Supermarine Spitfire I
The Spitfire is the most famous British fighter aircraft in history. It won immortal fame during the summer months of 1940 by helping to defeat the German …
Collection: Aircraft
Boeing B17G Fortress
The B17 was nicknamed the Flying Fortress” because it was heavily armed and could survive and inflict heavy damage. This aircraft was the primary bomber of the …
Blériot XXVII
The early history of this striking yellow painted aircraft is obscure, as it has no authenticated history before 1936, when it was acquired from crated storage at …
Comper CLA.7 Swift
In 1923 Flying Officer Nicholas Comper formed the ‘Cranwell Light Aeroplane Club’ (CLAC) for apprentices at RAF Cranwell. The CLAC built three successful light aircraft, all designed …
English Electric Lightning F1/P1B
Following the successful demonstration of supersonic flight by the two P1 research aircraft WG760 and WG763, English Electric was contracted to develop the P1B fighter aircraft. It …
Handley Page Victor K2
Designed and in service as a strategic nuclear bomber, some were converted to in-flight refuelling tankers and remained in service until 1993. Much use was made of …
Messerschmitt Bf 109E-3
During the early war years the Bf109 was one of the world’s finest single seat fighters. Its basic design provided the potential for it to take new …
Boeing CH47D Chinook (Forward fuselage section)
The forward fuselage of a former USAF CH-47D Chinook has been cosmetically restored to represent the famous Falklands Veteran RAF Chinook HC Mk 1, ZA718 ‘Bravo November’. …
Consolidated B-24L Liberator
Although often overshadowed by the B-17 Flying Fortress, the B-24 Liberator was built in greater numbers than any other US military aircraft and served with distinction in …
Eurofighter Typhoon
This is one of the prototypes of the Eurofighter Typhoon. The UK, Germany, Italy and Spain formed the Eurofighter company and worked together to develop the many …
Handley Page Victor K2 (Nose Section)
Designed and in service as a strategic nuclear bomber, some were converted to in-flight refuelling tankers and remained in service until 1993. Much use was made of …
Hawker Tempest V
The Tempest was one of the most powerful high performance fighters to see operational service in World War Two and extended the boundaries of piston-engined powered flight. …
Messerschmitt Bf 110G-4
The Bf 110 was an effective, highly versatile twin-engined aircraft. Outmanoeuvred by the British fighters during the Battle of Britain it was converted into a night fighter …
Scottish Aviation Jetstream T Mk1
The Jetstream served as the RAF’s standard multi-engined pilot trainer for many years, and was the last aircraft of Handley Page design in RAF service, though a …
Supermarine Spitfire Vb
The Spitfire MkV was one of the most successful ‘stop-gaps’ ever introduced into Royal Air Force Service. Over one hundred and forty RAF squadrons operated the type. …