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MAY
2014
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Battle
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The War
Plans of
Strategic Air
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of Honor
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Vietnam
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n August 15 last year I visited the RAF Battle of Britain Memorial Flight at
Coningsby. While I was talking to Operations Officer Flt Lt Antony Parkinson MBE,
the telephone rang. It was a call from the Flight’s Visitors Centre, informing them
that a gentleman on the next hangar tour had flown Supermarine Spitfire IIa P7350
during the filming of the classic
Battle of Britain
in 1968. Parky suggested we should go and
talk to him.
It turned that his name was Ron Lloyd, a former RAF pilot who was seconded to fly
Spitfires for the film, and his regular aircraft was “P7”. Parky offered to let Ron sit in the
Spitfire, and it transpired that he had flown it four times on that very date in 1968. Ron
then invited us to go over to his car, in which he had photographs from the period and
his logbooks. The opportunity was not to be missed, so I asked Ron if he would mind
writing down some of his memories of this time, which I am delighted to include for you
in this issue. I do hope you enjoying reading the article and looking at the pictures as much
as I did.
Over the past several years I have admired how Action Stations’ Stephen Burt has
been organising flights where enthusiasts get the opportunity to fly alongside a Spitfire
or a Hurricane, and sometimes both! Steve recently called me to let me know that he is
introducing a new opportunity, and one which I expect will prove extremely popular!
Another aircraft which appeared in the
Battle of Britain
is the Aircraft Restoration
Company’s Hispano Ha-112-M1L Buchón “Yellow 10”, which is painted in the exact scheme
that it wore for the film. In May this representative “Bf 109” will fly together with the
Boultbee Flight Academy’s two-seat Spitfire Tr.IX SM520 alongside one of Lyddair’s Piper
Chieftains with enthusiasts on board. This will offer people the remarkable opportunity to
pr
og ght
take air-to-air photographs of this representative 1940 “Dogfigh Duo” as they fly around
the Isle of Wight and along the coast to
Beachy Head! The flights will be run from
ussex,
Goodwood Aerodrome in West Sussex,
2.
and for further details see page 92.
ounce
Finally, I am delighted to announce
roplane
that a photograph taken for
Aeroplane
nal
was recently awarded a National
onze
Photography Awards UK Bronze
rating. The image selected was of
eum’s
the Termora Aviation Museum’s
rcraft
Spitfire VIII A58-758, an aircraft
r
which was featured in our
Jarrod Cotter – EDITOR
February 2014 issue.
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“Yellow Scorpions” over China
Page 18
The
Aries
Project
Page 30
SAC’s Atomic Offensive war plans
Page 96
6
Regulars
All the latest preservation
news, compiled by Tony
Harmsworth
Steve Slater’s “insider”
comment on the historic
aviation world
NEWS
66
FROM THE
AEROPLANE
ARCHIVES
15
HANGAR TALK
The March 29, 1940 issue of
The Aeroplane
included a
picture report showing RAF
night-time operations in
England and France
Including Auction Update
Your questions asked, and
answered, with Mike Hooks
UK event listings for April 2014
105
SERVICES AND
NEXT MONTH IN
AEROPLANE
106
HAIRY MOMENT
Our regular spot for your
historic aviation close calls
28
AIRCREW –
HOLLYWOOD
“STUNT” PILOT
88
BOOK REVIEWS
90
Q&A
James Kightly looks at the
work of the pilots who flew
for the filming of Howard
Hughes’ 1930 film
Hell’s
Angels.
Illustration by
Ian Bott
Another fascinating picture
from
Aeroplane’s
huge
collection of photographic
negatives, this time showing
a Gloster Gladiator going
vertical!
A selection of readers’
letters, plus Air Test and
Aeronautical Amusement
92
EVENTS
60
UNSEEN ARCHIVES
95
FLYING VISIT
The 2014 Typhoon display
pilot, Flt Lt Noel Rees, recently
spoke to Gareth Stringer
about his aviation career
MAIN PICTURE:
Michael Caine
seen on the set
of the classic
1969 film
Battle
of Britain.
RON LLOYD
62
SKYWRITERS
See page
64 for a great
subscription
offer to
COVER IMAGE:
Supermarine
Spitfire IIa P7350
fought in the
Battle of Britain
and appeared
in the famous
1969 film of the
same name.
RICHARD PAVER
photographed it
being flown by
former OC RAF
BBMF Sqn Ldr
Ian Smith.
Contents
May 2014 Vol 42 No 5 Issue No 493 (on sale March 25, 2014)
In News
16
CAPTAIN E.T. HAYNE
DSC, DFC
Features
Norman Franks describes how,
following the Armistice, luck just
ran out for another experienced
and decorated British airman
18
“YELLOW SCORPIONS”
OVER CHINA
Pilots of the 530th Fighter Sqn
were so effective and aggressive
against the Japanese that they
gained a lot of attention from
“Tokyo Rose”, who named them
the “Yellow Scorpions”. Warren
Thompson tells their story
fixed and rotary-wing aircraft for
which they were awarded the
Medal of Honor during the
Vietnam War. He begins by
describing the extraordinary
bravery of US Marine UH-1
gunship pilot Capt Stephen Pless,
who received the award for
rescuing a downed and
wounded helicopter crew who
were being overrun by the
enemy in 1967
AAM restorations begin
io
b in
Page 6
CWH “Lanc” to visit the UK
“L
visi
visi th
Page 7
50
BATTLE OF BRITAIN
SPITFIRE ON THE SILVER
SCREEN
30
THE
ARIES
PROJECT
Robin J. Brooks describes the
long-distance flights made by
Lancaster I PD328 on navigational
development, trials and
demonstration duties
In 1968 Ron Lloyd was one of nine
RAF pilots who were seconded to
fly Spitfires for the 1969 classic
Battle of Britain
film. Following a
chance encounter at RAF
Coningsby last year, he provides
memories of that time
38
TEACHING THE NAVY
Tom Docherty describes how
important the Beech T-34
Mentor was in the training of US
Navy aviators, with recollections
from several former instructors
on the type
TO FLY
86
READERS’ ALBUM
Brussels Rapide restored
ls
id
Page 8
These rare pictures, which
recently turned up in a collection
donated to the work of the
Missionary Aviation Fellowship
and were provided by R.J. Sinden,
illustrate some unusual types
from the 1920s
Chris Howlett outlines Strategic
Air Command’s Atomic Offensive
war plan for 1950
46
GOING IN ALONE
Philip Chinnery begins a new
series highlighting the heroic
exploits of US airmen flying both
96
OFF TACKLE
Corsair to fly soon
ai
Page 11
DATABASE
Harrier completed
ie
le d
Page 12
69
BOEING MODEL 377 STRATOCRUISER
RUISER
PAGES
OF
DETAIL
16
Drawing from its considerable experience of long-range bomber design,
Boeing applied its knowledge in the development of the C-97 and Stratocruiser.
Although nowhere near as successful as its contemporaries, the Stratocruiser
presented passengers with a level of comfort and luxury from the pre-war era.
François Prins presents the story of one of the “Golden Age” airliners
Aeroplane
traces its
lineage back to the
weekly
The Aeroplane,
e,
founded by the
legendary C.G. Grey
in 1911 and published
until 1968. It was
relaunched as
a monthly magazine
in 1973 by Richard T.
Riding (Editor for 25
years until 1998)
established 1911

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