Flypast

HELP - A bumper helping of readers seeking assistance with their research.
LATE TOUR ON THE LANC - Geriant Pinches pays tribute to former OC BBMF Sqn Ldr Kenneth R Jackson's long and distinguish' career in aviation.
STIRLING ENGINEER - In his series Men Behind the Medals Graham Pitchfork details the commendable exploits of apprentice-turned-flight engineer Fred Fray.
GLORY DAYS - Recent correspondence has generated a lot of material on target-towing Beaufighters for our . pages. Robert Rae witnessed their last-ever sortie and the demise of FEAF's Sunderlands.
BROWSE-IN AND FLY-IN - Come and join us at wonderful Popham!
'OPS' BOARD - Canary-coloured Shackleton, PhotoDay winners plus places to go and things to do.
LIGHTNING PILGRIMAGE - Tony Hulls went on a pilgrimage to South Africa to see 'his' Lightning fly - Hugh Trevor.
FLYPOST - Readers writing on all manner of things. We cam- paign for 273 Squadron's real badge.
RATTLESNAKE BASE - Concluding his investigation into the history of Pyote Army Air Field in Texas, Lou Thole looks at B-29 training and the storage of redundant air- frames.
PHILADELPHIA CANARY - Often mistaken for a Stearman, the Naval Aircraft Factory N3N, is a distinctive but increasingly rare warbird. Geoff Jones meets a proud owner.
NEWS - Fourteen and a bit pages of news from around the world... Sea Vixen gets ready for the show season; UK Catalina projects move home; Kemble - haven for Hunters; poor start to the season, a string of accidents; and on page 20, East Kirkby's Lancaster coming at ya!
LUFTWAFFE COLOUR! - Dr Heinrich Loebenstein was medical officer for JG53 'Pik As' for the bulk of its war. During his time in Tunisia, 1942-1943, he took a series of colour photographs that provide an incredible insight into the unit
TWIN DRAGONS - In the first instalment of a two-part article, John Stanaway details the exploits of the USAAF's 459th Fighter Squadron P-38 Lightnings in Burma
AIRSHOW - Springtime dates from the UK.
WHAT'S NEW - Books and products on the editorial test-bench.
TOURING SCOTLAND'S MUSEUMS - There is much to fascinate within Scotland, including four very different aviation museums each within reasonable touring distance of one another. FlyPast sampled these treasure troves of the nation's heritage.
SPITFIRE MK.V - MAC'S BEAUTY - Howard Cook reveals the other side of the Historic Aircraft Collection - well-known for its restora- tion projects, much less so for its airshow performances.
WE SHALL REMEMBER THEM - Nigel Price presents a review of recent memorials.
DISPUTED 'KILL' - Alastair Goodrum delves into the historian's 'paper war' to reveal some inter-squadron rivalry regarding the shooting down of Do 217 'F8.CN'.