THE AEROPLANE

(March 17^th 1944)

Front cover:

Advert:  Cellon Protective Finishes

In this issue:

Air Power In East Asia  (Editorial)

Matters Of Moment  (Foynes, BOAC reorganisation, Canadian Squadrons for Great Britain, Göbbels  for British ears.  Includes a large photograph of a Supermarine Seafire taking off from HMS Illustrious and small photographs of a Curtiss A-25 Shrike taking off towing a CG-4A Haig glider and a Henschel Hs 126 towing a DFS 230 glider)

The War In The Air  (Northern Europe, Russia, Italy and Southern Europe, Far East and Pacific, Offensive operations of the Allied Air Forces based on Great Britain from March 5^th to 11^th 1944.  Includes a photograph of B-17 Fortresses flying through Flak over Germany and an aerial photograph of HMS Victorious with Avenger torpedo bombers on her deck)

News Of The Week (Brief snippets plus a photograph of the new 12,000lb bomb being used by the RAF and a Lancaster III)

Air Transport – Air Mail

News From Germany  (Includes a photograph of a Messerschmitt Me 109G in RAF colours)

Aeroplanes Of The Red Air Forces – VIII  (A brief description with an artist’s profile illustration of the SU-2, the Vickers-Armstrongs Supermarine Spitfire VB, the TB-1 [ANT-4], the TB-3 [ANT-6], the TB-7, the U-2)

Atlantic Conquest  (A 4-page article discussing the development and learnings from transatlantic flight gained during the transhipment of aircraft by Transport Command and a discussion exploring the opportunities for civil transatlantic travel after the war.  Includes numerous photographs of a BOAC Ferry Service Liberator)

Aeronautical Engineering – A New Halifax Tailwheel  (Includes photographs of Messier undercarriage assemblies)

Aeronautical Engineering – Synthetic Rubber In Aero-Motors

Aerodrome Defence  (A 2-page illustrated article describing how airfield defence would be enacted should the need arise utilising the RAF Regiment, air crew and officers)

The Royal Air Force  (The Roll of Honour – the 355^th, 356^th and 357^th Casualty Lists.  Includes a lovely profile photograph of an RAF Mustang III in flight plus photographs of a 500lb bomb being fitted to the underwing rack of a Mosquito, the front half of a Mosquito serving in Burma, a Hurricane II and a formation of Martin Baltimores)  

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This magazine is in good overall condition considering its age however the staples are heavily rusted but continue to hold all pages securely.  The cover page also shows wear to the edges in the form of bumps, marks, rubbing to the edges (see photograph).  Internally all pages are present and are free from tears, creases and significant marks other than light age-related discolouration typically found on newsprint of this age.