Flightpath Volume 25, No.4 is now out and filled with all the exciting, informational and intriguing news that surrounds the vintage and warbirds scenes right around the world.
The cover features the Mustangs P/L CA-18 MK 21 Mustang, A68-110, flown by Matt Hall. VH-MFT is painted as A68-769. Picture by Flightpath Rob Fox from the HARS DHC Caribou.
Rolfe’s Rapide
Thirty-one years after acquiring his "trailer load of junk" Maurice Rolfe’s DH.89A Dragon Rapide VH-UXZ made its first post-restoration flight. Editor Rob Fox was there for the historic flight.
Five Chipmunks and Counting
CanadianJohn Sims’ five de Havilland Canada DHC-1 Chipmunk restorations. Eric Dumigan visited his facility near Toronto.
Six of The Best
Neil Follett’s look at the six ‘Atomic Mustangs’ recovered from Emu in the South Australian Desert in the late sixties.
Cal-Pacific Airmotive- Mustang Builders
Salinas Airport is home to Art Teeters’ Cal-Pacific Airmotive, Roger Cain takes us on a privileged look behind the scenes at this famous Mustang Facility.
Pay’s Warbirds
Flightpath gets an in-depth tour of the expanding warbird collection at Pay’s Flying Museum at Scone NSW.
This Mustang’s A Lady
The story of Dr. Kendall "Wags" Wagner’s life-long passion for his North American P-51D-30NT Mustang ‘Lady Alice’ N151MW.
P-51B Impatient Virgin
The WWII history and restoration of John Sessions’ rare P-51B Mustang 42-106638
Wirraway 75th –Part I
The CAC Wirraway was 75 in March this year. Derek Buckmaster examines the history, development and entry into service of this Australian aviation icon.
The Avro 10 in Australia
From the files of the AHSA. The Fokker F.VIIb/3m, was built, under licence, by A.V. Roe and Co as the Avro Ten, named for the number of passengers and crew carried.
New Guinea’s Pearl Harbor
Michael Claringbould tells the story of the Japanese invasion of New Guinea in 1942, spearheaded by multiple aircraft carrier attacks against Rabaul.
Douglas SBD- Combat Veteran at Chino
The Planes of Fame Air Museum’s WWII combat veteran Douglas SBD Dauntless dive bomber at the Chino Airport, California, highlighted by Frank Mormillo.