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Photos of historic military aircraft, showcasing innovations in aviation technology during wartime, with various models in flight.

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Classic and iconic British WWII aircraft in the sky

A Brewster Buffalo Mk I at the Aeroplane and Armament Experimental Establishment at Boscombe Down in Wiltshire, 24 February 1941. Brewster Buffalo Mark I, AS426, on the ground with engine running at the Aeroplane and Armament Experimental Establishment, Boscombe Down, Wiltshire, during a display of new aircraft types acquired from the USA. AS426 was one of 33 aircraft from a Belgian contract, taken over by the British Government, following the German invasion, most of which were passed to the Fleet Air Arm.

New British Engine Will Raise Airliner Speeds To Over 400 Miles An Hour. The Lincoln bomber in flight powered by its two Theseus turbine-propeller engines. The two Merlin's have been put out of action. A new Bristol aero engine, the Theseus, which is likely to raise the speed of passenger airliners from around 250 miles an hour to over 400 miles an hour was demonstrated at Bristol by the Bristol Aeroplane Company. The engine, in which a gas turbine is made to drive a propeller, is designed to ma

Royal Air Force Fighter Command, 1939-1945. Lysander Mark IIIA, V9547 BA-E, an air-sea rescue aircraft of No. 277 Squadron RAF, preparing for a practice sortie from Hawkinge, Kent. Seen here with M-Type dinghy containers fitted on the undercarriage stub wings and smoke floats on the rear fuselage bomb-racks.

Vinatge World War Two, British Supermarine Spitfire mark 9 in flight.

De Havilland Mosquito PR Mk XVI of No. 544 Squadron RAF, 26 July 1944. Mosquito PR Mark XVI, NS502 M, of No. 544 Squadron RAF based at Benson, Oxfordshire, in flight and banking away from the camera to show the aerial camera ports under the fuselage. The arrangement shows a typical camera installation for high altitude reconnaissance, consisting of: a vertical 'split pair' of Type F.24s (14-inch) in the forward bomb bay; a further vertical 'split pair' of Type F.52s (20- or 36-inch) along the centre line behind the bomb bay, with, between these, a port-facing oblique Type F.24 (14-inch).

Bell Airacobra Mk I of No. 601 Squadron RAF based at Duxford, Cambridgeshire, 21 August 1941. Airacobra Mark I, AH577, of No. 601 Squadron RAF based at Duxford, Cambridgeshire, in flight. This aircraft was coded UF-M and was for a time the personal aircraft of the Squadron's Commanding Officer.

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French reconnaissance bomber Potez 633B2

Aircraft of the Royal Air Force 1939-1945- Westland Whirlwind. Whirlwind Mark I, P6997, in flight, loaded with two 500-lb GP bombs on underwing racks while undergoing fighter-bomber trials at the Aeroplane and Armament Experimental Establishment, Boscombe Down, Wiltshire. P6997 subsequently saw operational service with Nos. 137 and 263 Squadrons RAF.

'The Bristol Beaufighter', 1941. Creator: Unknown.

Tandem Supermarine Spitfire Trainer - British and allied WWII Fighter Plane

American Aircraft in RAF Service 1939-1945- Republic Thunderbolt. Thunderbolt Mark II, HD298 RS-U, of No. 30 Squadron RAF, taking off off from Chittagong, India, for a sortie over the Arakan front.

Royal Navy's Latest Dive-Bomber Fighter -- Thrustful lines of the Blackburn Skua I are revealed as the pilot banks his machine preparatory to a dive-bombing practice attack. Hurtling through the clouds the Skua can deliver a devastating bomb attack on the enemy with the maximum of surprise. Note the undercarriage legs neatly tucked up beneath the wings. Skua squadrons are already in service in the Fleet Air Arm of the Royal Navy. A Bristol Perseus XII 905 h.p. (920 c.v.) engine of sleeve-valve design gives the Skua a top speed of 241 miles an hour (388 km./h.) in level flight.Dive-Bomber for R.A.F. - Among Britain's is the Blackburn Skua fighter-dive-bomber. September 8, 1939. (Photo by Flight Photo).

