FlyPast - October 2016
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Название: FlyPast - October 2016
Жанр: Нет
Автор: Коллектив
Год выпуска: 2016
Формат: PDF
Размер: 49 МВ
ISBN: 221893180627
Язык: Английский
СКАЧАТЬ FlyPast - October 2016 БЕСПЛАТНО EPUB - DOC - DJVU - RTF - PDFОписание: Established in 1981, FlyPast is internationally regarded for its comprehensive coverage of aviation history and heritage. Published monthly, FlyPast magazine is packed with first-person aircrew memories, expertly researched features from 1914 into the 1960s, airshow news, product reviews, museum visits, restoration projects, in-detail surveys of famous aircraft as well as comprehensive and authoritative news and stunning photography from around the globe. Subjects regularly profiled include British and American aircraft type histories, as well as those of squadrons and units from the Second World War to the Cold War.
34 AMONG THE GREATS
Historian James Holland examines
the career of Pierre Clostermann, a
French fighter ace who flew with the
RAF during the war.
42 STRIKING BACK
Even after their country had
surrendered to Germany, many French
pilots continued the fight, serving
in the Battle of Britain with Fighter
Command.
50 SABRES OVER BRITAIN
It may have served Fighter Command
for just three years, but the Sabre was
held in great affection by pilots.
58 BLENHEIMS INTO BATTLE
Andrew Thomas details how Bristol
Blenheims of 23 Squadron pioneered
Fighter Command’s night intruder role
26 Delta Daggers
Convair F-102 pilot Joe Gano describes
a hectic day testing his mettle against a
Lightning and a Phantom.
88 B-25 Alive
Moose Peterson explains why the Texas
Flying Legends Museum’s multi-gun
B-25J was the enemy’s worst nightmare.
96 Messerschmitt
two-seater
Richard Paver examines a newly
restored Messerschmitt Bf 109G with a
difference – this one is built for two.
102 Luftwaffe attack
Mikhail Timin examines 24 hours of
intense air combat as the Russians tried
to stem the tide during the early days of
Operation Barbarossa.
112 Forgotten hero
Designed as a bomber, but rejected
for the role, the Armstrong Whitworth
Albemarle had some success in special
duties.
120 Duxford veterans
Men who served at Duxford in the 1950s
reflect on their time at the base, and on
flying the Gloster Meteor jet.