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"Airplane" Magazines - Old Issues

SAABaby From South Africa, joined Nov 2006, 22 posts, RR: 0
Posted (4 years 7 months 1 week 6 hours ago) and read 4765 times:

Hi guys

In the late 80's early 90's, while I was still in high school, a local news agency in South Africa published a weekly call-order magazine called "Airplane". It was a weekly issue that ran from #1 to #216.

The magazine was published by a UK-based publishing company called "Orbis".

I recently found all my issues stashed away in the motor-garage, and wondered if it would still be possible to find some issues of this publication, as I managed to collect all parts, except for #34 and #47, as well as cover files of the publication.

Would anyone know whether Orbis is still in existance, or if I would be able to get these issues somewhere?

I'd really appreciate your help!

SAABaby
Jo'burg - South Africa

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WA707atMSP From United States of America, joined Oct 2006, 1841 posts, RR: 14
Reply 1, posted (4 years 7 months 2 days 4 hours ago) and read 4709 times:

Your best bet would probably be Ebay.

I went through the same process, trying to complete my sets of Airline Data News and World Airline Fleets News. It took several years, and I had to buy a few duplicate issues I already had to get the issues I needed, but I was finally able to get the issues I needed.

Seaholm Maples are #1!

Opso1 From United Kingdom, joined Jun 2005, 527 posts, RR: 1
Reply 2, posted (4 years 7 months 1 day 8 hours ago) and read 4698 times:

I've got the entire collection, all in binders. Mrs OPSO1 ensures that they are hidden away in a cupboard. I tried Ebay, but got no takers for the complete set- 50 pounds only! People e-mailed me as they wanted one or two issues to complete their collection, but I didn't want to split the collection up. What was nice was going through it a couple of years ago and seeing photos of some of the actual aircraft that I had since flown. They were all dreams whilst I was a young teeneager collecting it each week for 4 years...

OPSO1