RapidFireWeb Vickers Wellesley (IWM Photo, ME RAF 845) Vickers Wellesley Mk. I (Serial No. L2673), coded KU-C, of No. 47 Squadron RAF based at Agordat, Eritrea, in flight over the rugged landscape of Eritrea, 1 March 1941. The Vickers Wellesley was a medium bomber that was designed and produced by the British aircraft manufacturer Vickers-Armstrongs at Brooklands near Weybridge, … Read more
Westland Wallace (Felis domestica Photo) The Westland Wallace was a British two-seat, general-purpose biplane of the Royal Air Force, developed by Westland as a follow-on to their successful Wapiti. As the last of the interwar general purpose biplanes, it was used by a number of frontline and Auxiliary Air Force Squadrons. Although the pace of … Read more
Westland Wapiti (Library and Archives Canada Photo, MIKAN No. 3232304) Westland Wapiti Mk. IIA, RCAF (Serial No. 513), RCAF Station Trenton, Ontario c1938. The Westland Wapiti was a two-seat general-purpose military single-engined biplane of the 1920s. It was designed and built by Westland Aircraft Works to replace the Airco DH.9A in RAF service. The Wapiti … Read more
Canadian Warplanes in Newfoundland and Labrador The aim of this website is to locate, identify and document every historical Warplane preserved in Canada. Many contributors have assisted in the hunt for these aircraft to provide and update the data on this website. Photos are by the author unless otherwise credited. Any errors found here are … Read more
Warplanes in the Northwest Territories, Nunavut, and Yukon Territory The aim of this website is to locate, identify and document every historical Warplane preserved in Canada. Many contributors have assisted in the hunt for these aircraft to provide and update the data on this website. Photos are by the author unless otherwise credited. Any errors found … Read more
Aerial Experimental Association (AEA) Silver Dart, June Bug and Baddeck (Library & Archives Canada Photo, MIKAN No. 3194128) Aerial Experimental Association (AEA) Silver Dart flown by John A.D. McCurdy at Baddeck Bay, Nova Scotia, on 23 February 1909. This qualified as the first flight by a British subject in the British Empire. The Silver Dart, … Read more
Warplanes in Alberta The aim of this website is to locate, identify and document every historical Warplane preserved in Canada. Many contributors have assisted in the hunt for these aircraft to provide and update the data on this website. Photos are by the author unless otherwise credited. Any errors found here are by the author, … Read more
The Hangar Flight Museum, Calgary The aim of this website is to locate, identify and document every historical Warplane preserved in Canada. Many contributors have assisted in the hunt for these aircraft to provide and update the data on this website. Photos are by the author unless otherwise credited. Any errors found here are by … Read more
Warplanes in Alberta, CFB Cold Lake, Air Force Museum The aim of this website is to locate, identify and document every historical Warplane preserved in Canada. Many contributors have assisted in the hunt for these aircraft to provide and update the data on this website. Photos are by the author unless otherwise credited. Any errors … Read more
Royal Aircraft Factory (Reconnaissance Experimental) R.E.8 (Library and Archives Canada Photo, MIKAN No. 3585193) Royal Aircraft Factory R.E.8 two-seat biplane reconnaissance and bomber, (Serial No. E249). The Royal Aircraft Factory R.E.8 was a British two-seat biplane reconnaissance and bomber aircraft of the First World War designed and produced at the Royal Aircraft Factory. It was … Read more
