ON THE COVER:
Top US Navy ace David “Dashing Dave” McCampbell in the cockpit of his Grumman F6F-5 Hellcat Minsi III. (USN)

FEATURES:

“FLYING FURNITURE”
The story of the little-known Langley Twin and the use of “plastic” molded wood to build aircraft during the late 1930s / by Michael O’Leary

KING NINE WILL RETURN
Examining a rare B-25C Mitchell that was used in the
ground-breaking television series The Twilight Zone along with restoration plans for the bomber / by Bruce Orriss and Steve Whitby

COLORS OF WAR
Another selection of rare color images of Second World War aircraft that show off some unusual camouflage schemes and nose art / by Michael O’Leary

BACK TO FORMER GLORY
Against odds, this Goodyear FG-1D Corsair survived
years of neglect to finally become an outstanding static museum display / by Steve Sibal and Ed Kaminski

KEEPING THE GOONIES FLYING
We visit Basler Turbo Conversions to view the company’s latest efforts in keeping the DC-3 fleet flying / by Ralph M. Pettersen

DEPARTMENTS:

MESSAGE FROM PUBLISHER

WARBIRD & CLASSIC REPORT
All the latest vintage and veteran aircraft news along
with updates on new restorations / by Doug Fisher

LOG ENTRIES
Remember the US Navy’s top ace — David “Dashing
Dave” McCampbell and the hard-charging Hellcat
squadron VF-15 / by Mark Bingham

FRIDAY NIGHT OLDIES
Great color photos of surplus ex-military aircraft /
by Doug Fisher

DOWN MEMORY’S RUNWAY
Aircraft from American aviation’s glorious past /
by Adam Stanton

AIRLINES
News and views from the readers of Air Classicscs