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The Aviation Historian ®
The modern journal of classic aeroplanes and the history of fl ying
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adventures across the empire
issue no 5
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‘End of an Era’ series Celebrating 34 years of RAAF operations
‘End of an Era’ series Celebrating 34 years of RAAF operations
Celebrating 34 years of RAAF operations
Celebrating 34 years of RAAF operations
‘Operation Bastille/Falconer’ series
10th Anniversary of RAAF, C-130H operations in Iraq
‘Operation Bastille/Falconer’ series
‘Operation Bastille/Falconer’ series
‘Operation Bastille/Falconer’ series
10th Anniversary of RAAF, C-130H operations in Iraq
10th Anniversary of RAAF, C-130H operations in Iraq
10th Anniversary of RAAF, C-130H operations in Iraq
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THE AVIATION HISTORIAN
Issue No 5
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The Aviation Historian ®
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ISSUE NUMBER 5
(published October 2013)
Editor’s Letter
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EDITOR
Nick Stroud
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Juanita Franzi, Harry Fraser-Mitchell,
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Colin A. Owers, Julian Temple,
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BACK COVER FROM TOP Avro Vulcans of No 617 Sqn at
Farnborough, 1960; A Republic F-84F Thunderstreak of the 81st
Fighter Bomber Wing; Oscar Garden’s D.H.60M Moth Kia Ora ; Sea
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CONTENTS Issue No 5
3 EDITOR’S LETTER
6 AIR CORRESPONDENCE
12 THE SUNDOWNER OF THE SKIES
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