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Re: Do you think aviation magazines are biased?

Posted by Cees on Wed Jul 31, 2002 09:16:09 AM

In reply top Re: Do you think aviation magazines are biased? posted by Rob Rohr on Wed Jul 31, 2002 08:34:58 AM

Rob,

The reason I posted it was because over the years I regularly notice in FlyPast that they hang on to the myth that the RAF for instance used the very superior Spitfire and Lancaster, and the Hurricane, Stirling and Halifax (especially that one for me of course) were also rans.

I get annoyed when reading again and again that the Lancaster was the best aircraft they had and just forget or do not give give the same attention to the other types such as the workhorse Whitley etc. IMHO they keep the stereotypes alive.

You hit the nail on the head regarding the lack of articles (or almost lack of ) regarding recoveries. This was what they covered almost entirely in the first decade of this magazine. I find myself always reading the older issues.

In fact these articles about aviation archeology in FP is what started my interest into warbirds and recovering them and has remained so ever since.

Would be nice if they went back to their roots. Doesn't mean that they would have to fill their issues entirely with them (although I wouldn't mind of course) but an increase would be nice. Ken, if you read this.......

Give us back our pages!!!

Cees(rant over)

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