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FLIGHT AND AIRCRAFT ENGINEER

(March 15^th 1945)

The magazine published for the serious aero enthusiast and the official organ of the Royal Aero Club.  Packed with technical and specification data and well illustrated with photographs and drawings throughout.

Front cover:

Advert:  Messier Landing Gear & Electro-Hydraulic Equipment

In this issue:

The Outlook  (The air estimates speech, Bomber Command’s part, ‘Road closed’, plus an excellent photograph of a Mark VI Mosquito of Coastal Command fitted with rockets)

War In The Air  (Allies across the Rhine, Cologne occupied, Brenner route, Blocked by air attack, British in Mandalay, The sinking sun.  Includes photographs of a Spitfire in Burma and Beaufighters attacking a German minesweeper)

The Air Estimates – Sir Archibald Sinclair’s Speech  (A one-page account.  D-Day operations, Seine Bridges)

Here And There  (ATA roll of honour, Pacific air-sea rescue, Clusters fluster Fritz, Air estimates debate, Pacific partners turned down, Importance of research, Queer cargoes, King Farouk visits FAA, New Ranger engine, Jap petrol substitutes, Asia-Pacific air link.  Includes photographs of an American Independence class carrier leading an Essex class carrier in the Pacific, A “dodgy” landing by a Hellcat and a rocket-firing Mustang)

B.O.A.C. Wartime Services  (Difficulties and achievements, Pioneering new routes, Middle-East hub.  A 3-page illustrated article with lovely photographs of an Empire flying-boat, an Ensign airliner and a Lodestar at Jedda)

Typhoon  (A superb full-page photograph of a rocket-firing Typhoon about to take off – advert)

Operational Japs – Latest Official Data On Some Current Enemy Aircraft In The Far East  (High performance types, A 400mph navy interceptor, Excellent workmanship, Better protection, First in-line type, Twin-engined fighters.  A lovely 2-page article with artists’ illustrations of the Emily flying-boat, the Betty 22 and the Jack II and 3-view small silhouettes of the Jill 12 and the Oscar 2)

Compressibility  (An analysis of basic factors, Some practical experiences with the Republic P-47 in dives, Sources of buffeting, Energy loss from sound waves, Aileron design.  A 5-page article illustrated with diagrams and graphs)

Civil Aviation News  (From Belfast, Newspapers by parachute, The railways share, South African conference, To the continent, Railways air plan, A Scottish view, Surplus transport aircraft, Pacific take-off, An American report)

Service Aviation – Royal Air Force And Fleet Air Arm News And Announcements  (Includes photographs of two Curtiss SOCs in position on the twin catapults of USS Tuscaloosa, a Hellcat aborting a landing on a carrier, a Mosquito XIII night-fighter, a Sea Otter I and a line-up of Thunderbolts)

plus more including adverts for Blackburn Aircraft - the Blackburn Blackburd, Boulton Paul Aircraft Ltd., Warwick Aviation Company Limited, Desoutter, the Douglas A-26 Invader, Fairey Firefly, Armstrong Siddeley Aero Engines, the De Havilland Dragon Rapide, Saunders-Roe, the British Parachute Co.Ltd., Miles Aircraft Limited, Smith’s Aircraft Instruments, Marconi and the Bristol Beaufighter

The magazine has some minor knocks and bumps to the front cover page (see photograph), and the staples are heavily rusted, but remain sound, with all pages held securely.  All pages are present and free from tears, creases and significant marks other than some typical light age-related discolouration to the page edges.  The magazine is in very good overall condition considering its age.