Prototype Collection (#14)

Savoia Marchetti S79 (side view, on the ground) of prototype I-MAGO

Pfalz DV II German single-seat fighter biplane, completed in late 1917, not progressing beyond the prototype stage. Seen here with other planes, taking part in competitive fighter trials at Alderhof

Martinsyde G 100 single-seat light bomber prototype
Martinsyde G 100 single-seat long-range light bomber prototype, serial no. 4735, first flown in September 1915. Deliveries began in early 1916. Date: circa 1915-1916

Junkers Ju 287 - 1944 prototype forward-swept winged bomber

Junkers Ju 252 prototype

Junkers D I prototype German single-seat fighter plane. Seen here is a pre-production machine completed at the end of April 1918

Gotha G I German long range reconnaissance bomber
Gotha G I German long range three-seater reconnaissance bomber 9/15, completed and first flown in early 1915. Seen here is the prototype, with three-man crew. Date: circa 1915

Bristol F 2A prototype two-seat fighter plane
Bristol F2 A prototype two-seat fighter plane, serial no. A 3303, which first flew in September 1916. Date: circa 1916

Bristol 156 Beaufighter -born from an urgent need to find a long ranged fighter, the prototype shown flew in July 1939 and used many parts from the earlier Beaufort

Airco single-seater DH2, pre-delivery prototype, without nose-mounted machine gun. It went into service in late 1915. Date: circa 1915

Airco DH1 two-seater prototype, serial no. 4220, seen here at Hendon without any form of markings. It was first flown in late January 1915. Date: circa 1915

Boeing 727 prototype at 27 Nov 62 Roll-out

Albatros D IV German fighter biplane, of which only one was built, partly because of its unsuitable engine which delayed flight testing. Date: circa 1917-1918

Airco DH 9 prototype two-seater bomber
Airco DH9 prototype two-seater bomber, unpopular for its poorly-performing engine. It first flew in August 1917, with deliveries starting in January 1918. Date: circa 1917-1918

Airco DH 10 Amiens three-man bomber. Seen here is the second of four prototypes, serial no. C 8659. The production phase came too late for the planes to take part in the First World War

Aerospatiale-BAC Concorde F-WTSS Paris Le Bourget 1971
Aerospatiale - BAC Concorde F-WTSS French prototype at Paris Air Show, Le Bourget in May 1971 Date: 1971

British Aerospace EAP ZF534 tail Farnborough 1986
British Aerospace EAP ZF534 single prototype, test and development aircraft for the future Eurofighter Typhoon programme showing the tail at Farnborough Air Show in September 1986 Date: 1986

British Aerospace EAP ZF534 Farnborough 1986
British Aerospace EAP ZF534 single prototype, test and development aircraft for the future Eurofighter Typhoon programme at Farnborough Air Show in September 1986 Date: 1986

Regal in finely carved walnut, Switzerland, 16th century.. Chromolithograph from an illustration by William Gibb from A.J

RAF Sunderland flying boat unarmed prototype
RAF Short Sunderland flying boat K4774, an unarmed prototype, seen here on an airfield. Its first flight was in October 1937. Date: circa late 1930s

Breguet 941 prototype, Le Bourget, in flight
Breguets own prototype of the 941 STOL 4 engined transport was flown at the Paris Air Show at Le Bourget Date: 1963

Breguet 941 prototype, Le Bourget
Breguets own prototype of the 941 STOL 4 engined transport was flown at the Paris Air Show at Le Bourget Date: 1963

Bristol 170 Freighter G-AGPV prototype
Bristol Freighter G-AGPV was Bristol Aircrafts prototype which first flew in 1945. Date: circa 1946

Breathing Apparatus Control Point - Practise
Breathing Apparatus (BA) Control Point at Scene of Fire - demonstration, by firefighters probably at Lambeth HQ - 28th February 1964. Date: 1964

The prototype Armstrong Whitworth FK9 after being modified

The prototype Focke Achgelis Fa223V1 Drache (Dragon), D-?
The prototype Focke Achgelis Fa223V1 Drache (Dragon), D-OCEB, in 1940

The prototype Gloster Gamecock I, J7497

The prototype Gloster Grebe, J6969, with its racing numb?
The prototype Gloster Grebe, J6969, with its racing number from the 1923 King?s Cup Race

The prototype Gloster Grebe, J6969

The first prototype Lockheed XF-104-LO Starfighter, 53-7786

SNCASE later Sud-Aviation SE210 Caravelle first prototyp?
SNCASE later Sud-Aviation SE210 Caravelle first prototype, F-WHHH

Sud-Aviation SO4050 Vautour II third prototype

Sud-Aviation SO4050 Vautour II second prototype

Sud-Aviation SO4050 Vautour II first prototype

The prototype LearAvia Lear Fan Model 2100, N626BL

The second prototype Panavia Tornado, XX946

The second prototype Saab 105, SE-502, was later registe?
The second prototype Saab 105, SE-502, was later registered SE-XBZ

A prototype Saab J29

The prototype Saab 90 Scandia, SE-BCA, at Lisboa during ?
The prototype Saab 90 Scandia, SE-BCA, at Lisboa during a European demonstration tour

The prototype Saab J29, 29001

The prototype Saab J29, 29001, takes-off for its first f?
The prototype Saab J29, 29001, takes-off for its first flight, 1 September 1948

Sqn Ldr Bob Moore climbing into the cockpit of the proto?
Sqn Ldr Bob Moore climbing into the cockpit of the prototype Saab J29, 29001, for its first flight, 1 September 1948

The prototype Saab 90 Scandia, SE-BCA

The third prototype Gloster E1 / 44, TX148, had a redesign?
The third prototype Gloster E1/44, TX148, had a redesigned tail

The first prototype Gloster F9 / 37, L7999
The first prototype Gloster F9/37, L7999

The second prototype Gloster F9 / 37, L8002
The second prototype Gloster F9/37, L8002

The first prototype Supermarine Seagull ASR1, PA143, at ?
The first prototype Supermarine Seagull ASR1, PA143, at the Farnborough Air Show in September 1948

The prototype Supermarine Seagull V, N-2

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