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ON THE COVER:
Student pilots from the Army Air Forces School of Applied Tactics at Orlando, Florida, surround a North American A-36A Mustang. The deep exhaust streak indicates the Allison V-1710 had been running quite hard. (USAAF)

FEATURES:

NEW MYSTERY LIBERATOR
As another memorial/technical school B-24 is discovered, answers are still sought to fill in the
historical record / by Nicholas A. Veronico

WHEN THE MUSTANG WENT TO WAR
Part One of an examination on how the British purchased the North American NA-73 and how the Royal Air Force took the new fighter into combat / by Michael O’Leary

READY FOR INSPECTION!
After years of hard work, a B-17G has been returned to original WWII condition / by Jerry McLaughlin

COLORS OF WAR
From early experimental jets to colorful World War Two combat aircraft, we dig into our archives to present a plethora of rare photographs / by Michael O’Leary

AARDVARKS OVER THE JUNGLE
The introduction of the General Dynamics F-111A into combat over Southeast Asia was fraught with problems / by Harry A. Mann

SAGA OF THE GREATER ROCKFORD
How a Stinson Detroiter attempted a record flight between Illinois and Sweden during 1928 / by Howard Carter

BUILDING THE FLYING FORTRESS
Concluding our pictorial history on the B-17 series / by Michael O’Leary

DEPARTMENTS:

WARBIRD & CLASSIC REPORT
Creating a full-size replica of the twelve-engine Dornier Do X flying boat highlights this month’s news section / by Doug Fisher

DOWN MEMORY’S RUNWAY
Aircraft from aviation’s glorious past / by Norm Taylor

CHECKLIST
Latest in aviation literature / by Nicholas A. Veronico

AIRLINES
News and views from the readers of Air Classics