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Force Collection (page 13)

Background imageForce Collection: Troopers of Queensland mounted police, Australia

Troopers of Queensland mounted police, Australia -- full dress uniform (left) and khaki bush uniform (right). Date: circa 1900s

Background imageForce Collection: Boeing B-52H Stratofortress 60-0008

Boeing B-52H Stratofortress 60-0008
United States Air Force - Boeing B-52H-135-BW Stratofortress 60-0008 (msn 464373)of the 19th Bombardment Wing, with a humorous caption on the nose: - Dear Rocky, not to win is a very Bad Thing

Background imageForce Collection: de Havilland DH. 89A Dragon Rapide G-AGJG

de Havilland DH. 89A Dragon Rapide G-AGJG
de Havilland DH.89A Dragon Rapide G-AGJG (msn 6517, built as Dominie X7344). 00.00.41: X7344 - built as a Dominie for the Royal Air Force Date: circa 1965

Background imageForce Collection: Panavia Tornado GR. 1 ZA395

Panavia Tornado GR. 1 ZA395
Royal Air Force - Panavia Tornado GR.1 ZA395 06, of No.27 Squadron. Date: circa 1990

Background imageForce Collection: SEPECAT Jaguar GR. 1 XZ381

SEPECAT Jaguar GR. 1 XZ381
Royal Air Force - SEPECAT Jaguar GR.1 XZ381 EC of No.6 Squadron at RAF Marham. Date: 1993

Background imageForce Collection: USAF - Republic F-84F Thunderstreak

USAF - Republic F-84F Thunderstreak 52-6993 - buzz number FS-993 - of the 366th Tactical Fighter Wing at RAF Wethersfield, possibly en-route for delivery to Chaumont-Semoutiers Air Base

Background imageForce Collection: Short Stirling C. V OO-XAS

Short Stirling C. V OO-XAS
Short Stirling C.V OO-XAS 9msn SH1514), of Airtech Ltd, Thame, at Blackbushe airport. XAS was intended to be sold to Air Transport Co. SA. Of Melsbroek in Belgium, but was not delivered

Background imageForce Collection: Convair F-106B-31-CO Delta Dart 57-2507

Convair F-106B-31-CO Delta Dart 57-2507
Convair NF-106B-31-CO Delta Dart 57-2507 (msn 8-27-01) at NASA Lewis Research Center, Lewis Field, Cleveland, OH. registered as NASA 607 Built April 1958

Background imageForce Collection: Forca Aerea Portuguesa - Nord 2502B Noratlas FAP 6413

Forca Aerea Portuguesa - Nord 2502B Noratlas FAP 6413
Forca Aerea Portuguesa (Portuguese Air Force) - Nord 2502B Noratlas FAP 6413 (msn 148-1, line number B-1) at Cardiff-Rhoose Airport

Background imageForce Collection: Royal Air Force - Avro Shackleton AEW. 2 WR960 Dougal

Royal Air Force - Avro Shackleton AEW. 2 WR960 Dougal
Royal Air Force - Avro Shackleton AEW.2 WR960 Dougal, delivered to No.8 Squadron at RAF Lossiemouth on 8 June 1972 and retired in 1981

Background imageForce Collection: Boeing YB-52 Stratofortress 49-0231

Boeing YB-52 Stratofortress 49-0231 (msn 16249). The second B-52, initially ordered as an XB-52 and made the first B-52 flight on 15 April 1952, due to XB-52 49-230 having a hydraulic snag

Background imageForce Collection: United States Marine Corps - Douglas C-117D Skytrain 50835

United States Marine Corps - Douglas C-117D Skytrain 50835 (msn 43321, unit code WZ, call-sign 835 ) in 1963-65(WZ is tail-code for AIRFMFPAC - Air Fleet Marine Force)

Background imageForce Collection: United States Air Force - North American F-86D Sabre 50-0496

United States Air Force - North American F-86D Sabre 50-0496
United States Air Force - North American F-86D-5-NA Sabre (Dog) 50-0496 (Buzz number FU-496) *1952-53: USAF 3200th PTG.*1956

Background imageForce Collection: United States Air Force - Boeing B-52F Stratofortress

United States Air Force - Boeing B-52F Stratofortress
United States Air Force - Boeing B-52F-70-BW Stratofortress 57-0163 (msn 464152), of Strategic Air Command. Date: 1960s

Background imageForce Collection: United States Air Force - North American JF-86F Sabre

United States Air Force - North American JF-86F Sabre 52-4608 (msn 191-304), with belly mounted Rocketdyne AR 2-3 rocket engine and two large 200 gal hydrogen peroxide underwing oxidiser tanks

Background imageForce Collection: United States Air Force - Convair B-36D Peacemaker 44-92065

United States Air Force - Convair B-36D Peacemaker 44-92065
United States Air Force - Convair B-36D-45-CF Featherweight Configuration II Peacemaker 44-92065 (msn 62), of the 326th Bombardment Squadron, 92nd Bombardment Wing, from Fairchild AFB, Spokane, WA

