FLIGHT AND AIRCRAFT ENGINEER

(July 9^th 1942)

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:  The British Power Boat Company Ltd.

In this issue:

The Outlook  (Dive-bomber discredited, Carriers in narrow seas, Allocating production plus a photograph of a Lancaster)

War In The Air  (The sting of the “Wasp”, The Germans in Sevastopol, More raids on Bremen, The great battle in Egypt, The battle of El Alamein.  Includes photographs of a Me 109F, damage to the Focke-Wulf factory in Bremen, a Lancaster in flight and a Grumman Avenger in flight)

Avro Lancaster  (A double-page of photographs with descriptive text)

Here And There  (New style recognition drawings, Scale model instruction, Quick thinking plus photographs of Heracles the former Imperial Airways liner and a bomb being fitted to a Curtiss Kittyhawk)

Mobility  (An excellent 5-page article describing the development of air mobility in warfare.  Mobile forces need mobile supplies, Cargo-carrying aircraft, The need for an air transport organisation.  Includes photographs of the Bristol Bombay, the Junkers Ju 52, Paratroops dropping from Whitleys, a Russian air ambulance, German troops emplaning a Ju 52, a DH Flamingo in flight and the Armstrong Whitworth Ensign)

North American Mitchell B-25C  (A one-page review with two excellent photographs and 3-view general arrangement drawings)

Aircraft Types And Their Characteristics – The Boston III And Hudson V Bombers  (A one-page review of each aircraft illustrated with a large artist’s illustration and outline drawings of each)

Work Service Flight At Home  (Portable runways laid at speed, Bomb craters obliterated in minutes, Works services units, Runways at speed.  A very well illustrated 3-page article)

The Debate In Parliament  (Dive-bombers under the microscope, Air superiority in Libya, The American orders, superiority not supremacy, Bombing supply lines, Army support)

Airliner Maintenance  (A 3-page illustrated article)

Behind The Lines – Service And Industrial News From The Inside Of Axis And Enemy-Occupied Countries  (German gliders, Nazi munition council, Jap food, Max Holste 20, Science for war, German development)

Service Aviation – Royal Air Force And Fleet Air Arm News And Announcements  (Includes photographs of Blenheims laying a smoke screen and a lovely photograph of an RAF Catalina amphibian)

plus more including adverts for Vokes Filters, Desoutter, the Short Stirling, Fairey Aircraft, the Miles Master, Armstrong Siddeley Cheetah Engines, the Curtiss US Navy SO3C-1 Observation Aircraft, the Douglas Havoc Night Fighter, Smith’s Aircraft Instruments, the Handley Page Halifax and the Bristol Hercules

The magazine has some minor knocks, marks and bumps to the front cover page edges and corners (see photograph) but the magazine is in overall very good condition considering its age.  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 staples are rusted as is common with magazines of this era however all pages remain well secured.