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By: Sopwith - 25th July 2017 at 17:03
Yes fair enough what you’re saying Brendan S, but it certainly isn’t what we’ve come to expect from a Key magazine.
By: Brenden S - 25th July 2017 at 13:16
Typos in magazines are the norm these days along with misaligned photo information etc.
By: Fournier Boy - 19th July 2017 at 10:16
In which case I’m afraid KAMYs entry is wrong too. It’s based at Old Warden, and spends the summer only with RNHF at Yeovilton.
FB
By: T6flyer - 18th July 2017 at 16:22
I hate buying magazines in bags, but took the plunge today. I understand that this took a long time to put together and I appreciate that, but even though I was instrumental in checking one part (wonder which?), still a few little mistakes here and there. Not all Auster 6s were converted into Terriers and the caption for Harvard AJ841/G-BJST has a photo of G-BKRA in it’s place. And 27 pages of Spitfires……
By: Arabella-Cox - 14th July 2017 at 13:42
As well as the factual errors pointed out above it’s also riddled with basic typos/proof reading errors which are obvious even without any specialist knowledge. I don’t have it in front of me at the moment, but from memory things such as:
Gladiator entry completely missing the listing of the two aircraft
‘Stephen Gery’
In the section about G-KITT the text states that it arrived at Duxford in February 1985 and the photo caption immediately above says February 1984
There are plenty of others…
Interestingly there is a specific credit on the title page for the proof reader.
I don’t doubt the huge amount of effort required to put something like this together but as it’s not a particularly time critical publication a couple more weeks spent fixing the typos wouldn’t have gone amiss.
By: Sopwith - 12th July 2017 at 09:18
Yes I can see where you’re coming from Fournier Boy, maybe we expect too much??
By: Fournier Boy - 11th July 2017 at 10:53
I think one of the worst bits was when it was stated that the Heliopolis Gomhouria 181 was the same machine Peter Holloway had previously owned. Peter Owned a genuine 1945 Bucker Bestmann which he sold in 2010. Will imported the 181 in 2011 and had it repainted by Vintage Fabrics to look like a Bestmann – two very different aircraft and a very simple GINFO search would have highlighted that to whoever produced the directory.
It’s details like that being so very wrong that instantly made me doubt the publications credibility and on checking a few other aircraft’s details and finding them wrong – it went straight back on the shelf.
A great shame.
FB
By: Sopwith - 10th July 2017 at 08:21
Disappointed to hear this as I’ve had no chance to check it out in town or buy one so ordered a copy on-line. Hope it’s not too bad
By: Brenden S - 10th July 2017 at 03:30
I am glad that you pointed that out FB, makes my decision not to buy it easier.
By: Fournier Boy - 8th July 2017 at 18:30
Well I must say I picked this up in the shop on Friday with a view to buying but had a quick flick through first. Was sad to see lots of errors, mostly incorrect facts to do with locations and owners. Strangely though there were many missing aircraft currently in restoration in the UK, yet the editor decided to feature aircraft due to visit the UK during this year that are based overseas.
Very disappointing, and by counting 12 errors in just the first handful of pages I’m sorry to say I put it back on the shelf. Definitive guides are great, but useless if inaccurate I’m afraid.
FB
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