Aeroplane – June 2018

TOP: Portsmouth Aerocar G-AGTG manoeuvring at very low level. ABOVE: Geoffrey Tyson inverted in the Saunders-Roe SRA/1, perhaps ...

ABOVE: 1958’s Black Arrows set a wholly new standard for formation jet aerobatics, and cemented a Farnborough legend. The 16-Hun ...

AEROPLANE JULY 2018 http://www.aeroplanemonthly.com 63 SHOWS OF FORCE Farnborough became known for the spectacle of massed forma ...

ABOVE: No wonder the first Trislander caused such a stir when it turned up unannounced in DENIS J. C ALVERT 64 http://www.aero ...

AEROPLANE JULY 2018 http://www.aeroplanemonthly.com 65 ROCKWELL’S MACH 2 MONGREL 1982 was a memorable year for Farnborough, with ...

ABOVE: The giant An-225 impressed 1990’s spectators with its manoeuvrability. DENIS J. C ALVERT BELOW: One of the true air displ ...

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Pierre Mazières (centre) with two other crew members in front of a Potez 63.11, the type he fl ew during the Battle of France. A ...

in which you could end up with 12 Messerschmitts on your back. “Here is the Seine, then Mantes: the bridge is intact. I fly nort ...

ABOVE: Its two Gnome- Rhône 14M air-cooled radial engines running, a Potez 63.11 prepares to taxi. ABOVE RIGHT: Serial 49 awaits ...

BELOW: Two captured Junkers Ju 88s on the strength of the ‘Groupe Dor’, Mazières’ final flying unit. F. ST ARROMAN AEROPLANE JUL ...

72 http://www.aeroplanemonthly.com AEROPLANE JULY 2018 A n exhibition dedicated to Ju 88 number 6 has been set up in the Aerosco ...

AEROPLANE JULY 2018 http://www.aeroplanemonthly.com 73 REMEMBERING PIERRE MAZIÈRES “The three aircraft were to take off at aroun ...

T he historic aircraft scene without Supermarine Spitfi re IX MH434 is unthinkable. This illustrious and highly original combat ...

Tim Davies flying his newly acquired Spitfire IX, G-ASJV, out of Elstree. RICHARD T. RIDING Late June 1963, and the Spitfire has ...

ABOVE: G-ASJV initially flew with clipped wings upon returning to Britain in 1963. RICHARD T. RIDING 76 http://www.aeroplanemont ...

AEROPLANE JULY 2018 http://www.aeroplanemonthly.com 77 (^) It was just a casual remark: ‘What we want for a nice summer evening ...

78 http://www.aeroplanemonthly.com AEROPLANE JULY 2018 ABOVE: Tim spent eight very happy years as co-owner with John Fairey of S ...

AEROPLANE JULY 2018 http://www.aeroplanemonthly.com 79 ABOVE: The addition of the British civil air ensign to the tail was one o ...

80 http://www.aeroplanemonthly.com AEROPLANE JULY 2018 ABOVE: Before Laker Airways went under, Tim headed up the service entry o ...