Modified Collection (page 4)

Fleet air arm by G. H. Davis
The Fleet Air Arm -- cruisers as modified by aircraft equipment. A feature of the Navy represented in the Jubilee Review programme

The prototype Armstrong Whitworth FK9 after being modified

Curtiss H4 Small America, 3569, with a hull modified by ?
Curtiss H4 Small America, 3569, with a hull modified by John Porte

Boeing B-47E Stratojet, 53-2104, modified to test the Ge?
Boeing B-47E Stratojet, 53-2104, modified to test the General Electric TF34 turbofan. The combination flew for the first time on 21 January 1971

Italian Naval vessel - Saida. A modified Spaun Class protected cruiser, formerly part of the Austrian fleet - ceded to Italy in 1920

Hawker P1081, VX279, was the P1052 modified to include a straight-through jet pipe and an all-swept tail

The prototype Westland Wallace, K3488, modified to MkII standard with enclosed cockpits

Westland PV3, G-ACAZ, as modified for the Everest expedition

A much modified Armstrong Whitworth Atlas I G-EBYF
A much modified Armstrong Whitworth Atlas I, G-EBYF

Dassault Mirage I modified to take a SEPR 66 rocket motor under the rear fuselage

A modified Kaman K-225 Dogship N400A (foreground)
A modified Kaman K-225 Dogship, N400A, foreground, and the first Kaman HTK-1

Martin P5M-1 Marlin modified to become the M-270 research aircraft flying over Chesapeake Bay in 1952. The lower part of the hull and nose were removed

The first prototype de Havilland DH10 Amiens C4283
The first prototype de Havilland DH10 Amiens, C4283, after being modified to take Liberty engines

Lord Carbery in a Bristol Scout A modified tips up his nose
Lord Carbery in a Bristol Scout A modified, tips up his nose during a cross-wind landing at Castle Bromwich in the London-Manchester race, 20 June 1914. Date: 1914

A modified Lockheed P2V-2 Neptune during trials from the USS Coral Sea off Virginia Capes. c.September 1948. Date: 1948

Alec Ogilvies mechanics with modified Short Wright biplane
Alec Ogilvies mechanics with his modified Short Wright biplane

A Cierva C30A Rota 1 K4230
A Cierva C30A Rota 1, K4230, was modified by the Cierva company for deck landing operations (including fitment of Walter Kidde and RFD flotation gear)

Convair Atlas on display at Las Vegas
Group photograph of Convair Atlas on display at Las Vegas with Douglas Thor, Boeing Bomarc, Northrop Snark and Discoverer satellite mock-up - the Atlas was an actual ICBM modified for exhibition use

A de Havilland DH9C G-AUFM Ion modified by QANTAS
A de Havilland DH9C, G-AUFM, Ion, modified by QANTAS at Longreach to seat the pilot at the rear of the cabin

Avro 707A WD280 with modified wing shape
Avro 707A, WD280, with modified wing shape

Hawker Hart J9933 - modified
Hawker Hart, J9933, was modified into the prototype Demon

Bristol Brigand TF1 RH745
In 1950 Bristol Brigand TF1, RH745, was modified to test Bristol Centaurus 663 radials in large long-tailed nacelles and a dorsal fin was fitted. Date: 1950

Bristol Beaufighter IC A19-2 of the RaF modified
Bristol Beaufighter IC, A19-2, of the RaF, modified to take two Wright Double Cyclone GR2600-A5B radials

Bristol Blenheim I K7072
Bristol Blenheim I, K7072, modified into the Bolingbroke I prototype with its original nose shape. The Bolingbroke I was later renamed Blenheim IV

One of the Vickers FB5s with modified nose and Vickers machine gun; for the Admiralty the designation was Vickers Type 32

The Gloster Meteor F8 prototype VT150
The Gloster Meteor F8 prototype, VT150, was a modified F4 airframe with a new tail and cockpit canopy

Modified Bristol Fighter F2A second prototype A3304
Modified Bristol Fighter F2A second prototype, A3304, with fuselage modified to F2B standard

A much modified Sopwith F1 Camel on a lighter

Hawker P1081 VX279
Hawker P1081, VX279, was the P1052 modified to include a straight-through jet pipe and an all-swept tail

Hawker P1072 VP401
Hawker P1072, VP401, was the extensively modified P1040 fitted with an Armstrong Siddeley Snarler rocket motor in the tail under the rudder

Sqn Ldr Neville Duke taxies out Hawker Hunter 3 WB188
Sqn Ldr Neville Duke taxies out Hawker Hunter 3, WB188. The first Hunter prototype was modified for a successful attempt on the world speed record in 1953. Date: 1953

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Hawker Hunter 3 WB188
Hawker Hunter 3, WB188, the first Hunter prototype was modified for a successful attempt on the world speed record in 1953. Date: 1953

Boeing RB-50B 47-134 later modified to RB-50F
Boeing RB-50B, 47-134, later modified to RB-50F standard with the addition of SHORAN navigational radar for special missions

A McDonnell XP-85 Goblin approaching modified B-29B-65-BA for hook-up to a trapeze lowered from the rear bomb-bay

Avro Lancaster modified to test a Folland Midge wing on its mid-upper fuselage

Avro Lancaster III TW911
Avro Lancaster III, TW911, just after take off, modified to take two 3, 670shp Amstrong Siddeley Python I turboprops in the outboard positions

Voisin biplane modified into a Triplane

London Fire Brigade Fire King appliance with crew
A London Fire Brigade Fire King appliance with crew. In 1899 Merryweather of Greenwich modified its steamer pumps to also propel the vehicle

Sopwith Pup taking off from HMS Furious, WW1
A Sopwith Pup biplane taking off from the deck of the aircraft carrier HMS Furious (a modified Courageous-class cruiser) during the First World War

Giant Cabbages
A bumper crop of giant cabbages, long before the days of genetic modification. Date: early 1930s

HMS Furious aircraft carrier, WW1
The aircraft carrier HMS Furious (a modified Courageous-class cruiser) during the First World War. Launched in 1916, HMS Furious served in both World Wars and was scrapped in 1948

Sopwith Pup landing on deck of HMS Furious, WW1
A Sopwith Pup biplane landing on the deck of the aircraft carrier HMS Furious (a modified Courageous-class cruiser) during the First World War

Sopwith aircraft on deck HMS Furious, WW1
Sopwith biplanes on the deck of the aircraft carrier HMS Furious (a modified Courageous-class cruiser) during the First World War

British Troops in Brunei
Ammunition boxes make an improvised, but effective pillbox for British troops in Brunei. The light automatic weapon held by the soldier on the left is a bren gun modified to take Nato ammunition

AVRO 652
Originally designed as a light transport for Imperial Airways, this twin-engine monoplane will be modified as the Anson reconnaissance aircraft widely used in WW2

Hawker Super Fury
The single-seat Fury fighter goes into service in 1931, and soon improved or modified models make their appearance, such as this Super Fury offering enhanced performance. Date: 1933

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