Aeronautica

The hugely successful Bell AH-1

 

This particular Bell AH-1F attack helicopter was a gift by the US Department of Defense to the British Army Flying Museum. It can be seen on display in the Museum, on the Army Air Corps base at Middle Wallop, in Hampshire.

The Hawker Sea Hurricane Ib - the Royal Navy's first 300 mph fighter

The unique Sea Hurricane Ib, the sole flyable 'hooked Hurricane' in the world, is seen here at Old Warden airfield, home of the Shuttleworth Trust.

The Shield Xyla -showing that every Ground Power Unit has its day!

The unique Shield Xyla is powered by a Ground Power Unit, and is a very eccentric British one-off aircraft!

The Sopwith One and a Half Strutter - crazy name, great aircraft

The aircraft described has since been moved from the RAF Museum, London to the RAF Museum, Cosford. The 'thumbnail' image shows it in its new home.

 

Ep. 15 Almost a BBMF Chipmunk - a wolf in wolf's clothing

 

Here we see an immaculate DHC-1 Chipmunk, in a 'modified' version of a Chipmunk of the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight, the Royal Air Force's last user of the classic Canadian-designed trainer.

The C-47A - a magnificent D-Day survivor

 

This superbly restored C-47A is now with Kermit Weeks' private collection in the U.S.A. It is shown here at Cotswold Airport, Kemble, Gloucestershire, England, wearing the markings it wore on D-Day, 5/6th June, 1944. Flying from RAF Upottery, it carried part of Easy Company, 506 PIR, 101st Airborne Division, U S Army, the famous 'Band of Brothers'.

The Piper PA-18-150 Super Cub - the aircraft that will not quit

G-XCUB, seen here, is a typical Piper PA-18 Super Cub; an aircraft design that keeps going and going and going.............

 

 

 

 

 

A less turbulent Druine aircraft - the D.5 Turbi

Here is a fine example of the Druine D.5 Turbi - a classic French two-seater, constructed of wood.

The T-28 Trojan - at the end of a long road trip

 

Here we see a North American T-28C Trojan at Battleship Cove, Fall River, Massachusetts. Typical of the breed, it is a burly trainer with blunt lines

The V-1 - technical success, tactical failure

The photograph shows a V-1 missile loaded on to its launch ramp at the Imperial War Museum, Duxford Airfield, Cambridgeshire