Force Collection (page 11)

RAF 22 Squadron Search and Rescue sign
Sign for the No. 22 Squadron, Royal Air Force Search and Rescue, based at Thorney Island near Chichester, West Sussex. Set up in 1955

WW2 - R. A. F. Rank Distinctions
An illustrated educational disagram which displays the rank distinctions of the British Royal Air Force during WW2. Date: circa 1940s

Socata Epsilon 105 - F-SEXV
Armee de l'Air - SOCATA TB-30 Epsilon 105 - F-SEXV (msn 105, 315-XV), of the Patrouille Cartouche Doree, formed by GE-315. (Armee de l'Air - French Air Force) Date: circa 1994

Hawker Hunter FGA. 74 505
Singapore Air Defence Command - Hawker Hunter FGA.74 505 (msn 41H/680085, ex XJ632 and G-9-356), on the line with armourers preparing the ADEN gun pack for removal

Map of Dunkirk area during the evacuation, WW2
Map of the Dunkirk area in northern France during the evacuation, showing two flooded areas of low-lying meadow land which assisted in the Allied retreat. Date: 1940

Wing Commander Guy Gibson & wife at Buckingham Palace for VC
Wing Commander Guy Gibson VC, DSO and Bar seen with his wife at Buckingham Palace to receive the Victoria CRoss and bar to the DSO, handed to him by Queen Elizabeth

Boeing RC-135U-BN Combat Sent 3 63-9792
United States Air Force - Boeing RC-135U-BN Combat Sent 3 63-9792 (msn 18706). Built as an RC-135B specification from the outset and later modified by Martin as an RC-135C

United States Air Force - Beechcraft QU-22B 69-7702 (msn EB-10) The QU-22B was developed as very quiet un-piloted relay station for the Igloo White movement detection system deployed on the Ho Chi

North American P-51D Mustang N335J MISS BARDAHL
North American P-51D-30 NA Mustang N335J (msn 122-41044) MISS BARDAHL, race number 49 built as P-51D-30-NA 44-74506 for the United States Army Air Force (USaF)6 December 1950

Avro 695 Lincolnian G-ALPF
The sole UK registered Avro 695 Lincolnian G-ALPF (ex RAF Lincoln B.2 RE290)parked at Southend prior to being scrapped in 1952. Converted by Airflight Ltd

Royal Air Force Avro Shackleton MR. 3 Phase 3 XF701
Royal Air Force Avro Shackleton MR.3 Phase 3 XF701. The MR.3 Phase 3 had Armstrong Siddeley Viper auxiliary turbojet engines under the outboard engine nacelles

Laister-Kauffman TG-4A NC46324
Laister-Kauffman TG-4A, (LK-10 Yankee Doodle 2 ), NC46324 awaiting launch at a gliding club in the US. After brief use by the United States Army Air Force (USaF) during the war

RAF Phantom FGR. 2 - RAF Wildenrath
Royal Air Force McDonnell Douglas / Hawker Siddeley F-4M Phantom FGR.2 XV470 G of No.19 Squadron at RAF Wildenrath (d/d 22/03/1969, to RAF Akrotiri, Cyprus 07/1992 for display as 9156M) Date: 1980s

Harrier at Belize
British Aerospace Harrier GR.3 XZ990 F of No.1417 Flight Royal Air Force, wrapped up for the night, after flying, at Foxy-Golf hide, Philip S. W

RAF Fayid, Egypt - The Shopping Centre
The Shopping Centre at RAF Fayid (LG-211), a former military airfield in Egypt, approximately 14 miles south of Ismailia (Al Isma`iliyah) and 72 miles northeast of Cairo. Date: circa 1920s

WW2 - American Red Cross Clubmobile - UK
Sighted Sinkers - Sank Same! WW2 - American Red Cross Clubmobile (USAF) - Somewhere in Great Britain. American airforce personnel relaxing with coffee and doughnuts

Vickers Warwick ASR-1 Type 462
Vickers Warwick ASR-1 with Underslung Lifeboat for Air-Sea Rescue Date: 1940s

Vickers Warwick B-1 ASR Stage A
Vickers Warwick B-1 ASR Stage a with Underslung Lifeboat for Air-Sea Rescue Date: 1940s

Junkers Ju-290 A-7
Captured Luftwaffe Junkers Ju-290A-7 Parked Date: 1945

Junkers Ju-290 A-6
Spanish Airforce Junkers Ju-290A-6 Parked in Spain Date: 1945

Westland Welkin Mk-1 Flying Date: 1940s

Focke Wulf FW-200 B-2 Condor
Focke-Wulf Fw.200 Condor Taken from the Factory by the Luftwaffe and Used by K.Gr.Z.B.105 Date: 1940s

Focke Wulf FW-200 C-4 Condor
Captured Focke-Wulf Fw.200 Condor with RAF Marking Date: 1945

