Contents: A Gunner’s Incredible Story – former B-29 gunner A. E. Stout recollects a mission over Mukden, China, flown on December 21, 1944, when their Superfortress was hit by Japanese flak. Achtung Schlange! – there has been a lot of confusion of the identity and marking of a Ju 87 Stuka with a snake along its fuselage. Stanislav Hrubý examines wartime newsreels and suggests that there were at least two Stukas sporting this artwork! Recollections of a Legionnaire – some interesting and dramatic recollections of Augustin Charvát, a Czech legionnaire who flew various French fighters during WW I. A Take-off with a Tragic End – on December 16, 1940, a No. 311 Squadron Wellington Mk.IC crashed shortly after take-off. Instead of retracting, the pilot probably deployed the landing flaps and this mistake resulted in departure and crash. Three Czech crew members were killed. The Most Famous Kahvio – the story of a Finnish DC-2 “Hanssin-Jukka”. When It Is Time to Say ‘Enough!’ – LCDR Greg Byers, USN, decribes his several frustrating attempts to take off with an EA-6B Prowler from San Diego. Having experienced a series of secondary failures he had to give up finally (includes 3 pages of Prowler undercarriage details). Military Secrets of WW II – description of Do 217 K-2 avionics. The Israeli Secret – Mystére IVAs in Israeli service. Part 1 describes the introduction of the type in 1956 and its early operations against Arab aircraft. Some Polemic about a Me 410 A-1 W.Nr.10241 – search for the identity, marking and fate of this aircraft. Colour Section - a page of photos of a JaboG 31 Tornado IDS ‘Blue Lightning’ as it was seen at CIAF 2003 - 3 pages of photos depicting various EA-6Bs - 6 side-views of Israeli Mystéres - an A3 poster of a CF-18 in attractive tiger livery - 2 colour profiles of Augustin Charvát’s Spad XIIIs - 2 side-views of a Finnish DC-2 ‘Hanssin-Jukka - 2 side-views of No. 311 Bomber Squadron aircraft (a Vickers Wellington Mk.IC and B-24D Liberator LR Mk.III - photos of a discovery of a MiG-25 buried in the sands of Iraq - 2 profiles of Do 217 Es - 3 side-views of Me 410s - 2 profiles of Ju 87s (Ju 87 B-2, T6 + AN, and Ju 87 D-1, S7 + EP)

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