May 2010

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Features
Desert Legend
Ian Simpson tells of Australian-born ‘ace’ Clive Mayers in combat over Europe while serving with 601 (County of London) Squadron and over North Africa.

Life as a Target
The fascinating but largely unsung work of the Fleet Requirements Air Direction is described by Bill Simpson.

Duxford’s ‘Few’
A tribute to the Battle of Britain from the Imperial War Museum archives.

Flying Truck
The story of how C-64 Norsemen were pressed into service as bombers by the Israelis is told by Shlomo Aloni.

Making history
Well-known warbird owner and Shuttleworth Collection trustee Tim Manna previews the 2010 season at Old Warden.

Berlin bomber ‘ace’
Norman Franks concludes the tale of ‘Mac’ Baigent’s wartime career with Bomber Command.

Going Dutch
Bob Fischer and Emiel Sloot present a profile of a Fouga Magister warbird.

Living Memorial
As the new airshow season draws ever closer, Steve Beebee visits the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight and sees how the winter engineering work is progressing.

Regulars

Airshow
Ken Ellis presents a personal selection of UK events to put in your diary.

Museum – Sweden
One of the world’s most northerly aviation museums, the Söderhamn Flygmuseum, is visited by Lennart Berns.

Roundels File
David Howley explains the heraldry of the Irish Air Corps.

From the Workshop
The epic ‘ground-up’ restoration of a Westland Whirlwind by the Yorkshire Helicopter Preservation Group is recounted by Alan Beattie.

Glory Days
Republic’s ‘Thunder Factory’ in camera.

Finals
A stunning tribute to Lancaster Just Jane.

In Focus
We turn our attention to the warhorse of the Korean and Vietnam conflicts – the Douglas Skyraider.

Wolf Raiders
Warren E Thompson tells of ‘derring-do’ as the Marines’ VMA-121 Squadron went into battle over Korea.

All-seeing ‘Guppy’
Pete West artwork brings the Royal Navy’s AEW.1 ‘Guppy’ to ‘life’.

Preserved ’raiders
The world’s surviving ‘fighter’ cockpit Skyraiders are detailed by Andy Marden.

‘Sandy’ to the rescue
Skyraiders were at the heart of an amazing five-day rescue of a shot-down bomber crew in Vietnam. Warren E Thompson profiles the operation.

News
• B-17 Swamp Ghost on the move
• New backer for UK Spitfire
• ‘Jag’ arrives in Poland
• North Weald ‘Spit’ overhaul
• ‘Channel dash’ memorial unveiled
• Firestar fleet axed
• Pink Lady grounded

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