Contents: Mavis versus B-17 – an extract from the book “The Last Flying Boat” describing a dramatic dogfight between an H6K “Mavis” and a B-17 over the Solomon Islands on November 21, 1942 (includes a table of U.S. victories over H6K flying boats from August 1942 to November 1942). Photo-album 1939-45 – 3 pages of photos of Heinkel He 111 interior details and He 111 emergency landings The Beaufort and RAF No. 217 Squadron – a short summary of the combat deployment of No. 217 Squadron while being equipped with the Bristol Beaufort. The Divine Mountain – Part 2 of the article on the B6N Tenzan (“Jill”) looking at outstanding pilots, captured B6Ns and existing B6N kits. It also features four pages of B6N drawings in the 1/72nd scale When Does Bingo Mean the Bingo? – LCDR Ken O’Donnell, U.S. NAVY, describes what it is like to land a TA-4J after a training sortie in IFR conditions and at low state of fuel 7. Staffel over Malta – the last part of the article describing combat activity of 7./JG 26 from April to May 1941, includes the list of 7./JG 26 pilots during the unit’s deployment in Sicily and the victories over Malta from February to May 1941. The Indecent Bolsheviks – an article taking a look at pin-up markings of some aircraft used by the Bolsheviks during the Civil War. Colour section: - 3 pages of colour photographs of various TA-4 variants - colour photos of No. 217 Squadron Beauforts - 2 profiles of an H6K5 and a B-17E - A3 photo of an IDF/AF F-16A No. 243 with 6 close-up insets - 5 profiles of Tenzans (various models) - 5 profiles of Bolshevik Nieuports - 3 profiles of Bf 109E-7/Ns and Hawker Hurricane from the Mediterranean - 1 page of colour photos of the He-111 - 3 profiles of Fokker D.VIIs

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