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All the latest preservation news, compiled by Tony Harmsworth 24 BROOKLANDS MUSEUM

Gary R. Brown turns our “Museum Spotlight” series on Brooklands 26 AIRCREW

James Kightly describes the work of the pilot of a pioneering helicopter. Illustration by Ian Bott

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A selection of readers’ letters 86 EVENTS

Event listings for June 2012 87 FLYING VISIT

Chairman of the Vintage Aircraft Club and regular Aeroplane columnist Steve Slater talks about his flying career 88 Q&A, LOST & FOUND

Your questions asked, and answered, with Mike Hooks, while Philip Jarrett looks at some real “early birds” 92 BOOK REVIEWS 105 SERVICES AND

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