D E C E M B E R 2 0 1 1

SPECIAL ISSUE: AVRO LANCASTER

www.aeroplanemonthly.com

®®

Marking the Marking the

70th anniversary 70th anniversary of the first Lancasters delivered to the RAF of the first Lancasters delivered to the RAF

pull-out section FREE 8-page

Blackburn Bluebird

Desert “Bats” Desert “Bats”

Battle Honours – IX(B) Sqn in Operation Desert Storm Battle Honours – IX(B) Sqn in Operation Desert Storm

Hawk Moths “Down Under”

Hawk Moths “Down Under”

D.H.75s in Australia

DECEMBER 2011 £4.25

DATABASE

Airliner Archive Airliner Archive

Ad Astra’s flying-boats

PAGES OF DETAIL 14

Lancaster Mk I and Mk III – Bomber Command’s backbone