MOROCCAN BOMBER A Narrative by Col. Paul Rockwell
Aviation pioneer and historian Colonel Paul A. Rockwell's Story of American volunteers in Morocco during the Rif War in 1925 ranks with the finest stories published to date in Aviation Quarterly. Excerpted by AQ writer Dale Walker from Colonel Rockwell's original book-length manuscript (written by Rockwell immediately after his participation in the Rif War), it is presented here together with a collection of photographs never before published. We at AQ are proud to have this opportunity to present this important piece of history to our readers.

PORTFOLIO: A Collection of Classics
Back to the classics! On a regular basis we plan to bring to our readers classic photos of the classics. Each "Portfolio" will be different, highly colorful, and will contain some of the finest photography available. This first collection is a beauty, incorporating some of the best of past AQs with some colorful new shots. We hope you'll enjoy this new type of feature.

PIONEER AIRMEN OF KANSAS by Kenneth D. Mace
"Big as a haystack and just about as likely to fly" was what one early day skeptic said about Henry L. Call's first airplane. The skeptic proved to be right -- the craft, fifty feet long and thirty feet high, never got off the ground.

ZEPPELIN! By Lee Payne
At the age of 52, Count Ferdinand Von Zeppelin embarked on a career that would make his name known around the world. He set out to invent a practical flying machine.

SWAN SONG FLIGHT OF MISS MATHILDE By Frank N. Potter
In 1912 the world's first licensed woman air pilot, Miss Mathilde Moisant, staged a "daring" flying exhibition over Wichita Falls, Texas. The "Sweetheart of the Skies" did indeed put on a daring exhibition, crashed, and was rescued by an equally daring Texas cowboy who galloped to her rescue on his trusty horse. We think you'll enjoy this bit of the past.

THEY CONQUERED THE WORLD By Ernest A. McKay
On April 6, 1924, four open-cockpit Army biplanes took off from Seattle for a planned flight around the world. Six months later, three of them landed in Boston Harbor after a 28,000 mile trip.