Hawker Siddeley HS125 Dominie T1
The Dominie advanced navigation trainer saw long service with the RAF. It was the first jet-powered navigation trainer designed specifically for such a purpose to enter service …
The Dominie advanced navigation trainer saw long service with the RAF. It was the first jet-powered navigation trainer designed specifically for such a purpose to enter service …
The Joint Strike Fighter, which is being built by Lockheed Martin as the F35 Lightning II, will be known in UK service as the Joint Combat Aircraft …
Adopted as the RAF’s basic trainer in 1953, the Provost remained in service in that role until replaced by a development of the design, the Jet Provost, …
The Southampton flying-boat was one of the most successful ever used by the Royal Air Force. With a reputation for reliability, its service life of eleven years …
Gas turbine powered Whirlwind HAR10 and HC10 helicopters were to form the backbone of the RAF’s search and rescue and tactical transport helicopter force during the 1960s. …
The Vulcan was the second of the Royal Air Force’s ‘V bombers’ and like the Valiant and Victor provided part of Great Britain’s nuclear deterrent force for …
Although never developed beyond the prototype stage, the British Aircraft Corporation TSR2 was one of the most exciting and controversial British combat aircraft designs of the 1960s. …
The Douglas C47, known as the Dakota in the Royal Air Force and Commonwealth services, became the world’s best known transport aircraft. The type saw widespread use …
A much modified Meteor F8 fighter, the ‘prone position’ Meteor, was used to evaluate the advantages of coping with the effects of gravity while flying lying down. …
Derived from a single seat fighter project, the Gnat provided advanced flying training for RAF fast jet pilots in the 1960s and 1970s. The Gnat first flew …
The P-2H Neptune is a land based maritime patrol and anti-submarine aircraft. It was designed during WWII and is powered by two piston engines and two jet …
The Thunderbolt was one of the three most important American fighters produced during the war and saw extensive service with the United States Army Air Force before …
The Spitfire F24 was the ultimate development of the type, but the advent of the jet fighter meant that only small numbers were built and even fewer …
The Yokosuka MXY7 Model 11 (Japanese Ohka or ‘Cherry Blossom’ , allied code name ‘Baka’) was a Japanese Navy suicide attack aircraft. It shows the desperate Japanese …
Manufactured by Avro and incorporating the wings, tail, undercarriage and engines of the Lancaster bomber, the York was to prove a useful military and civilian transport aircraft …