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True Aviation Picture-Stories #7
This issue contains illustrated educational articles about military aviation during World War II, including a featured story on "Fatty" Chow, China's Sky Champ, depicting aerial combat with Japanese aircraft. Additional content includes technical specifications and silhouette identification guides for Allied fighting planes such as the F6F Hellcat, B-17G Flying Fortress, and P-51 Mustang, an article by former Chief Flight Instructor Charles Kennett comparing American and British pilot training methods, and identification cards for various Allied and Soviet bombers including the Halifax II, Flying Dreadnaught PBS-1, and Russian TB-6B and TB-7 models. The issue also features model airplane construction plans and a plane spotter's guide to help readers identify aircraft in flight.