Contents: REVI NO. 68 CONTENTS The Last Flight of the Anson R9649 – reconstruction of a crash of the Avro Anson R9649 of No. 311 Squadron which occurred near Peterborough on October 1, 1940. Five RAF airmen were killed. A Guaranteed Coffin...? – Part 1 of an article describing the development and evolution of the LaGG-3 fighter. 2 colour profiles and 4 pages of 1/72nd drawings are included. The Reconnaissance Mirages with the Star of David – an account of numerous variants of reconnaissance Mirage IIIs operated by the IAF/IDF. Four colour profiles are included. Banana – Maresciallo pilota Ennio Tarantola – Part 1 of an article describing the military career of Italian fighter ace and dive bomber pilot Ennio Tarantola. It also features colour profiles of Italian FIAT CR.32, FIAT G.50 and four Junkers Ju 87s. Barrie S. Davis – A Checkertail Clan Jockey – fighter ace Barrie S. Davis’s recollections of his combat service with the 325th FG, 15th AF. He describes some of his missions flown over Romania and Hungary in the summer of 1944. Three colour profiles of colourful P-51Ds are included. (Including the story from another side from Romanian fighter ace Ion Dobran, Davis´s opponent in dogfight over Romania.) Wolfgang Falck – The Father of the Night Fighters – Part 2 is focused on Falck’s part in the creation and development of the Luftwaffe night fighter force. The unique table of complete Falck´s victories including his opponents. The Far North Jabos – two pages of unique photos of 14.(J)/JG 5 Fw 190As, part of the photos originate from 14.(J)/JG 5 member Fritz König. Photo Album 1939-45 – the Avro Anson Mk. I – two pages of wartime photos of various Avro Anson Mk.I examples.

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