Images Dated 26th May 2020

Royal Air Force Auster S WJ316

Royal Air Force Austers WJ316, at the 1951 SBAC Farnborough Air Show. First flown in August 1950 and written off on 29 September 1955. The Austers was an AOP aircraft based on the Auster 6, with enlarged tail, one prototype only. In the background can be seen the Avro Proteus-Lincoln test-bed SX972 and the Blackburn and General Universal Freighter WF320. Date: 1951

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Douglas DC-3A N34952

Douglas DC-3A N34952 (msn 6345) of Braniff International Airways. After being impressed into the United States Air Force during the war N34952 was restored to the civil register and acquired by Braniff International Airways based at Dallas, Texas. Date: 1950s

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Flaglor High-Tow N2840C

Flaglor High-Tow N2840C at Groton Connecticut. Built by F.K. Chuck Flaglor at Des Plaines IL. In 1957, the High-Tow was a hybrid with a Waco fuselage and wings from a Fleet aircraft, powered by a 220hp Continental R-760, specially for glider towing. Date: 1963

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