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Air Weapons of the RAF: Though never produced in large numbers, the COW (Coventry Ordnance Works) Gun spanned two worid wars on the verge of adoption.
Disposal: Phil Chinnery documents the massacre of the world's first atom bomber, the Boeing B-29 Superfortress, whose numbers have diminished from almost 4,000 to a maximum of 36.
Question and Answer: More riddles solved by the FlyPast panel of experts.
Between the Wars Bombers: Ken Wixey looks back at Vickers' early V-bomber transports - the Virginia, Victoria and Valencia.
Preservation Project: Bob Pountney is an expert in thermodynamics, but his passion is early jets and he's about to start the rebuild of a Sea Hawk at home.
Collectair: More aeronautica from Jeremy Collins, including the fascinating story of Stuka pilot Hans Rudel's Knight's Cross citation.
Mission to Oshkosh: Jeff Ethell adds a postscript to Oshkosh 1984 with his personal story of flying a B-25 at this gigantic meet of aeroplanes.
Preservation News: Five pages of world-wide activity from the UK to Papua New Guinea.
Sunderland Flies Again: The story of Sunderiand G-BJHS and its move from Calshot to a new winter home on the Mod- way - PLUS centre spread of colour, pages 30/31.
The Professionals: Light Aircraft Services is the mecca for many of Britain's top acrobatic pilots. Bob Ogden looks at the company's background.
Guillaux - Par Avion: Pioneering yam of Maurice Guillaux, the first man to take mail by air in Australia.
Type Report: Updates on Tiger Moths from Stuart McKay and Spitfires from Peter Arnold.
Aviation Archaeology: Peter Moran's review of what the groups have been up to.
Disposal: Phil Chinnery documents the massacre of the world's first atom bomber, the Boeing B-29 Superfortress, whose numbers have diminished from almost 4,000 to a maximum of 36.
Question and Answer: More riddles solved by the FlyPast panel of experts.
Between the Wars Bombers: Ken Wixey looks back at Vickers' early V-bomber transports - the Virginia, Victoria and Valencia.
Preservation Project: Bob Pountney is an expert in thermodynamics, but his passion is early jets and he's about to start the rebuild of a Sea Hawk at home.
Collectair: More aeronautica from Jeremy Collins, including the fascinating story of Stuka pilot Hans Rudel's Knight's Cross citation.
Mission to Oshkosh: Jeff Ethell adds a postscript to Oshkosh 1984 with his personal story of flying a B-25 at this gigantic meet of aeroplanes.
Preservation News: Five pages of world-wide activity from the UK to Papua New Guinea.
Sunderland Flies Again: The story of Sunderiand G-BJHS and its move from Calshot to a new winter home on the Mod- way - PLUS centre spread of colour, pages 30/31.
The Professionals: Light Aircraft Services is the mecca for many of Britain's top acrobatic pilots. Bob Ogden looks at the company's background.
Guillaux - Par Avion: Pioneering yam of Maurice Guillaux, the first man to take mail by air in Australia.
Type Report: Updates on Tiger Moths from Stuart McKay and Spitfires from Peter Arnold.
Aviation Archaeology: Peter Moran's review of what the groups have been up to.
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