November 2009

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News
Mitchell departs Duxford
Historic Woodford to close
Nimrod gate guardian
‘Connie’ arrives in Seattle
Hawker Fury leaves Europe
Biggin Hill appeal

News on other pages
Fieseler Storch rebuild in Norway
‘Big Gun’ B-25 moves on
Formation debuts at Duxford

Features
(Virtual) chocks away
Key Publishing’s IT expert Richard Benedikz explains how to get into the virtual air in a beginner’s guide to flight simulation.

Slaughter of the Innocents
Robin J Brooks recalls the rise and fall of the Boulton Paul Defiant in the early days of World War Two.

Dornier’s legacy
The life and times of Claude Dornier and his ground-breaking aircraft company are charted by Nigel Price.

Artful ‘Mossies’
Glenn Sands presents a portfolio of RAAF Mosquito nose-art.

Heaven-sent stop-gap
Warren E Thompson tells of USAF Canberras in combat over Vietnam.


Regulars
Our Very Own
Our popular Royal Auxiliary Air Force series continues with Sqn Ldr Bruce Blanche profiling the night-fighter kings – 600 (City of London) Squadron.

Ton up
Geoffrey de Havilland made his first, tentative, attempt at flight 100 years ago.

From the Workshop
Ken Ellis looks at an outstanding Fieseler Fi 156 Storch project in Norway.

Roundels File
The evolution of the Luftwaffe’s crosses in World War Two is explained by David Howley.

FlyPost
Readers’ letters and comments, including a ‘special’ on the future of the RAF’s heritage.

Airshow
The RAFA Airshow at wonderful Shoreham, plus reports from Duxford, Rougham and Gransden. We also take a last look at what’s left of this year’s airshow calendar.

‘Ops’ Board
Where to go and what to see.

Finals
Our famous ‘what is it?’ competition returns with as teaser from the ‘Jacksonville Graveyard’ in Florida, circa November 1945.

In Focus
We pay tribute to North America’s B-25 Mitchell medium bomber with a series of special features.

Big Gun
Frank B Mormillo profiles the only airworthy cannon-equipped B-25H, Barbie III.

No Place to Hide
B-25 combat over the Pacific is described by Lou Fulgaro.

Low and Slow: Warbird Style
Lou Fulgaro, former part-owner of Barbie III, talks us through operating a multi-engined warbird.

Behind the Lens
Once a famous camera-ship, the ‘Tallmantz Mitchell’ is now called Pacific Prowler. Scott A Thompson looks at its history.

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