I was 10 years old in 1941 and the Second World War was in its third year. We lived on the south coast at Littlehampton in Sussex and I was a very keen scale aeromodeller. Surprisingly there were quite a few model aeroplane kits about for sale and everyone looked forward to the end of the month when the Aeromodeller was published, which cost one shilling (5p). It was considered to be the 'must read' book for us modellers, and despite food and almost everything else being severely rationed aeroplane kits, both static and free-flight, were available to buy from many advertisers.
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