RapidFireWeb Hawker Hunter (Adrian Pingstone Photo) Hawker Hunter F.58 (Serial No. ZZ190) of Hawker Hunter Aviation Ltd arrives at the 2018 Royal International Air Tattoo, RAF Fairford, England. The Hawker Hunter is a transonic British jet-powered fighter aircraft that was developed by Hawker Aircraft for the Royal Air Force (RAF) during the late 1940s and early 1950s. … Read more
Fairey Firefly Fairey Firefly FR.1 (Serial No. Z2030), of the Fleet Air Arm at Manchester (Ringway) Airport, 1 Apr 1946. (RuthAS Photo) (Alan Wilson Photo) Fairey Firefly TT.1 (Serial No. DT989), Reg. No. SE-BRG, ex-Swedish Target tug, hence the colour scheme and registration. Aircraft Restoration Co, Duxford, Cambridgeshire. Fairey Firefly of 1770 Squadron, Fleet Air … Read more
Fairey Albacore (Royal Navy Photo) The Albacore, popularly known as the “Applecore”, was conceived as a replacement for the Fairey Swordfish, an earlier biplane introduced during the mid 1930s. It was typically operated by a crew of three and was designed for spotting and reconnaissance as well as level, dive, and torpedo bombing. First flown … Read more
Fairchild Argus (IWM Photo, ATP 10681B) Argus Mark I, HM164, on the ground at the Burtonwood Repair Depot, Lancashire. After service with the Aeroplane and Armament Experimental Establishment, the aircraft was transferred to the Air Transport Auxiliary. Fairchild Argus Mk. III (Serial No. HB652), on the ground at Hooton Park, Cheshire, ca 1940s. (IWM Photo, ATP … Read more
Gloster Meteor (RAF Photo) Gloster Meteor. The Gloster Meteor was the first British jet fighter and the Allies’ only jet aircraft to engage in combat operations during the Second World War. The Meteor’s development was heavily reliant on its ground-breaking turbojet engines, pioneered by Frank Whittle and his company, Power Jets Ltd. Development of the aircraft … Read more
Gloster Meteor The aim of this website is to locate, identify and document Warplanes from the Second World War 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 … Read more
Hawker Hurricane The aim of this website is to locate, identify and document Hawker Hurricanes 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 by the … Read more
Grumman Martlet, Hellcat, Bearcat and Avenger The aim of this website is to locate, identify and document Warplanes from the Second World War 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. … Read more
Gloster Javelin (RAF Photo) Gloster Javelin. The Gloster Javelin is a twin-engined all-weather interceptor aircraft that served with Britain’s Royal Air Force from the mid-1950s until the late 1960s. It was a T-tailed delta-wing aircraft designed for night and all-weather operations and was the last aircraft design to bear the Gloster name. Introduced in 1956 after … Read more
Fairchild 91 (IWM Photo, CM 4401) Fairchild 91, (Serial No. HK832), coded M, of the Sea Rescue Flight RAF, on an airfield in Egypt. This single-engined amphibian, formerly NC16690 on the US civil register, was purchased second-hand by the British Air Ambulance Corps, a New York-based charity, and delivered to the Middle East where it served … Read more
