ITN News 3 January, 2008
Once again American A-10s attack British Positions in Iraq, this time MURDERING three members of the Royal Anglians. The sooner we get our troops out of the way of the Yanks the better. Guess they are laughing their socks off in the Pentagon. We on the other hand do...
A variant of the versatile Ca310 series of light bombers and maritime reconnaissance aircraft, the catapult launched Ca 316 floatplane was only produced in small numbers.
Making its first appearance in 1928 the Polikarpov U-2 primary trainer would ultimately be pressed into service in a number of roles during WW II, including general liaison, light attack, night intruder, propaganda aircraft (fitted with microphone and loud speaker), air ambulance and VIP...
One of the four designs submiited to the German Air Ministry in February 1934 to meet the requirement for a single seat fighter for the luftwaffe (the others being the Focke-Wulf Fw 159, and Heinkel He 112 and the Messerschmitt Bf 109). Five prototypes were built but further work on the Ar.80...
Derived from the earlier Ilyushin DB-3 (the second prototype of which had amazed the world by making a record breaking 4,971 mile trip from Moscow to Canada) the Il-4 served in great numbers with the Soviet Air Forces throughout the Second World War. It carried out the first Soviet raid on...
The most numerous version of the Seafire (1,220 Mk.IIIs built), the Seafire III was supplied with Double-folding wings, and was powered by a 1,585-hp Merlin 55M engine. Withdrawn from front-line service after the Korean War, the Seafire would nevertheless continue in service with Reserve and...
Probably the best fighter produced in Italy during WW II the Re.2005 Sagittario was powered by a Fiat Ra 1050 RC.58 Tifone, which was a license built version of the Daimler-Benz DB.605A-1
Only 48 were built before the armistice but these saw extensive service in the defence of Naples, Rome...
In 1940 the Norwegian purchasing commission ordered 24 Northrop N-3PB seaplanes. Completed in just eight months the first prototype took to the air on 1 November 1940 and achieved, in trials, a speed of 257 mph making a claim to be the worlds fastest military seaplane. They were operated by the...
As far as I am aware No.307 (Polish) squadron operated from RAF Jurby (Isle of Man) from the autumn of 1940. Kirton-in-Lindsay (nr Scunthorpe, Lincs) was indeed a Defiant base but the squadron operating from there was No.264 squadron.
Originally known as Preceptor the Proctor Mk IV was a four seat radio trainer (although many were later employed for General communiucation duties or with dual controls for pilot training).
All but eight of the 258 Mk.IVs completed were built by the subcontractor-F. Hills and Son of Manchester.
The giant Messerschmitt ME.321 glider was originally conceived to carry tanks, guns and men for the invasion of the United Kingdom. Even after Operation Sealion was cancelled there was still thought to be a need for it for the forthcoming invasion of the Soviet Union.
Both Messerschmitt and...
The last bi-plane fighter to see service with the IJA the Kawasaki Ki-10 (Army Type 95 fighter) saw action during the second Sino-Japanese war and in the Nomonham incident. It was only encountered by Allied aircraft during the Pacific war over China. Given the Allied codename Perry .
An Attacker F.Mk.1 of No.800 squadron F.A.A.
The Attacker served from 17 August 1951 until 1954 before being replaced by Sea Hawks and Sea Venoms. After this the type was relegated to RNVR air squadrons until 1957.
Production totaled 52 F.Mk.1 fighters, 8 FB.Mk.1 fighter bombers and 85...