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Siskin Memories: Grp. Capt Peter Heath (RAF Retd'd) recalls the happy days of 1930 when he was training on the Armstrong Whitworth Siskin. Mr Toad's Wild Ride: Jeff Ethell reports on some early season US air shows including rides in a T-28 Trojan and the SNJ-2s of the Skytypers. Preservation Project: Ken Ellis reports on the preservation of man powered aircraft in general and Dragonfly II in particular. Bookshelf: The latest books reviewed. Rare Kind: Night intruder ace Karrel Kuttelwascher, the Czech pilot who scored 25 kills at night, is remembered by his son-in-law Roger Darlington. Preservation News: All the news Of the preservation scene. Air Show '83: Reports on May air shows plus updates on shows for the next six weeks. Aviation Archaeology: Peter Moran provides more information in his 'Finding a Group' series and reports on major happenings in wreck digging. Come Fly with Us: Flypast is taking to the air with Air Atlantique's DC-3 Papa Oscar and readers are invited to join us. Saving a Bolingbroke: The Canadian Military Aviation Museum is commencing an historic preservation task on a Fairchild-built Bristol Bolingbroke. Mark Davies tells the story. Italian Spitfire Saga: Gregory Alegi reports on the saving of the only Mk-IX Spitfire in Italy. Southend Surprises: Mike Twite reports on the good prices and unexpected buyers at the auction of the Historic Aircraft Museum, Southend. Air Weapons of the RAF: R Wallace Clarke begins a new series with the story of the Browning machine gun. Planes in Spain. Salvador Mafe Huertas tells the story of the Spanish-built Heinkel He-111. COVER: Seen at the Gathering of Warbirds, Mark Clark flies one of the many P-SIs he has owned. INSET: Bristol Bolingbroke 9104 seen at its riverside resting place before being air lifted out for restoration.
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