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Part 32
Part 32 of Wonders of World Aviation was published on Tuesday 11th October 1938, price 7d.
This part included a central photogravure supplement further illustrating the article on The Royal Canadian Air Force.
The Cover
This week’s cover shows a Focke-Wulf Fw.200 Condor passenger monoplane. Its four 720 horse-power BMW radial engines give it a cruising speed of 214 and a maximum speed of 261 miles an hour.
Contents of Part 32
Norway’s Airways (Part 2)
Aero Engines of the Great War
The Work of Airmen
The Royal Canadian Air Force
The Royal Canadian Air Force (photogravure supplement)
The Royal Canadian Air Force
Photogravure Supplement
A VEDETTE FLYING BOAT, driven by a pusher airscrew, lying alongside a glacier on the east side of Great Bear Lake, North-West Territories. Considerable flying is carried out within the Arctic Circle, which cuts across the northern part of Great Bear Lake. The aircraft have to be suitable for use in extremely cold conditions and for this reason air-cooled engines are normally used.
The Royal Canadian Air Force Photogravure Supplement - 2
SEAPLANES OF THE RCAF being refuelled at St John, on the south coast of New Brunswick. The numerous lakes and waterways of Canada provide natural aerodromes which have caused seaplanes to be used considerably more than landplanes. Most of the lakes are frozen in winter, when they provide suitable landing places for aeroplanes fitted with skis.
The Royal Canadian Air Force
Photogravure Supplement - 3
A REMOTE BASE OF THE RCAF. The photograph was taken at Yellowknife, North-West Territories. Although the RCAF now works on similar lines to those of other air forces, in the past it gave considerable assistance to civil bodies. Much of this work ceased in 1936 when civil aviation was taken over by the Department of Transport.
Contents of Part 32
Routes of the Empire
An Australian National Hero (Part 1)
