RAF Warplanes: Airspeed Horsa, GAL Hamilcar, GAL Hotspur, Slingsby and WACO Hadrian gliders

Airspeed Horsa, GAL Hamilcar, GAL Hotspur, Slingsby and WACO Hadrian gliders 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 … Read more

RN Fleet Air Arm Warplanes: Fairey Firefly

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

RN Fleet Air Arm Warplanes: Fairey Albacore

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

RAF Warplanes: Gloster Meteor 2

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

RN Fleet Air Arm Warplanes: Grumman Martlet, Grumman Hellcat, Grumman Avenger, Grumman Bearcat

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