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ON THE COVER:

Kodachrome view of a North American employee with ammunition for the top Bendix turret on a B-25C at the Inglewood factory. Other points of interest include the very fresh Olive Drab camouflage and the short-lived red surround to the national insignia. (Alfred T. Palmer)

FEATURES:

WAR OF THE PUGNACIOUS PUPS
Mustangs of the 355th Fighter Squadron during World War Two / by Steve Blake

UNIQUE SURVIVOR
Martin B-26 Marauder Flak-Bait is one of our most important surviving aircraft from WWII / by Alan C. Crouchman

COLORS OF WAR
More rare images of military aircraft in full color / by Michael O’Leary

MY TOUR WITH SPOOKY
The author transfers from modern jets to a Douglas AC-47 gunship / by William J. Pratt

BOMBER FACTORY
Rare color photographs taken by Alfred T. Palmer give an inside look at building the B-25 Mitchell / by Marshall Wainwright

WHEN THE MUSTANG WENT TO WAR
Concluding our history of the Allison-powered P-51 with the RAF / by Michael O’Leary

DEPARTMENTS:

MESSAGE FROM THE PUBLISHER

WARBIRD & CLASSIC REPORT
International news involving classic aircraft / by Doug Fisher

LOG ENTRIES
Is it time for a national log book repository? / by Mark Bingham

FRIDAY NIGHT OLDIES
Early days of Warbird aircraft / by Doug Fisher

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

AIRLINES
News and views from the readers of Air Classics