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FEATURES MEMORIES CARVED IN STONE Near the village of Fovant, to the south of the A30, that once-great south-west road which joins London with the West Country, are a series of magnificent carvings in the chalk of the Wiltshire Downs. This is the story behind their creation and continued survival. "WHAT A PLACE TO DIE" In 1944 the Luftwaffe undertook one final, and futile, aerial campaign against Britain. In what became known as the "Baby Blitz" the Germans lost more than 300 aircraft, including many of their more modern machines. The remains of one of these, a Heinkel He 177, which came to earth near Little Walden in Essex, have recently been recovered. Julian Evan-Hart, who was involved in the excavation, reveals the fate of the aircraft. THE ROYAL OAK AFFAIR Malta was a bastion of British influence in the Mediterranean in two world wars. Yet for many it was the inter-war years that are remembered most fondly. However, as Mark Simmons discovered, this period also saw an unusual drama played out on the battleship HMS Royal Oak, a drama referred to by some as a "mutiny". SEEING IS BELIEVING He was a criminal. When the Germans invaded Jersey he was in prison having been caught trying to blow open a safe in a local night club. Yet Eddie Chapman became Britain's most successful double agent of the Second World War. The story of his remarkable double life is told by Nicholas Reed, the son of the man who was the Case Officer of Agent Zigzag. EDITOR'S CHOICE: "AN OUTSTANDING AIRCRAFT!" On 23 May 1944, the Martin-Baker MB5 took to the air for the first time. A low-wing monoplane, the MB5 was an aircraft described as having sleek and pleasing lines. "In my opinion this is an outstanding aircraft" commented the famous test pilot Captain Eric "Winkle" Brown. Despite such praise, the MB5 never went into production. Geoff Simpson examines the development of this remarkable aircraft and considers what might have been. REGULARS RECONNAISSANCE REPORT A look at some of the new publications and products that are available. DUSTY ARCHIVE The Japanese attacked Hong Kong in December 1941. From almost the first day that they stepped foot in the British Crown Colony the Japanese began killing and ill-treating the civilian Chinese population. Descriptions of some of these acts can be found in one file at the National Archives at Kew. DATES THAT SHAPED THE WAR Seventy years on, we chart the some of the key moments and events that affected the United Kingdom in November 1941. WHAT I WOULD SAVE IN A FIRE Thomas Langham, collections Assistant at the FleetAirArmMuseum, would be determined to save the watch worn by Squadron Commander Edwin Dunning at the time of his death.
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