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Douglas A-20G Havoc - shown in June 1944 D-Day markings, the American Havoc and RAF Boston were the same aircraft
Consolidated B-24D Liberator of 93rd Bomb Group flew the costly 1 Aug 1943 Ploesti raid
Commonwealth CA-13 Boomerang - used initially as a defensive fighter, the Boomerang really proved itself as a close-support type
Bristol 156 Beaufighter IC of No 252 Squadron in Libya Initially deployed to Malta in early 1941, Beaufighters helped sweep Rommels forces from North Africa
Boeing Stearman N2S-2 at Corpus Christi, Texas in 1943 This and its US Army PT-13 equivalent were vital to US wartime pilot training
Boeing B-17G of 532nd Bomb Squadron, 381st Bomb Group, US 8th Air Force
Boeing B-17E Fortress - could be considered to be the first modern heavy bomber, having first flown in July 1935
Blackburn Skua diving with brakes extended The Skua never quite lived up to its early promise, being replaced by the equally dubious Fairey Barracuda
Blackburn Botha of which 580 were built was always underpowered-not a good attribute in a training aircraft
Beech JRB-4-the US Navy version of the Beech Model 18 First flown in January 1937, more than 9, 000 were built Most numerous of these was the US Army Air Forces AT-11 and C-45
Avro 683 Lancaster I taxying at dusk
Arado Ar 234-the prototypes of this pioneering jet used detactable dolleys for take-off and skids to land
Airspeed AS 10 Oxford - the standard RAF multi -engine pilot trainer
Airspeed AS 10 Oxford I used as gunnery trainer
Aichi D3A1 Navy Type 99 Dive bomber Val flown off carriers was employed with impressive effect in Pearl Harbor strike
Aichi D3A1 Val - carrier -going Japanese equivalent of the infamous Junkers Ju 87 Stuka
Focke Wulf FW 200C -one of the major scourges of Allied convoys over both the Atlantic and Arctic oceans
Focke Wulf FW 58C -one of the luftwaffes standard twin-engined trainers
Focke Wulf FW 190A hit and rolling
Focke Wulf FW 191 -an experimental bomber design that proved too advanced for its time
Focke Wulf FW 190D-9 -the last of this formidable fighter line
Focke Wulf FW 190A pair in playful mood, belying their effectiveness as butcher birds
Fiesler Fi 156 Storch-used for tactical reconnaissance and special operations
Focke Wulf FW 187A trio of this twin engined losing competitor to Messerschmitts Bf 110
Fleet 16B Finch II -Over 600 of these primary trainers were built for Canada by the Canadian subsidiary of the American firm Consolidated
Flettner Fl-282 -first flown in October 1941, only 24 of these helicopters were built, as their main use would have been naval -itself a low priority other than U-Boats
Fisher XP-75A -seen with Allisons test pilot, BT Red Hulse First flown in November 1943, only 13 of these experimental interceptors were built
Fiesler F-103 or V 1 -Over 9, 500 of these flying bombs were launched against London starting in mid June 1944, with nearly 2, 500 more fired against Antwerp
Fiesler Fi 167A -intended as a carrier -going torpedo bomber With no carrier, available, only 14 were built, 9 being sold to Croatia in September 1944
Fiat G55 -one of the most effective of the Italian late wartime fighters produced
Fiat CR42 -the Italians were reluctant to abandon the biplane fighter and CR42s took part in the November 1940 raids on England
Farman NC 222 - 36 of these lumbering night bombers entered service with the French Air Force in 1937 Three were lost during the Spring 1940 German offensive
Fairchild PT-19A -Just under 6, 400 examples were built, including later versions fitted with radial engines of similar power
Edo XOSE-1 -another one-off scout meant to be carried and catapulted from warships that never made it into production
Douglas P-70 Havoc -used by the US Army Air Force as a radar-equipped night fighter
Derry, John, tp Squadron Ldr (RAF Ret d) + DH Vampire
De Havilland DH98 Mosquito, used by the US Army Air Force for photo-reconnaissance
De Havilland DH98 Mosquito III -the jump in performance compared with earlier bomber type required this pilot type conversion trainer
De Havilland DH98 Mosquito FB VI-one of the numerous Australian built examples Mosquitos were also built in Canada
De Havilland DH 98 Mosquito -here is the very first of this illustrious line Built mainly of wood, the Mosquito proved readily adaptable for bombing, fighting or reconnaissance
De Havilland DH 86 Dragon Express -typifying the numerous civilian airliners commandeered for wartime service is this Royal Australian Air Force air ambulance
De Havilland DH 98 Mosquito B IV -powered by two Rolls-Royce Merlins, once introduced, the type remained the RAF fastest bomber for the rest of the war
Curtiss Wright XP-55 -an interesting but unproductive back to front experimental fighter
Curtiss P-40L -most later versions of the Warhawk found extensive use in the Pacific theatre - Photo Hugh W Cowin
Curtiss P-40B being manually refuelled of AVG
Curtiss H75 C1 -flown against the Luftwaffe with some success in 1940, this was one of several US aircraft bought to meet the shortfall in home production - Photo Hugh W Cowin
Curtiss AT-9 fast and unforgiving it was built to train bomber pilots
Convair XB-36 -initially ordered in November 1941, the first of these giant six engined bombers did not fly until August 1946
