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plane_frontAeroplane traces its lineage back to the weekly The Aeroplane, launched in June 1911, and is still continuing to provide the best historic-aviation coverage around. Aeroplane magazine is dedicated to offering the most in-depth and entertaining read on all aspects of aviation history and preservation. With a distinct emphasis on military machines from the 1930s, 1940s, 1950s and 1960s, the magazine features such icons as the Spitfire, Hurricane, Lancaster and many more. However, Aeroplane also regularly includes articles on historic civil light aircraft and other types that are scarcely covered elsewhere – making it the most balance historic aviation monthly on the market. Inside every issue there’s the latest news from all around the world, detailed historical accounts, exclusive archive photography from our massive collection of glass-plate negatives, a look back at how The Aeroplane reported on significant aviation milestones, events coverage, book reviews, Q&As and much more. Aeroplane magazine is the essential read for any aviation enthusiast.

 
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Planes of Fame gives Judy wings; changes 2012 show date PDF Print E-mail
Wednesday, 28 December 2011 11:24

The Yokosuka D4Y1 Judy in the POF restoration hangar at Chino on December 4. It will be fitted with a Pratt & Whitney R-1830 engine, comparable with the Aichi Atsuta 14-cylinder radial engine fitted to the D4Y-3 variant.The Yokosuka D4Y1 Judy in the POF restoration hangar at Chino on December 4. It will be fitted with a Pratt & Whitney R-1830 engine, comparable with the Aichi Atsuta 14-cylinder radial engine fitted to the D4Y-3 variant.IN THE PLANES of Fame Museum (POF) restoration hangar at Chino, California, USA, Yokosuka D4Y1 Suisei (Judy) s/n 7483 had its newly completed wings mated with the fuselage in late November 2011.

The Suisei, one of only two surviving examples of this late-Second World War dive bomber/reconnaissance/nightfighter, is being restored to taxiable condition by a group of POF volunteers led by Duane Lundgren. Recovered from Babo Island, Irian Jaya, Indonesia, in 1991, it spent many years on display in an unrestored state at POF East in Valle, near the Grand Canyon, Arizona, before being moved to Chino in 2009.

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