MAY
1933
Volume
2 Number 2 (14 of 88)
This issue of Popular Flying magazine features the “Biggles” story
The Trap
Contents
This issue runs from page 57 to page 112 (56 pages)
Page
59 – Contents Page
Page
60 – A Portrait of “The N.C.O. Pilot, R.F.C.” by Sir William Orpen published to
celebrate 21 years of the R.F.C.
Page
672 – The Editor’s Cockpit – W. E. Johns
(Subtitled
– Disarmament, Dementia and Economy – and quoting Lieut. Col. Moore-Brabazon in
the House of Commons on 14th March 1933 when he said “The enemy of
the Air Force is not across the Channel, it is in Whitehall” – This is a very
interesting Johns editorial criticising the Government’s disarmament policy)
Page 64 – Economic Edward – A Story of a Modern
Airway – with a moral – Arthur Cave
Page
67 – McCudden on the Warpath – a Howard Leigh illustration of S.E.5’s of 56
Squadron with McCudden leading
Page 68 – McCudden – King of Scouts – W. E. Johns
Page
71 – Night Lights for Airmen – Captain C. E. Ward
Page
73 – Modern British Aircraft (1) – The Handley Page “Heyford”
(This
is not the first ‘Modern British Aircraft’ article but it is still numbered 1)
Page
74 – My Most Thrilling Flight – Captain R. W. Frazier, R.A.F.
(This
account was published in 1936 in the book ‘Thrilling Flights’ as the 13th
of 20 accounts)
Page
76 – Aviation as a Career – Opportunities in the Royal Air Force – Major Oliver
Stewart
(This
article contains an interesting table about “Commissioned Service in the Royal
Air Force” and methods of entry)
Page
79 – Shoot! – An article by Hollywood’s Leading Air Film Cameraman - Elmer Dyer
Page
82 – Quick as Thought – Michael David Angus
(An
article explaining why you “Don’t turn back to the aerodrome with a missing
engine” – you will crash, that’s why)
Pages 84 and 85 - The Centre Pages – Long Odds – an uncredited illustration of McCudden shooting down Voss
Page 87 – The Trap– A “Biggles” Story – W. E. Johns
This
Biggles story continues on pages 88, 102 and 112
The
illustrations are by Howard Leigh.
W.
E. Johns is not credited at all on this story.
In
March 1934 this story was published in the third Biggles book – “Biggles of the
Camel Squadron”
Page
90 – Told on the Tarmac
(A
boxed note on this page also informs readers that Binders for Popular Flying
are now available – see page 103)
Page
92 – Planes of History – The Sopwith Triplane Scout – illustrated by Howard
Leigh
(“So
many readers have written complaining of the withdrawal of our War-time “Planes
of History” series, that we are continuing them for a time”)
Page
94 – Motor Mutterings – L. G. Callingham
Page
97 – Round the Schools & Clubs
Page
103 – Adverts – including one for a binder for “Popular Flying”
Page
106 – More Readers’ Models
Page
109 – Air Post Stamps – F. J. Field
Page 110 – The Aviation Bookshelf
(This
page includes the remarks “A few back numbers of “Popular Flying” are still
available, but certain months are running low.
July is out of print. Readers
wishing to complete Volume 1 should make application for missing numbers
without delay”)
Page 111 – The Buyers’ Log
(Various
Adverts)
Page
112 – Under the Windstocking
(“Flying
Scotchman” replies to “Pilot”)
On
the inside back cover is the usual John Hamilton advert – this time for 8 of
their books on the theme “Aviation as a Career”. It includes ‘The Pictorial Flying Course’ by Flight-Lieut. H. M.
Schofield and Flying-Officer W. E. Johns.
Click here to see a much larger picture of
the cover artwork – the artist is W. E. Johns himself
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