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Just Jane
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WA R B I R D S
Aeroplane
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Peter Teichman
Founding and running
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COMET FAREWELL
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Wartime evaluation at Duxford
• Seafire, Mustang and Javelin on test
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NEWS AND
COMMENT
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FROM THE EDITOR
NEWS
• RAFM Walrus going to Solent Sky
• Collings Foundation buys Hurricane
• Cutbacks for Vulcan to the Sky
• Historic Flight acquires Rapide
• Dutch DC-4 returning
… and the month’s other top aircraft
preservation news
HANGAR TALK
Steve Slater’s monthly comment
column on the historic aircraft world
Vol 45, no 3 • Issue no 527
March 2017
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FEATURES
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EAST KIRKBY LANCASTER
Just Jane
takes a major step towards
returning to flight
SCANDINAVIAN SANDRINGHAMS
The Shorts flying boat in service
with DNL and SAS
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MARENDAZ
The controversial life of a WW1
pilot turned sports car manufacturer,
aircraft-builder — and ‘security risk’
PB4Y-2 PRIVATEER
Air-to-air with a unique heavy
warbird
AEROPLANE MEETS…
PETER TEICHMAN
We talk to the founder of the Hangar
11 Collection
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TEST
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FLIGHT
A special 35-page section
saluting British test flying
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REGULARS
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20
SKYWRITERS
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60
Q&A
Your questions asked and answered
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AIRCREW
The 100th — and last — instalment of
our popular series looks at the work
of a US Air Force EF-111 Raven
electronic warfare officer
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BOOKS
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NEXT MONTH
AIR FIGHTING
DEVELOPMENT UNIT
Wartime tactical development —
and enemy aircraft exploitation
SEAFIRE 45
Not destined for production, but an
important ‘stepping stone’ to new
variants of the naval fighter
XP-51F
When Supermarine test pilots
sampled a potent Mustang
ENGINE TEST JAVELINS
Trialling the Gyron Junior and Avon
in Gloster’s big delta
COMET
CANOPUS
The final flying years of the last
airworthy de Havilland DH106
BEARCATS ON THE
BOXER
A difficult day at sea for some US
Navy fighter pilots
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James Kightly provides
a detailed examination
of these versatile
British classic twins
IN-DEPTH
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OP ‘THWART’ PIONEERS
The Scottish Aviation light transport’s
part in combating Cypriot guerrillas
COVER IMAGE:
The Lincolnshire Aviation Heritage
Centre’s Lancaster VII NX611
Just Jane.
DARREN HARBAR
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and published until 1968. It was
re-launched as a monthly in 1973
by Richard T. Riding, editor for 25
years until 1998.
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lmost no sooner had the last issue gone on sale with its
Vulcan to the Sky cover story than news came of the latest
saga to afflict XH558. The situation, as far had been made
known at late January, is summarised in our news pages;
suffice to say, it has provoked much reaction. On the one hand, such is
public support for the aircraft that fundraising towards new temporary
quarters at its Doncaster Sheffield Airport home had reached more than
38 per cent of the required total by the time we went to press. On the
other, XH558’s and the trust’s predicament adds some weight to the
views of those who feel that the Vulcan’s future would have better been
served by its final flight in 2015 ending up somewhere else. With the
aeroplane forced into storage by commercial demands on the airport’s
space, no public access, that accommodation remaining rent-free only
until the end of April and staff being laid off, the position as it stood at
the end of January was a sad one indeed.
Things will have moved on by the time you read this, so any further
comment at this stage seems irrelevant. However, one point should be
kept in mind. The fact of XH558’s restoration having been granted
National Lottery funding has always imposed conditions on this project
that don’t apply to other airworthy historic aircraft. And while the
Heritage Lottery Fund did enable us to see a Vulcan flying again, it
is easy to see why other return-to-flight efforts have steered clear. The
Lincolnshire Aviation Heritage Centre’s Lancaster restoration (see pages
24-30) is one such, and the reasons why make interesting reading.