Gloster Gladiator aircraft in flight in Royal air force markings, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

New Zealand, Otago, Wanaka, Warbirds Over Wanaka, Hawker Hurricane and Supermarine Spitfire - British and allied WWII Fighter Planes

Hawker 'Fury' For Folkestone Aero Trophy Race -- The Hawker ***** easily recognisable as a member the famous fighter family, seen in a test flight over the English countryside. Hawker's latest fighter - the Fury - will make its debut at the race for the Folkestone Aero Trophy next weekend. It will be piloted by chief test pilot. Mr. William Humble, M.B.E. The Fury, which is the successor to the Hurricane, Typhoon and Tempest, embodies all the experience gained during the war by these three worl

Supermarine Spitfire PR XI PL965

Hawker Hurricane Mk.IIb

Record Attempt Plane Will Make Bid Tomorrow -- Pictured leaving the Hawker Aerodrome, Langley, near Slough, to-day (Wed) is the Hawker Fury fighter which is expected to take off from is expected to take off from London Airport tomorrow in an attempt to smash the London-Rome and London-Karachi records. The pilot is 27-year-old Mr. Neville Duke, who holds the D.S.O,D.F.C and two bars, A.F.C., and Czech Military Cross. He hopes to reach Rome in about two hours, and after refueling he will take off

US-American fighter aircraft, Curtiss P-40 Kittyhawk, Europe's largest meeting of vintage aircraft at Hahnweide, Kirchheim-Teck, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany, Europe

Anefo photo collection. Command Marvo "Firefly IV" 97006. 28 April 1948

Avro Lancaster aircraft in flight in Royal air force markings, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Aircraft of the Royal Air Force 1939-1945- Avro 679 Manchester. Manchester Mark IA, L7486, on an air test shortly after delivery to No 207 Squadron RAF at Waddington, Lincolnshire. It carried the code letters 'EM-P' and 'EM-Z' during its service with the Squadron.

T-6 Texan at the CAF Air Show

Royal Air Force Coastal Command, 1939-1945. Blackburn Botha Mark I, L6162, of No. 1 (Coastal) Operational Training Unit, preparing for departure on a training flight at Silloth, Cumberland.

Banking well over the vertical the pilot of a Hawker Hurricane fighter executes an amazing side-slip manoeuvre revealing the power-plus-streamline design of this formidable warplane, which is now re-equipping Royal Air Force defence squadrons. Powered by a Rolls-Royce Merlin engine which develops 1,050 h.p. the Hurricane has an impressive performance and is capable of high speed combat and interception work. Eight guns, housed in the wings and aligned to give a storm of forward fire, have earned

Royal Air Force Bomber Command, 1939-1941. Avro Manchester Mark I, L7284 EM-D, of No. 207 Squadron RAF based at Waddington, Lincolnshire, in flight.

A British Gladiator biplane in Royal Air Force colors.

Aircraft of the Royal Air Force 1939-1945- Hawker Henley. Second prototype Henley, K7554, after conversion as the first TT Mark III target-tug, in flight. This aircraft served with No. 1 Anti-Aircraft Cooperation Unit.

The Legendary and Iconic WWII Supermarine Spitfire

Supermarine Spitfire PR XI PL965

Supermarine Spitfire aircraft in flight in Royal air force markings, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Sopwith Camel - WWI Fighter Plane

Bristol Blenheim.

A supermarine Spitfire IX in RAF colors on the liberation fly festival of Rotterdam-Zestienhoven.

Phantom of the Ruhr Escorted by a Hurricane

Prop General Aviation Fixed Wing Aviat Airplanes Percival Mew Gull sky

LEEUWARDEN, THE NETHERLANDS - JUNE 10, 2016: A vintage Spitfire fighter plane makes a low flypast for the public at the Royal Netherlands Air Force Days at Leeuwarden on June 10, 2016.

Hawker Hurricane I R4118

Avro Lancaster bomber flying over Shoreham Airfield

A US-built Consolidated Liberator Mk I approaching Aldergrove in Northern Ireland after an eight-hour ferry flight across the Atlantic, May 1941. Liberator Mark I, AM922, approaching the Northern Irish coast to land at Aldergrove, County Antrim, after an eight-hour ferry flight across the Atlantic. This aircraft served in various roles with the RAF, flying with No. 120 Squadron RAF, the Special Duties Flight, No. 1425 (Communication) Flight and finally with No. 511 Squadron RAF.

UK Duxford Lancaster Bomber

Royal Air Force Coastal Command, 1939-1945. Lockheed Hudson Mark I, N7342 'QX-Z', of No 224 Squadron RAF takes off from Leuchars, Fife, on a sortie.

