Flight Journal - September - October 2020

In this issue

Hurricane Force: Group Captain Billy Drake: A Gentleman and an Ace Flying Hawker Hurricanes; Merlin Magic: The legendary Rolls-Royce Merlin 12-Cylinder Engine: One of the Primary Keys to the Success of the Hawker Hurricane was ; Terrific Tiltrotor: Driving the V-22 Osprey; On Canvas: Jim Dietz's "On The Night Before" Art Print; Restoring a Classic Canadian Staggerwing; First Kills!: North American Aviation F-82 Twin Mustangs in Operation During the Korean War; Bail Out at 70,000 Feet: A U-2 pilot hits the silk at the edge of outer space

Preserving aviation history

Duplicate history

1 min

HURRICANE FORCE

Group Capt. Billy Drake: A Gentleman and an Ace

10+ mins

TERRIFIC TILTROTOR

DRIVING THE V-22 OSPREY

10 mins

On the Night Before

Airborne operations over Normandy on the night of June 5, 1944

1 min

Restoring a Classic

A Canadian Staggerwing Gets a New Life

10 mins

FIRST KILLS!

F-82 OPERATIONS IN THE KOREAN WAR

10+ mins

BAILOUT AT 70,000 FEET

A U-2 pilot hits the silk at the edge of outer space

10+ mins

The Art of James Dietz

A historical painting is only as good as the story it tells, and how convincingly it combines the people, their actions, costumes, surroundings and atmosphere in an appropriate composition.

1 min

I Will Run Wild: The Pacific War from Pearl Harbor to Midway

In I Will Run Wild, Cleaver expertly captures the strained relationship between the U.S. and Japan prior to the attack on Pearl Harbor.

1 min

My Life as Rosie the Riveter

I have read about and seen many images about “Rosie the Riveter,” but my story is unique. I was a model with a rivet gun who worked at a factory, and my husband really did fly the very planes that I was advertising to encourage women to build during WW II.

4 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.