This month marks the end of an
Aeroplane
era, as our popular Aircrew
column, so diligently compiled by James Kightly and splendidly
illustrated by Ian Bott, comes to an conclusion. Their examination of
the role of a US Air Force EF-111 Raven electronic warfare officer is
the 100th subject in the series, and we felt that this milestone provided
a suitable opportunity on which to close. Thanks to James and Ian for
A
E D I TO R
all their hard work on Aircrew — but they’ll be back to collaborate on a
new regular feature from the May issue onwards. Watch this space.
It was with great sadness, meanwhile, that we learned of the recent death
aged 89 of that outstanding photographer Maurice Rowe. He worked for
The Aeroplane
during its days as part of the Temple Press stable, as well
as its sister titles including
The Motor;
indeed, it was for his motorsport
photography that Maurice was perhaps best-known, his book ‘Track
Record’ showcasing some of his finest work. Yet he was a lifelong
aviation enthusiast, having been an Air Training Corps member and
once flown in a Lancaster out of RAF Waterbeach. It was his interest in
aircraft that led him to turn up at the Temple Press offices in London as a
keen 17-year-old in 1944, and leave with a job. Later he did his National
Service as an aircraft mechanic in the Fleet Air Arm, before returning to
Temple Press and taking part in some memorable
Aeroplane
assignments,
not least covering the Aeroflot Tupolev Tu-104 visits to London in
1956 — indeed, some of his imagery was included in our story on that
subject in the March 2016 issue. Maurice kept in touch regularly with
the magazine in its current incarnation: the accompanying photo of him
with the Historic Aircraft Collection’s Spitfire was taken after he’d flown
alongside the aircraft, his prize for
writing our ‘Letter of the Month’ a
few years back. His work will continue
to feature regularly amongst the
archive material we use in our pages,
a fitting way in which to remember a
delightful man. Our condolences to
his wife Beryl, the rest of his family
and his many friends.
Ben Dunnell
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CONTRIBUTORS
THIS MONTH
To n y
BUTTLER
S co t t
GERMAIN
James
K I G H T LY
Wa r r e n E .
THOMPSON
For 20 years, Tony worked as a
metallurgist testing aluminium and
titanium components for aviation.
During this period his interest in
military aircraft grew, particularly in
their design and development, and in
1994 he took a masters degree in
archives at Loughborough University.
Since 1995 Tony has worked as an
aviation historian and so far has written
28 major books, numerous titles in the
Warpaint series for modellers, and
many articles for magazines. He
presents lectures to the Royal
Aeronautical Society and other groups.
“The Privateer shoot for this issue
was a great experience”, says Scott. “I
shot out of a T-34, and the pilots had
a heck of a time getting speeds and
energy synched up. Each aircraft has
entirely different mass qualities and
carries energy differently. In the end,
it all worked out well. Woody
Grantham can really handle that
airplane. His experience shows. I
love imagining the PB4Y in a Navy
World War Two tri-colour scheme,
with all the gun turrets and blisters
installed. That would really be
something.”
Always having appreciated the elegant
and well-designed Airspeed Oxford,
James was pleased to attempt to
summarise the fascinating story of the
type, together with its Envoy and
Consul relatives. A good deal of advice
and help is appreciated, including that
from Oxford owners Don Subritzky, the
IWM, the Canada Aviation and Space
Museum, and the National Air Force
Museum of New Zealand for access to
their aircraft. This is James’ sixth
Database, previously having written on
the Sunderland (with Allan King), Vimy,
Boxkite, Hudson and Boomerang.
Warren’s interest in military aviation
goes back 50-plus years, but, he
remarks, “there are a few items that
have fascinated me more than
others. The F8F Bearcat was one of
the top propeller-driven aircraft and
one of the fastest fighters of its era
with a top speed of 455mph, but it
was built too late to participate in
World War Two. More than 1,200
were built and France was the only
operator to use it in combat. The
Bearcat article in this month’s issue,
therefore, is one of the most
interesting to me.”
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