Air-Britain
August 2019
ISSN 0950‑
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COVER: Spitfire LF.IX G-IRTY (CBAF IX 970), which first flew following restoration on 27th June 2019, is being flown around the world. It left Goodwood on
5th August at the start of its journey and dropped into Newcastle that day en route for a night-stop at Lossiemouth; the current itinerary sees it get back to
Goodwood on 8th December. At the time of going to press, the team had reached Ottawa, Canada. [Derek Heley]
CONTENTS
United Kingdom Register ..................Alan Johnson .........................................................AUG.
AHUK Register ..............................Lloyd Robinson ................................................NOT THIS ISSUE
Around & About ...........................Stuart McDiarmid ......................................................AUG.
NOTICE BOARD – AUG.United States Register .....................Barrie Towey .........................................................AUG.
Overseas Registers ........................Ian Burnett ............................................................AUG.
Display Diary ..............................Trevor Warren .........................................................AUG.
Hot Air Ballooning ........................Mel Kirby ...............................................................AUG.
Preservation Notes ........................Bob Ogden ............................................................AUG.
Military Aviation ...........................Steven Wells and David Woods .......................................AUG.
Emergency Services ........................Bryn Elliott ............................................................AUG.
Islander News ..............................BN Historians ...................................................NOT THIS ISSUE
Biz‑Props .................................Ton van Soest .........................................................AUG.
Biz‑Jets ....................................Steven Sowter .........................................................AUG.
Commercial Airline News ..................Stephen Moon .........................................................AUG.
Commercial Scene ........................ Colin Frost, Mark Gould, David Garbett, Peter Hillman,
Stephen Jakeman and Charlie Stewart .................................AUG.Editor: Sue Bushell, 10 Crosslands, Fringford, Oxon OX27 8DF. Email abneditor@air‑britain.co.uk
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