Background imageForce Collection: Royal Air Force - Panavia Tornado GR. 1 ZD748

Royal Air Force - Panavia Tornado GR. 1 ZD748
Royal Air Force - Panavia Tornado GR.1 ZD748 AK, of No.9 Squadron flying over the ranges near Las Vegas, at A Red Flag exercise. Date: 1980s-1990s

Background imageForce Collection: Royal Air Force - Avro Vulcan K. 2 XH561

Royal Air Force - Avro Vulcan K. 2 XH561
Royal Air Force - Avro Vulcan K.2 XH561 of No.50 Squadron at RAF Wildenrath for an air display. After the Falklands conflict, the Victor K.2 fleet was fast approaching their fatigue limits

Background imageForce Collection: USAF - South Vietnam Air Force - Fairchild AC-119K Stinger

USAF - South Vietnam Air Force - Fairchild AC-119K Stinger
United States Air Force / South Vietnam Air Force - Fairchild AC-119K Stinger 53-3187 (msn 11198) converted to AC-119K Stinger in 1968 (mod. no)

Background imageForce Collection: Royal Air Force - Avro Lancaster B. VI

Royal Air Force - Avro Lancaster B. VI
Royal Air Force - Avro Lancaster B.VI, one of nine aircraft converted from B.IIIs, fitted with Rolls-Royce Merlin 85/87 which had two-stage superchargers

Background imageForce Collection: Douglas A2D-1 Skyshark 125482

Douglas A2D-1 Skyshark 125482. The third production aircraft of ten completed, 125482 was bailed to the Allison Engine Company for flight testing of turboprop engines at Edwards Air Force Base in

Background imageForce Collection: Martin B-26C-T XB-LOX

Martin B-26C-T XB-LOX Ay Jijos ! of PEMEX Built as Martin B-26C-20-MO Marauder 41-35071 for the United States Army Air Force, 35071 was modified to AT-23B and later redesignated TB-26C

Background imageForce Collection: British occupation of Istanbul, Turkey

British occupation of Istanbul, Turkey
circa 1919

Background imageForce Collection: WW2 - Ju88 attacked by Spitfires - ditched off Pagham, Essex

WW2 - Ju88 attacked by Spitfires - ditched off Pagham, Essex
1940

Background imageForce Collection: Poster, Churchills praise for RAF Pilots

Poster, Churchills praise for RAF Pilots
Poster, Never was so much owed by so many to so few - Prime Minister Winston Churchill from a speech made on 20 August 1940

Background imageForce Collection: Visit to England by the Shah of Persia

Visit to England by the Shah of Persia
Visit by Ahmad Shah Qajar (1898-1930) - Shah of Persia (Iran) from 1909 to 1925. The Qajar dynasty. An inspection of the guard of honour at Dover

Background imageForce Collection: The Sinking of the the Scharnhorst at the Battle of North

The Sinking of the the Scharnhorst at the Battle of North
Illustration showing the German Battlecruiser Scharnhorst listing to starboard as she sank at the end of the Battle of North Cape, approximately 7.30pm on 26th December 1943

Background imageForce Collection: Narrow Gauge Railway - Calshot Express, Royal Air Force Station, Southampton, Hampshire

Narrow Gauge Railway - Calshot Express, Royal Air Force Station, Southampton, Hampshire, Britain. Date: 1931

Background imageForce Collection: Boeing 707-344C VP-WGA

Boeing 707-344C VP-WGA (msn 20110) of Air Zimbabwe. After service with Air Zimbabwe, VP-WGA was acquired by the Israeli Defence Forces Air Force and converted to a tanker. Date: circa 1981

Background imageForce Collection: USN - CIA - Republic of China Air Force Lockheed EP-3B

USN - CIA - Republic of China Air Force Lockheed EP-3B
United States Navy / Central Intelligence Agency / Republic of China Air Force Lockheed EP-3A 149673 (msn 185-5014). Built as a Lockheed P-3A-15-LO Orion

Background imageForce Collection: Royal Air Force de Havilland Mosquito NF Mk. XV

Royal Air Force de Havilland Mosquito NF Mk. XV high-altitude fighter. This is an example of the rare NF Mk. XV with the extended wing-span wings, pressurised cockpit, 70 series Merlin engines

Background imageForce Collection: Royal Air Force Captured Messerschmitt Me 410A-3 TF209

Royal Air Force Captured Messerschmitt Me 410A-3 TF209 (Werk Nr. 10259) (Luftwaffe F6-OK formerly of 2(F)/122). Captured intact at Monte Corvino in Italy F6-OK arrived at the Royal Aircraft

Background imageForce Collection: Royal Air Force Short Stirling B Mk. III

Royal Air Force Short Stirling B Mk. III
Royal Air Force Short Stirling B Mk.III. This very leaky Stirling is flying with the tail-wheels extended, probably due to the notoriously unreliable electric retraction mechanism

