Cazenove’s Spitfire Ia coming up for auction. It pilot was left behind at Calais in 1940, after bring told to “f— off” by three destroyers evacuating troops and ended up a PoW.
http://www.urbanghostsmedia.com/2015/05/supermarine-spitfire-p9374-shot-down-dunkirk-restored/
The September issue of AIR INTERNATIONAL magazine’s cover story is my article on Japan’s new Kawasaki P-1 patrol aircraft, which appeared in England this year for the first time. Rising maritime tension in the western Pacific make the P-1’s enhanced capabilities increasingly important. It is also being offered for sale to the RAF. Find out why it has four engines and a pioneering “fly-by-light” technology control system! Available from your local newsagent (UK), Barnes & Noble magazine rack (US) or on-line from the link below:
http://forum.keypublishing.com/showthread.php?136175-AIR-International-September-issue-FREE-WILDCAT-SUPPLEMENT!
Only 28 left of “The Few”, the RAF Fighter Pilots of the Battle of Britain, 75 years ago. Here, two of them discuss their experiences,
http://www.shropshirestar.com/news/2015/07/06/battle-of-britain-pilots-share-tales-of-lives-as-the-few-at-bridgnorth-cinema/
http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/gossip/brad-pitt-buys-wwii-spitfire-airplane-4-million-report-article-1.1536432
Ian Maclennan was one of the last of the “other Few”, the Spitfire pilots that defended Malta during the siege:
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/ace-spitfire-pilot-ian-maclennan-defended-a-besieged-malta/article15752887/
Australian Wirraway trainer of Second World War vintage may be recovered from a lake.
http://www.standard.net.au/story/1919589/bid-to-raise-crashed-world-war-ii-plane-from-lake-corangamite/?cs=72
Reunion of 607 Squadron. A photo of one of their Spitfires, with their “AF” codes appears in THE DECISIVE DUEL. The squadron saw some of the heaviest air combat over Burma.
http://www.sunderlandecho.com/news/local/all-news/battle-of-britain-squadron-gathers-for-launch-of-new-tribute-1-6238570
A Spitfire pilot newly remembered: BBC News report.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-south-east-wales-24954742
THE DECISIVE DUEL ends with the Spitfires flying at Duxford. This article’s quotes and illustrations show why they are more than museum pieces.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2497872/Sentinels-sky-British-engineers-iconic-WW2-fighters-incredible-engineering-knowledge-flying-high.html
My article in the November issue of AIR INTERNATIONAL, now at your local newsagent (UK) or Barnes&Noble magazine rack (US) is about the USAF’s HC-130J tankers, fascinating airplanes that refuel rescue helicopters in flight. At night. At 500 feet altitude, without using lights or radio. And that’s just the start.
http://www.airinternational.com/