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The Aviation Historian
The modern journal of classic aeroplanes and the history of flying
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THE AVIATION HISTORIAN
Issue No 37
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Editor’s Letter
WHEN WE LAUNCHED
The Aviation Historian
back in
October 2012, we were determined to explore the more
obscure and less-covered aspects of our subject, convinced
that there was a mountain of material yet to be uncovered,
examined and parsed into previously untold stories. From
what our contributors were telling us, it was clear that there
were treasure troves of newly discovered documents hidden
in nooks and crannies all over the world, offering fresh
perspectives on what we already knew — and in some cases
throwing light on things we’d never heard of.
There are excellent examples of both in this issue; Ricardo
Lezon’s discovery of a batch of documents relating to the sole
Fairey Flycatcher sent to Argentina for evaluation in 1929 led
to his joint article with naval aviation specialist Matthew
Willis on pages 70–74 — a fine example of digging deep into
the archives to expand the borders of our current knowledge
of a fairly well-known type.
When it comes to the second aspect of discovery — finding
something we’d never even heard of — nothing sums this up
better for me than Guy Ellis’s two-part series on the British
South Africa Police Reserve Air Wing, which begins in this
issue. Guy opened discussions on the idea of a series with a
question: “Interested in a Rhodesian police outfit manned by
farmers and businessmen flying their own civilian light
aircraft fitted with door-mounted machine-guns and
homemade grenade-chutes?” As I recall, my answer involved
woods and bears, and I’m delighted to report that Guy’s
series on this little-known episode opens on page 52.
I’m equally delighted to direct your attention to the
double-sided three-page foldout of ace photographer Peter
Lewis’s stunning images of Swiss Air Force Hunters included
in this issue, to accompany his article on the Hawker fighter’s
re-roling as a ground-attacker in the early 1980s. You can’t
say we don’t like to spoil our readers! Enjoy the issue.
ISSUE NUMBER 37
(published October 15, 2021)
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Nick Stroud
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FRONT COVER
A pilot of the
Aviación Militar Dominicana
strikes
a classic pose beside his colourful former Swedish Mustang. Leif
Hellström’s article on Sweden’s 1950s Caribbean connection starts
on page 86.
OLA THÖRN VIA LEIF HELLSTRÖM
BACK COVER
The Royal Iraqi Air Force was established 90 years
ago; Lennart Andersson traces its history from biplanes to state-of-
the-art flghters like the Hawker Fury, seen here, on pages 104–115.
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CONTENTS
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EDITOR’S LETTER
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AIR CORRESPONDENCE
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OUT OF THE ASHES
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Issue No 37
Professor Keith Hayward FRAeS turns his attention to the
political dynamics behind the development of the Panavia
MRCA, the international effort that would become Tornado
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LAST DAYS OF THE CANNON BIRDS
The Junkers Ju 87G was designed specifically to counter
Soviet tanks on the Eastern Front — but by April 1945 it
was too little, too late, as Dr Andrew Arthy relates
30
HUNTER 80 Pt 2: THE AGM-65B MAVERICK
Concluding his two-part series on Switzerland’s “Hunter 80”
upgrade programme, Peter Lewis takes a look at the
venerable Hawker fighter’s rearming with the Maverick
air-to-ground missile, including a stunning photo-foldout
Technical illustrator and aero-engine specialist Ugo Vicenzi
chronicles the history of Italian manufacturer Isotta
Fraschini’s ubiquitous Asso series of “modular” engines
Guy Ellis opens a two-part series on the fascinating
activities of the British South Africa Police Reserve Air
Wing, staffed by civilians flying privately-owned aircraft
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ACES HIGH
52
RHODESIA’S BUSH EAGLES
20
Airline historian Maurice Wickstead charts the genesis and
early years of Ethiopian Air Lines, which in partnership
with TWA created one of Africa’s most successful carriers
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BRINGING AFRICA TOGETHER Pt 1
70
FAR-FLUNG FLYCATCHER
In 1929 a sole example of the Fairey Flycatcher naval
biplane was sent to Argentina for trials; Ricardo M. Lezon
and Matthew Willis use newly found documents to fill in
the details of this little-known Latin American adventure
In the second of his two articles on American aviation
pioneers in Japan, Edward M. Young focuses the spotlight
on Art Smith, Katherine Stinson and Frank Champion
76
AMERICAN AVIATORS IN JAPAN Pt 2
86
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SWEDEN’S CARIBBEAN CONNECTION
In the mid-1950s Sweden became an important supplier
of both expertise and flying hardware to the Dominican
Republic’s fledgling air arm, as Leif Hellström explains
Famous for its iconic series of pre-war flying-boats, Short
Bros, led by designer Arthur Gouge, also designed a
landplane airliner; Ralph Pegram investigates the S.32
98
SHORT’S EMPIRE LANDPLANE
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WINGS OVER BAGHDAD
60
Established as a British-mandated territory in 1920, Iraq
quickly set about developing its own air power; Lennart
Andersson surveys the first two decades of the Royal Iraqi
Air Force, obliged to “buy British” (but didn’t always . . .)
116
ARMCHAIR AVIATION
121
LOST & FOUND
122
AUGUSTO SEVERO: CONQUEROR OF THE WINDS
Captivated by birdflight and inspired by the advances
being made by pioneers of lighter-than-air flying in France,
Brazilian Augusto Severo became determined to make
a success of his semi-rigid airship designs or die trying;
sadly, it was the latter, as Rodrigo Mouri Visoni relates
130
OFF THE BEATEN TRACK
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