FlyPast | January 2024
UNIQUE WARBIRD FLIES FROM SYWELL
In the January 2024 issue of FlyPast, we celebrate the return to flight of a warbird type that has not flown in several decades – the Hawker Tempest. Pete Kynsey lifted off from Sywell in Fighter Aviation Engineering’s Tempest Mk.II MW763 and we reflect on this remarkable achievement with our cover and lead story.
THE WRIGHT STUFF
On the 120th anniversary of their famous first flight, we present a selection of images saluting the achievements of the pioneering Wright brothers
FORK-TAILED DEVIL
Was World War Two’s unmistakeable Lockheed P-38 Lightning a valuable weapon or a ‘fork-tailed devil’? Thomas McKelvey Cleaver investigates
AIRSHOWS – THE FUTURE
Experienced display organiser Bob Barton, who has run numerous Old Warden events, offers a personal view on the future of airshows
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Articles in this issue
Below is a selection of articles in FlyPast January 2024.