August
1936
Volume
5 Number 5 (53 of 88)
This issue of Popular Flying magazine features NO “Biggles” story. The last “Biggles” story was published in the May 1934 issue
This issue of Popular Flying magazine contained a free supplementary print illustrated by Howard Leigh
The
Great Arena
The
opening phase of an air combat on the Western Front in 1918. A patrol of S.E.5’s engaging an enemy
two-seater (Hannoverana) and its escort of Albatros Scouts.
This issue runs from page 229 to page 280 (52 pages)
Page
234 – Leaving their trails behind them – A photograph of the sky above Hendon
during the smoke event
Page
235 – The Editor’s Cockpit – W. E. Johns
(Subtitled
– Forever yesterday – Johns remembers his friends who died after seeing the
planes at Hendon.
Overture
to Gatwick – John remembers discussing its possibilities as a landing ground
prior to becoming the Surrey Flying Club and now (in 1936) it is Gatwick
Airport. I wonder what he would think
of it today ……)
Page
237 – Transport Tropicaux – Mrs. Tony Spooner
Page
241 – Putting the New into New Guinea – James Bragg (who has been flying
recently in Papua)
Page
245 – Three Months with an Aeroplane in the Bolivian Jungle – and a take-off on
cow skins – Kurt Severin
Page
248 – Memories of 60 Squadron – Major W. E. Molesworth, M.C.
Page
251 – Gosport – S. Keith Jopp
Page
253 – Modern Aircraft – The Boulton & Paul “Overstrand”
Pages
254 and 255 – The Centre Pages – “All the Winners” – The King’s Cup Air Race
1922 - 1935
(On
Page 274 is a list of all the King’s Cup Air Race winners from 1922 – 1935,
including
the aeroplane, engine, pilot, registration lettering and racing number
details.)
Page
256 – Flying Wires – From All Quarters
(These
brief news items again make no reference to the very first Spitfire flight
which took place on 5th March 1936)
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to see a much larger picture of the cover artwork – the artist is Howard Leigh
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