AVIONS N°228

ANNOUNCEMENT:
Aircraft editorial research documents and photographs of the different versions of the Potez 63: factory photos (prototypes and serial planes), photos in units, details, flight logs, etc. We are looking for one or more photographs of Air Bleu's unique Potez 63 F-ARIR and Potez 631 F-ARQV. In addition to that, we are also looking for technical documentation on the bombardment version, the Potez 633.
Please contact Michel Ledet ([email protected]) or Matthieu Comas ([email protected]) or call 05.55.31.08.28. All loaned documents will of course be returned. Any help is welcome. Thank you in advance.

Summary of this N ° 228:
- Marauding in the turmoil. Complete story, by Guy Julien.
- SO 8000 Narval. The last French piston fighter. First part, by Philippe Ricco.
- The Grumman F6F Hellcat in the Second World War. Landings at Leyte. By Michel Ledet.
- Arawasi, the "wild eagles" of the Japanese Imperial Army. 1944: the eagles forced to lower their heads ... By Bernard Baëza.
- FIAT CR 42 Falco (4th part). Operations in the Central Mediterranean, Greece and Italian East Africa. By Luigino Caliaro.
French squadrons on the Venetian front. Part 6: February 1918. By Luigino Caliaro and Roberto Gentilli, with the collaboration of Christophe Cony.
- News: Boeing EA-18G Growler, a grumbler among the hornets. 2nd party. By Stéphane Nicolaou.
- Infolishments. By Michel Ledet.

In front page :
A formation of B-26 Marauder attacked by a jet fighter Me 262 in 1945. Despite all their qualities, these medium bombers of the US Army Air Force will suffer heavy losses until the end of the war. (painting by Lionel Labeyrie)