page_title: Aircraft Recognition (magazine)
section_title: Contents
hierarchical_section_title: Aircraft Recognition (magazine) / Aircraft Recognition / Contents
caption_attribution_description: English: Muzzle Puzzle, a Michael Cummings cartoon and aircraft recognition test. Each cartoon disguises the nose of a World War II aircraft. The aircraft depicted in this cartoon are: Top Row L-R Junkers Ju 52, Kawanishi H8K, North American P-51 Mustang, Short Sunderland; Bottom Row L-R Republic P-47 Thunderbolt, Supermarine Spitfire, Junkers Ju 188, Curtiss-Wright C-46 Commando
context_page_description: Aircraft Recognition, subtitled The Inter-Services Journal was a British Second World War magazine dedicated to the subject of aircraft recognition. Published monthly by the Ministry of Aircraft Production between September 1942 and September 1945, the target audience of the magazine was members of all three British Armed Services as well as members of the Royal Observer Corps.
context_section_description: Each edition consisted of a mix of written articles on the theory and practice of aircraft recognition and practical tests as well as occasional items on other subjects of interest; for example the first issue contained three articles on the subject of aircraft recognition, two articles on specific aircraft types, four sets of recognition tests and an article on the interpretation of aerial photographs.
  In each issue there was a variety of tests; regular types included "Flying photographs" - series of pictures of aircraft in flight, and "Sillographs" - solid silhouettes of (normally) threequarter views. Other tests included series of photos taken from a particular aspect e.g. from behind, or "On the spot" - small head on photos of one Allies and one Axis aircraft challenging the reader to differentiate friend from foe. A regular contributor to most issues was the cartoonist Michael Cummings who continued the style of Wren's "Oddentifications" by submitting recognition tests in the form of cartoons and caricatures. Other contributors included Charles Gibbs-Smith and Russell Brockbank. High quality photos were used wherever possible using photographers from the RAF Film Production Unit based at RAF Benson.
  With the end of the War in Europe in May 1945, the emphasis of material changed to concentrate on aircraft likely to be encountered in the Pacific theatre of operations. In June 1945 the security rating of the journal was raised to Restricted although this was more an excuse to cut the number of copies produced rather than a genuine security need. With the publication of the September 1945 issue (Volume III number 13) production was suspended as there was no further need for the magazine.
caption: Muzzle Puzzle - a Cummings cartoon test from Volume III number 8
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