JUNE
1933
Volume
2 Number 3 (15 of 88)
This issue of Popular Flying magazine is the only 1933 issue NOT to feature a “Biggles” story
Biggles next
features in the July 1933 issue
Contents
This issue runs from page 113 to page 168 (56 pages)
Page
4 - The usual back cover John Hamilton advert is now on Page 4 – this time for 13 of their books on the
theme. It includes ‘Fighting Planes and
Ace’ By Flying-Officer W. E. Johns, ‘The Pictorial Flying Course’ by Flight-Lieut.
H. M. Schofield and Flying-Officer W. E. Johns and ‘The Camels are Coming’ by
W. E. Johns (William Earle). “All
readers who have made the acquaintance of “Biggles” in Popular Flying will want
this book.
Page
116 – Contents Page
Page
118 – A Well-Known Pilot - A Portrait of Colonel The Master of Sempill,
Director of National Flying Services and President of the Royal Aeronautical
Society 1928, 1929 and 1930, from a painting by Captain C. T. Orde
Page
119 – The Editor’s Cockpit – W. E. Johns
(Subtitled
– The Air Mails: Romance or Reason? The
editorial also deals with Everest the Unconquered)
Page 121 – The Adjutant’s Windfall – A Complete
Story of Topical Interest – John Templer
(A box in the middle of page 122, the second page of this story, announces “A new series of short stories, dealing with the post-war exploits of “Biggles” and his comrades of 266 Squadron, R.F.C., begins next month”)
Page
123 – Modern British Aircraft (2) – The Hawk”
(This
is actually the third in the series of ‘Modern British Aircraft’ articles but
it is numbered 2)
Page
124 – Guarding Our Right Flank – “Convoy Leader”
Page
127 – My Most Thrilling DAY– Stewart Keith Jopp
(This
article in the “Thrilling Flights” series has a different title to usual.
This
account was NOT published in the book ‘Thrilling Flights’)
Page
129 – Planes of History – The Albatros D.111 – 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
130 – Knights of Other Days – A further collection of war pictures which may
not have been published before
Page
132 – Aviation as a Career (4) – Major Oliver Stewart
(This
article contains an interesting table about “Commissioned Service in the Royal
Air Force” and methods of entry)
Page
135 – Animal Life on the African Airways – R. Brenard
Page
137 – Metal Construction – Our Monthly Semi-Technical Article – Air Commodore
J. A. Chamier
Page
139 – A Problem in Aerobatics – Wilfrid Tremellen
Pages 140 and 141 - The Centre Pages – Everest The Unconquered – Close-Ups of the Crest
Page
144 – Popular Motoring! – An advert for the Standard Motor Company Limited
(This
page is a first for Popular Flying because it is landscape rather than
portrait)
Page
146 – Told on the Tarmac
(A
boxed note says that next month’s issue will be a special R.A.F. Display Number
complete with colour plate)
Page
148 – Combat Tactics – Continued from a Previous Number – “Tracer”
Page
150 – A half page advert for Hillman’s Airways
(This
shows the cost of a flight to Paris – Single and Return)
Page
152 – Round the Schools & Clubs
Page
157 – A Balsa Low-Wing Model – W. Rigby
(The
following page – 158 – contains detailed plans for the model)
Page 160 – The Aviation Bookshelf
(This continues onto page 164 where there is an advert for Thos. Cook & Son Ltd with various prices to worldwide locations that make very interesting reading)
Page
167 – The Buyers’ Log
(Various
Adverts)
Click here to see a much larger picture of
the cover artwork – the artist is W. E. Johns himself
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