Aeroplane September 2017

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Battle

of Britain

book

Aeroplane is

delighted to offer

four readers the

chance to win

a signed copy

of The Battle of

Britain, the new

book by well-

known author

and broadcaster

James Holland

with specially

commissioned

illustrations by

Keith Burns. Part

of the recently launched Ladybird Expert

series, written for an adult readership,

The Battle of Britain presents, in the

publisher’s words, “a new narrative of one

of the most important battles and key

turning points of the Second World War”.

It forms part of a 12-volume history of

WW2 in the Ladybird Expert series.

The Battle of Britain by James Holland

is available now, published by Michael

Joseph in hardback, price £7.99.

To be in with a chance of winning a

copy, answer the following question:

Who was the commander-in-

chief of RAF Fighter Command

during the Battle of Britain?

Send your answer, along with your name,

address and telephone number, to: Battle

of Britain Book Competition, Aeroplane,

Key Publishing, PO Box 100, Stamford,

Lincolnshire PE9 1XQ, UK. Alternatively,

e-mail your answer and contact details

to [email protected]

with ‘Aeroplane Battle of Britain Book

Competition’ in the subject thread.

The winners will be the fi rst three correct

entries drawn after the closing date,

17.00hrs UK time on Friday 15 September

2017.

The 100 Hour War

by Mario Overall and Dan Hagedorn

published by Helion & Co

It would take more

than my allotted

word limit to

explain the strange

circumstances

which led, in 1969,

to El Salvador and

Honduras crossing

swords in a short

armed confl ict that

would become

known as ‘The 100

Hour War’. To state the causes as being

soft fruit and football would be simplistic,

yet both were undeniably contributing

factors. Neither Central American country

had large or well-equipped armed forces.

El Salvador’s front line included a mix of

F-51 Mustangs and FG-1 Corsairs, while

Honduras had F4U Corsairs and armed

T-28 Trojans and T-6 Texans. Despite all

being 25 years past their sell-by date,

these types proved strangely well-

matched. A few air-to-air engagements

also took place between these largely

WW2-era fi ghters before the inevitable

ceasefi re came into effect.

This is a fascinating story, little-known

and here well-related. All photos (save

the cover) are in black and white. The

reproduction is good, as evinced by the

shot on page 21 of requisitioned civilian

Salvadoran P-51D YS-210P, although

some of the originals were seemingly

of poor quality. All, though, fully justify

inclusion by virtue of their extreme rarity.

Denis J. Calvert

ISBN 978-1-911096-50-4; 11.7 x 8.3in

softback; 72 pages, illustrated;

£25.00

★★★

MODELS

Cross & Cockade

International

The First World War Aviation

Historical Society, Cross & Cockade

International, has launched the

2018 edition of its popular annual

calendar — available in a limited

edition of 500.

Each of the 12 months features

a painting by a different artist of

an aircraft or combat scene from

the 1914-18 confl ict; shown above

is the October page, with Ivan

Berryman’s lovely depiction of a

Farman F40 going after a Taube.

Proceeds go towards the British

Air Services Memorial at St-Omer,

erected by the society in 2004.

£10.00 plus p&p from

http://www.crossandcockade.com

Diverse Images Lightning F3

Diverse Images, with more than 20 years’ experience in producing hand-crafted

pewter models of a high standard, has just released a 1:72-scale depiction of

an RAF English Electric Lightning F3. It represents XR749, sporting unusual

light blue upper surfaces as well as a dark blue spine and fi n, when in service

with the Lightning Training Flight at Binbrook, Lincolnshire, in October

1985. This was the former No 11 Squadron aircraft in which Flt Lt Mike
      Hale famously overtook a British Airways
      Concorde during a training exercise; on
      a separate occasion it intercepted a
      USAF Lockheed U-2. Note that the
      model is a limited edition of
      just 25 copies.

£179.00 plus delivery; two

optional fi gures £15 extra

Winner will be drawn at random. There is no

cash prize alternative and the editor’s

decision is fi nal. No correspondence will be

entered into. Competitions are not open to

employees of Key Publishing, their family

members or anyone else professionally

connected to the company. On occasions,

Key Publishing Ltd and Michael Joseph may

make offers on products or services that we

believe to be of interest to our customers. If

you do not wish to receive this information,

please write NO INFORMATION clearly on

your entry. No purchase necessary.

of the recently launched Ladybird Expert

Battle

of Britain

book

WIN!

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