THE AEROPLANE

(April 4^th 1952)

Front cover:

Advert:  Armstrong Whitworth N.F.11 – 4 Gun Ghost

In this issue:

Racing In Springtime  (Editorial)

Matters Of Moment  (Two premier presentations, Super-priority, National Air Races, Soviet Armed Strength, Air Racibng in East Africa, The civil estimates, International trade, The Magnesium Advisory Committee, A matter of uplift, Flying the Saab 29, US air bases within the Arctic Circle plus a large photograph of a Comet 2)

News From All Sources  (Brief snippets)

The Air Estimates – Report Stage

From The Technical Editor’s Notebook  (Across the channel, Turbine-blade problems.  A one-page appraisal of the Cirrus Major 3)

The Fighting Services  (To command RAF Seletar, Public schools and leadership, Swedish air cadets visit RAF college, Film examinations for the ROC, Traffic Control assistants plus a lovely photograph of an Avro Anson T.Mk.21 navigational trainer in flight)

New Fighters For The Navy’s Air Reserves  (A double-page photo-montage of the Sea Fury with descriptive text including an excellent full-page photograph of three aircraft in formatiom with one aircraft peeling away)

Naval Aviation Reservists  (A one-page article which includes a large photograph of a formation three Sea Furies)

New Air Bases In Morocco  (A 5-page article describing the American project of building five air bases in French Morocco to help counter the threat from the Soviet Union.  In addition to the photographs showing the construction and completion of the Mouasseur base is a photograph of a Douglas C-47 Skytrain on the tarmac of a Moroccan base)

American Lightplane Novelties  (A one-page photo-montage which includes a strange aircraft comprising two Piper Cubs joined together)

The Air Debate – II  (Embarrassing Transport Command, The prime deterrent.  A second and concluding part on the debate on the Air Estimates)

Air Transport  (Improvements at Kano, Educating the next generation, Aerodrome sites to be examined in the US, South Africa’s radio aids, New thoughts on US coach travel, Comet services next month, First overall profit for TCA, The charter business, A new cause of accidents, British carrier serves Germany, Government proposals to ANA, News in brief)

Private Flying  (Club news, Vintage racing in May, Redhill dawn patrol)

Gliding Notes  (Includes a small 3-view silhouette of the Polyt III)

Adverts include:  Black & Decker, Blackburn & General Aircraft Universal Freighter, RFD Balloons, Boulton Paul Balliol, G.Q. Parachute Co. Ltd., Westland S.55 & S.51 helicopters, the Lockheed Super Constellation, GEC Cabin Lighting Equipment, the Fairey Aviation Compant Ltd., the Napier Nomad, British European Airways, the Handley Page Marathon, Ransome & Marles Ball & Roller Bearings, the De Havilland Venom, Goodyear Aviation Products, Rolls-Royce Aero Engines – the De Havilland D.H.110, Martin-Baker, the Fokker S.14, Desouter, Rotol Propellers – Percival Provost & Prince, ‘Scotch Boy’ Masking Tape, Vandervell Products Limited, Hobson Injection Carburetters, SkyHi Hydraulic Equipment, Dockers’ Aircraft Finishes, Lucas (colour) and the Bristol Type 170 Freighter.

This magazine is in very good overall condition, considering its age, with all pages present and no torn, creased, marked, or otherwise damaged pages.  The staples were removed at an early time and replaced with strong twine, presumably to prevent rust staining, to which it was successful.  The cover pages exhibit only light wear to the edges in the form of minor bumps and marks to the edges and corners and the original owner’s name written in pencil at the top of the front cover page (see photograph).