McDonnell Douglas Phantom FGR2
The Phantom formed a major part of the Royal Air Force’s combat aircraft strength for over twenty years and provided the Service with one of the world’s …
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Westland Whirlwind HAR 10
Gas turbine powered Whirlwind HAR10 and HC10 helicopters were to form the backbone of the RAF’s search and rescue and tactical transport helicopter force during the 1960s. …
Bristol Sycamore HR14
The Sycamore has the distinction of being the first British-designed helicopter to fly. During the 1950s Sycamore crews helped pioneer many of the helicopter techniques commonly used …
Messerschmitt Bf 109E-3
During the early war years the Bf109 was one of the world’s finest single seat fighters. Its basic design provided the potential for it to take new …
Hawker Typhoon 1B
Originally designed as a twelve-gun fighter, the Typhoon was intended to be the successor to the Hurricane. It suffered many development problems both with the airframe and …
British Aircraft Corporation Jet Provost T5A
The Jet Provost T5 was the final development of the first basic trainer in the world to go into service. As military flying development in the 1960s, …
North American Harvard IIB
The North American Harvard trainer was built in greater numbers than most combat aircraft during World War Two, 17096 being produced. By the end of the War …
British Aircraft Corporation Lightning F6
The Lightning was the Royal Air Force’s first truly supersonic aircraft and its introduction immediately doubled maximum speeds in Fighter Command. Such a major advance called for …
Republic P-47D Thunderbolt II
The Thunderbolt was one of the three most important American fighters produced during the war and saw extensive service with the United States Army Air Force before …
Curtiss Kittyhawk IV
The Kittyhawk was the final development of the monoplane Curtiss Hawk fighters and during World War Two provided the RAF with valuable reinforcements in the Middle East …
Sikorsky R-4B Hoverfly 1
Though only 133 Hoverfly 1s were built, the type holds a significant place in the history of both the Royal Air Force and the United States Army …
de Havilland Chipmunk
de Havilland produced another classic with the replacement for their world famous Tiger Moth. The Chipmunk was designed and produced in Canada before being adopted as the …
Slingsby Cadet TX3
The traditionally built wood-and-fabric Slingsby Cadet was an excellent glider, produced in large numbers for Air Training Corps use. 131 of the TX Mk 3 variant were …
de Havilland Vampire F3
The Vampire was a first generation jet fighter which saw service in the immediate post-war period with Royal Air Force front-line fighter squadrons in the United Kingdom …
Slingsby Type 38 Grasshopper
The Grasshopper is a primary glider intended, as the name suggests, to give basic training through short ‘hops’ on airfields or school playing fields. It was based …