VOL. 1 NUMBER 1 – WINGS - Subtitled “Flying Thrills” – Originally published 29^th June 1934

I. – ALL’S FAIR by Captain W. E. Johns - Page 5

This story was reprinted in April 1935 in Johns’ book “THE RAID”

II – TIME ON BOARD by Arch. Whitehouse - Page 13

III – FLYING SECTION 17 by Haupt. Heydemarck – Page 29

IV – THE WORLD ON THE WING by Captain W. E. Johns - Page 90

V – FROM AN OBSERVER’S LOG by Major James McCudden V.C. – Page 95

VI – DOG-FIGHT DANNY by Arch. Whitehouse – Page 102

VII – OLD SOLDIERS NEVER DIE by Captain W. E. Johns - Page 116

This story was reprinted in April 1935 in Johns’ book “THE RAID”

VIII – SPY FLYING by “Vigilant” – Page 120

VOL. 1 NUMBER 2 – WINGS - Subtitled “Flying Stories” – AUTUMN NUMBER – Originally published 1^st October 1934

I. – THE RAID by Capt. W. E. Johns - Page 5

The introduction to this story says “This story by that popular author, Capt. W. E. Johns, is placed in Iraq, a country that he knows well.

The Armistice found him a prisoner of war and shortly after his return to England he was posted to Iraq, where he served for some years”

II – CAREERING INTO AVIATION - author unknown but text says that this is an article reprinted from the August issue of “Air Review” - Page 61

III – WITH DESERT BELOW by J. Railton Holden – Page 68

IV – ERNST UDET: THE PETER PAN OF THE AIR by Vigilant – Page 102

V – DEMONS OF THE NULLAH by Arch. Whitehouse – Page 113

VOL. 1 NUMBER 3 – WINGS - Subtitled “Flying Stories” – WINTER NUMBER – Originally published 1^st January 1935

I. – STRANGE FREIGHT by Captain W. E. Johns - Page 5

This story was reprinted in April 1935 in Johns’ book “THE RAID”

II – WAR FLYING IN MACEDONIA by Haupt Heydemarck - Page 13

III – BIG BERTHA AND THE PLANES by “Vigilant” - Page 89

IV – “OUR TRICK, PARTNER!” by W. Tremellen - Page 98

V – EL KHIYAL FLIES by J. Railton Holden - Page 106

VOL. 1 NUMBER 4 – WINGS – (Not Subtitled at all) – SPRING NUMBER – Originally published 1^st April 1935

I. – THE LATINS by Wilfred Tremellen - Page 5

II – V.C.’S WON IN THE AIR by Captain W. E. Johns - Page 12

This article is taken from Johns’ book “THE AIR V.C.’s”

III –BULLY-BEEF PATROL by J. Railton Holden – Page 22

IV – FOR MODEL-MAKERS by Howard Leigh - Page 42

This brief article by Johns’ brother-in-law and well known “Biggles” artist, contains information about four different aircraft, the Airspeed Envoy, the Handley Page Heyford, the Monospar S.T.10. and the Lockheed Vega

V – THE DAWN OF AVIATION by Capt. W. E. Johns - Page 50

This article is taken from Johns’ book “SOME MILESTONES OF AVIATION”

VI – AIR INTELLIGENCE by “Vigilant” – Page 64

VII – THE UNCERTAIN WEAPON by Major George Fielding Eliot - Page 74

VIII – THE GERMAN SPRING OFFENSIVE, 1918 by Roger Vee – Page 88

Although this last issue concluded with “The next number of WINGS (Summer issue) will be published 1^st July 1935” I believe that no further issues were ever published.

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