AIRCRAFT # 10.

 

ENGLISH ELECTRIC LIGHTNING F1.

 

RAF interceptor fighter in service from 1960 - 1988. The only all British designed and made supersonic fighter.

 

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PANAVIA TORNADO GR1B.

 

Strike aircraft that can be fitted with different equipment for different jobs. Built by Panavia, a company made up of British, German and Italian aircraft manufacturers. Tornados served with the British, German and Italian air forces from 1980 onwards.

 

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AVRO YORK C1.

 

Military and Commercial transport aircraft. It was built in three versions - a long range freight transport, a combined passenger/freighter and a passenger aeroplane. This aircraft took part in the Berlin airlift, 1948 - 1949.

 

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MILES MAGISTER MK1.

 

Second World War RAF elementary training aircraft. The first monoplane training aircraft in RAF service.

 

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NIEUPORT 17 ( reproduction ).

 

Fast and agile French single seat fighter, or fighting scout. It was used by several allied aces during the First World War. This flying reproduction was used in the filming of `Flyboys`, about the American Volunteers who served in the  Escadrille Lafayette. The Escadrille Lafayette was a unit of the French Air Service made up of mainly American volunteer pilots. They flew and fought before America entered the war in 1917.

 

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NORTH AMERICAN P - 51D MUSTANG.

 

Long range escort fighter, powered by an American built version of the Rolls - Royce Merlin engine. Mustangs played a key role in the defeat of the Luftwaffe during the second world war.

 

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HEINKEL HE 162 A-2 SALAMANDER.

 

A German jet fighter produced in the closing stages of the second world war. It was designed to be simple and cheap to make and be flown by members of the Hitlerjugend ( Hitler Youth ). HE 162`s were built in underground factories using forced labour, often from concentration camps. Crew-one. Construction-mixed aluminium alloy and wood. Engine-one BMW 109-003E-1 Axial- Flow turbojet of 8.8in ( 1,980lb ) thrust. Armament-two 20mm MG 151 Cannon.













 

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BRITISH AIRCRAFT CORPORATION STRIKEMASTER.

 

A multi role aircraft designed for advanced training, ground attack and reconnaissance. Developed for export, it served with several different countries from the 1970`s to the 1990`s. Used in combat in Ecuador, Oman and South Yemen. Crew - two. Construction - all metal stressed skin. Engine - one Rolls -Royce ( Bristol Siddeley ) Viper MK 535 turbojet of 15,170in ( 3,410lb ) thrust. Weapons - up to 1,361kg ( 3,000lbs) of bombs, external fuel tanks, gun cameras, gun pods, napalm tanks, rockets and reconnaissance pods. Two 7.62mm machine guns.

 

 

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HAWKER HURRICANE MK11B.

 

The main British fighter in the Battle of Britain. The Hurricane rather than the more famous Spitfire, was the main British fighter in the battle of Britain. Thirty - two RAF squadrons flew Hurricanes with nineteen equipped with Spitfires.

 

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BRISTOL BRITANNIA 312.

 

Known as the whispering giant, this long-range turboprop airliner was popular with airlines and passengers in the 1950s and 1960s. The Britannia was economic and efficient, comfortable and very quiet.

 

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HANDLEY PAGE HERALD 200.

 

This British airliner enjoyed modest success, operated by several small airlines across the world from 1961 to 1999.

 

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WESTLAND WASP HAS1.

 

Light Royal Navy anti-submarine helicopter, designed to operate from small ships. Wasps served in the Falklands war in 1982. Crew - two ( pilot and observer ). Engine - one Rolls-Royce Nimbus 103 or 104 turbine engine of 529kw ( 710hp ). Weapons - two MK 44 or one MK 46 torpedo or depth charges. Max speed - 120mph. Service ceiling - 12,200 feet. Range - 303 miles.

 

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