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 | PBY Catalina was the United States Navy designation for an American and Canadian-built flying boat of the 1930s and 1940s. PB stands for Patrol Bomber, with Y being Consolidated Aircraft’s manufacturer identification. It could be equipped with depth charges, bombs, torpedoes, and .50 caliber machine guns and was one of the most widely used multi-role aircraft of World War II. Catalinas served w... |  | 09/28/2007 | 157 | 
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 | Lockheed Martin recently began modifying a Northrop Grumman-owned BAC 1-11 aircraft to prepare it for the Joint Strike Flight (JSF) flight test program in which it will serve as a flying test bed for prototype multisensor JSF avionics. Integrating the avionics systems on a flying test bed will reduce the need for sensor flights during the engineering and manufacturing development phase of the p... | | 09/26/2007 | 178 |
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 | The Incom T65 X-wing is a starfighter in the fictional Star Wars universe, first seen in the movie Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope. It is depicted as the primary interceptor and dogfighter of the Rebel Alliance. |  | 09/26/2007 | 320 |
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 | A glider being towed at La Cerdana, Spain. | | 09/24/2007 | 168 |
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 | A 22 foot paper airplane on the roof of Tegel Airport, Germany. |  | 09/24/2007 | 257 |
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 | For Israeli aircraft that have been decommissioned, here at Ovda Airbase. | | 09/22/2007 | 399 |
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 | The Royal Squadron, also known as No 32 squadron, is made up of two four-engined BAe 146s and five twin-engined Hawker S125s.
As well as being used by the Queen, the Prince of Wales and other royals when on official duties, the planes also transport Prime Minister Gordon Brown and other senior figures. | | 09/22/2007 | 168 |
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 | Part of a private collection of jets tucked away in sleepy Birlingham is this attractive Sea Hawk. In generally good condition, there is some corrosion on the undercarriage and the canopy perspex is beginning to craze, but overall in surprisingly good condition for an aircraft that has been out in the open air for some years. | | 09/19/2007 | 189 |
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 | Oh dear! Poor old XP919 has had a rather hard retirement. Bought from the MoD by somebody intending to restore her for static display, the first blow was struck courtesy of our ever fabulous police. They changed their minds at a late stage and would not allow the aircraft to be transported on the roads unless it was cut down to size - despite other police forces being quite happy with Sea Vixen... | | 09/19/2007 | 210 |
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 | This is XJ580, seen here at its new home - the Tangmere Military Aviation Museum. She had previously been on display in Christchurch where she stood as a memorial to the aviation industry in the area, having been restored to superb condition by the Sea Vixen Society. Unfortunately she was then rather neglected. Being outside and at the mercy of both the weather and vandalism had left her with a... | | 09/19/2007 | 161 |
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 | Moving up to Cosford we find XH672, a K.2 and an Operation Granby veteran. XH672 was initially ordered as a B.1 but produced as a B.2 in the first batch of them, converted to SR.2 (the fifth such conversion), she was later the final K.2 conversion. Served with 543, 57 and 55 squadrons. Maid Marian is her moniker and she carries artwork and mission markings on her port nose. She has spent 12 yea... | | 09/19/2007 | 145 |
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 | Starting off with a Mk. 1 Victor, we have XH648 at Duxford. One obvious difference between this Victor and all the other preserved examples is the colour scheme and the lack of the large fairings on the wings (these being on Mk. 2s only). It's also lacking the big fuel tanks fitted to many Mk. 2 examples. XH648 was in the fourth batch of B.1s produced (later converted to B.1A then K.1A), served... | | 09/19/2007 | 131 |
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 | Unlike certain other governments, the South Africans know a bit of history when they see it and have preserved all the Buccaneers that were left when they were finally retired! Above is 412, mounted on a plinth outside the living quarters at the Waterkloof base that was home to the Buccaneers of 24 squadron. Initially 412 was mounted with gear down, banked to one side and in a nose-down attitud... | | 09/19/2007 | 135 |
