RapidFireWeb Beechcraft AT-10 Wichita (USAAF Photo) A U.S. Army Air Forces Beechcraft AT-10 Wichita trainer in flight. Two Beechcraft AT-11 Kansan are visible in the background. 1943. The Beechcraft AT-10 Wichita is an American Second World War trainer built for the United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) by Beechcraft. It was used to train pilots for multi-engined … Read more
Supermarine Spitfire Mk. V (IWM Photo, CH 2929) Supermarine Spitfire Mk. Vb (Serial R6923), No 92 Squadron RAF based at Biggin Hill, Kent, UK. R6923 was originally a Mk. I, converted to a Mk. V after serving with No. 19 Squadron and No. 7 Operational Training Unit in 1940. It was shot down over the … Read more
Supermarine Spitfire Mk. XI to Mk. 46 The aim of this web page is to locate, identify and document Supermarine Spitfires preserved in the United Kingdom. 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
Supermarine Spitfire Mk. IX (RAF Photo) Supermarine Spitfire Mk, IX (Serial No. MK356), No. 601 Squadron RAF. (Simon Boddy Photo) (SBP41Sqn Photo) (Sgt Pete George MA ABIPP/MOD Photo) (Mike Freer – Touchdown-aviation Photo) (Tony Hisgett Photo) (Aldo Bidini Photo) (Carlos Menendez Photos) Supermarine Spitfire LF Mk. IXe (Serial No. MK356), coded 5J-K, No. 126 Squadron RAF, … Read more
North American XB-70A Valkyrie (USAF Photo) North American XB-70A Valkyrie. The futuristic XB-70A was originally conceived in the 1950s as a high-altitude, nuclear strike bomber that could fly at Mach 3 (three times the speed of sound). At that time, any potential enemy would have been unable to defend against such a bomber. By the early … Read more
Supermarine Spitfire Mk. VII (Library and Archives Canada Photo, MIKAN No. 3204881) Supermarine Spitfire Mk. VII (Serial No. AB450), prototype. The Supermarine Spitfire Mk. VII was developed as an advanced version of the pressurized Mk. VI, incorporating more power and pilot-friendly modifications. Supermarine anticipated that the Mk. VII would replace the Mk. V, which was … Read more
Alabama Warplanes (USAF Photo) North American RF-51D-25-NT Mustang (Serial No. 44-84522), 160th Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron, Alabama Air National Guard, ca 1949. Lockheed C-36 Electra, Maxwell Field, Alabama, 27 March 1939. This type was originally designated Y1C-36 and was later redesignated as UC-36. (USAF Photo) (USAF Photo) Republic RF-84 Thunderflash of the Alabama Air National Guard, … Read more
Supermarine Spitfire Tr. 9 The aim of this web page is to locate, identify and document Supermarine Spitfires preserved in the United Kingdom. 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
Supermarine Spitfire Mk. Ia to Mk. IXe The aim of this web page is to locate, identify and document Supermarine Spitfires preserved in the United Kingdom. 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
Supermarine Spitfire Mk. XVIII, Mk. XIX, Mk. 21, Mk. 22, Mk. 24, Mk. 26 (Kogo Photo) (Alan Wilson Photo) Supermarine Spitfire FR Mk. XVIIIe (Serial No. SM845), coded EZ-J, built in 1945, repainted as R, 28 Squadron, Reg. No. G-BUOS, Historic Flying Ltd, Duxford, Cambridgeshire. Airworthy. Sold to Fliegerhorst, Bremgarten, Germany. This fighter flew with … Read more
