FlyPast January 2025

FEARED FIGHTERS IN FOCUS
In the January 2025 issue of FlyPast, we profile two of the most feared fighters in the Luftwaffe’s World War Two arsenal. While our popular ‘Classics’ section focuses on the revered Messerschmitt Bf 109, our cover star is a Flug Werk-built recreation of the no less legendary Focke-Wulf Fw 190. Discover the story behind this remarkable flyer as we go air-to-air with an instantly recognisable warbird.

BARNSTORMER
Dave Unwin flies in a Curtiss-Wright Travel Air 12, prompting our resident pilot to relive his barnstorming fantasies of yore!

RUDOLF HESS
Did the Deputy Führer fly to Scotland on a whim or was his journey meticulously planned? A new study explores that fabled flight in detail

MESSERSCHMITT Bf 109
We examine the deadly Battle of Britain fighter and profile some of the type’s early exponents