{"product_id":"vintage-raf-flying-review-march-1962","title":"Vintage RAF Flying Review – March 1962","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA fantastic piece of early-1960s aviation history, this \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMarch 1962 issue of Royal Air Force Flying Review\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e captures an extraordinary period when jet technology, Cold War aviation and experimental vertical take-off aircraft were rapidly reshaping military flight.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe striking cover leads with \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“VTOL–1962: Detailed Exclusive Survey”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, alongside features on the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eT-39\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, the wartime saga of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHansson Jukka\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAlone Over France\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eInside are wonderfully evocative period illustrations, technical material and advertising, including a full-page \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRolls-Royce STOL\/VTOL jet engine advertisement\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and an illustrated feature on the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePolikarpov I-153 fighter\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, encountered over Finland in February 1940.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDetails\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublication:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Royal Air Force Flying Review\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIssue:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Vol. XVII, No. 6\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDate:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e March 1962\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Royal Air Force Review Ltd, London\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePrinted:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e England by Samuel Stephen Ltd\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOriginal UK Price:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e 1s. 6d.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFormat:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Illustrated aviation magazine\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e English\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEra:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Cold War \/ Jet Age\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFeatured Content\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHighlights include:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eVTOL – 1962\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e detailed survey of vertical take-off and landing aviation\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eT-39\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e scale plan, cutaway and technical information\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eIllustrated \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePolikarpov I-153\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e material\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSaga of Hansson Jukka\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAlone Over France\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePeriod military aviation photography and technical illustrations\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eFull-page \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRolls-Royce STOL \u0026amp; VTOL\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e jet propulsion advertisement\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eOriginal period advertising, including the colourful \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSenior Service\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e aviation-themed back cover\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhy We Love It\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis is more than an old aviation magazine — it is a snapshot of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e1962’s vision of the future of military aviation\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. The emphasis on VTOL technology is particularly evocative of an era when aircraft designers were experimenting with radically new ways of getting combat aircraft into the air.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe combination of Cold War jet technology, Second World War aircraft history, technical drawings and fabulous period advertising makes this an appealing piece for \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eaviation enthusiasts, RAF collectors, military historians and vintage advertising collectors\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCondition\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eVintage condition with age and handling wear consistent with a magazine now more than 60 years old.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe covers show general edge and spine wear, marks, discolouration and age toning. 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