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BATTLE OF BRITAIN MEMORIAL FLIGHT WORKSHOP -
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SPITFIRE
BIRTH OF A LEGEND
FLYING THE MK. XVIII
IN COMBAT
BIGGIN HILL HERITAGE
AND MORE…
ANNIVERSARY
ISSUE
CORSAIRS
OVER
CALIFORNIA
WARBIRDS
Air-to-air with
an F4U
BREAKING
NEWS
EXCLUSIVE
Spotlight
Macchi
C.202
HISTORY
RAF Museum Redevelopment
FOR
VALOUR
WORLD WAR 1
Brave deeds above the trenches
Italy’s premier fighter
profiled
WORLD WAR 2
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The F-105 ‘Thud’ in the skies
above Germany
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MARCH 2016
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Welcome
ello, and a very warm welcome to your
March issue of FlyPast magazine. At this
point in the proceedings, it’s probably tting
that I introduce myself in my role as the new
FlyPast editor. Suf ce it to say, I have always
had a passion for aviation, with a particular
weakness for the Handley Page Victor in all its forms – it’s one of
those aircraft that looks right from any angle – as well as World War
Two Japanese aircraft. I also enjoy walking in Cornwall, cooking,
modelling and cats – although not at the same time, as that tends to
make life complicated. I also have a young son – Alex – who is just
as much an aircraft enthusiast.
As you may be aware, it’s 80 years since the iconic Spit re
rst graced our skies, so we’ll be featuring the type in several
features, including a look at the powerful Mk. XVIII, the story of two
sister aircraft – one of which survives today as the Shuttleworth
Collection’s AR501 and a chat with Spit re veteran, Flt Lt Warren
Pegler, who tells us about his time serving in 501 Squadron. Our
H
Spit re coverage begins on page 33 and nishes on page 64.
Elsewhere, in our Spotlight section, we get to grips with the stylish
Macchi MC.202 – one of Italy’s nest ghters – while Darren Harbar
recently got up close and personal with two T-28 Trojans in Canada,
and you can see the results on page 26. Last, but by no means least,
ground and aircrews who worked with Republic’s mighty F-105
Thunderchief, or ‘Thud’, share their varied experiences on page 16.
It’s a real honour and a pleasure to be lling this role, especially
as an avid former reader, and although Nigel will be a tough act
to follow, I fully intend to not only steer the magazine through its
continuing success as the top-selling aviation monthly in the UK,
but thoroughly enjoy myself at the same time, helped by the FlyPast
team. Enjoy your magazine.
Chris Gilson
Editor
Below
Supermarine Spitfire Vb BL614 on display at the RAF Museum
Hendon.
DARREN HARBAR
Assistant Editor
Steve Beebee
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Features
16
The Mighty ‘Thud’
Tom Docherty talks to air and
groundcrew about Republic’s
charismatic heavyweight, the F-105
Thunderchief.
100 Hendon Hopes
New editor Chris Gilson talks to the RAF
Museum’s chief executive officer Maggie
Appleton about plans for the attraction.
26
Trojan Flight
108 Californian Corsair
Darren Harbar goes flying with a pair of
North American T-28 Trojans over the
Great Lakes in Canada.
Frank B Mormillo profiles the Planes
of Fame Corsair and the gull-winged
fighter’s heritage.
Contents
March 2016
No.416
Front Cover
Supermarine Spitfire Tr.IX MJ627 (G-BMSB) flying in the summer of 2015. Our special section marking the Spitfire’s 80th anniversary begins on
page 33.
©JOHN DIBBS
This page, main image:
Planes of Fame Air Museum’s Vought Corsair F4U-1A 17799. See feature beginning on page 108.
FRANK B MORMILLO
16
The Mighty ‘Thud’
100
Hendon Hopes
108
Californian Corsair
MARKING THE 80
TH
ANNIVERSARY OF
BRITAIN’S MOST FAMOUS FIGHTER,
WE PRESENT A SPECIAL SECTION
CELEBRATING THE HISTORY OF THE
ICONIC SUPERMARINE SPITFIRE.
34 BIRTH OF A LEGEND
Supermarine’s new fighter flew beautifully
but mass producing them proved to be a
serious challenge, as Ken Ellis explains.
80
Regulars
92
The latest books, DVDs and aviation-
related products receive the
FlyPast
verdict.
44 ROAR OF THE GRIFFON
Lt Col Robert ‘Cricket’ Renner talks to Sqn
Ldr Ian Smith about flying the Griffon-
powered Mk.XVIII.
What’s New
52 A VETERAN’S STORY
Flt Lt Warren Peglar tells Andrew Thomas
about his combat experience with 501
Squadron.
94
From The Workshop
38 SPITFIRE SISTERS
Built side-by-side, one Spitfire lasted just
68 flying hours, while the other still graces
the skies. Andrew Critchell tells the story of
AR501 and AR502.
60 FLY THE LEGEND
Members of the public can now fly in a
two-seat Spitfire from the famous World
War Two fighter station Biggin Hill. Richard
Verrall from the Biggin Hill Heritage Hangar
offers a pilot’s perspective.
Sqn Ldr Clive Rowley takes a look
behind the scenes at Coningsby as
the RAF Battle of Britain Memorial
Flight prepares its aircraft for the year
ahead.
116 FlyPost and ‘Ops’
Board
121 For Valour
Readers’ letters and dates for your
diary.
Graham Pitchfork pays tribute to Great
War VC recipient Thomas Mottershead.
122 Manufacturers
– Gloster and Folland
In his series on the post-war British
aircraft industry, Ken Ellis turns to
fighter specialists Gloster and Folland.
130 Finals
English Electric Lightning.
News
•
Shackleton on the move
•
Bolingbroke restored for
display
•
Swordfish anniversary marked
•
New owner for Skytrain
•
Ohio Starfighter progress
•
Airspeed Oxford under
restoration
Spotlight
Macchi
C.202
70
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We describe the sleek Italian
fighter’s history.
Origin and History
82
84
‘Folgore’ in Pro le
In Combat
Andy Hay artwork of the successful
C.202 prototype.
72
Contemporaries
compared
Men Behind the
Macchi
A look at how the ‘Folgore’ compared
to similar fighters from the same era.
The Macchi gave the Italians an
edge over RAF Hurricanes. Giovanni
Massimello describes its combat
debut.
74
Giovanni Massimello profiles the
monoplane’s designer and two
pilots who made it their own.
90
War Archive
A selection of rarely seen wartime
images of the Macchi fighter.

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