The National Magazine of the Royal New Zealand Air Force
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Volume 1 No. 2 - April 1941
Price 9d
Size 276 x 220mm
48 pages

Cover: A photo of an airman on a Fairey Battle of the RAF
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Contents Information

Air Chief Marshall Sir Cyril Newell
Attention
Britain Today
Editorial
Flying Officer E.J. Kain DFC
In Memoriam
A Message From The Commanding Officer No. 2EFTS, New Plymouth
Overseas
Seven Hours With A Tail Gunner
Sports
Squadron Leader MacGregor
Stand Easy
Station News
The Night Bombers
Through the EFTS in Ten Minutes
Trainee's First Impression of EFTS
Training Trainees
We Write
You Write

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Advice To A.T.S. Trainees
An Airman's Letter To His Mother
Attention
Broadcast Address
"Contact" Honours Them
Death or Victory
Editorial
First Impressions of A.T.S.
First Solo Flight
Following a Stream of Death
History of RNZAF Station Ohakea
In Memoriam
Overseas
Our Boys In Canada
Personnel Lists
Resurgam
Sports
Stand Easy
Signals
Station News
Through The ATS in Ten Minutes
We Write
You Write

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Aerial Photography
Air Force Relations
Airmen In The Sun
An Observers Diary
Attention
"Contact" Honours Them
Editorial
For Freedom
How To Become a Pilot Officer
How To Communicate With Prisoners of War
Late Pilot Officer Louis Jacobsen DFC
Night Bombing In The Middle East
Our Finest Governor
Our Leader Speaks
Overseas
Personnel Lists
Stand Easy
Station News
Sports
US Bomber To Britain
Victoria Cross
We Write
You Write

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Across The Pacific In Ten Minutes
Attention
An Observers Diary
America Has Spoken
Advice To Trainees Traveling Across The Pacific
"Contact" Editor Leaves
"Contact" Honours Them
Editorial
Gunnery In three Short Lessons
I Flew A Harvard
Late Sergeant Pilot D.L. Nula
Morning Blitz
Overseas
Personnel Lists
Sports
Stand Easy
Station News
Squadron Leader Breckon DFC
The Airman Meteorologist
The Service of the YMCA
The Trainee's First Impression of the trip "Across The Pacific"
The Work of a Practice Bomb
Those Who Tend The Inner Man
W.A.A.F.s
We Write
With Heads "Bloody But Unbowed"
You Write

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Editorial - People of New Zealand A Patriotic Message from the Editor
Help For Russia - Lord Beaverbrook Speaks Broadcast transcript
Training The Pilot in New Zealand Synopsis of how pilots are trained
Photographs Are Valuable In War About Aerial Photos
Training A Pilot In Ten Minutes Montage of photos of training a pilot from arrival as a civvie through to going abroad
Aerial Key Men Training Observers in Canada
Women At Work Photo of WAAF Instrument mech
Jottings Snippets from the war
Airman's Reverie Poem (by D. McC.)
Stand Easy Jokes and cartoon strip
Attention Patriotic fervour
First Impressions of a Rookie WAAF Essay by WAAF D. McC.
A Day In The Life Of A WAAF Photos of WAAF's at work
Pilot Officer J.W. Thompson DFC Biog of recent DFC winner
The Late Sergeant Pilot Kevin D, Cox Obit of late 485 (NZ) Sqn pilot
Sports Ice Hockey, Running, Football, Canoeing, Boxing and Billiards
Contact Honours Them -
Pilot Officer GW Hamlin DFC
Sgt Jeffery George West DFC
W/C Patrick Jameson DFC, RAF
Sgt David. Abbot DFM
Sgt Henry. Cotton DFM
Sgt J. Joll DFM
Pilot Officer J.W. Purcivall DFC
Pilot Officer Alan Hobbs DFC
Initial Training of Skilled Ground Staff A look at the TTS at Rongotai
Not In The News Story of W/O B.E. Embry's escape from France
American Assistance Photo of US pilots in Canada training our pilots
Pastoral For An Equipment Officer Poem (by M.I.K.)
You Write Letters to Contact
Ohakea Pioneers First baby born at Ohakea, Vincent Charles Calcinai
Cutting His Life Line Bombing Hitler's supply lines
These Englishmen Poem (by Ian Hay)
An Observer's Diary Part 4 of a diary of an Observer on active service
We Write Candid Letters From Contact
The Bombs Poem (by LAC H.)
Stand Easy More jokes
Ohakea Has A Station Band Article on their band
Kiwi News From Kiwi Fleming at RCAF Fingal, Ontario, Canada
Station News Snippets of news and gossip from various NZ Stations
The Pilot's Prayer Poem by Cecil Roberts
585 Sq. Feet of Precious Silk Article about parachutes
Youth Is Air Minded The formation of the Air Training Corps in NZ
Air Sense Flying Tips from a Canadian Instructor
The Fleet Air Arm A small insight into training for the FAA
Night Fighter Station Story about a Beaufighter unit
Ode to a Fitter Armourer Poem (by LAC A.W.)
Lucky WAAF - Lonely Officer A Musing from RNZAF Harewood
Ground Staff Appreciated Penned by an Airman Pilot
Women At Work Photo of Mona Friedlander in flying kit, of the ATA
American Planes Are Good Men flying US planes in the RAF
War of Production Back cover message that the King and Queen need your help

Cover: Hawker Hurricanes attacking Channel shipping
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Editorial Opinion
Contact's Point Of View
Attention
Features
"______ Guns"
Wanted - Better Ceiling
Hospitality in Britain
Night Fighter Squadron
New "Ship-Hopping"
The F??? Point
Armistice Day
News
Passing Panorama
Overseas
Social News
Station News
Training
Across Canada In Ten Minutes
Advice To Trainees
The Will To Conquer
Humour
Stand Easy
W.A.A.F. Problem
The Missing Link
Air Slanguage
Correspondence
You Write
Famous Airmen
Flying Officer Gill
"Contact" Honours Them
Sports
Physical and Recreational Training
Sports on Stations
Short Story
The Sixteen Carries On
Poems
Friendship
???
Achievement

Cover: A Maurice Conly drawing of a P38 Lockheed Lightning (This was Conly's first cover)
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Contents Information Includes

Bomber Pilots
Ground Staff at Harewood
The New Zealand General reconnaissance Sqdrn
Air Sense
Profiles of serving officers
Letters, humours, notices and advertisements

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