Dragon History & Surviving Specimens
During the early 1930's regional bus service operator Edward Hillman had established the successful 'Hillman Airways' to offer economical internal flights within Great Britain using the highly efficient DH-83 Fox Moth biplane. With a view to building on this success, he approached de Havilland's about constructing a twin-engined equivalent of the Fox Moth, capable of increasing the passenger load to six but still using the reliable Gipsy III or Gipsy Major engines. The result was the DH-84 which was the first of the multi-engined biplanes in the 'Dragon' family. Top
	The Real Aeroplane Club! Breighton U.K.
	Breighton airfield, situated in East Yorkshire in the United Kingdom, first opened in January 1942 as a satellite to Holme on Spalding Moor in No. 1 Group Bomber Command. Its first operational resident was 460 Squadron of the Royal Australian Air Force, equipped with Vickers Wellingtons. Later aircraft used were Halifaxes, Manchesters and Lancasters. After the end of WW2, this airfield closed in September 1945, but re-opened briefly during the "Cold War" as a bomb store, and finally as a "Thor" missile base. Today, much of the wartime evidence has disappeared, with the main runways housing timber storage sheds, warehouses and various other industrial units. Some obviously military buildings can still be seen in and around the adjoining village of Bubwith, mostly being used as storage areas by the local farming community. Top
Bf109 Survivors - Part 3
PART THREE - MUSEUM AIRCRAFT - THE GUSTAVS In the first two parts of this very thorough series author Dave McDonald first covered those original Messerschmitt-built aircraft which remain in private hands. This group of nearly two dozen machines largely comprised contemporary wreck recoveries, the majority presently receiving some restoration attention ranging from static presentations to rebuilds to airworthy status. Part two in our last issue dealt with museum owned aircraft ranging from the Bf109E through to the Bf109F models - the 'Emils' to the 'Friedrichs'. This month, Dave takes us through those surviving examples of the Bf109G series - the 'Gustavs', presently held by museums. Once again it is worth noting that aircraft currently appearing as Daimler Benz powered examples but originally built as Hispano Buchons will be covered in Part Four of this series. Top
	Temora National Fly-in & Airshow 2003
	These days we often hear the name Temora in association with historic aviation in Australia. Home of the fabulous Temora Aviation Museum with its fleet of 'top shelf' airworthy warbirds, the field is also an excellent venue for holding the monthly museum flying days. This year the Antique Aeroplane Association of Australia held their annual National Fly-In at Temora, a field central to most vintage/warbird operators on Australia's East Coast. Top