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eatures: Clandestine Catalina - Former MI9 operative Lt-Col Pat Spooner recalls flying to remote islands off the coast of Burma in 1945 to accomplish a top-secret mission... The Mystery of Butter Lane - Renowned aviation archaeologist Andy Saunders unravels the mystery surrounding the final resting place of World War One ace fighter pilot Major"Mick" Mannock VC Alex Henshaw - A Flying Legend Aviation artist Michael Turner PGAvA explains the inspiration behind his latest book and exhibition - the legendary Alex Henshaw Canada's Flying Start - February 23 marks the Centenary of Powered Flight in Canada. We take an insider's look at the planned events New Wings for Flight - Flight International's senior technical artistJoe Picarella, has acquired a new aircraft - a Piper L-4B Grasshopper Brothers in Arms - Richard Paver's exclusive air-to-air photographs of the world's only airworthy Spitfire and Hurricane Mk Is Regulars: News - All the latest preservation news, compiled by Tony Harmsworth From the Archives - Nick Stroud revisits the aviation news and issues of 50 years ago-1959 Where on Earth? - This month Peter Davison tracks down an Avro Shackleton in South Africa Readers'Archive - Photographs taken by columnist John Fricker in the Middle East in the 1950s Picture of the Month - On offer is an elegant 1934 air-to-air portrait of an de Havilland D.H.89 Dragon Rapide G-ACTT Crosswind - John Fricker provides sideways comment on the aviation world Skywriters - A selection of readers' letters on a wide range of topics Flying Visit - Melvyn Hiscock interviews Wally Epton - Chairman of the Historic Aircraft Association Hairy Moment - Our regular spot for your historic-aviation close calls In Detail: The Dornier Do 217 Dr ALFRED PRICE tells the full story of the first bomber to enter Luftwaffe service after the outbreak of WW2: Genesis - the development of the Do 217 from the innovative Do 17 Scale drawings by Adrian Roots Anatomy of a bomber - the Do 217's conventional structure and systems The type's entry into service and its wartime role over the British Isles Radio times - the Do 217 as a shipbuster, using radio-guided weapons Pilot's perspective - Capt Eric M. Brown describes flying a captured Do 217M-1 In Navigator: Our Navigator section at the back of the magazine tells you all you need to know about what to buy and where to go: Three Greens Book Reviews Web Review Information Exchange Crosswind Preservation Review of 2008 2009 Events Preview Registration Review Classified Aeroplane services a€ back-issues, subscriptions, binders, newsagent order form, annual index and more Contacts and next month in Aeroplane
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