Classic Wings Edition · Volume 28
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MOSQUITO MAGNIFICENCE!
LOCKHEED VEGA – GOLDEN AGE TRENDSETTER
MYSTERY AIRCRAFT – The IKARUS S-49
AIRSHOWS: Warbirds over Wanaka (NZ), Scone, Tyabb, AAAA 50th Anniversary (Australia) |
A couple of meaty articles in this issue as we chart the story of the latest Mosquito to fly in NZ, this one quite special given it was the late Glyn Powell’s own project. Sadly he did not live to see it fly, but his legacy lives on and has now been seen by many admirers as the aircraft starred at a sold out Warbirds over Wanaka, the show returning after a pandemic induced hiatus lasting four years. The Lockheed Vega is one of the most important of the pioneering Golden Age aircraft, its innovative design allowing a number of aviators of the time to become household names as they flew the aircraft faster, further and higher to set a large number of records. The post-war Yugoslav Air Force’s indigenous Ikarus fighter was born out of necessity and despite being obsolete in the greater scheme of things was an important stepping stone to a more modern air force for the nation. Numerous air events are featured, Wanaka aside, there are several Australian shows featured, one of which saw the debut of a recently imported Sea Fury.:: More about this issue » |
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EAGLE OVER GERMANY
MYSTERY AIRCRAFT - HAWKER TOMTIT
POLIKARPOV'S BATTLING BIPANE
NAKAJIMA'S NIMBLE NATE
THE WARBIRD MARKET |
Some rarities in this issue with a look at the first Bf109E to fly in
Germany since the end of WWII which has been decades in the making
following the recovery of a wreck in far north Russia. The wait has been
worth it and the result is nothing short of spectacular. Even rarer is
the small and exceptionally agile 1930s Japanese monoplane, the Nakajima
Ki-27 (Allied code name, Nate). The story of the only known intact
survivor is an interesting one; it caught up in the death throes of the
Imperial Japanese Empire. Another which is the last of its type is the
elegant Hawker Tomtit, the aircraft having been owned and flown by a
couple of legendary pilots during its lifetime, test pilots Alex Henshaw
and Neville Duke. The aircraft continues to delight the public at Old
Warden. Another biplane, one which was built in huge numbers, features -
Polikarpov's Po-2. This multi role machine went from agricultural work
to primary trainer to being the mount of the brave women who became the
stuff of nightmares for German troops during the hours of darkness.
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