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More than a Century of History in the Air
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RED 7
DB-powered Bf 109
back in British
skies
AIR WAR OVER
IRELAND
Air power in the Civil War
JET WARBIRD
PIONEER
Memories of Hunter One
and Jet Heritage
INTERVIEW
H I S T O RY
Lockheed Hudson
‘BIG-WING’ USAF
RECCE CANBERRAS
Spyplane secrets uncovered
C O L D WA R
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Contents
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NEWS AND
COMMENT
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Bf 109G-4 ‘RED 7’
Operating and flying this fine
Flugmuseum Messerschmitt
warbird, a star visitor to the UK
airshow circuit this year
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AIR WAR OVER IRELAND
The use of air power on both
sides of the post-WW1 Irish
civil war
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MILES MAGISTERS
As four ‘Maggies’ come together
for the first time in many years,
the owner of one, Peter Holloway,
reflects on the type’s enduring
appeal
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NATIONAL SERVICE
METEOR PILOTS
Post-war National Service
aircrew look back on their rich
experiences of the Gloster jet
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CLASSIC AIR FORCE
METEORS
The world’s latest Meteor pilot
talks us through his conversion
to type
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FARMAN GOLIATH
The bomber that became an
airliner — and then a bomber
again
Vol 43, no 10 • Issue no 510
October 2015
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FEATURES
FROM THE EDITOR
NEWS
• Lewis Air Legends A-20 flies
• Classic Air Force aircraft for sale
• Collings Foundation expands
• MAM Bf 109G-2 airborne
…and the month’s other top
aircraft preservation news
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HANGAR TALK
Steve Slater’s comment column
on the historic aircraft world
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AEROPLANE
MEETS…
ADRIAN GJERTSEN
One of the pioneers of the UK’s
civilian jet warbird scene recalls
the days of Hunter One,
Jet Heritage and other names that
live long in the memory
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DATABASE:
LOCKHEED
HUDSON
This rugged
wartime twin
is described
in detail by
James Kightly
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SKYWRITERS
20
Q&A
Your questions asked and
answered
70
HOOKS’ TOURS
More images from Mike Hooks’
incredible collection
90
EVENTS
Event listings and previews, plus
a report from RIAT 2015
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BOOKS
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NEXT MONTH
REGULARS
IN-DEPTH
PAGES
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‘BIG-WINGED’ RB-57s
An in-depth study of the USAF’s
clandestine RB-57D and RB-57F
reconnaissance aircraft
COVER IMAGE:
The Flugmuseum
Messerschmitt’s Bf 109G-4 ‘Red 7’.
RICHARD PAVER
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Aeroplane
traces its lineage back
to the weekly
The Aeroplane,
founded by C. G. Grey in 1911
and published until 1968. It was
re-launched as a monthly in 1973
by Richard T. Riding, editor for 25
years until 1998.
ESTABLISHED 1911
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f there’s an underlying theme running
through some of the pages of this issue,
it’s the difficulty inherent in making
vintage jet operations pay. It came up
in my ‘Aeroplane meets…’ interview with former
Hunter One and Jet Heritage leading light Adrian
Gjertsen — by the mid-1990s, he said, “Airshow
revenue was really diminishing. The sort of revenue
that we’d got from the aeroplanes back in the early
’80s would have been fine… but the money just to
break even now wasn’t forthcoming.”
Two basic truths need stating. Firstly, ex-military
jet aircraft are very expensive to operate. Secondly, as
much as you or I may be well aware of the necessity
to preserve airworthy Meteors, Canberras et al as
a part of our national aviation heritage, they have
never enjoyed the widespread public appeal of,
say, a Spitfire or a Lancaster. The sole exception is
the Vulcan, and keeping XH558 flying has hardly
been a walk in the park financially. Will the end of
the Vulcan’s time on the airshow circuit give other
classic jets greater chances to shine, as organisers —
with fewer current military jet assets now at their
disposal — seek to fill the gap? Possibly. But it will
not magically make operating those classic jets any
cheaper. Nor, it must be said, will other post-war
I
E D I TO R
types suddenly assume the Vulcan’s high level of
public recognisability.
XH558 aside, all the UK’s major classic jet
operations past and present have largely been reliant
on the generous support of their owners. Indeed,
we have been very fortunate that there do exist
those with the enthusiasm and resources to keep
such aircraft flying. But recent events — the sale
of Golden Apple’s F-86, the (hopefully temporary)
grounding of the Midair Squadron, the decision
to conclude the Vulcan’s flying career and now the
news that a number of airframes, not all jets, from
the Classic Air Force are to be sold off at auction —
demonstrate that nothing can last forever. All the
more reason, then, to enjoy and appreciate what we
have, but also to consider the realities involved in
operating these machines.
Congratulations, meanwhile, to our ‘Hangar Talk’
columnist Steve Slater. As of 1 September, he takes
up a new role as chief executive officer of the Light
Aircraft Association — a well-deserved appointment
indeed. Rest assured, though, that Steve will
continue to write for
Aeroplane
each month.
Ben Dunnell
From the
CONTRIBUTORS
THIS MONTH
Bob
ARCHER
Pe t e r
H O L LO WAY
James
K I G H T LY
Richard
PAV E R
“Living in England, where the USAF
was prevalent, it quickly became my
pet subject”, says Bob. “My prime
interests are the 1950s, ’60s and ’70s,
when many aircraft were silver, and
markings attractive. The B-57 figures
strongly, although only few were
stationed in Europe after
1958. Witnessing a WB-57F departing
Rhein-Main in 1969 only served to
reinforce this attraction. The USAF has
changed radically in capability,
structure and colour schemes, but the
interest has not diminished.”
The subject of our ‘Aeroplane meets…’
feature in the August issue, Peter
Holloway has long had a passion for
Miles aircraft. He has owned three —
a Messenger, Falcon and Magister,
about the latter of which he writes
this month. The other current
members of his fleet are a Fieseler
Storch and Bücker Jungmeister. They
are based at Old Warden, where
Peter also flies a variety of aircraft for
the Shuttleworth Collection ranging
from the Bristol Fighter and SE5a to
the Hawker Hind.
James has researched and written on
aviation preservation and history for
over a quarter-century. Fascinated by
the Lockheed twins, he has flown in Air
Canada’s Model 10 and the Temora
Hudson, and recently reviewed progress
on Hudson rebuilds in Canada and
Australia. Nearing 100 ‘Aircrew’ features
for
Aeroplane
with artist Ian Bott, James
has compiled ‘Databases’ on the Vimy
and Sunderland. He also works as a
technical and historical advisor for
writers and publishers, and volunteers
at the RAAF Museum.
One of the most regular contributors
to
Aeroplane
for many years, Richard
has enjoyed a busy summer of aerial
photography. For this issue he went
air-to-air with the Classic Air Force’s
two Meteors as they flew together for
the first time, not long before their
possible sale was announced. Then he
carried out two sorties with the
Flugmuseum Messerschmitt’s
Bf 109G-4 ‘Red 7’ during its short tour
of UK air displays, providing our cover
image and an in-depth feature. And
there’s more to come…
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