THE AEROPLANE SPOTTER Vol.9 COMPLETE: 13 ISSUES/ 10 JAN - 26 JUN 1948/ DOWNLOAD
The AEROPLANE SPOTTER
Volume 9 Complete: Nos. 204 to 216
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Each magazine has been processed into between 8 and 12 pages individual pages and optimised for digital viewing
Typical Contents over 260 pages:
Details, Specifications, Photos and 3-Way Graphics of New Allied and Axis Aircraft
News of the Week
Spotters' Notes
Aircraft Recognition
The Hearkers' Club (R.O.C.)
Aircraft Comparisons
Aeronautical Glossary
Large Cutaway Drawing of a Fighting Aircraft
Recognition Hints
First issue dated 2 January 1941, and ceased publication with the 10 July 1948 edition after 217 issues in 9 volumes. Initially published weekly, but became fortnightly during late 1941, the last weekly issue was No 43 issued on 23 October 1941, due to newsprint shortages. Launched with official support just after the end of the London Blitz, this magazine quickly became the focus for all the aircraft enthusiasts in the UK. It’s official function was to help improve the standard of aircraft recognition among civilian air defence volunteers, but it effectively popularised the hobby of ‘spotting’.
With 12 pages in each issue, it contained features, photos and silhouettes of the major aircraft types (both friend and foe), and news of the latest types. It was also the first magazine to cover military serial number and civil registration changes. Naturally, some information was omitted for security reasons, but generally this magazine was the best informed and best written of the war years. After the demise of the magazine, many ‘spotters’ set up their own organisations to carry on their interest – one of which was Air-Britain.