Aeroplanes Collection (page 10)

Vought OS2U-2 Kingfisher-departs USS Texas

SPAD XIII with Le Prieur rockets attached for anti-balloon or anti-airship use. Extremely popular with French and American forces, over eight thousand were built by the time of the Armistice

Short S29 Stirling towing Horsa

Nieuport 17s of the French N124 Escadrille Lafayette
Four Nieuport 17s of the French N124 Escadrille Lafayette, formed of French commanded American volunteer pilots. The squadron was formed in April 1916

Nieuport 11 Bebe, used by the Italian air force, built under licence in Italy by Nieuport-Macchi. Seen here is serial no. Ni 3227. Date: circa 1916-1917

Mitsubishi Ki-46-II Dinah -constant improvements ensured that this Jabpanese Army reconnaissance type remained faster than most Allied fighters

Lockheed 1049G Super Constellation of Varig (forward view) aloft

Malan, AG Sailor, Grp Capt and Spitfire

Kawasaki Ki-45 Nick - one of the Japanese Armys most effective high flying fighters against such as the Boeing B-29

Junkers Ju 87G -showing its formidible 37mm anti-tank cannons

Fokker Dr I with Pfalz D III in background
Fokker Dr I German fighter triplane with a Pfalz D III in the background. The Fokkers pilot prepares for takeoff, with a mechanic ready to swing the propeller and two more in attendance

De Havilland DH98 Mosquito III in close up

Consolidated PBY-5 seen clad in drab 1942 livery Catalinas flown by the US Navy and RAFs Coastal Command helped defeat the U-Boat threat across the Atlantic

Bucker Bu 133 Jungmeister- a tight 7 plane fomation, good for teaching precise handling but not fighter tactics

Brewster F2A Buffalo -unlike other Buffalo users, the Finnish enjoyed con (side view)rable success against their Soviet invaders

Boeing B-29 production at Air Force Factory 56 or Boeings Wichita Plant 1st Prod, 44-61535 seen in fore (on the ground)

Blackburn Firebrand TF IV first flown in February 1942 opened a whole saga of problems, with the first production aircraft not being available until long after wars end

Aerial view of beach, Galveston, Texas, USA
Aerial view of the beach, Galveston, Texas, USA. Date: circa 1930

BAC One-Eleven 204AF of Mohawk Airlines

Grumman S2F-1 Tracker, 144703

The first Wichita-built Boeing B-52D Stratofortress, 55-?
The first Wichita-built Boeing B-52D Stratofortress, 55-49, flew for the first time on 14 May 1956

Boeing B-52 Stratofortress

Mr and Mrs J. D. Profumo (Miss Valerie Hobson) at the 195?
Mr and Mrs J.D. Profumo (Miss Valerie Hobson) at the 1956 Royal Aeronautical Society Garden Party at Wisley on 15 July

EH Industries (later AgustaWestland) EH101 PP4, ZF644, t?
EH Industries (later AgustaWestland) EH101 PP4, ZF644, the fourth of nine pre-production helicopters, over HMS Ark Royal (R07)

Westland Wessex HC2s, XR527 and XR588, of No28 Squadron ?
Westland Wessex HC2s, XR527 and XR588, of No28 Squadron RAF Kai Tak, Hong Kong, August 1976

Aerial view of Sandown, Isle of Wight

Fairchild YC-119H Skyvan, 51-2585

Naval Airship No3, Astra Torres, moored on a mast, 12 June 1913

Flt Lt G Shaw with his British Klemm Eagle, G-ACVU
Flt Lt G. Shaw with his British Klemm Eagle, G-ACVU. Both took part in the MacRobertson England to Australia race, October 1934

The 15, 000th Curtiss fighter, a P-40 Warhawk, emblazoned with the insignia of the 28 air forces operating Curtiss fighters during WW2. November 1944

Wing Commander Kenneth Horatio Wallis MBE
Wing Commander Kenneth Horatio Wallis, MBE, CEng, FRAeS, 1916-, in the Wallis WA-116/F/S autogiro, G-BLIK. Date: 1916

Henri Mignet sitting in a Le Pou-du-Ciel talking to S.W. Appleby, also a Flying Flea pilot, at the International Air Rally organised by the Cinque Ports Flying Club at Lympne Airport, Hythe, Kent

Vickers(ja) Wild Goose missile on a rail trolley

James Charles Floyd CEng FRAeS (1914- )
James Charles Floyd, CEng, FRAeS (1914- ), former chief design engineer at Avro Canada during the Jetliner, CF-100 and CF-105 Arrow programmes. Date: 1914

Gladys, Albert Batchelor in British Klemm L25C 1A Swallow
Gladys and Albert Batchelor in his British Klemm L25C 1A Swallow, G-ACXD

Albert and Gladys Batchelor with his Cierva C30A autogyro, G-ACWM

Albert and Gladys Batchelor in front of General Aircraft Monospar ST25 Jubilee, G-ADWH

Focke-Wulf Fw200 Condor of Lufthansa

O E Simmonds aerial view of Hythe Kent
O.E. Simmonds aerial view of Hythe, Kent

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

Brewster Buffalo I AS430
Brewster Buffalo I, AS430

The prototype Fairey Gannet AEW3 XJ440
The prototype Fairey Gannet AEW3, XJ440

Lockheed (P2V-5) Neptune of the Royal Dutch Navy takes off from Burbank, California. December 1953. Date: 1953

R34 airship in flight

Bleriot III 1906 floatplane
Ble

M Salmet flying a Bleriot XI at Scarborough
M. Salmet flying a Ble

Supermarine Spitfire TRIX ML407
Supermarine Spitfire TRIX, ML407, currently owned by Caroline Grace. James Gilbert photo

The crew of English Electric Canberra B2 WD932
The crew of English Electric Canberra B2, WD932, arrive at Andrews Field, Washington DC, and pose for news reels. From left: Flt Lt Ernest A.J. Haskett, Sqn Ldr Arthur E

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