28 The Douglas Dolphin in
RAAF Service
From t he f iles o f t he Aviation Historical Society of
Australia (A HSA), a rare insight into the service life
of the four RAAF Douglas Dolphins of WWII.
34 Stow Maries
The G reat War a irfield i s i n the s tate i n which i t was
abandoned in 1919. Mike Shreeve looks at the exciting
project to restore the site to its former glory.
38 Wirraway 75th Anniversary Part 3
Following t he p revious f eatures o n the Wirraway’s o rigins
and war service, Derek Buckmaster takes the story from
1945 right up to t o d ay.
46 Minlaton Monoplane Marvel
Phil Hosking explores the history behind
the ‘Red Dev i l’, the 1917 Bristol M-1C Monoplane.
50 Bristol’s Blunt Bullet
Contributing E ditor James Kightly profiles the
Bristol M.1C type.
53 Bristol in the Great War
One G reat War c ompany e ntered t he w ar w ith more
experience and capability than almost any other. James
Kightly reviews the Bristol lineage of 1914 -18.
55 Kokoda’s Unidentified Bomber
A Japanese bomber wreck lies high in PNG’s mountains.
Michael J. Claringbould reveals it ended there after
a combination of circumstances involving RAAF P-40s
and a spotter nicknamed ‘Golden Voice’.
60 The Many Fuselages of ‘Uiver’
Neil Follett details the four DC-2s and one DC-
that have been painted to represent PH-AJU.CORSAIR FEATURE Pt.II
64 Night Corsairs, Part 2
We p resent a n extract f rom Alan C Carey’s Night Cats
& Corsairs, on the first Corsair night fighter units in the
Korean War.68 A Flying Tribute
Frank B. Mormillo introduces us to the much
travelled F4U-4B, a rare Korean War combat veteran.72 Magnificent Corsairs Worldwide
Following t he ‘ Top T en C orsair S urvivors’ l ast e dition,
Flightpath presents a selection of notable Corsairs in
preservation and flying t o d ay.FLIGHTPATH | 3Contents
Volume 26 No.2 , November 2014 - January 2015
Regulars
04 News
22 Mailbag
23 Calendar
24 Personal
Effects
42 Poster
76 Airshows
COVER: The former
75 Squadron RAAF
P-40N-1 Kittyhawk
A29-488 (ZK-CAG)
flown by owner
Frank Parker and
captured by
GHOSTS’ Philip
Makanna.76