Aeroplane Collection (page 8)

Crew inspection of the Vickers Vimy selected for the England to Australia flight. In the front from left: Capt Ross Smith, Lt Keith Smith and Sgt W.H. (Wally) Shiers. In the rear cockpit is J.M

Ford Tri-Motor N7584 of Island Airlines
Ford Tri-Motor, N7584, of Island Airlines

de Havilland DH98 Mosquito

Horace Shorts notebook - sketches of Wright Flyer at Pau
A page from Horace Shorts notebook containing his detailed sketches of the Wright Flyer made at Pau, France, in February 1909. Date: 1909

Douglas AD-1 Skyraider, Lockheed P2V-5 Neptune, Grumman WF-2
From left: Douglas AD-1 Skyraider, 134982; Lockheed P2V-5 Neptune, 128340, and a Grumman WF-2 from the Naval Air Facility, Sigonella, Sicily, in formation near Mt Etna

Short S30 Empire Flying Boat G-AFCU Cabot
Short S30 Empire Flying Boat, G-AFCU, Cabot

Hawker Siddeley Nimrod XV254
Hawker Siddeley Nimrod, XV254

The BAe146 production line at Hatfield

The Bristol Brabazon under construction at Filton

Westland Wapiti IIA J9719
Westland Wapiti IIA, J9719

Concorde 204 G-BOAC in takes-off
Concorde 204, G-BOAC, in takes-off

XH844 started out as a Gloster Javelin F(AW)7 but was converted to a F(AW)9

English Electric Canberra B2 WH713
English Electric Canberra B2, WH713, was powered by two Bristol Siddeley Olympus turbojets

The first de Havilland DH106 Comet 4 G-APDA of BOAC
The first de Havilland DH106 Comet 4, G-APDA, of BOAC, at Hatfield on the day of its first flight, 27 April 1958. Date: 1958

The first Hawk XX154 in the air for the first time
The first Hawk, XX154, in the air for the first time on 21 August 1974 with chief test pilot, Duncan Simpson, at the controls. The flight from the flight test centre at Dunsfold lasted 53 minutes

Two biplanes with resting crew, Iraq
Two biplanes in the desert with their crew resting and drinking, somewhere in Iraq

Two biplanes with ground support vehicles, Iraq
Two biplanes with ground support vehicles in the desert, somewhere in Iraq

Westland Lysander R9125, at the Royal Air Force Golden Jubilee in 1968, held on RAF Abingdon. Date: 1968

Messerschmitt Me 262A -the only way Allied fighters could tackle this fast jet was to pouce on it as it slowed to land

Messerschmitt Me 262A -only ever available in small number towards wars end, the type was far superior to any Allied fighter

Lockheed L1649A Constellation TWA flying, from above

Douglas Dakota KN645 RAF 1961
Douglas Dakota KN645 of the Royal Air Force in August 1961 Date: 1961

BAe Systems Hawks RAF Red Arrows break Scampton 1989
RAFAT RAF Red Arrows BAe Systems Hawks break during their display at Scampton in October 1989 Date: 1989

German inventions for war in the air by G. H. Davis
The ingenuity of German scientists applied to the war in the air. Illustrating the methods and machines exploited and used by the Germans during the Second World War. Date: 1945

The first Lockheed C-5A Galaxy, 66-8303

White Waltham

Boeing B-52G Stratofortress carrying two North American ?
Boeing B-52G Stratofortress carrying two North American GAM-77 Hound Dog air-to-ground missiles

EH Industries (later AgustaWestland) EH101 PP5, ZF649, t?
EH Industries (later AgustaWestland) EH101 PP5, ZF649, the fifth of nine pre-production helicopters, on HMS Iron Duke (F234), a Type 23 frigate

Westland Widgeon IIIA, G-aGH

Westland Lysander production

Air display at RAF Abingdon. Clockwise from bottom: de Havilland Sea Hornet, Hawker Sea Fury, de Havilland Rapide/Dominie, North American Harvard and Douglas Dakota

Filton House, Bristol, when part of the British Aircraft Corporation

Pegasus - Filton House, Bristol Aero Engine Department
Pegasus on Filton House, the administrative offices of the Bristol Aeroplane, Co Ltd. c.1936

Percival E3H Mew Gull, G-AFa, at Hatfield after finishing third in the 1937 Kings Cup Race flown by Edgar Percival

The first production Beagle B206 Series 2 G-ATLF
The first production Beagle B206 Series 2, G-ATLF, at Shoreham Airport

Dinner given by Alexander Duckham at the Savoy Hotel honouring Louis Ble

Saab J35D Draken purchased by the Austrian Air Force

Northrop F-89 Scorpion

A Bristol Boxkite under test at Filton. Stanley White stands with his back to the camera wearing a flat cap and long overcoat. The site is now covered by the Filton Works Lab and Odeon

de Havilland DH98 Mosquito FBVI NT193 in flight
de Havilland DH98 Mosquito FBVI, NT193, in flight

Lockheed (P2V-5) Neptune MR1 of the Royal Air Force bound for Britain from Burbank, California

Avro Vulcan B2 at Heyford. James Gilbert photo

Airship R9

Airship R9 leaving the shed

Auster AOP6 VW996
Auster AOP6, VW996

de Havilland Canada DHC1 Chipmunks WK577 WK621 and WP837
de Havilland Canada DHC1 Chipmunks, WK577, WK621 and WP837

Royal Aircraft Factory SE5

Prototype Handley Page Victor B2 XH668
Prototype Handley Page Victor B2, XH668

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