Background imageForce Collection: Royal Air Force de Havilland DH. 98 Mosquito FB Mk. XVIII

Royal Air Force de Havilland DH. 98 Mosquito FB Mk. XVIII
Royal Air Force de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito FB Mk.XVIII PZ467 Tse-Tse. Armed with a 57mm (6 pounder) Molins quick-firing gun, the first Mk.XVIII was flown on 25 August 1943

Background imageForce Collection: Royal Air Force Folland Gnat T. 1 trainers of the Red Arrows

Royal Air Force Folland Gnat T. 1 trainers of the Red Arrows
Royal Air Force Folland Gnat T.1 trainers of the Red Arrows, preparing to return to RAF Little Rissington after an airs-how itinerary away from their RAF Little Rissington base. Date: circa 1970

Background imageForce Collection: Royal Air Force Supermarine Swift FR. 5 WK281

Royal Air Force Supermarine Swift FR. 5 WK281
Royal Air Force Supermarine Swift FR.5 WK281. Built by Vickers Armstrong and delivered on 5 November 1956, WK281 joined No 79 Squadron at RAF Gutersloh

Background imageForce Collection: Schempp-Hirth Minimoa BGA338

Schempp-Hirth Minimoa BGA338 under repair With Slingsby Sailplanes at Kirbymoorside in 1943.After being impressed into the Royal Air Force BGA338 was flown briefly by the ATC at 123 Elelmentary

Background imageForce Collection: United States Army Air Force Douglas C-47-DL Skytrain

United States Army Air Force Douglas C-47-DL Skytrain 41-18608 (MSN 4769) to USaF 25 October 1942, bailed to the Aeroplane and Armament Experimental Establishment (A&AEE), Boscombe Down

Background imageForce Collection: Hawker Hunter FGA Mk. 74B G-BABM

Hawker Hunter FGA Mk. 74B G-BABM
Hawker Hunter FGA Mk.74B (msn S4/R/S4/U/3308) for export to the Royal Singapore Air Force, at the 1974 SBAC Farnborough Air Show. De-registered on delivery 16 October 1972. Date: 1972

Background imageForce Collection: United States Air Force Martin MGM-13 Mace 60-6726

United States Air Force Martin MGM-13 Mace 60-6726, tactical surface to surface missile. The Mace was to be armed with a nuclear warhead and was deployed in West Germany, South Korea and on Okinawa

Background imageForce Collection: Croydon Airport - de Havilland DH. 89a Dragon Rapide G-AEXO

Croydon Airport - de Havilland DH. 89a Dragon Rapide G-AEXO
de Havilland DH.89a Dragon Rapide G-AEXO (msn 6368) of North Eastern Airways Ltd. approaching to land at Croydon Airport. G-AEXO was first registered on 19.05.37

Background imageForce Collection: Royal Air Force of Oman Hawker Hunter T Mk. 74 803

Royal Air Force of Oman Hawker Hunter T Mk. 74 803
Royal Air Force of Oman Hawker Hunter T Mk.74 803 on gate guardian duty at RAFO Khasab on the Musandam Peninsula in the Sultanate of Oman. Date: circa 2000

Background imageForce Collection: United States Air Force - Convair VT-29B O-51-3811

United States Air Force - Convair VT-29B O-51-3811
United States Air Force Convair VT-29B (msn 239) O-51-3811. Entering service as a standard T-29B, 3811 was converted to NT-29B with extra dorsal and ventral radomes

Background imageForce Collection: Royal Air Force Hawker Siddeley Harrier GR. 1 XV748

Royal Air Force Hawker Siddeley Harrier GR. 1 XV748
Royal Air Force Hawker Siddeley Harrier GR.1 XV748 of No.1 (Fighter) Squadron RAF Date: early 1970s

Background imageForce Collection: Royal Air Force Hawker Hunter F Mk. 6 XE592

Royal Air Force Hawker Hunter F Mk. 6 XE592 of No.111 Squadron RAF Black Arrows, formation display team. XE592 was delivered as an F Mk

Background imageForce Collection: Royal Air Force Percival Pembroke C. 1 WV729

Royal Air Force Percival Pembroke C. 1 WV729
Royal Air Force Percival Pembroke C.1 WV729 delivered 03-1954; struck off charge 22-04-1977; scapped at RAF Cosford 1980 Date: 1960s

Background imageForce Collection: Royal Air Force Folland Gnat T. 1 XP537

Royal Air Force Folland Gnat T. 1 XP537
Royal Air Force, Central Flying School Folland Gnat T.1 XP537, at Biggin Hill in 1964

Background imageForce Collection: RTAF Museum - Spitfire FR Mk. XIV

RTAF Museum - Spitfire FR Mk. XIV
Fighter Type 14 - Supermarine Spitfire FR Mk.XIV Kh14-1/93 in the Royal Thai Air Force Museum at Don Mueang Royal Thai Air Force Base. Date: 1970s / 1980s



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