De Havilland Mosquito PR Mk IX of No. 1409 (Meteorological) Flight based at Wyton, Huntingdonshire, November 1944. Mosquito PR Mark IX, ML897 D, of No. 1409 (Meteorological) Flight, Bomber Command, based at Wyton, Huntingdonshire, in flight.

Sally B Boeing B17 Bomber flying over Shorham Airfield

Royal Navy Swordfish.

Israeli Air Force Avia S-199 of the 101st squadron in June 1948

England, West Sussex, Chichester, Goodwood, Hawker Hurricane and Supermarine Spitfire flying in formation at the Battle of Britain celebration 2015

American Aircraft in Royal Air Force Service 1939-1945- Vultee-stinson Model 74 Vigilant. Vigilant, HL429, at No. 37 Maintenance Unit, Burtonwood, Lancashire, following assembly by the Aircraft Storage Unit. HL429 was tested by the Aeroplane and Armament Experimental Establishment before embarking on a long period of service with No. 651 (AOP) Squadron RAF, No. 43 Operational Training Unit, No. 83 Group Communications Flight, the 2nd Tactical Air Force Communications Squadron, and finally with the BAFO Communications Wing in Germany before being struck off charge in March 1946.

555E Hawker Hurricane - (Single Seater Fighter Monoplanes). July 12, 1953. (Photo by Paul Popper Ltd.).

New Winged Recruit To The R.A.F. -- A new pictures of the Boulton Paul Balliol trainer.The Boulton Paul Balliol trainer aircraft is shortly to be taken into service by the Royal Air Force. It is to be used for modern advanced training by day or by night in flying, gunnery, navigation, bombing, photography, and glider towing. It can also he readily adapted for deck landing. This model, fitted with a Merlin engine, was recently gives at ever 450mph. A later version undergoing trials is fitted with a gas turbine engine. Side-by-side seating is provided for instructor and pupil. February 2, 1949. (Photo by Fox).

de Havilland DH89a Dragon Rapide

Aircraft in Royal Air Force Service, 1939-1945- De Havilland Dh.98 Mosquito. Mosquito PR Mark XVI, NS787 M, of No. 684 Squadron RAF, preparing to take off at Alipore, India.

American fighter plane of World War II

Anefo photo collection. Aviation: Schijndel airport. Spitfire with rotating propeller. February 14, 1945. Noord-Brabant, Schijndel

Starting aircraft starting aircraft

North American P-51D Mustang 44-73149

First U.S. Aircraft For British Pilots -- The first of the planes that have been ordered from America ***** now at Grantham *****. February 2, 1939. (Photo by Central Press Photos Ltd.).;First U.S. Aircraft For British Pilots -- The first of the planes that have been ordered from America ***** now at Grantham *****.

RAF Bomber Command 1940 Vickers Wellington Mk IC P9249 in flight, March 1940.

Anefo photo collection. Aviation: Schijndel airport. Starkeepers are working on the flying care of the hunters. February 14, 1945. Noord-Brabant, Schijndel

Vintage aircraft, North American Harvard T 6, Breitscheid Airshow 2010, Hesse, Germany, Europe

SkyFest, airshow, airplanes, New Smyrna Beach, Florida, USA

Cockpit and forward section of fuselage of military fighter jet pointed toward sky with trees in background in South Korea

American Aircraft in Royal Air Force Service- Douglas Dakota. Dakota Mark IV, KN512, of No. 24 Squadron RAF, parked at Hendon, Middlesex. The aircraft is camouflaged but bears post-war Transport Command markings; i.e. the serial number is painted on the undersides of the wings, and the Transport Command badge and aircraft callsign are displayed on the nose.

American Aircraft in Royal Air Force Service 1939-1945- Curtis Hawk 81a Tomahawk. A Curtiss Tomahawk Mark IIA, AH896 RM-Y, of No 26 Squadron RAF based at at Gatwick, Sussex in flight, banking toward the camera.

