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Contents Listing - Articles & Features in this issue
VINTAGE NEWS - All the latest preservation news, presented by Michael Oakey and Tony Harmsworth
WRESTLING THE RATA - Stuart Goldspink flies the alarming but rewarding Polikarpov 1-16. Pictures by John Dibbs
SAAB'S SECRET FIGHTER - Lance Cole unearths a surprise in Saab's company archive
BERLIN BONANZA - This year's ILA trade exhibition was a real variety show/ report Mike Hooks and Mike Vines
UP (AND OVER) FOR THE CUP - Legendary racing- and test-pi lot Alex Henshaw recalls how he got into air racing - and how he won the 1938 King's Cup in Mew Gull G-AEXF
TO CALIFORNIA WITH CAMERAS - Regular Aeroplane photographers Richard Paver and Gordon Bain planned a trip to the Watsonville show in late May to capture some colourful Yak-9s and other eyecatchers for their portfolios
UNDER THE SKIN - In the first of a new occasional series of In the Workshop features, Richard Paver visits Vintage Fabrics at Earls Colne, and profiles its founder Clive Denhey
INSIDE THE SUPERFORTRESS - Tony Harmsworth recalls cadging a ride or three in Confederate Air Force B-29 Fifi, the world's only flying example, while Chris Warne describes a memorable stint as a member of its maintenance crew
THE GHOST OF CHINA LAKE - Another B-29 - rescued from the California desert - is now under restoration to fly, reports Michael O'Leary
CIVIL PERSONAL ALBUM - Photographs of inter-war transport types
SUN 'N' FUN - Picture coverage of this year's show at Lakeland, Florida
OH, WE DO LIKE TO FLY BESIDE THE SEASIDE - Malcolm Moore does some spadework on the history of flying from the sands at Southport
AIRSHOWS AND EVENTS - Forthcoming aviation happenings in the UK and overseas
THE ACES - Ken Aitken caricatures American World War One ace Elliott White Springs
HUNTER ODYSSEY - Ron Wheeldon recalls copiloting an ex-Swiss Hawker Hunter on the migration route from Europe to South Africa last autumn
CROSSWIND - Comment from John Maynard
POLICING THE EMPIRE - David Baker recounts the air evacuation of Kabul in 1928, an early precursor of the Berlin
QUESTIONS IN THE AIR - More readers' questions and answers, compiled by Mike Hooks
ARMCHAIR AVIATION - reviews of the latest books and videos
SKYWRITERS - Readers' letters
CANVAS WINGS - A preview of this year's Guild of Aviation Artists exhibition
COMPETITION - This month's Diversions competition features the chance to win some superb new books
WRESTLING THE RATA - Stuart Goldspink flies the alarming but rewarding Polikarpov 1-16. Pictures by John Dibbs
SAAB'S SECRET FIGHTER - Lance Cole unearths a surprise in Saab's company archive
BERLIN BONANZA - This year's ILA trade exhibition was a real variety show/ report Mike Hooks and Mike Vines
UP (AND OVER) FOR THE CUP - Legendary racing- and test-pi lot Alex Henshaw recalls how he got into air racing - and how he won the 1938 King's Cup in Mew Gull G-AEXF
TO CALIFORNIA WITH CAMERAS - Regular Aeroplane photographers Richard Paver and Gordon Bain planned a trip to the Watsonville show in late May to capture some colourful Yak-9s and other eyecatchers for their portfolios
UNDER THE SKIN - In the first of a new occasional series of In the Workshop features, Richard Paver visits Vintage Fabrics at Earls Colne, and profiles its founder Clive Denhey
INSIDE THE SUPERFORTRESS - Tony Harmsworth recalls cadging a ride or three in Confederate Air Force B-29 Fifi, the world's only flying example, while Chris Warne describes a memorable stint as a member of its maintenance crew
THE GHOST OF CHINA LAKE - Another B-29 - rescued from the California desert - is now under restoration to fly, reports Michael O'Leary
CIVIL PERSONAL ALBUM - Photographs of inter-war transport types
SUN 'N' FUN - Picture coverage of this year's show at Lakeland, Florida
OH, WE DO LIKE TO FLY BESIDE THE SEASIDE - Malcolm Moore does some spadework on the history of flying from the sands at Southport
AIRSHOWS AND EVENTS - Forthcoming aviation happenings in the UK and overseas
THE ACES - Ken Aitken caricatures American World War One ace Elliott White Springs
HUNTER ODYSSEY - Ron Wheeldon recalls copiloting an ex-Swiss Hawker Hunter on the migration route from Europe to South Africa last autumn
CROSSWIND - Comment from John Maynard
POLICING THE EMPIRE - David Baker recounts the air evacuation of Kabul in 1928, an early precursor of the Berlin
QUESTIONS IN THE AIR - More readers' questions and answers, compiled by Mike Hooks
ARMCHAIR AVIATION - reviews of the latest books and videos
SKYWRITERS - Readers' letters
CANVAS WINGS - A preview of this year's Guild of Aviation Artists exhibition
COMPETITION - This month's Diversions competition features the chance to win some superb new books
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