FlyPast Magazine September 2022 Edizione posteriore

THE MIGHTY EIGHTH
The September 2022 issue of FlyPast pays tribute to the USAAF’s Mighty Eighth with several special features focusing on US operations over Europe during World War Two. Among the articles, Thomas McKelvey Cleaver charts the arrival and early operations of the Eighth, while Anthony Moor tells the story of valiant Flying Fortress pilot Lt William H Johnson, a man who made the ultimate sacrifice to save his crew. There are also archive images of B-24 ‘Diamond Lil’.

STEEL RAIN
Donald Nijboer examines the use of flak in World War Two – the greatest combat hazard to bombers operating in European skies

HUCKNALL HISTORY
In the concluding part of our feature, Nigel Gibson reflects on the role of Hucknall’s Flight Test Establishment after World War Two

SANDSTORM
In a captivating extract from his new book ‘Flashpoints’, author Michael Napier outlines the first nine days of the 1980 to 1988 Iran-Iraq war