FlyPast July 2024

WOODEN WONDER RETURNS TO SKIES
July 2024 issue of FlyPast features a phenomenal warbird on its cover. De Havilland T.43 Mosquito NZ2308 recently returned to the skies in New Zealand after long-term restoration. We reflect on the history of this aircraft and salute those who made the dream of its revival into a reality. Plus, we chat to Steve Hinton, the pilot of this and countless other famous aircraft.

SOLE SURVIVOR
Darren Harbar goes air-to-air with the Shuttleworth Trust’s Hawker Tomtit, the world’s only remaining example of the type

VICTORIA CROSS
We salute RAF Coastal Command veteran John Cruickshank, the last living recipient to be awarded the VC during World War Two