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Warbirds International

April / May 2020

 

ON THE COVER:

 

Two fabulous views of the PBY Catalina over the San Francisco Bay area following the amphibian’s flight from France. Photography by Roger Cain

 

 

OTHER FEATURES:

 

FROM JUBA TO GALLOPING GERTIE

The complete history of a surviving Bell P-39 Airacobra / by James Thompson

 

FIRE PRACTICE

How a classic On Mark Invader met a bad end / by Howard Carter

 

CAT OUT OF WATER

A quarter-century after it belly-landed in the Pacific, the US Navy recovered an F6F-3 Hellcat / by Bob Lowden

 

THE OTAY MESA EXPERIMENT

The story of the first — and last — US Cup 1000-mile Unlimited air race / by Tim Weinschenker

 

THE LONG HAUL

Returning a combat-veteran Catalina from France / by Roger Cain

 

BLACK CAT

Chuck Lyford and an F8F-2P combined for a dynamic aerobatic act / by Jim Larsen



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Warbirds International is the only magazine devoted to airworthy vintage and veteran military aircraft. Warbirds presents great photography on these rare and fascinating aircraft while giving complete coverage on their restoration and operation. Warbirds features beautiful air-to-air photographs of some of the world's finest restored airplanes. All types of classic aircraft from around the world are covered in Warbirds International.

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