In the Air: visit to British Air Ferries by Alan W. Hall
News from Airfix: four new kits released
Char B: French tank model by Kenneth M. Jones
New Books: reviewed for modellers
Steam Traction: engine and trailers by Michael Andress
Military Modelling: Jagd Panther and Panther OP by Chris Ellis
Panzer III: first of a series by Peter Chamberlain Basic
Railway Modelling: motorising Biggin Hill by Norman Simmons
Forge a Ferrari: slot or static 330P by Doug Nye
He 111 - 1940 style: aircraft conversion by Alan W. Hall
Fighting Colours: last instalment by Michael J. F. Bowyer Avro 504K: colours and conversions by Paul Leaman
Photopage: more aircraft pictures from readers
Roman Friends and Foes: ancient artillery by Bob O'Brien
New Kits and Models: latest releases reviewed
Letters to the Editor: your chance to win a free Airfix kit
Cover Picture - Influenced directly by the large scale employment of the Christie-derived BT tanks by the Soviet Army, the British decided, at the end of 1936, to produce a new generation of fast cruiser tanks developed from the Christie design. This resulted in the A13 series, of which the final version, A13 Mk III, was an attempt to provide a lower profile and more power than the earlier models. Designated Cruiser Tank Mk V and called the Covenanter, it had a new Meadows flat-12 engine instead of the original Liberty unit in order to reduce overall height. The Covenanter was built by the LMS Railway Co and appeared in 1940, but proved to be a failure, due mainly to unsatisfactory engine cooling. It never saw combat service, but equipped armoured divisions in Britain in the dark 'invasion scare' days of early 1941, and was also widely used for training, an alternative design, the Crusader, gaining much more fame. Our picture, taken in 1942, shows a Covenanter troop concealed behind a copse, the nearest vehicle complete with 'B' Sqn markings and the RAC flash. Of special interest are the short-lived tank helmets issued to crews at this period.
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