Victoria and Albert Museum, London - Aston Webb Front - the final modified design - opened in 1909. Date: 1903
Spitfire Colour PhotoThe legendary fighter is seen here in its original format; later it will be modified in various ways to adapt it to specific functions and enhance performance
United States Air Force - McDonnell F-4C-18-MC Phantom II 63-7478 (msn 471) of the 4453 CCTW, at MacDill Air Force Base near Tampa, Florida
Gloster Meteor F4 RA490Gloster Meteor F4, RA490, following use as a Beryl engine testbed, the aircraft was heavily modified to take two Rolls-Royce Nene turbojets for trials with a jet deflection system
Whitneys Cotton GinWHITNEYs GIN Eli Whitneys gin of 1793 enabled separation of cotton fibre from its seeds to be done mechanically : this is a modified version in use
Modified de Havilland Mosquito FBVI LR359Modified de Havilland Mosquito FBVI, LR359, which made the first twin-engined carrier-borne landing on to HMS Indefatigable on 25 March 1944 piloted by Lt Cdr Eric Brown. Date: 1944
Super Constellation 145925 Project Magnet UFO InvestigationA very rare photograph of a modified Super Constellation 145925, fitted with highly sensistive magnetometers. The aircraft was part of the TOP SECRET Project Magnet - a UFO Investigation run by
Model T FordA modified (camouflaged?) Model T Ford
Mining Safety LampsSafety lamps, invented by Davy in England and modified by Mueseler, in use in a French coal-mine
Cartoon, Two emancipated womenModified wartime silhouette: skirts begin to evoke the barrel-line shape being narrower & court shoes are vying with high boots. Hats: tam-o shanter or high crown. Date: 1918
Avro 685 York transport used the Lancasters wings, modified tail unit and engines One used by Winston Churchill as his personal aircraft
William Rowland Ding (1885-1917 )William Rowland Ding, 1885-1917, chief test pilot for Blackburn Aircraft. He is shown here sitting in the cockpit of a modified Handley Page G in 1914. Date: 1917
Advertisement for The Express Dairy Co Ltd, by appointment to Queen Victoria, with an aerial view of College Farm, Finchley, and a bottle of Humanized Milk (a modified form of cows milk)
German Grand Prix / 1935The German Grand Prix won by Nuvolari driving a modified Alfa P.3. A fierce battle took place between Rosemeyer and Caracciola, but Nuvolari surged to take first place
Boeing RC-135U-BN Combat Sent 3 63-9792United 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
Dayton-Wright KT Cabin Cruiser (aka Limousine), a heavily modified Dayton-Wright-built Airco DH-4. Date: 1921
Dayton-Wright Limousine (aka KT Cabin Cruiser), a heavily modified Dayton-Wright-built Airco DH-4. Date: 1921
Boeing XB-39 41-36914 Spirit of LincolnUnited States Air Force - Boeing XB-39 41-36914 (msn 3325) Spirit of Lincoln (MSN 3325), the number 1 YB-29 modified with Allison V-3420-17 liquid-cooled W-24 engines. Date: circa 1944
Hawker Siddeley Nimrod R. 1 XV249Royal Air Force - Hawker Siddeley Nimrod R.1 XV249, of no.51 Squadron at RAF Wyton. A replacement R.1 modified for use as Electronic and Signals Intelligence gathering aircraft, to replace XW666
H. M. S. Cygnet - modified Black Swan-class sloopH.M.S. Cygnet (F38, formerly U38)- modified Black Swan-class sloop of the Royal Navy - commissioned in 1943, built by Cammell Laird, Birkenhead. Date: circa 1950s
HMS Furious 47 aircraft carrier, a modified Courageous-class battlecruiser, seen in December 1931, with the removable con seen raised on the flight deck. This was removed for flying operations
HMS Hermes R12Royal Navy - HMS Hermes R12, a Centaur-class aircraft carrier, modified as an ASW - Commando - Air Defence carrier, seen entering Devonport after returning from the Falklands conflict, in 1982
Douglas D-588-2 Skyrocket number 3 37875NACA - Douglas D-588-2 Skyrocket number 3 37875, suspended in the modified bomb bay of its launch aircraft, Boeing P2B-1S 84029 (msn, ex B-29-95-BW 45-21787), circa September 1950. Date: 1950
HMS FuriousRoyal Navy - HMS Furious, Fleet Aircraft Carrier, a modified Courageous-class battlecruiser, in July 1932. Date: 1932
GAF Jindivik Mk. 2 A92-68Royal Australian Air Force - Government Aircraft Factories Jindivik Mk.2 A92-68 (msn 48), at the SBAC Farnborough Air-show, held from 1-7 September 1958
