Aeroplane 5 Oct 1945 (Spitfire, Griffon, RAF Gliding Schools, Miles Monitor WW2) for Sale

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Aeroplane 5 Oct 1945 (Spitfire, Griffon, RAF Gliding Schools, Miles Monitor WW2) For Sale

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Aeroplane 5 Oct 1945 (Spitfire, Griffon, RAF Gliding Schools, Miles Monitor WW2):
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THE AEROPLANE

(October 5th 1945)

Front cover:

Advert: Ransome & Marles Bearing Co. Ltd.

In this issue:

Wanted – ALondon Airport Policy (Editorial)

Matters OfMoment (….. And still more, ATAPageant, Bristol Buckmaster – The world’s first high-powered trainer, ANA writagainst Australian government, Lincoln armament, The late Major Jack Savage –obituary, A London club for Pathfinders. Includes photographs of the Vickers-ArmstrongsSupermarine Spiteful and the Bristol Buckmaster T. Mk.I; artist’s illustrationsof the nose and tail turrets of the Avro Lincoln plus a cutaway illustration ofthe Bachem BP 20 Natter)

Air Transport (P.I.C.A.O. developments, UK-US air traffic agreement, Americanexport survey flight, “Endeavour” sets a record, S.L.A.E. airworthinesslecture, In brief plus a photograph of the Vickers-Armstrongs’ V.C.1 Vikingprototype in flight)

German AeronauticalDevelopment – III: Service AircraftProduced And Projected (Single-seat fighters. Includes small artists’ illustrations of theFocke-Wulf Ta 152H and the Messerschmitt Me 262 and small photographs of theMesserschmitt Me 109G, the Messerschmitt Me 163B and the Heinkel He 162AVolksjäger)

One Of The Few– III (The third of four instalmentsof a diary written to his father by a 20-year-old fighter pilot, a member of No.152 Squadron, who was reported missing during air operations over Brest in 1941)

The SupermarineSpitfire F. Mk. 21 & 22 – One Rolls-Royce Griffon 61 Motor (A double-page photo-montage with excellent photographs of the twoaircraft in flight)

Why Not RAFGliding Schools (A 2-page article describing avisit to a former NSFK at Glitter in Germany, now taken over by the RAF. Includes photographs of the S.G. 38 primaryglider, the Grunbau Baby II secondary training glider and the Weihe sailplane)

The Merchant AirCrew – Its Selection, Training & Employment: Part 1 (A 3½ page in depth article. TheAir Crew – The Commander, The Power Control Engineer, The Navigator, The Pilot,The Telegraphist, The Flight Engineer, The Purser, The Clerk, The Chef, The Steward. Title “Commander”. Air Crew selection – General requirements;physical, General requirements; Educational, General requirements; preliminarytraining. Air Crew Training & Standards– Operational crew, “Services crew”, Commercial crew. Air Crew Training Syllabus – Operational crew,“Services” crew; Telegraphist, Flight engineers, Commercial crew. Types of Merchant Air-Line Operation – Localservices, Inter-city services, Main line services, Inter-continental or trunklines)

News Of TheWeek (Brief snippets together with small photographs of the nose of aHamilcar Mk. II and the latest version of the Corsair – the F2G-1)

The Miles M.33Monitor T.T. Mk. II (A lovely 2-page review ofthis aircraft which in addition to principal particulars of the aircraft includestwo photographs of the aircraft on the ground and a photograph of the productionline)

The Royal AirForce (The Roll Of Honour – The 542ndCasualty List plus a photograph of a squadron of Spitfire F. Mk. VIIIs)

Advertsinclude: the Lockheed Constellation, Desoutter,Westland Aircraft Limited, the Miles Electric Actuator, SKF Bearings, the AvroLincoln, Titanine Aircraft Finishes, Percival Aircraft, the Bristol Aeroplane CompanyLimited, Marconi, Irvin Air Chutes, ECD Water Treatment, KLG Plugs, DageniteAircraft Batteries and The Tipsy Aircraft Co. Ltd.

The front cover page shows minor wear in the form of light rubbingto the edges and minor marking commensurate with the magazine’s age (see photograph). The staples have been removed from this issue, presumably to prevent rust-staining from the low wartime wire staples which were prone to rusting quickly; to this end this had been successful however the pages are not secured. All pagesare present and free from tears, creases and significant marks although thepages do display some light age-related discolouration to the page edges as is typically found on newsprint ofthis age. Overall this magazine is in good / verygood condition considering its age.