Squadron Collection (#31)

Sir Thomas Graves / Ridley
SIR THOMAS GRAVES Rear Admiral of the White Squadron Date: 1747 - 1814

Edward Boscawen / Sayer
EDWARD BOSCAWEN Naval commander, Admiral of the Blue Squadron Date: 1711 - 1761

Sir Peter Parker
SIR PETER PARKER British naval officer. Commanded squadron in unsuccessful attack on Fort Moultrie, Charleston (1776) Date: 1721 - 1811

George Pocock (Blue Sqd)
SIR GEORGE POCOCK - British naval commander and Admiral of the Blue Squadron Date: 1706 - 1792

Raf Monoplane Pilots
Squadron Leader Q.R. Gayford and Flight Lieutenant O.L.G. Bett, pilots of the giant RAF Fairey (Napier) Long Range Monoplane, at Cranwell Aerodrome, destination Egypt. Date: 22 October 1931

WWI aviation - a scout circus looking for trouble
Impression of aeroplanes painted with bright colours in order to give them a more terrifying appearance. The device was first employed by the Germans who had one squadron, under Baron von Richthofen

Insert of cover design, Popular Flying
Insert reproduction of cover design, Popular Flying, the National Aviation Paper, July 1936. Running the Gauntlet(s), showing a Hawker Demon (with a Rolls Royce Kestrel engine) of 23F Squadron

WW1 - Guynemer with proud relatives at his home in Compiegne
WW1 - Georges Marie Ludovic Jules Guynemer (1894 - 1917), a top fighter ace, Lieutenant, Captain and Commander of the Storks Squadron for France during World War I

WW1 - Guynemer gets his Captains stripes, 3rd March 1917
WW1 - Georges Marie Ludovic Jules Guynemer (1894 -1917) was a top air fighter for France during World War I. He became an ace by his fifth victory in February 1916

WW1 - British bomber squadron with Avro 504s
WW1 - Three Avro 504 British biplanes and the British bomber squadron on the ground preparing to carry out an aerial attack in Friedrichshafen, Germany. Commander Briggs biplane, No

WW1 - Crashed British Aircraft
WW1 - A Brtish aeroplane after an accident within British lines. Airmen at the landmark surround the aircraft, observing and assessing the accident. Date: 1914

WW1 - British seaplane squadron on patrol
WW1 - A view from the sky, as if flying with the British squadron. Depicting the majestic quality of " The Avengers" and of British pride

Supermarine Spitfire IX pair of No 241 Squadron aloft Naples region, Italy, 21 January 1944

Supermarine Spitfire IX-being armed and pre flighted of No222 Squadron RAF at, North weald, Essex

Supermarine Spitfire IA of 19 Squadron RAF Duxford being re armed, 1940

Supermarine Spitfire FR XVIII pair of No208 Squadron RAF over Mediterranean

Stanford Tuck, Robert R Squadron Ldr, RAF in Hurricane

Sopwith 1F Camel single-seater first flown in March 1917. This particular one belonged to No. 139 Squadron, Royal Flying Corps. Date: circa 1917-1918

Townsend, Peter, Squadron Ldr, RAF and Hawker Hurricane

Sopwith 2F Camel slung beneath R 23 airship
Sopwith 2F Camel, serial no. N6814 of No. 212 Squadron RAF, slung beneath a Vickers R 23 airship at the RNAS Airship Station at Pulham in Norfolk. Date: circa 1918

Short S29 Stirling I trio aloft of No 7 Squadron

Short S29 Stirling I of No 149 Squadron (on the ground)

Northrop N-3PB -only 24 built for Norway and based in Iceland flew as No330 Squadron RAF from April 1941 through early 1943

Lockheed Hudson V trio aloft of No48 Squadron RAF

Handley Page Halifax II, Srs 1A of No76 Squadron seen from another Halifax

Handley Page Halifax II of No301 Squadron in Italy, July 1944

Derry, John, tp Squadron Ldr (RAF Ret d) + DH Vampire

Dayton-Wright built DH 4 of US Marines Squadron D is seen at La Frene, France, Oct 2018 (photo US Marines)

Douglas B-18A Bolo -these of US Armys 27th Reconnaissance Squadron Used by both the US and Canadians for offshore patrols

Brown, AR Capt RFC, pilot of No209 Squadron - claimed to have shot down Baron von Richthofen

Bristol 152 Beaufort of No 217 Squadron First flown in October 1938, this anti-shipping type entered service in early 1940 and saw action in all major theatres 2, 129 built

Bristol 149 Blenheim IV of No18 Squadron, flying

Bristol 130 Bombay of No216 Squadron, RAF, Egypt 1941 Used as troop transport

Captain William Avery Billy Bishop, air ace
Captain William Avery Billy Bishop (1894-1956), Canadian air ace in the cockpit of his No. 60 Squadron RFC Nieuport 17, serial no. B 1556. He survived WW1 with a confirmed score of 72

Avro 683 Lancaster I trio of No 44 Squadron RAF, 1942

Avro 679 Manchester IA of No 207 Squadron - unloved and unwanted, the type was transformed into the famed Lancaster by fitting four Merlins

Avro 652A Anson I of Dutch-manned No217 Squadron RAF

Airco DH 5 single-seater biplane completed during the autumn of 1916. This one belonged to No. 68 Squadron, RFC, based at Baizieux. Date: circa 1916-1918

Airco DH 1a two-seater of No. 14 Squadron, Palestine
A gun-equipped Airco DH 1a two-seater of No. 14 Squadron, RFC, based in Palestine, serial no. 4607, in service from June 1916. Date: circa 1916-1917

English Electric Lightnings x 7 from 74 Squadron RAF
Seven English Electric Lightnings from 74 Squadron RAF in formation at Farnborough Air Show on 6 September 1962 Date: 1962

English Electric Lightnings x 11 from 74 Squadron RAF
Eleven English Electric Lightnings from 74 Squadron RAF after a display at Farnborough Air Show in September 1961 Date: 1961

Vickers VC10 C1 XV106 10 Sqn RAF Auckland 1970
Vickers VC10 C1 XV106 of 10 Squadron RAF Air Support Command at Auckland on 21 June 1970 Date: 1970

Vickers VC10 C1 XR808 10 Sqn RAF Lyneham 1967
Vickers VC10 C1 XR808 of 10 Squadron RAF Transport Command flying over Lyneham on 30 March 1967 Date: 1967

English Electric Lightning F. 3 XP697 74 Squadron RAF
English Electric Lightning F.3 XP697 of 74 Squadron RAF displaying at Farnborough Air Show on 8 September 1964 Date: 1964

English Electric Lightning F. 1 XM140 74 Squadron RAF
English Electric Lightning F.1 XM140 of 74 Squadron RAF takes off at Farnborough Air Show on 6 September 1962 Date: 1962

English Electric Lightning F. 1A XM179 56 Squadron RAF
English Electric Lightning F.1A XM179 and others from 56 Squadron RAF taxy for display at Le Bourget on 16 June 1963 Date: 1963

English Electric Lightnings x 6 from 92 Squadron RAF at Farnborough Air Show on 8 September 1964 Date: 1964

British rescuing men from German destroyer, Heligoland, WW1
British sailors rescuing men of a German destroyer, under fire, at the Battle of Heligoland Bight - a gallant deed officially recognised by Germany

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