Contents: A Return En-route Flight to Africa – on May 6, 1940, 28 M.S. 406 fighters, six Potez P.630s and two MB.220 of the Armée de l’Air took off for the first group en-route flight across the Mediterranean Sea. One of the participating pilots was Czech Vlastimil Veselý. Here is an extract from his diary with very interesting photos. The Dewoitine D.510 C in the Realm of the White Sun – a report on a rather short combat career of 24 D.510 Cs delivered to China during 1937 and 1938. It includes comments on the existing D.510 kits, two colour plates and 1/72nd drawings of the D.510 C. The Eichenlaubträger – Jürgen Harder – Part One of the article describing the combat career of Jürgen Harder. Although he was one of the less-known Luftwaffe fighter pilots, his story is very interesting as he saw operations in all theatres where the Luftwaffe fought; colour profiles of Harder’s Bf 109 F-2 are included. The Lady from the Lake – another article by Mark Sheppard, this time he describes the recovery of a P-47D-30, “29150”, K4-S, “Dottie Mae”. The aircraft was lost in an Austrian lake on May 8, 1945. Mark’s report provides unique information on the recovery itself, history of the mount, its combat career and much more. Two colour profiles are included. Jack Ensch – Barrett Tillman’s article from The Hook magazine about CAPT Jack Ensch, a former F-4 RIO. In May 1972 his crew shot down two VPAF MiGs over Kep, but three months later he was shot down by a SAM and spent seven months in the Hoa Lo prison. The story include five F-4 colour profiles. Centauros in the Italian War Skies – the final part describes the end of the combat career of Fiat G.55s with the ANR and their paint schemes. The article includes two colour profiles. The Mosquito Hunt – an extract from the logbook of former night fighter pilot Herbert Altner. Two night interceptions with twoseater Me 262 B-1a/U1s are described. Hans “Assi” Hahn and his Fw 190 A-2 W.Nr. 223 Photo – Album 39-45 – 5 photos. 2 pages of colour photos – Douglas B-18A “Bolo” at McChord AFB in 2005 and the Dodge WC-54 Ambulance. 1 page of 4 colour profiles of F-4s.

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