Combining the magazines reduces the coverage and as a long time purchaser of both i can say that only about 20 percent of the content is common and even then seldom identical. keep them seperate and also its now possible to co ordinate major coverage.
Initially I had little interest in early aviation however the articles have brought me an awareness of the engineering and skills involved.One magazine would take longer to feature particular areas in detail.
Moggy makes an excellent point about advertising.
Gary
The poster is superb, printed on both sides.
I found this well illustrated page about the history of 42-66841 useful …http://www.classicjets.com/p38.html
I recall that issue of Aircraft illustrated when the register review showed the UK registrations for the Buchon and also the Heinkels. In great contrast was several BAC Lightnings and i think a Canberra for the SBAC show in the same sequence.
I have to say that the new issue of Flypast is worth buying just to get the John Dibbs 2 Lancasters air to air posters, simple brilliant.
Thanks for the airviews…rather full of envy on the aerial carriage that you were flown in, I have to make do with a Cessna 172 for my aerial photography workhorse !
Veryclear photo here..http://www.warbirdregistry.org/p38registry/p38-4266841.html
Readers of the original control column magazine may recall the discovery in a Baldock scrapyard of parts of Tomahawk(ex Larkhill range),Battle(ex larkhill with target tug yellow black wings),Stirling(ex Mickle Fell) and Lancaster internal parts(from S sugar ). They had arrived from the RAf museum storage at RAF Henlow when a person was told to clear all the junk bits from the store. Very sad event and these were not small fragments. The Lancaster parts were piping and wiring.
David thanks for the video, i was taking stills from the dunes at the other end. The RAFBBMF crew are all military trained and therefore have a standard method.On the other hand a variety of styles are applied by the Canadian crew depending on background.It does not mean that they are less safe. If you view the series Ice Pilots you will see a variety of approaches flown in taildraggers and assorted opinions when new crew are being trained.
the last UK sighting a few minutes ago passing the Isle of Lewis….https://www.facebook.com/Eoropie/photos/a.115415931814697.12679.115412395148384/802865813069702/?type=1&theater
The flight radar tracker has just disappeared over the South West cairngorms..hope all is ok?
Finally got to see them at Blackpool from the dunes as planned, they landed back after the Southport display and then departed low along the Blackpool promenade heading North. Wonde rif anyone was looking down on them from the tower. Had a surprise later when the Vulcan gave the airport a flypast after the Southport display, luckily i was ready with the camera.
“spectacular presentation ceremony ” with unplanned drama when a tyre burst on touchdown. Good luck to all who have kept the jet flying and a also wishing a a safe future for the Vixen ,crew and ground team.
I am saddened by the use of enlagements across pages which have been taken from small snapshots of wartime vintage. Very grainy and blurred. Seems to be part of a trend .
There is the case of Maurice Kirk being hounded for a replica gun which was part of a display aircraft that he purchased. He decided to fight every inch of the way and has ended up in a physical mess spending along time behind bars. he has also just avoided being forcibly detained in a mental hospital. Last month i had a bit of spare time and spent about 6 hours reading on line about his cases, he is not nuts just determined that he will not allow injustice to prevail. Sadly his case is not unique. http://kirkflyingvet.co.uk/default.aspx