Contents: REVI NO. 76 CONTENTS Israeli Two-seat Ayits – an overview summarizing 40-year service of TA-4s in the IDF/AF. The article also describes armament, camouflage and differences between individual examples. The Fokker B.III of 04.1 series – this type was used by the K.u.k. Luftfahrtruppe (LFT) as a trainer, however, it was also employed as fighters in combat. Its operational history has been regarded as pretty uneventful, but Petr Aharon Tesař brings new information on this issue, claiming that at least two aerial victories were scored by this type of aircraft. Two colour profiles are included. Preview of pages 12 and 13 Czechoslovak Single-Engine Monoplanes in the Luftwaffe Service – 4 colour profiles and photos of Czechoslovak pre-war trainers used by Luftwaffe school units. USAF Thunderbirds – the history of the USAF Air Demonstration Squadron, two colour profiles of Thunderbirds’ jets are included. Preview of page 20 The Avia Bš-122 Wasp in the Royal Bulgarian Air Force – the Avia Bš-122 trainer was a direct successor to the successful B-122 and Ba-122 aerobatic competition aircraft. In 1939 they were seized by the Germans and delivered to Bulgaria. Bulgarian Yaks in the British Hands – on June 25, 1946, two Bulgarian pilots, flying Yak-9Ms, defected to Italy. Later, the aircraft were evaluated by JAS Storrar’s No. 239 Wing. Two colour profiles are included. “Kid Commander” JAS Storrar – conclusion of the series of articles describing the combat career of James Edward Storrar. It covers the period from November 1944 until the end of the war as well as his post-war activities. The article features colour profiles of Mustang Mk.IVs, Gloster Meteors and Spitfire Mk.IA. Preview of pages 34 and 35 Two pages of 1/72nd drawings of the Henschel Hs 126 A-1 and B-1 variants. A poster of the Albatros D.III (Oef), 153.262, of Flik 41J, June 1918. Preview of page 48

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