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Welcome
W
e are living in troubled times. Last month’s
Welcome
made mention of how the stormy weather battering Britain had me
longing for airshow season, but as I write these words, much of the globe is gripped by the coronavirus pandemic and all
that it entails. Lives have been lost, travel plans cancelled, quarantines put in place and whole regions forced into ‘lockdown’.
In the UK we also face the postponement or axing of events attracting large numbers of people. Undoubtedly, airshows here will be
included if the government imposes a blanket ban. Indeed, we’ve just heard that New Zealand’s popular biennial Warbirds Over
Wanaka has been cancelled. So, despite tempting you last month with some mouth-watering prospects in our free Airshow Guide,
many displays around the world may not go ahead and even if they do, getting there could be ‘challenging’ with so many flights being
scrubbed. My heart goes out to all those event organisers who have spent months putting together great displays – only for their
efforts to be in vain. It’s a developing situation, but where possible we’ll keep you informed via social media and the Key.Aero website.
We’d strongly recommended you also keep yourselves updated by checking the websites of the relevant airshows. While it’s easy to
gripe about the disappointment any cancellations will cause, our first priority must be helping to combat the spread of this disease.
Whatever happens, the
FlyPast
team has plans in place to continue working and we’ll strive to bring you plenty of historic aviation
stories to take your mind off things.
This edition has a fascinating array of features: including how Dutch pilots escaped the Blitzkrieg to carry on flying with the RAF,
restoring Australia’s latest Spitfire, the life of a Cold War Canberra navigator and a revealing study of 111 Squadron’s famous Black
Arrows aerobatic team.
Stay safe and healthy, and let’s hope we can get back to normal sooner rather than later.
Chris Clifford - Editor
The Fighter Pilot Collection’s Spitfire Mk.XVI TE392 is put through its paces
by UK warbird specialist Richard Grace during the aircraft’s initial test flight in
Australia.
GAVIN CONROY
Official note: We are able to report that, at the time of going to press,
production and despatch of our magazine is currently not affected
by the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. We will continue to update
you as best we can, should this change. Some postal services may be
delayed. You can keep in touch with our latest updates and see what
we are doing to keep distribution as normal as possible by visiting
www.keypublishing.com/FAQs.
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May 2020
FlyPast
3
News
6
Pacific Dauntless and Avenger
discoveries, plus other news.
Unique Saab bomber completed;
Australian Skytrain project and more.
The Buzz
14 Restoration scene
Features
FRONT COVER:
42 Heroism over the Pacific
Lee Cook concludes the story of ace
pilot Harry ‘Dirty Eddie’ March,
who flew Corsairs with the US
Navy’s renowned VF-17 ‘Skull and
Crossbones’ squadron.
Richard Grace flying
Supermarine Spitfire Mk.XVIe
TE392 (VH-XWF) in Australia
recently. See our feature
beginning on page 52.
24 Outnumbered, not
outclassed
A handful of Netherlanders who
escaped the Nazis made a significant
mark in the air during World War
Two. Graham Pitchfork recounts
some of their stories.
Ian Stark describes the exploits of the
RAF’s Black Arrows aerobatic team
and its legendary 22-aircraft loop.
52 Australian Spitfire
COVER STORY
36 Black Arrows
Grumman YF-14A Tomcat
157990 has been returned to its
original colours in California. See
‘News’.
SCOTT PLUMMER
BELOW
The Fighter Pilot collection’s Spitfire
Mk.XVI TE392 has been restored
to fly in Australia. Gavin Conroy
captures air-to-air images for our
exclusive cover feature.
Craig Allen investigates the creation
of an airworthy reproduction of a
Sopwith 1�½ Strutter.
Junkers Ju 87 dive-bombers were
used to devastating effect in the
battle to capture the Crimean
Peninsula, as Ian Baxter explains.
Robert S Grant reveals how an
example of the Canadian-built Bristol
Blenheim – the Bolingbroke – was
converted for waterborne trials.
76 Great War tribute
80 Eastern Front Stukas
88 Bolingbroke on water
An archive view of the
RAF Black Arrows Hawker
Hunter display team. See
feature beginning on
page 36.
CROWN COPYRIGHT
Contents
MAY
2020
No 466
Regulars
18
Restoration in focus –
Gloster Meteor
The Boscombe Down Aviation
Collection’s revamp of a Meteor NF.11 is
detailed by Hugh Trevor.
Ian Wilson describes one of the most
collectible Spitfire artefacts –
the compass.
30
Collector’s choice
94 State of alert
Rod Hawkins shares stories from
his first operational tour on the
Canberra B(i).8 in Germany,
during NATO’s nuclear face-off
with the Warsaw Pact.
A new organisation at White
Waltham offers experience
flights and even pilot training
in a genuine World War Two
Harvard. Darren Harbar dons
his flight suit.
FlyPast Classics
62
Rotary legend
32
Ba le of Britain –
Spitfire Mk.I
WESTLAND WESSEX
In the third of our anniversary
mini-series, Malcolm V Lowe salutes
a legendary fighter.
Michael Hamill shares fascinating
photos from his 1964 detachment to
RAF Kuching in Borneo.
Canadian Spitfire pilot Ian MacLennan
achieved ace status over Malta –
Graham Pitchfork outlines his career.
Test your aircraft recognition skills.
Readers’ letters, plus dates for
your diary.
110 Fly a Harvard
The unmistakeable Westland
Wessex first flew in 1958, and
went on to serve in numerous
roles for both military and
civilian operators. It is perhaps
best remembered for its search
and rescue capability. Malcolm
V Lowe tells the story of this
famously robust and long-lived
helicopter, alongside exclusive
artwork by Andy Hay.
50
Glory Days
61
Above and beyond
72
Spo ers’ challenge
106
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