FlyPast – August 2018

Spotlight 82 Men behind the Sunderland 88 In profile - artwork 90 Last of the breed 96 In miniature 14 Pages in detail Short Sun ...

82 FLYPAST August 2018 Spotlight Short Sunderland A fter years of rationing in Britain, I was living a life of luxury for three ...

August 2018 August 2018 August 2018 August 2018 August 2018 August 2018 FLYPAST 83 SPOT FACT The Sunderland made its  rst  igh ...

84 FLYPAST August 2018 SPOT FACT The aircraft was designed by Sir Arthur Gouge sorties were around 10 to 12 hours in duration. T ...

August 2018 FLYPAST 85 sailors were rescued by a Sunderland on September 21, 1939 Men Behind the Sunderland “We remained very vi ...

86 FLYPAST August 2018 SPOT FACT The French Navy and Royal Australian Air Force were among its operators Three engines Yet anoth ...

August 2018 FLYPAST 87 66 Men Behind the Sunderland As well as ‘showing the flag’ in Borneo, we also helped with policing the wi ...

Spotlight Short Sundeland 88 FLYPAST August 2018 Artwork Short Sunderland Mk.I L2163 ‘DA-G’ of RAF 210 Squadron based at Oban, S ...

2020 SPOT FACT It was introduced into service in 1938 202020202020202020202020202020 minutes was how long it took to fully refue ...

90 FLYPAST August 2018 Spotlight Short Sunderland Bowing Out Ken Ellis explores the RAF’s last Sunderlands and how Britain had t ...

August 2018 August 2018 August 2018 August 2018 August 2018 August 2018 FLYPAST 91 SPOT FACT The aircraft was produced from 1938 ...

92 FLYPAST August 2018 SPOT FACT The type was usually entered through the bow compartment door on the left forward side A ceremo ...

August 2018 FLYPAST 93 Sunderland units participated in the Korean War The Last of the Sunderlands 33 since 1945. The last sorti ...

94 FLYPAST August 2018 SPOT FACT A 10 Squadron Sunderland performed the type’s  rst unassisted U-boat kill three engines back t ...

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96 FLYPAST August 2018 Spotlight Spotlight in miniature Short Sunderland Sunderlands Chris Clifford discusses the limited kit op ...

John Wynne Hopkins B.Ed., G.Av.A. MILITARY AVIATION ARTIST Short Sunderland MkIII No.461 Sqn RAAF, RAF Pembroke Dock, 1943, EJ13 ...

WHAT’S NEW NEW PRODUCT REVIEWS book briefs RAF Habbaniya Iraq – Jewel of the Desert (DVD), RAF Habbaniya Association, 120 mins, ...

book briefs page turners August 2018 FLYPAST 99 Supersonic Seventies http://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk RAF In Camera – 1970s, Keith ...

Tin Tony Buttl examines the last Vick s fi ght – the technically advanced, but fl awed, Type 432 100 FLYPAST August 2018 P ro ...