Anefo photo collection. Old RAF aircraft at Schiphol; Lancaster bomber at Schiphol. May 5, 1976. Noord-Holland, Schiphol

A Spitfire Mark IIA of No. 65 Squadron RAF parked on the ground at Tangmere, Sussex, 1940

Memphis Belle Boeing B 17 Sally B bomber flying over Biggin Hill airfield

A second world war plane in the dramatic sky

Hawker Hurricane GZL P2921 Landing at Dunsfold Airfield

Britain's Achievements in the Air on Show At Farnborough One of the plane on show at the SBAC Display today, a Westland Wyvern turboprop naval fighter fitted with torpedo, and which can also carry rockets and bombs. The latest developments in aircraft design and construction are to be seen in the planes on show at the Society of British Aircraft Constructors Display which opened today at Farrtborough. September 10, 1951. (Photo by Fox Photos).

Photograph of an Australian-made Wirraway plane of the Australian Air Force on a training flight. Dated 1938

RAF Bomber Command Bristol Blenheim Mk IV L4842 being flown by test pilot Bill Pegg near Filton, 29 May 1939. The aircraft served with No. 53 Squadron and was shot down on 17 May 1940 over France.

Propeller plane, Junkers Ju 52, on the tarmac of Kassel-Calden airfield, Hesse, Germany, Europe

A B-17 Flying Fortress of the 94th Bomb Group takes off April 1945.

Communal Flying -- The second aircraft used by the club is this Dehavilland Moth Minor. Aircraft needs an overhaul of the 90 hp Gipsy Minor engine every 400 flying hours. Commercially this costs £90, but by doing it themselves the club save that sum, as well as avoiding the cost of incidental maintenance. January 01, 1949. (Photo by Pictorial Press).

A De Havilland Mosquito IIF DD739/RX-X of No 456 Squadron RAAF, flying from Middle Wallop, Hampshire, in flight. The censor has scratched out the wing-tip antennae of the Airborne-Interceptor radar.

A Grumman F6F Hellcat fighter plane in flight over Chino, California

Illustration of a Hawker Typhoon of the Royal Air Force.

Aircraft of the Royal Air Force 1939-1945- De Havilland Dh 89 Rapide and Dominie. DH.89A Rapide ambulance aircraft, Z7258 Women of the Empire and Z7261 Women of Britain, at Hendon, Middlesex, the day before they were presented to No. 24 Squadron RAF by the Silver Thimble Fund. Originally civilian aircraft, Z7258 (formerly G-AFMH) and Z7261 (G-AFMJ) were impressed for the RAF in July 1940

Royal Air Force Coastal Command, 1939-1945. A Northrop N3P-B, 22 'GS-F', of No. 330 (Norwegian) Squadron based at Akureyri, Iceland, in flight over the North Atlantic Ocean.

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German Buecker Bue-131 Jungmeister biplane, first flight in 1935, Europe's largest meeting of vintage aircraft in Hahnweide, Kirchheim-Teck, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany, Europe

Artwork: "AN ME-109 on a Russian Airfield" Artist: L. Wenninger. Country: Unknown

A Soviet Yakovlev Yak-11 aircraft in flight near Eloy, Arizona

A World War II bomber plane flying in an air show.

Passenger airliner, de Havilland DH.104 Dove, first flight in 1945, Europe's largest meeting of vintage aircraft in Hahnweide, Kirchheim-Teck, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany, Europe

B-17G Flying Fortress in air

historical aircraft on a runway

Yakovlev Yak-3 - WWII Russian Fighter Plane (smallest and lightest World War II combat fighter)

Boeing B-17G Flying Fortress "Sally B" during the liberation flying party at Rotterdam-Zestienhoven.

WA, Arlington, Arlington Fly-in, World War II military show.

A North American AT-6D Texan at North Weald Airfield, Essex, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Great War Display Team - Sopwith Triplane

New All-Purpose Plans. A parachutist of the R.C.A.F. demonstrates one of the many uses for the new Canadian "Qtterr" all-purpose 'plane. A second parachutist can be seen just about to jump from the 'plane. The "Otter" 'plane, which has been designed and built in Canada by the De Havilland Company, for use in the Northland areas, has been officially received into service. Besides being a troop carrier, the extremely short take-off and landing space required by the "Ottar", enables it to be used f

The Supermarine S.6 British single-engined single-seat racing seaplane that won the Schneider Trophy in 1929

Hawker Hurricane Mk.IIb

Historic Swiss military aircraft, Pilatus P-2, in a climbing phase

A B-25 Mitchell performs a fly-by during at Travis Air Force Base, California, May 14, 2022. The Wings Over Solano open house and air show provided an opportunity for the local community to interact directly with the base and its Airmen and see capabilities on full display at Travis AFB.

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