FlyPast 02.2018

Regulars

50 Glory Days – Venom

A portfolio of rarely seen images

showing the de Havilland Venom NF.2s

of 253 Squadron.

52 Pilot’s Perspective -

Messerschmitt Bf 109E

The Flying Heritage and Combat

Armor Museum operates one of

the few airworthy ‘Emils’. ‘Cricket’

Renner reports on this

significant warbird,

with images by John

Dibbs.

60 For Valour

Graham Pitchfork

reflects on the

courage of

Canadian

Great War ace

George Barker.

74 Museums –

Laarbruch

The German attraction houses a

treasure trove of RAF memorabilia.

Sqn Ldr Rod Hawkins explores its

history.

78 From The Workshop –

S turmovik

A collection of images illustrating

the return to the skies of an Ilyushin

Il-2 Sturmovik at Russian’s Vadim

Zadorozhny Technical Museum.

82 Glory Days – Dragon

Rapide.

We present some archive images of the

classic propliner in service.

88 FlyPost

Readers’ letters.

114 Finals

Avro Vulcan.

RAF 100

1918 2018

62 Inter War con ict

Air power over turbulent Iraq is

not a new thing – Vic Flintham

explains how it was conducted in

the 1920s.

70 In Pro le

Artist Andy Hay pays tribute to a

Short Stirling crew who

completed more than 30 ‘ops’.

72 Met Balloon ‘saga’

Gp Capt Dan Needham remembers

a hilarious ‘wheeze’ involving

unorthodox use of a meteorology

balloon.

OMBER COMMAND

A SPECIAL SERIES OF FEATURES PAYING TRIBUTE TO THE MEN

AND MACHINES OF RAF BOMBER COMMAND.

28 STIRLING SERVICE

Richard Stowers chronicles the exploits of New Zealand-born Short Stirling pilot,

Fraser Barron.

34 VULCANS IN VEGAS

Robert Owen describes a hastily arranged, but very successful, ‘flag-waving’ exercise for

the Vulcans of 617 Squadron.

42 LANCASTER AT WAR

The story of a 106 Squadron Avro Lancaster crew is recounted by Steven Potter.

We mark the Royal Air Force’s centenary year with a series of features celebrating the
service’s history and achievements.
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the few airworthy ‘Emils’. ‘Cricket’

Renner reports on this

significant warbird,

with images by John

60 For Valour

Graham Pitchfork

74 Museums –

Laarbruch