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FLYING ACES
VOLUME XL - DECEMBER 1941, NUMBER 1
The main topics of this issue include: 30,000 Army Pilots a Year ... Not Enough! - 4 pages illustrated with photographs of Air Corps Cadets under training. Flying into Focus - Double-page photo-montage including the Northrop XA-13, a Russian built Catalina, A formation of Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm Vought-Sikorsky Chesapeake dive-bombers, A formation of Douglas A-24 Banshees, A formation of Ryan PT-22 primary trainers, A captured Messerschmitt 109 F/2. The RAF \"Invades\" America - A one-page feature describing the lend-lease programme for training RAF pilots. Down Memory\'s Runway - One-page photo-montage (includes a lovely photograph of the 1930 Martin P3M-1). Modern Planes Album (Short Sterling, Grumman OA-9 Goose, Curtiss C-55 [prototype C-46 Commando], RAF Bell Caribou [P-39 Airacobra]). Why Not Try Aerial Water Wings - A 2-page illustrated article describing the benefits of having a private floatplane. Brewster Bombers for Britain - Data concerning the first American two-seater with a power-operated turret: the Brewster \"Buccaneer\" (SB2A-1). The Skymobile is Here! - A one-page+ illustrated review of the Skyfarer. On the Light Plane Tarmac - Photos of the Taylorcraft YO-57 [L-2 Grasshopper] and the Piper Cub YO-59 [L-4 Grasshopper]. Grasshopper Squadron - A one-page+ illustrated review of the military worth of the Piper Cub YO-59 and the Taylorcraft YO-57 during US Army manoeuvres. Specialised Jobs Make the Airplane - The skills required to make a modern aeroplane. Models Built: The Ercoupe, Stearman NS-I Trainer, Messerschmitt Me-109J, Retractable take-off gears, plus more including short stories.
A full list of contents can be seen on the second photograph - subsequent photographs taken from this issue help to give a \'flavour\' of the content and format.
This original publication is complete but displaying wear commensurate with its age. Most wear is along the page edges in the form of small nicks and creasing to the edges and rubbing to the spine which has resulted in it being torn for most of its length and is barely held together. Please note: There is a small area torn away on page 31/32 which has removed a few words on the short story on these pages. The pages exhibit age-related discolouration (see photographs) typically found on periodicals of this era and compounded by the poor quality paper used. Please see the photographs which are of the item for sale and give a fair representation of the overall quality. A total of 80 pages (29cm x 21.5cm).
\'Flying Aces\' was a monthly American periodical of short stories about aviation, one of a number of so-called \"flying pulp\" magazines popular during the 1920s and 1930s. Like other pulp magazines, it was a collection of adventure stories, originally printed on coarse, pulpy paper but later moved to a slick format. The magazine was launched in October 1928. It featured stories written and illustrated by known authors of the day, often set against the background of World War I. Later issues added non-fiction aviation articles, as well as articles and plans for model airplanes. The latter became more prominent, and eventually the magazine was renamed Flying Models.