Messerschmitt Bf-110
Luftwaffe Messerschmitt Bf-110 During WW2 Date: 1940s

Messerschmitt Me-163 Komet
Luftwaffe Messerschmitt Me-163 Komet Parked at an Airshow in May 1950 Date: 1950

Hispano HA-1109 K1L Buchon
Spanish Airforce Hispano Ha-1109 K1L Buchon Parked Date: 1951

Sukhoi T-10 Su-27 Flanker prototype
Sukhoi T-10 Su-27 Flanker Prototype Taxiing Date: 1980s

Republic P-47N Thunderbolt
Usaaf Republic P-47N Thunderbolts flying in formation in the Pacific Area Date: 1944

Boeing B-17C Flying Fortress
RAF Boeing B-17C Flying Fortress Date: 1942

Vickers Valiant
All Three V-Bomber Together: RAF Vickers Valiant Xd869, Avro Vulcan Xa904 and Handley Page Hp-80 Victor Xa931 flying in formation Date: 1950s

de Havilland DH-98 Mosquito PR-34A
Flying Officer a J Knox (Pilot Right) and Flying Officer a B Thompson (Navigator Left) with 81 Squadron Royal Air Force RAF de Havilland Dh-98 Mosquito Pr-34A on the Last Operational Flight During

Messerschmitt Bf-109E-1
Messerschmitt Bf-109 of Luftwaffe Stab 3./ Jagdgeschwader 26 Which Force-Landed in a Field in Kent, Southern England UK after Being Shot-Down by Squadron Leader Henry C Sawyer in a Spitfire 1 of 65

Messerschmitt Me-163B-1A Komet
A Captured Luftwaffe Messerschmitt Me-163B-1A Komet on Public Static-Display Possibly in Hyde Park, London, As Flown by Test-Pilot Captain Eric Melrose Winkle Brown, Cbe, Dsc, Afc, Fraes

Arado AR-234
A Captured Luftwaffe Arado Ar-234 in Royal Air Force RAF Marking Parked, As Flown by Test-Pilot Captain Eric Melrose Winkle Brown, Cbe, Dsc, Afc, Fraes

Hawker Hunter F-5
An RAF Hawker Hunter F.5 of 34 Squadron Parked During Suez Crisis Operations Date: 1950s

Hawker Hunter F-56
An Indian Airforce Hawker Hunter In-Flight Date: 1960s

Heinkel He-162 Volksjager Salamander
A Captured Luftwaffe Heinkel He-162 Volksjager Salamander Parked in RAF Livery As Flown by Test-Pilot Captain Eric Melrose Winkle Brown, Cbe, Dsc, Afc, Fraes

Gloster Meteor F-3
RAF 74 Squadron Gloster Meteor F-3S Parked Date: 1940s

Avia S-92
The First Avia S-92 Was Assembled at the Letnany Research Institute of Prague in 1945 Using Malesice M-04 Engine, Was in Fact a Re-Assembled Me-262 Schwalbe and Junkers Jumo 004 Turbojet Engine Date

de Havilland DH-98 Mosquito FB-18 Tsetse
Armourer with 57 Mm (6 Pounder) Shell under the Nose of a Royal Air Force RAF de Havilland Dh-98 Mosquito Fb-18 Tsetse with Four Machine-Gun and Cannon Date: 1940s

de Havilland DH-98 Mosquito B-9
Groundcrew Sitting on a 105 Squadron Royal Air Force RAF de Havilland Dh-98 Mosquito B-9 with 203 Mission Marks on the Nose Parked Date: 1940s

Ryan L-17 Navion
A Ryan L-17 Navion Being Assembled by an Airman at the Headquarters of the USAFe 85th Air Depot-Wing Date: 1949

Air Marshal Lord Hugh Dowding (Left) with Group Captain ?
Air Marshal Lord Hugh Dowding (Left) with Group Captain Douglas Bader at the First Peacetime Battle-Of-Britain Anniversary Flypast over London

Morane-Saulnier MS-406
A Free French Airforce Morane-Saulnier Ms-406 Parked on Apron with RAF Roundels under the Wing Date: 1939

Messerschmitt Me-262 Schwalbe
A Wrecked Luftwaffe Messerschmitt Me-262 Schwalbe in a Bombed Hangar Soon after the End of World War 2 at the Headquarters of the USAFe 85th Air Depot-Wing Date: 1945

Dornier Do-17Z-3
A Luftwaffe 7./ Kampfgeschwader 3 Dornier Do-17 (Mod 215) Shot-Down by a RAF Hawker Hurricane and Crash-Landed on the Rocky Beach of Foreness Point, Isle of Thanet at 12.55Pm on 26th August 1940

Hawker Hurricane Mk 1
Royal Air Force RAF 56 Sqn Hawker Hurricane Parked with Sargent Higginson (In White Overalls) and RAF Officers in 1940 During the Battle-Of-Britain Date: 1940

Polikarpov I-16 Rata
A Parked Formation of Polikarpov I-16 Ratas During the Spanish Civil War with Pilot Standing in Front Date: 1930s

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