Contents: He Took His Brother’s Place – the story of two brothers – Maxmilian and František Politzer. Maxmilian was a pilot with No. 311 and No. 138 Squadron. He was killed in a crash after take-off on the night of 9/10 March 1942. His brother František took his place and became a navigator serving with No. 311 Squadron. František Politzer did not return from an anti-submarine patrol on October 29,1944. Two profiles of Liberator GR Mk.Vs are included. The Avia, called the Mule, in Israel – Part 2 is focused on operational service of the Israeli S-199s in 1948 and their camouflage and marking. The article also comprises a list of Israeli S-199s, their victories and fates. The Nakajima Ki-43-II Kai – Martin Ferkl’s short overview of the upgraded variant of the famous Nakajima Ki-43 Hayabusa fighter. Three colour profiles are included. Rendezvous with the Rattlesnake – an article by John T. Correll, originally published in The Airman Magazine in 1974, about Maj. Leo Thorsness, MoH, – a Wild Weasel pilot who almost totalled 100 mission over North Vietnam. He was shot down on his 93rd mission and spent six years in various POW camps. The article also features an overview of existing F-105 kits and two colour profiles of F-105s. The Hatfield Wonder in Blue – Michal Havrda describes service of Czechoslovak crews with No. 544 Squadron and their photo-recce missions flown in a Mosquito PR Mk.XVI, NS502. Wolfgang Falck – The Father of the Night Fighters – this article is dedicated to Wolfgang Falck, one of the originators of the Luftwaffe night fighters, who passed away on March 13, 2007. Part 1 deals with his early military career as well as campaigns in Poland and Denmark. 2 colour profiles of Wolfgang Falck’s Bf 110s 7 pages of 1/72nd drawings of the Bf 110 E 1 page of photos capturing various Ju 88 Ds from 1.(F)/120

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