Classic Wings Edition · Volume 15
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SE.5a - The Great War's Greatest Fighter
P-38 Perfection!
P-38 Survivors Pt 2
A & T Recovery History
Waco Returns
Anson Update |
WW1 produced some great fighters, but which was the best? With Gene De Marco we look at the German, French and British contenders. Scott Slocum’s photo shoot of the P-38 Lightning showcases his remarkable air-to-air photography. In this issue we look too at the recovery of aircraft from Lake Michigan and the return of the glamorous WACO UOC cabin touring aircraft to the Marlborough Aero Club.
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Thai Treasures
P-38 Lightning Survivors
AWM Great War Aircraft
Fabulous Firefly!
Air Shows |
With a truly international flavour, we visit the Royal Thai Air Force Museum in Bangkok, look at the Lockheed P-38 Lightning and its role in the Pacific, step inside the First World War aircraft exhibit at the Australian War Memorial, move up to Canada where we see the Fairey Firefly at the Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum in Ontario and preview forthcoming airshows in North America and Queensland, Australia.
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History Takes Flight!
Blenheim BL200 Memorial Project
Desert Delight
P-26 - Boeing's Pilot Pleaser
The Remarkable H.A.R.S. Story
Air Shows |
Avaiation excitement is contagious! Enjoy a look inside the Flying Heritage Collection in Everett, Washington; check out the Finnish Blenheim BL200 restoration project; savour Doug Brooker’s Spitfire MH397 in Desert colours; read all about the Boeing P-26 ‘Peashooter’ and see how hard work and smart policy has transformed H.A.R.S.
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A Perfect Zero
Operation Skua
Beaufighter Survivors
Avro Cadet - As Rare as Hen's Teeth
Aishows |
Zero’ing in on Japanese fighters, searching for lost Skuas, hunting down surviving Beaufighters and tallying rare Avro Cadets fills our space this issue. Details of the Warbirds over Wanaka airshow and the Temora Fly-in rounds out some great reading and stunning photography...
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Hind Haul
Solomon Salvation
Glyn's Gift
Beautiful Boeing
Stunning Sea Fury
Restoring Submerged Aircraft
LET Aero Series
Western Antique Aeroplane & Automobile Museum |
Recovering and restoring historic aircraft is a feature this month, from Kabul to the Solomons and a dip in the Pacific by Black Shadow Aviation to recover a Hellcat. Great shots of a Sea Fury and a detailed look at the Czechoslovakian Aero round out our 64th Issue...
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