseas, the RAF Official Annual Review 2009 provides a complete portrait of the aircraft, the missions and the people who comprise Britain’s 21st Century air defence operations.
Set over 132-high quality pages, this special publication includes:
– Exclusive access to the Typhoon, Tornado and Harrier
– Operations including Telic, Iraq and Herrick, Afghanistan
– Behind-the-scenes look at the RAF’s renowned flying training system
– The support network who keep aircraft in the air – including the RAF Regiment
– Search and rescue, air defence and fighter control from across the UK
– All current weaponry systems plus the possible future role of space technology
– Red Arrows, Battle of Britain memorial flight, Falcons and much, much more!
Code: (RAFYRBK)
Just £4.99 plus FREE P&P*
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Supermarine Spitfire Airfix Model
This Airfix 1:48 scale Supermarine Spitfire MkIXc/XVI3 af05113 pays tribute to a legend of the skies. Fitted with the two speed, two stage supercharge Roll Royce “merlin” engine . This aircraft could easily outpace the German fighters of the time. Own your own version of this superb fighter!
Just £9.99 + P&P FREE UK and BFPO, EUROPE £2.00, OVERSEAS £4.00!
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Rolls-Royce: Powering the Whispering Giant – The Trent 900 Engine
The Rolls-Royce Trent 900 engines power the world’s largest airliner, the Airbus A380.
In February 2001, Rolls-Royce announced the launch of one of the most ambitious engineering programmes in the company’s Civil Aerospace history – to develop the Trent 900 engine to power the Airbus A380, a new and exciting aircraft which would become the largest civil airliner ever built.
The Trent 900 is the 4th member of the Trent family, and holds pride of place as the largest jet engine ever produced by Rolls-Royce. ‘Powering the Whispering Giant’ plots the Trent 900 journey in photographs from concept to design, development, testing, first flight on the A340 flying test bed, flight test on the A380, Route Proving, Service Readiness and Entry into Service in October 2007.
This colourful publication combines the best images from throughout the programme, with descriptions of each major step along the way, to offer the reader a unique insight into one of the most public and most exciting new jet engine programmes ever undertaken.
Just £15.99 + p+p!
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Spitfire – Birth of a Legend DVD
The Supermarine Spitfire fighter aircraft, in all its power and beauty, has come to represent the spirit that saved the country in the desperate days when Britain stood alone.
‘Spitfire – Birth of a Legend’ features interviews with the pilots who flew and fought the Spitfire in its finest hour, as well as those who worked alongside R.J. Mitchell, the brilliant and far sighted creator of the Spitfire.
Featuring dramatic archive and colour film of aerial combat in the summer skies over England, ‘Spitfire – Birth of a Legend’ celebrates the history of this acclaimed aircraft through the eyes of the men who built it and those who flew in it.
Only £11.99 plus p+p!
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The Magic of Flight [DVD277]
The Magic of Flight takes you on a technological thrill ride faster, higher and wilder than modern science or even your imagination! Relive the historical first flight of the Wright Brothers in 1903, then soar with the world-famous Blue Angels as they defy the laws of gravity with their most breathtaking manoeuvres. Narrated by Tom Selleck, The Magic of Flight highlights and salutes a variety of modern aircraft, the people who fly them and the human potential of training and performance
Price: Now just £12.49 plus FREE p+p!*
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Wild Blue Yonder [B293]
‘Two nations divided by a common language’: this was never more true than in 1942 when the first American airmen arrived in the UK. Young Americans were puzzled, amazed and often exasperated by the mysteries of British speech, food, manners and plumbing.
Martin Bowman has interviewed hundreds of veterans, from decorated pilots to British civilians who, as children, were entertained on US bases and have never forgotten the forging of an enduring alliance.
Set over 224 high quality pages, with hundreds of full-colour and black and white original images, Wild Blue Yonder pays homage to the friendships formed in battle and their ability to stand the test of time long after the last shot is fired.
RRP: £19.99
Key Price: £9.99 + FREE P+P!*
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January 23, 2009 at 9:12 am