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FLYING THE ‘SUPER MOSCA’ Grumman Goose reborn ‘Pappy’ Gunn Strafer pioneer With ‘Old John’ in Syria 3 Sqn’s ‘forgotten’ war SPAI ...

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Features 19 Queensland Air Navigation Company Ben Danneckerfollows the pioneering efforts of the two original Australian airline ...

4|FLIGHTPATH News Kiwi to wear Canadian colours in Australia Harvard III VH-HVD has been acquired by the RAAF Museum at Point Co ...

FLIGHTPATH| The Roseland Spitfire Atwo-decaderestorationprojectreached itsconclusionon7JunewhenVintage WingsofCanada’s(VWOC)Spit ...

6|FLIGHTPATH News AttheendofAprilthenewlyrestoredMesserschmitt 108D-EOIOmadeitsfirstpublicappearanceduringa private gathering of ...

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8 | FLIGHTPATH http://www.ticketdirect.co.nz WANAKA AIRPORT | NEW ZEALAND News Soviet Tankbuster Renaissance An airworthy rebuil ...

FLIGHTPATH | 9 A research project aiming to generate new understandings of how aviation has trans- formed Australian society has ...

10 |FLIGHTPATH News On17April2017,GrummanGooseN flewagainafterafiveyearrestoration from Spokane airport, Washington State, USA, ...

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12 |FLIGHTPATH News but also with the authentic original fixed floats and rounded wingtips, and engines nicknamed ‘Nip’ and ‘Tuc ...

FLIGHTPATH| News Vale John Hopton Anson takes its place Aftermorethanadecadeofwork,theNa- tional Air Force Museum of Canada (NAF ...

14 |FLIGHTPATH O nthelastweekendofApril,theavia- tion enthusiasts of the ‘Fliegerwerft’ grouporganisedaveryspecialcele- bration. ...

shines T heweekendof19-21Maywasoneof sunandclearskiesinsouthernCal- ifornia. It was the perfect few days for Douglas DC-3 enthus ...

Staggerwing and Radial Reunion 16 |FLIGHTPATH T he inaugural Staggerwing and Radial Reunion, held at Jacksonville Executive at C ...

FLIGHTPATH| Halfpenny Green Fly-in T he fifth Radial and Trainer Fly-in was held in April at the Wolverhampton Halfpenny Green A ...

Florida’s Mustang Alumni T he 30th Anniversary of the well-known P-51 Mustang training operation Stallion 51, based at Kissimmee ...

FLIGHTPATH| At the time of QAN’s incorporation, Sir Charles Kingsford Smith was setting up the original Australian National Airw ...

20 | FLIGHTPATH the first airline to ply the coastal route north from Brisbane. At full fleet strength, reached late in 1930, th ...