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u-boat downs blimp?
mysterious loss of K-14
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bat out
of hell
the me-163 komet
rocket fighter’s
brief, explosive
combat career
HistoryNet.com
Broken Arrow:
B-52 crashes in
greenland with four H-bombs
skywriting:
instant messaging
with quarter-mile-high letters
NOVEMBER 2017
MIAMI, FL/EAST COAST JEWELRY · BOCA RATON, FL/ECJ LUXE · CHARLOTTE, NC/DIAMOND DIRECT · BEVERLY HILLS, CA/DAVID ORGELL · SAN FRANCISCO, CA/SHAPUR
MENLO PARK, CA/CECI WONG JEWELERS · LOS ANGELES, CA/FELDMAR · COSTA MESA, CA/WATCH CONNECTION · NEW YORK NY/KENJO · COLTS NECK, NJ/J. VINCENT
ENGLEWOOD, NJ/TIMEPIECE COLLECTION · GAMBRILLS, MD/LITTLE TREASURE · CHICAGO, IL/NEW YORK JEWELERS · DENVER, CO/RIGHT TIME · HOUSTON, TX/STYLE JEWELERS
TORONTO, ON/MYLES MINDHAM · VANCOUVER, BC/TIME & GOLD · ST THOMAS, USVI/TRIDENT · JAMAICA, WI/HOUSE OF DIAMONDS · ST MARTEEN, DWI/BALLERINA
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AMERICAN HISTORY
TURBINE PILOT
Manufacture caliber. Turbine Technology.
48 mm stainless steel case. Screw-down crown at 3 o’clock.
Bidirectional inner dial ring, circular aviation slide rule.
Black 12-blades revolving Turbine. Black calfskin strap.
Ref. A1085/1A
APRIL
2017
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NOvEMBER 2017
DEPARTMENTS
5 MAILBAG
6 BRIEFING
12 AVIATORS
Joe Engle is the last living
X-15 pilot and the only
man to manually fly the
space shuttle from orbit
to landing.
By Mark Carlson
14 RESTORED
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features
The Skytypers create
a message in smoke
with their T-6s over a
New York area beach.
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One of just two Avro
Lancasters flying today
honors the memory of a
Canadian Victoria Cross
recipient.
By Bob Gordon
16 EXTREMES
In his quest to build the
world’s safest airplane,
designer Fred Weick
pioneered several
familiar features on an
unfamiliar prototype.
By Robert Guttman
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BAT OUT OF HELL
The rocket-powered Me-163
Komet
interceptor was the
hottest airplane in World War II skies, but many who flew
it paid the ultimate price.
By Don Hollway
18 STYLE
Showcasing products
of interest to aviation
enthusiasts and pilots.
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THE SKY’S THEIR CANvAS
A new form of advertising emerged in the early 1920s
when skywriters began creating commercial messages
in smoke for all to see.
By Stephan Wilkinson
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THE LAST FLIGHT
OF HOBO 28
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NOVEMBER 2017
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THE REMARKABLE
MRS. MARKHAM
Although little-remembered today, Beryl Markham outdid
her contemporary Amelia Earhart by flying the Atlantic
solo from east to west.
By Derek O’Connor
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CONTROvERSIAL
CRASH OF K-14
Was the loss of a patrol blimp off Maine in 1944 the result
of pilot error, or was it brought down by a German U-boat?
By Chuck Lyons
ON THE COVER:
A Messerschmitt Me-163B-1
Komet
of
Jagdgeschwader
400 streaks through a formation of 91st Bombardment Group B-17Gs, setting one of the
bombers afire with its cannons. Jack Fellows’ illustration depicts a rare victory for the rocket fighter, which killed many of its own pilots. Cover: ©2017 Jack Fellows, ASAA.
CLOCKWISE FROM TOP LEFT: DAVID HANDSCHUH/NY DAILY NEWS/GETTY IMAGES;
NASA; NATIONAL AIR AND SPACE MUSEUM; COURTESY OF WOLFGANG MUEHLBAUER
In January 1968, a B-52 carrying four hydrogen bombs
caught fire and plummeted toward icy Greenland.
By Timothy Karpin and James Maroncelli
26 LETTER FROM
AVIATION HISTORY
66 REVIEWS
71 FLIGHT TEST
72 AERO ARTIFACT

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