Flight Journal Magazine - September - October 2023

In this issue

FEATURES: Adventures in a Wairapa Wild Cat - A New Zealand P-40 warrior racks up the kills, Ejecting from a Hawker Hunter - Roderick Kurtz punches out after an encounter with a USAF F-35, Messerschmitt Me 109 - Thrilling tales of aerial supremacy, General Curtis LeMay - Strategic Air Command Creator & Commander, Noorduyn Norseman - Canada’s rugged, fabric-covered workhorse, In Theater: A Good Landing is One You Can Walk Away From

Adventures in the WAIRAPA WILD CAT

A New Zealand P-40 warrior racks up the kills

10 mins

EJECTING FROM A HAWKER HUNTER

Roderick Kurtz punches out after an encounter with a USAF F-35

10+ mins

Stinson AT-19

The Reliant goes to war

4 mins

Firepower

AS AN EVOLVING WEAPONS PLATFORM, the Boeing B-17 underwent numerous changes during its production run to increase its survivability over deadly Axis-held skies.

1 min

Flying the MESSERSCHMITT ME 109

Thrilling tales of aerial supremacy

4 mins

General Curtis LeMay

Strategic Air Command Creator & Commander

8 mins

A good landing is one you can walk away from

NO, THIS IS NOT A SCENE FROM A MOVIE where the hero staggers away from a \"good landing\" on Mindoro, Philippine Islands, after being shot down by a Japanese Zero.

1 min

NOORDUYN NORSEMAN

Canada's rugged, fabric-covered workhorse

8 mins

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Flight Journal Magazine Description:

Flight Journal is like no other aviation magazine in the world, covering the world of flight from its simple beginnings to its high-tech, no-holds- barred future. We put readers in the cockpit and let them live the thrill and adventure of the aviation experience, narrated by those who know the technology and made the history. The spectacular photography – from air-to-air shots to rarely seen archival photos–enhances each and every story. Each issue brings the stories of flight–past, present and future – to life.