Flown Collection (page 6)

Space Memorabilia - Apollo XI lapel pin
Space Memorabilia - Apollo XI (11) mission space flown lapel pin. An incredible piece of Apollo 11 flown history, Apollo 11 was the spaceflight that landed the first two humans on the moon

Yakovlev Yak-3 -first flown in April 1940, the Yak-3 and-9 fighters were to prove some of the most successful of World War 2

Westland Welkin I -designed as a high altitude interceptor First flown in November 1942, it entered service in May 1944 after the need for it had evaporated

Republic P-43 Lancer-first flown in March 1940, this high altitude fighter was used in small numbers by the American Volunteer Group in China from May 1942

Nakajima Ki-49 Type 100 Helen -first flown in August 1939, this Japanese Army heavy bomber proved vulnerable when attacked

Mitsubishi Ki-67 Peggy -this Japanese Army heavy bomber, first flown in December 1942, came too late to have much impact

Nakajima Ki-34 AT-2 Thora -initially flown as a light airliner, the type saw wartime use with both the Japanese Amy and Navy

Mitsubishi A6M2 Model 21 Zeke -first flown in April 1939, the existence of the carrier-going fighters came as a nasty surprise to the Allies in December 1941

Mitsubishi A5M2 Claude -this carrier-going Japanese Navy fighter was flown against the Chinese from early 1937

Boeing B-17E Fortress - could be considered to be the first modern heavy bomber, having first flown in July 1935

Beech JRB-4-the US Navy version of the Beech Model 18 First flown in January 1937, more than 9, 000 were built Most numerous of these was the US Army Air Forces AT-11 and C-45

Aichi D3A1 Navy Type 99 Dive bomber Val flown off carriers was employed with impressive effect in Pearl Harbor strike

Avro Lancastrian G-AGLW BOAC LAP
BOAC used their Avro Lancastrians on the England to Australia route from May 1945. G-AGLW, named Northampton, was flown until 1950 Date: 1946

Westland Wessex HC2 of No72 Squadron, RAF Odiham, during?
Westland Wessex HC2 of No72 Squadron, RAF Odiham, during a helicopter assault during Exercise Spearhead, where ten helicopters were flown to Germany to reinforce No18 Squadron in their Army support

Vought F7U-3P Cutlass 129748
Vought F7U-3P Cutlass, 129745, being flown by John Konrad, Vought chief test pilot

Maiden flight of the first Vickers Type 950 Vanguard G-AOYW
Maiden flight of the first Vickers Type 950 Vanguard, G-AOYW, at Brooklands on 20 January 1959. Flown by G.R. Bryce and Brian Trubshaw. Date: 1959

British Army Dirigible No 1, Nulli Secundus, over St. Paul s
British Army Dirigible No 1, christened Nulli Secundus (Latin: " Second to none" ) was a Semi-rigid airship. First flown on 10th September 1907

Miethes Flying Disk, flown at Prague
Miethes Flying Disk, 20m in diameter, successfully flown at Prague by Schriever and Habermohl on 4 February 1945, ad taken over by the Russians after World War Two. Date: 1945

Mikoyan I-250 -the Soviets were just starting to develop jet propulsion at wars end, this type being first flown in March 1945

Westland Wagtail single seat fighter first flown in April 1918. Only three were completed. Seen here is serial no. C 4293. Date: circa 1918

Vought F4U-1 Corsair -when first flown in May 1940, this fighter was not just the US Navys fastest, it had few speedier rivals worldwide

SPAD VII first flown in May 1916, the VII was faster than the opposition Once early engine troubles had been rectified the VII was adopted by France, Britain and the US

Sopwith LRTTr built as a three seat long range fighter was not proceeded with and may never have even flown

Sopwith Hispano -Suiza Triplane-built and flown closely after the smaller Triplane in 1916, it never went into poroduction

Sopwith 2B2 Rhino first flown in October 1917, two were built but poor performance led to itsabandonment

Sopwith 2FR2 Bulldog first flown in early 1918, this wouldbe Bristol F2B replacement was one of Sopwiths failures

Short N1B Shirl single seat torpedo bomber first flown in May 1918 Production of 100 cancelled at wars end

Short Admiralty Type 41 first flown in April 1912, three of these two seaters were built and used on coastal patrols early in the war

Republic XF-12 -not flown until mid-1946, this was a late 1943 requirement for a photo-reconnaissance type that processed its film during its return to base

Reggiane Re2005 Sagittario -first flown in May 1942, only 51 examples of this potent fighter had been built when Italy withdrew from the war in September 1943

PZL P-11 -initially flown in August 1931, these antiquated fighters were pitted against the Luftwaffe when Germany invaded Poland and sustained heavy losses

Potez-CAMS 141 -only one built and first flown in January 1938 It sub sequently flew with both Vichy and Free French, where it sank a U-boat in June 1943

Northrop P-61A -first flown in May 1942, 706 were built and operated by the US Army Air Force and US Marines

North American B-25A Mitchell -first flown in August 1940, this bomber saw extensive service in the Pacific theatre

Nakajima Ki-84-1a Frank -first flown in March 1943, the type entered service at the end of 1944 One of the best Japanese fighters

Mitsubishi J2M1 Jack -first flown in March 1942, this dedicated interceptor never fully lived up to its early promise Only 621 built

Nakajima Ki-43 Army Type 1 Oscar -first flown in January 1939, the fighter was very agile but vulknerable to combat damage Over 5, 900 built

Kawasaki Ki-100 -first flown in February 1945, this impressive Japanese Army fighter was rushed into service 2-months later Just under 400 built

Kawanishi N1K1 Kyofo Rex -first flown in May 1942, only a handful built Led to land-based George More than 1, 400 built of both types

Lavochkin Lagg-3 -First flown in March 1940, it entered service around a year later Over 6, 500 built

Grumman Marlet -flown by the Fleet Air Arm, this was the British version of the F4F Wildcat

I. A. R. 80 -First flown in April 1939, this Rumanian fig
I.A.R. 80 -First flown in April 1939, this Rumanian fighter entered service in Febraury 1941 Rumania, part of the Axis Powers, built nearly 350 of these single seaters

Henschel Hs 123A -first flown in 1936, this single seat dive bomber proved very effective from its Spanish Civil War debut through to mid 1944

Flettner Fl-282 -first flown in October 1941, only 24 of these helicopters were built, as their main use would have been naval -itself a low priority other than U-Boats

Fisher XP-75A -seen with Allisons test pilot, BT Red Hulse First flown in November 1943, only 13 of these experimental interceptors were built

Curtiss H75 C1 -flown against the Luftwaffe with some success in 1940, this was one of several US aircraft bought to meet the shortfall in home production - Photo Hugh W Cowin

Curtiss A-25A Helldivers flown by US women-ferry-pilots

Commonwealth CA-13 Boomerang - first flown in May 1942 when the Japanese were already ashore in New Guinea, the Boomerang became operational in April 1943

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