 Issue 1 of Aeroplane Monthly, published in May 1973, featuring the last airworthy de Havilland Mosquito. | |
| Categories | Aviation |
|---|---|
| Frequency | Monthly |
| Founder | Richard T. Riding |
| First issue | May 1973 |
| Company | Key Publishing |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Based in | Stamford, Lincolnshire |
| Language | English |
| Website | www.key.aero/aeroplanemonthly |
| ISSN | 0143-7240 |
Aeroplane (formerly Aeroplane Monthly) is a British magazine devoted to aviation, with a focus on aviation history and preservation.
Issue 1 of Aeroplane Monthly was published in May 1973 at a cover price of 30p, [1] in association with Flight International , by IPC Media. The founder was Richard T. Riding (1942-2019), whose father, E.J. Riding, had been photographer for The Aeroplane magazine of the 1940s. [1] The magazine is now owned by Key Publishing Ltd and headquartered in Stamford, Lincolnshire. [1]
The magazine is the successor to an earlier, weekly publication called The Aeroplane, founded in 1911. [2]
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