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 | XL445 is now the only Vulcan nose at Walpole. Mounted on a (somewhat makeshift) frame so that the cockpit access hatch can be opened and you can go inside, XL445 (service nickname - Fireball XL445 - of course!) is the only K.2 in existence (unless you count XH558 which was a K.2 before being converted back to near-B.2 status. The rear cockpit is in pretty good condition with only a few missing ... | | 09/19/2007 | 108 |
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 | This is XM715; another one not just parked out in the rain as a dead static exhibit, no! She's a living, breathing example of the Victor, and regularly performs engine runs, and fast taxi runs on open days at Bruntingthorpe. XM715 was produced in the fourth B.2 batch and served with 139 and 100 squadrons, 232 OCU, 543 squadron, 232 OCU again and was converted to K.2 standard (ninth such convers... | | 09/19/2007 | 99 |
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 | Now here's a rather luckier Victor! XL231, above, is owned by businessman Andre Tempest and is pampered by Roger Brooks and his crew at Elvington. XL231 carries out occasional taxi runs at special events when they have enough money for fuel (so if you visit, chuck a few quid in the appropriate bucket, eh!). She wears her Granby nose art with pride and goes under the name of 'Lusty Lindy'. More ... | | 09/19/2007 | 124 |
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 | RAF Marham was the last home of the Victor force, and when they sadly left service in 1993 one was earmarked for preservation at the station. XH673 now graces the area outside the SHQ, so you need to be inside the station to get a picture (or high above it!). She was repainted in 1999 and has the cockpit glass covered with black panels to protect the cockpit interior - the perspex was apparentl... | | 09/19/2007 | 159 |
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 | With the prototype first flying in 1947, and the Mark VI in 1954, the Mark VI was powered by an Orenda 14 Turbojet of 3300kg, providing a top speed of 1142 kmh at sea level.The first CL13B Sabre was delivered in 1956 and assembled at No 1 Air Depot. A total of 34 CL13B's were supplied to the SAAF.
In Korea, the SAAF No 2 Squadron, the Flying Cheetahs, operated American manufactu... | | 09/19/2007 | 136 |
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 | XK526 stands as a reminder of Honington's past, when the Buccaneer OCU was stationed here. She looks more like a plastic mockup than a real aircraft though, with high gloss paintscheme and a black-painted canopy. | | 09/19/2007 | 84 |
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 | The Ilyushin Il-14 (NATO reporting name Crate) was a Soviet twin-engine commercial and military personnel and cargo transport aircraft that first flew in 1950 and entered service in 1954. Il-14 was also manufactured in East Germany by VVB Flugzeugbau, in Czechoslovakia as the Avia 14, and in China under the Chinese designation Y-6. | | 09/18/2007 | 440 |
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 | The Blackburn Buccaneer was a British attack aircraft serving with the Royal Navy and the Royal Air Force. It was widely regarded as one of the finest low-level strike aircraft of its day.
The aircraft is is good condition and carries a dummy laser designator and ECM pod on the wings. the engine intakes and exhausts are blocked by plexiglass that has frosted a little making it ha... | | 09/18/2007 | 323 |
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 | The Nimrod is a maritime patrol aircraft developed in the United Kingdom. It is an extensive modification of the de Havilland Comet, the world's first jet airliner. It was originally designed by de Havilland's successor, Hawker Siddeley, now part of BAE Systems. A major modification was the fit of a large weapon bay under the fuselage that can carry and drop torpedoes, mines, bombs and other st... | | 09/18/2007 | 185 |
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 | The Shorts Tucano T Mk 1 is a two seat turboprop basic trainer used by the RAF. It is also used by the Air Forces of Kenya and Kuwait. | | 09/18/2007 | 151 |
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 | The English Electric Lightning (later the BAC Lightning) was a supersonic fighter aircraft of the Cold War era, particularly remembered for its great speed and natural metal exterior. It was the only all-British Mach 2 fighter aircraft. Greatly renowned for its capabilities as an interceptor, RAF pilots described it as "being saddled to a skyrocket".
The Lightning was u... | | 09/17/2007 | 416 |
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 | Old planes left over from the Vietnam war sitting next to the Ho Chi Minh City international airport. | | 09/17/2007 | 586 |
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