Contents Listing - Articles & Features in this issue
FEATURES:
REBUILDING A LEGEND - Martin Barraclough recounts how, 25 years ago, he rescued Percival Mew Gull G-AEXR Alex Henshaw's former racing and record-setting mount, from a lingering decline
FURY OVER SOUTH AFRICA - Pete van der Spek goes flying with a classic Hawker piston-engined fighter
A CENTURY OF ...TEST FLYING - Barry Jones encapsulates 100 years of "pushing the envelope"
CLAIMS TO FAME - In his third article reassessing the pioneers who, some believe, flew before the Wrighl brothers, Philip Jarrett presents a hard-hitting appraisal of New Zealand's Richard Pearse
THE DAMS RAID THROUGH THE LENS - A collection of remarkable photographs relating to the Dambusters' exploits opens our special section commemorating the 60th anniversary of the Battle of the Ruhr
WET NIGHT IN A WIMPY - Not a dreary evening in a burger bar ? former wartime Vickers Wellington pilot Les Allington recounts how he and his crew almost did not survive their operational training
REGULARS:
NEWS - All the latest preservation news from the UK and around the world, presented by Tony Harmsworth
LOST AND FOUND - Philip Jarrett seeks help in identifying a very odd American monoplane of the 1930s
CONTACT! - Paul Coggan comments on the preservation scene ? including feedback on the American FAA's plans for warbird licensing
SKYWRITERS - Readers' letters on a wide variety of topics
FLYING VISIT - A potted interview with Transair Pilot Shop founder and display pilot Tom Moloney, by Melvyn Hiscock
LOOKING BACK - Nick Stroud browses in The Aeroplane of 70 years ago ? May 1933
PICTURE OF THE MONTH - This month's photograph features ? Aaah! the de Havilland Tiger Moth
HIGH SOCIETY - The newly-formed Hawker Association is this month's subject
CROSSWIND - John Maynard's regular comment column
DATABASE - HANDLEY PAGE HALIFAX:
TYPE HISTORY - Handley Page historian Harry Fraser-Mitchell traces the early days and development of the Halifax
SCALE DRAWINGS - Three-view drawing of the Halifax B.V by Tim Hall
HALIFAX CONSTRUCTION - The rugged, robust qualities of the Halifax meant it could take a lot of punishment. PLUS cutaway
BOMBING OPERATIONS - The Halifax took the war to the enemy long before the more famous Lancaster, and continued to work hard for Bomber Command throughout the war
THE VERSATILE HALIBAG - The Halifax could, and did, turn its hand to a number of roles in addition to bombing
SECOND TO NONE - Harry Fraser-Mitchell relates how the Halifax is still often placed, perhaps unfairly, in the shadow of its more glamorous rival, the Lancaster
CIVIL SERVICE - After the war, the long range and excellent serviceability of the Halifax made it very attractive to civil operators, as Harry Fraser-Mitchell explains
THE SHARP END - Points of view from the cockpit and the flight shed
THE REMAINING FEW - Harry Fraser-Mitchell traces Halifax survivors
Just when you think it's all over...Our Navigator section at the back of the magazine tells you all you need to know about what to buy and where to go:
- Book reviews
- Internet review
- Reader offers
- Information exchange
- Arrivals
- Airshows and events
- Competition
- Next month in Aeroplane
- Aeroplane services
REBUILDING A LEGEND - Martin Barraclough recounts how, 25 years ago, he rescued Percival Mew Gull G-AEXR Alex Henshaw's former racing and record-setting mount, from a lingering decline
FURY OVER SOUTH AFRICA - Pete van der Spek goes flying with a classic Hawker piston-engined fighter
A CENTURY OF ...TEST FLYING - Barry Jones encapsulates 100 years of "pushing the envelope"
CLAIMS TO FAME - In his third article reassessing the pioneers who, some believe, flew before the Wrighl brothers, Philip Jarrett presents a hard-hitting appraisal of New Zealand's Richard Pearse
THE DAMS RAID THROUGH THE LENS - A collection of remarkable photographs relating to the Dambusters' exploits opens our special section commemorating the 60th anniversary of the Battle of the Ruhr
WET NIGHT IN A WIMPY - Not a dreary evening in a burger bar ? former wartime Vickers Wellington pilot Les Allington recounts how he and his crew almost did not survive their operational training
REGULARS:
NEWS - All the latest preservation news from the UK and around the world, presented by Tony Harmsworth
LOST AND FOUND - Philip Jarrett seeks help in identifying a very odd American monoplane of the 1930s
CONTACT! - Paul Coggan comments on the preservation scene ? including feedback on the American FAA's plans for warbird licensing
SKYWRITERS - Readers' letters on a wide variety of topics
FLYING VISIT - A potted interview with Transair Pilot Shop founder and display pilot Tom Moloney, by Melvyn Hiscock
LOOKING BACK - Nick Stroud browses in The Aeroplane of 70 years ago ? May 1933
PICTURE OF THE MONTH - This month's photograph features ? Aaah! the de Havilland Tiger Moth
HIGH SOCIETY - The newly-formed Hawker Association is this month's subject
CROSSWIND - John Maynard's regular comment column
DATABASE - HANDLEY PAGE HALIFAX:
TYPE HISTORY - Handley Page historian Harry Fraser-Mitchell traces the early days and development of the Halifax
SCALE DRAWINGS - Three-view drawing of the Halifax B.V by Tim Hall
HALIFAX CONSTRUCTION - The rugged, robust qualities of the Halifax meant it could take a lot of punishment. PLUS cutaway
BOMBING OPERATIONS - The Halifax took the war to the enemy long before the more famous Lancaster, and continued to work hard for Bomber Command throughout the war
THE VERSATILE HALIBAG - The Halifax could, and did, turn its hand to a number of roles in addition to bombing
SECOND TO NONE - Harry Fraser-Mitchell relates how the Halifax is still often placed, perhaps unfairly, in the shadow of its more glamorous rival, the Lancaster
CIVIL SERVICE - After the war, the long range and excellent serviceability of the Halifax made it very attractive to civil operators, as Harry Fraser-Mitchell explains
THE SHARP END - Points of view from the cockpit and the flight shed
THE REMAINING FEW - Harry Fraser-Mitchell traces Halifax survivors
Just when you think it's all over...Our Navigator section at the back of the magazine tells you all you need to know about what to buy and where to go:
- Book reviews
- Internet review
- Reader offers
- Information exchange
- Arrivals
- Airshows and events
- Competition
- Next month in Aeroplane
- Aeroplane services
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