The new issue of The Aviation Historian is now available

Many readers of The Oldie have taken The Aviation Historian to their hearts over the six years since it launched. Exploring the lesser-known paths of flying history with accuracy, style and wit, this compact-format 132-page quarterly journal (think National Geographic in terms of size and shape) covers all aspects of the subject, from before the Wright Brothers’ first aerial forays to early spaceflight. The latest issue (No 24) features a reappraisal of Imperial Airways’ 1930s heyday; a pilot’s perspective on the Blackburn Buccaneer; the world’s first aeronautical exhibition, held 150 years ago; a 1950s lightplane designed in the Philippines and skinned with woven-bamboo matting (yes! really!), and much more.

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Copies are available now, for £12.50 inc p&p in the UK, from www.theaviationhistorian.com — or send a cheque (made payable to The Aviation Historian) to PO Box 962, Horsham RH12 9PP.