FlyPast - June 2016
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Название: FlyPast - June 2016
Жанр: Нет
Автор: Коллектив
Год выпуска: 2016
Формат: PDF
Размер: 49 МВ
ISBN: 779129527742
Язык: Английский
СКАЧАТЬ FlyPast - June 2016 БЕСПЛАТНО EPUB - DOC - DJVU - RTF - PDFОписание: Established in 1981, FlyPast is internationally regarded for its comprehensive coverage of aviation history and heritage.
18 Spit res over Burma
James Holland explains how the arrival
of Spitfires turned the tide of the air war
over Burma.
32 Kamikaze attack
The horrors of a Japanese kamikaze
attack on the USS Ticonderoga are
described by Robert F Dorr.
99 Shuttleworth dawn
Darren Harbar reports from a recent
dawn photography shoot at Old Warden.
104 Chipmunk adventure
Sqn Ldr William Purchase remembers
an epic flight to celebrate de Havilland
Canada’s remarkable Chipmunk.
124 California Spit re
Frank B Mormillo profiles the
Commemorative Air Force’s
Supermarine Spitfire XIV.
42 BARBAROSSA
An overview of events surrounding Hitler’s
decision to invade Russia.
44 KICKING THE DOOR IN
Hitler was confident of victory as he
unleashed Operation Barbarossa. Christer
52 DAWN OF THE SHTURMOVIK
Mikhail Timin describes the faltering early
days of the mass-produced Ilyushin Il-2
Shturmovik.
60 RED STAR AIRACOBRAS
The RAF shunned its P-39s and handed
Bergstr&246;m recounts how the Soviet Union
proved him wrong.
them over to the Soviets – who embraced
the radical fighter. Andrew Thomas explains
38 Museums
The Niagara Aerospace Museum is
the proud owner of a former Soviet
Airacobra. Douglas W DeCroix reflects
on its history.
88 From The Workshop
Darren Harbar reports from Sywell
where two ‘film star’ Hispano Buch&243;ns
are being restored.
96 What’s New
The latest aviation-related books,
models and DVDs receive the FlyPast
verdict.
102 Glory Days
A photographic look back at
Supermarine’s golden age of
flying-boats.
110 Air elds
Barry Wheeler visits the site of the
wartime Luftwaffe’s test and trials
base on the Baltic.
120 FlyPost
and ‘Ops’ Board
Readers’ letters and dates for your
diary.
130 Finals
Hispano Buch&243;n