RapidFireWeb 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
Hawker Fury (RAF) (RAF Photo) Hawker Fury (Serial No. LA610) with Napier Sabre engine and wing-root radiators. Top speed 484 mph and a rate of climb of 5,420ft/min. Hawkers fastest Fury. The Hawker Fury is a British fighter aircraft designed and manufactured by Hawker. Its Sea Fury version was the last propeller-driven fighter to serve with … 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
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
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
Handley Page Halifax (IWM Photo, HI 92986) Handley Page Halifax Mk. II Series 1A, (Serial No. HR928), coded TL-L, of No. 35 Squadron RAF based at Graveley, Huntingdonshire, being flown by Squadron Leader A P Cranswick, an outstanding Pathfinder pilot of No. 5 Group, Bomber Command, who was killed on the night of 4/5 July 1944 … Read more
English Electric Lightning (RAF Photo) Four English Electric Lightning F.6s of No. 11 Squadron, RAF Leuchars. The English Electric Lightning is a British fighter aircraft that served as an interceptor during the 1960s, the 1970s and into the late 1980s. It was capable of a top speed of above Mach 2. The Lightning was designed, developed, … 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
