FlyPast May Issue -75th Anniversary Blitzkrieg Special!

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SPECIAL ISSUE - BLITZKRIEG
Marking its 75th anniversary, we present a special section dedicated to the bravery of those who opposed the Blitzkrieg - Hitler's 'lightning War' of May 1940.

FEATURING:

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LOSING BATTLE
The Netherlands and Belgium air arms staged a valiant but hopeless defence against a rampant Luftwaffe.

MIRACLE OF DUNKIRK
The Fleet Air Arm did its best to cover the desperate evacuation at Dunkirk, as Andrew Thomas explains.

THIS ISSUE ALSO FEATURES:

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MITCHELL REBORN
Richard VanderMeulen documents the history of a recently refurbished B-25 Mitchell bomber.

ICONS IN ISRAEL
Peter R Foster reports from an Israeli air base that has an impressive collection of retired combat jets.

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IN THE SPOTLIGHT...Lockheed P-38 Lightning

ORIGIN & HISTORY
We scrutinize the distinctive looking fighter's history.

IN COMBAT

The twin-boomed fighters proved to be versatile warriors over Europe, as Warren E Thompson explains.

And much more!

FlyPast May issue is AVAILABLE NOW for just £4.40 from the Key online shop. Alternatively, you can pick up a copy from WHSmith and all other leading newsagents or download your digital version here.

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The Photograph of a P-38 Instrument Panel shown on page 75 of this issue, describes the panel, " P-38J instrument panel" . I was not born when this photograph was taken, however I believe that the description given is incorrect. My research suggests this Instrument Panel was installed in P-38G-15-LO 43-2335, Lockheed Constructors Number 3444 and was taken at Burbank, California on December 23rd, 1942. I have personally handled the Instrument Panels from P-38G-15-LO 43-2195 and 43-2201, their panels were exactly the same layout as that depicted on page 75. Given the huge variation in panel layouts between model changes, I have no doubt what so ever that the panel depicted on page 75 is NOT a P-38J instrument panel.