Miles Magister

[Clave]

The Miles Magister entered service in 1937 as the primary monoplane trainer for the RAF and Fleet Air Arm.

The production totalled around 1,300 and the Magister was used by several air forces worldwide.

The Magister was unarmed, but were sometimes fitted with racks for small practice bombs.

This example is a M.14A of the Egyptian Air Force circa 1939.



This example is a M.14A of the Estonian Air Force circa 1939.



This example is a M.14A of 15 EFTS RAF circa 1938.



This example is a M.14A of 15 EFTS RAF circa 1940.



This example is a M.14A of 127 Squadron RAF circa 1942.



This example is a M.14A of 312 (Czech) Squadron RAF circa 1941.

[Clave]

This example is a M.14A of 601 Squadron RAF circa 1940.



This example is a M.14A of the Irish Air Corps circa 1938.



This example is a M.14A of the Latvian Air Force circa 1940.



This example is a M.14A of the Portuguese Air Force circa 1952.



This example is a M.14A of the Royal Thai Air Force circa 1947.



This example is a M.14A of the Turkish Air Force circa 1943.

[Lucky13]

That cover thingy.....is that for instrument flying?

Looks great mate!

[Gnomey]

Good stuff Clave!

[Clave]

Thanks! And yep, the 'pram hood' thing can be used to cover the rear cockpit for instrument training.

[A4K]

Good stuff mate!

Yep, that hood was for blind flying practice.