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ON THE COVER:
The B-17G Flying Fortress Memphis Belle has arrived at the Palm Springs Air Museum. Photography by Michael O’Leary

FEATURES:

FROM FLYING BARREL TO MEDAL OF HONOR
Following the ditching of an F3F, Robert Galer would go on to have an incredible combat career / by Jeff Dacus

CHUCK’S HOT-ROD COBRAS
Chuck Tucker, returned from WWII, wanted some excitement so he bought not one, but two Bell P-63s to go air racing / by Tim Weinschenker

MYSTERY OF THE MISSING DOMINATORS
One of America’s least-known WWII aircraft, the Consolidated B-32 fleet seemed to simply disappear / by Nicholas A. Veronico

COLORS OF WAR
Continuing our popular feature on full-color photographs of military aircraft from the late 1930s through the 1960s / by Michael O’Leary

BUILDING THE FLYING FORTRESS
Part eight in our series on WWII’s most famous

bomber / by Michael O’Leary

WARBIRD & CLASSIC REPORT
Latest vintage and veteran aircraft developments from around the world / by Doug Fisher

DOWN MEMORY’S RUNWAY

More aircraft from aviation’s glorious past / by Norm Taylor

AIR CLASSICS CHRISTMAS GIFT GUIDE
More Interesting items for aviation enthusiasts / by Nicholas A. Veronico

AIRLINES
News and views from the readers of Air Classics