Bede BD-2 N937BD. at Rockford, Illinois in 1967. Powered by a 225hp modified Continental IO-360C, this heavily rebuilt Schweizer 2-32 sailplane was intended for a globe-circling
HMS Indomitable 92Royal Navy - HMS Indomitable 92, a modified Illustrious-class aircraft carrier, being towed into Valletta harbour in March 1952. Date: 1952
English Electric Canberra PR. 9 WH793English Electric Canberra PR.9 WH793 (msn EE-242), the prototype PR.9, at the SBAC Farnborough Air Show from 3-9 September 1956
Douglas R4D-8 50772United States Navy - Douglas R4D-8 50772 (MSN 43337) (ex USAAF 43-49092 / 14908/26353). Modified to R4D-8 with new MSN 43337 and operated as JM 772 from September 1952 to June 1954
Fiat G. 91PAN MM6249 Pony 1Aeronautica Militare - Fiat G.91PAN MM6249 Pony 1, of the Frecce Tricolori aerobatic team, at RAF Greenham Common, on 31 June 1976 for the International Air Tattoo
McDonnell Douglas F-15A-6-MC Eagle 72-0119 Streak Eagle (MSN 0019/A017)on display at the National Museum of the USAF, at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base
Grumman F-11A Tiger 141853 (msn 170). Taken from the bone yard by Grummanand Rohr for in-flight thrust control with a modified thrust reverser on the exhaust
North American SNJ-5B Texan N3259G - 43736North American SNJ-5B Texan N3259G / 43736 (msn 88-15677) Modified with two 30mm machine guns and a bomb rack mounted below as an SNJ-5B. Date: circa 2000
Beechcraft YT-34C Turbo-Mentor 140861 (msn BG-195), one of two T-34B Mentors modified as prototype of the turbo-prop powered Turbo-Mentor. Seen on display preservation park at NAS Whiting Field, FL
Lockheed AC-130A-LM Hercules 53-3129United States Air Force (USAF) - Lockheed AC-130A-LM Hercules 53-3129 (msn 182-3001), of the 711th Special Operations Squadron, 919th Special Operations Wing (Air Force Reserve), Duke Field, FL
General Dynamics F-16A Fighting Falcon 78-0257United States Air Force (USAF) - General Dynamics F-16A Block 10C Fighting Falcon 78-0257 (msn 6D-46, J-257), of the Arizona Air National Guard's 152nd Tactical Fighter Squadron
Schempp-Hirth Nimbus 2c modified 82, owned, modified and flown by Ralph Jones, seen at RAF Greenham Common for an Inter-Services Regional gliding competition in the 1980s. Date: circa 1981
Lockheed EC-121T 52-3418United States Air Force - Lockheed EC-121T 52-3418 (msn 1049A-4336, Model 1049A-55-86), at the Military Aircraft Storage and Disposition Center, Davis-Monthan AFB
de Havilland DH. 82A Tiger Moth G-ANZZ The Archbishopde Havilland DH.82A Tiger Moth II G-ANZZ The Archbishop (msn 85834, ex DE974). Based at Redhill with the Tiger Club, The Archbishop was a modified single seat Tiger Moth for aerobatic displays
Gloster Meteor 7 and a halfs WL419 (msn G5-423772), of Martin-Baker Aircraft Co. (on loan from the Ministry of defence), at Boscombe Down for Air Tournament International 1992, on 13 June 1992
Grumman G-1159 Gulfstream II HB-ITR (msn 144), of Tiny Rowland - Lonair S.A. - Lonrho Ltd, at London Heathrow Airport. (This aircraft was acquired by NASA, as N944NA)
Hawker Siddeley HS. 125-3B VH-ECFHawker Siddeley HS.125-3B VH-ECF (msn 25069), prior to delivery to Qantas (Queensland and Northern Territories Air Service), with Short SC.9 XH132
Boeing VC-135B-BN Stratolifter 62-4130, of the 89th Military Airlift Wing at Andrews Air force Base in June 1976, for duties as a support aircraft for presidential / VVIP transports
Westland WG. 13 Lynx G-BEADWestland WG.13 Lynx G-BEAD (msn WA00-001, ex XW835), of Westland Helicopters Limited, at the SBAC Farnborough Air Show, held between 5-12 September 1976
Aerospatiale SA365M Dauphin 2 F-WZJV (msn 6005), at the 1984 SBAC Farnborough Air Show, held from 2-9 September. (This aircraft, modified from SA365N standard)
Wallis-Bensen B. 7MC G-APUDWallis-Bensen B.7MC G-APUD (msn 01). The first autogyro built by Ken Wallis, a modified Bensen B.7M. Date: circa 1960
Verville-Packard R-1 AS. 40126 42Verville-Packard VCP-R AS.40126 42, at the 1920 Pulitzer air race. A racing aircraft modified from an Engineering Division VCP-1, powered by a 638hp Packard 1A-2025
Armstrong Whitworth AW. 650 Argosy T. 2 9Q-COA(ex Royal Air Force) Armstrong Whitworth AW.650 Argosy T.2 9Q-COA Jason (msn 6791, ex XR136), of O.R.A.S. (Otrag Range Air Services) at East Midlands Airport, in November 1977
