Volume 19, No. 4 (2004)
Front Cover: "Winner Takes All!" Stephen Anderson's dramatic painting depicting Rittmeister Manfred Freiherr von Richthofen as he heads for home after downing an opponent in his blood red Fokker Dr.I.
Inside Front Cover: Aircraft of the First Pursuit Group (Rickenbacker's Nieuport 28 No. N6159, Loomis' N6181 and Sewell's "0" by Juanita Franzi
Inside Rear Cover: Nieuport 28 No. N6160 by Jaunita Franzi and SPAD XIII S150223 by Alan D. Toelle
Outside Rear Cover: Color profiles of Caudron G.6 and Nieuport 15 aircraft by R.N. Pearson
Escadrille SPA 315: The Guardians of Belfort by Frank Bailey, Alan Roesler and Christophe Cony
Unit history of N 315/SPA 315, reprinted from Avion, including service promotions, disciplinary actions, victory information and personnel roster.
In Memoriam: Howard Nickel
The History of Royal Prussian Jagdstaffel 53 by Rick Duiven
Formed in December 1917, Jadgstaffel 53 typifies the jastas of the Amerika Programme.
Personalities of the First Pursuit Group: Part 2 by Charles Woolley
Joe Eastman, Waldo Heinrichs, Hamilton Coolidge, Jim Knowles and Oscar J. Gude are featured in this continuation of Charles Woolley's presentation at the 2003 Over the Front Seminar.
Rare Birds: Nieuport 15 A photo essay by Jon Guttman, with 1/48th scale drawings by Martin Digmayer
Rare Birds Update Extra!: Caudron G6 A photo essay by Jon Guttman
Yet more information on last month's Rare Bird.
German Air Losses and Victories 1918-1918 by Peter A. Fedders
An analysis of German air losses: "We also hope that this article and data will stimulate serious thought about other 'well known' but possibly incorrect beliefs."
Between the Lines
2003 Hooper Award Winners | Seminar Update | Hey, Where's the Index?
Mentioned in Despatches
Frank Luke's SPAD #21: Photograph Captions
My View by Peter Kilduff
Let's Deal in Richthofen Facts, Not Speculation
Between the Bookends:
Winged Victor--A Biography of Victor M. Yeates, Author of Winged Victory by Gordon F. Atkin | Jagdstaffel 5--Volume Two by G.K. Merril | Windsock Data File No. 107--Pfalz D.III by P.M. Grosz | Windsock International, Vol. 20, No. 5 | Aircraft of the Aces--48: Sopwith Dolphin and Snipe Aces of World War I by Norman Franks | Aircraft of the Aces--62: Sopwith Triplane Aces of World War I by Norman Franks | Aircraft of the Aces--63: Fokker D.VII Aces of World War I--Part 2 by Norman Franks and Greg VanWyngarden | SPA 124 Lafayette Escadrille--American Vounteer Airmen in World War I by Jon Guttman | A History of No. 10 Squadron in World War I by Mike Westrop | German Aces of World War I--The Pictorial Record by Norman Franks and Greg VanWyngarden | Hat in the Ring--The Birth of American Air Power in the Great War by Bert Frandsen
