"Archive"
is Air-Britain's Civil Aviation Historical Quarterly, first published in 1980.
It was
conceived as an outlet for information which might otherwise not be published
in the mass-interest aviation press. The four main aims were:
1. To
present complete historical civil registers from around the world.
2. To
publish production lists containing detailed type histories.
3. To
provide a forum for original and previously unpublished research.
4. To act
as a data sharing and exchange medium.
"Archive"
has never claimed to publish the last word on a topic, but by making
information available it does hope to add to the total sum of knowledge! This
is why the Feedback section is such an integral part of the magazine's
approach.
Now at a
regular 48 A4-size pages per issue,
"Archive" is heavily illustrated; the latest 48-page magazine is the
114th issue and contains 123 illustrations, 18 of which are in colour. The
contents are grouped as far as possible on even numbers of pages to allow
series to be filed separately if desired. A full colour cover has been
introduced since the first issue of 1999.
DHC-1
Chipmunk 22A G-AOTY at Pontoise 4.6.69 on a visit to the Paris Salon. (Jack
Meaden)
The
content of the latest issue, number 2
(Summer) of 2008, is as follows:
The
Development of Commercial Aviation in China -
Part
5B: Japanese Airlines in Occupied China and Manchuria
This
issue continues the history of the Japanese air services in Manchuria and China
up to the end of World War 2. Specifically covered are the services and fleet
of DNKKK (Greater Japan Airlines), Hui-t'ung (China Aviation Company), MKKK
(Manchurian Air Transport Co) and KKKK (International Air Transport Co), with
each type operated being listed. Timetable extracts and explanatory maps are
included, as is a matrix of Japanese airline registration systems.
A
Junkers Ju 86Z-2 registered M-223 with MKKK.
The
Consolidated Model 16 Commodore
Closely
linked to earlier parts of the series above because of the two operated by
CNAC, this feature consists of a production listing of the Consolidated
Commodore, illustrated with photos of several examples of the 14 built.
Consolidated
Commodore c/n 4 NC660M "Cuba" in NYRBA colours.
The
Civil Registers of Yugoslavia 1919-1991
The third
part of a new series covering civil aviation in the former Yugoslavia. This
includes the first entries in the YU- series from 1933 featuring YU-PAA to
YU-PCA.
The
Bloudek XV monoplane YU-PAO built by the Ljubljana branch of the Royal AC of
Yugoslavia in 1930.
CallAir
Production
Following
the earlier feature on the IMCO / Call-Air A-9 and B-1 development this article
continuess a production listing of mainly A-4 and A-5 models between c/ns 154
and 298.
Head-on
View: The Cunliffe-Owen COA-1
G-AFMB
was commonly referred to as the Cunliffe-Owen Flying Wing, or the British
Burnelli OA-1, and this article describes its history, its predecessors and
developments.
The
Cunliffe-Owen COA-1 G-AFMB on roll-out at Eastleigh in January 1939. Jack
Meaden - The Flying Years The
second and final part of an article capturing the spirit of club flying in
post-war years which is also intended as a tribute to "Archive"'s
most prolific contributor, the late Jack Meaden. This part cover from 1959 to
1997.
Homebuilt
Luton Major G-AYVN at Staverton at the time of its first flight 24.7.73 piloted
by JM. F.M.A.
from 1927 to 1945 The story
of Fabrica Militar de Aviones, Argentina, and the aircraft it produced.
Continuing with the DL-22 trainer/ground attack aircraft and a listing of all
201 examples built.
The
sole surviving FMA DL-22 at the Argentine Air Force Museum, Moron, as Ea-701. F-1922
The French Civil Aircraft Register from 1922 A further
update to the 1922 register published in full earlier, this issue covers additions
between April and August 1926 (F-AIBQ to F-AIFG).
SPAD
56/5 F-AIEP of CIDNA was a modified model 56/3. Casualty
Compendium This
regular feature reports a variety of aircraft accidents each issue, mainly
commercial, followed in the next issue by identification of the aircraft
involved and the circumstances. The incidents are selected for variety, both in
aircraft type and geographical location, and the responses are a popular
reader-participation feature. This issue covers casualties between 2.5.70 and
12.8.70 and lists new items for identification from between 18.8.70 and
31.12.70. Major
topics covered by Archive in the past have included Pre-War UK registers,
Impressments, Flying Clubs, The Dornier Wal, Fokker F.VII, Beech 17, Frati
designs, Bolkow lightplanes, Sikorsky flying boats, Thai airlines, early
airfields and many more. A complete index is available by e-mail on request
to the Editor or may be viewed on the ab-ix files website. Single copies available at £6.50 (UK) from e-mail mike@absales.demon.co.uk
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