British Bombers and Transport aircrafts

[Wurger]

 

[johnbr]

Stirling Construction Drawings and Interior Photo's

 

[johnbr]

 

[Wurger]

 

[johnbr]

Not a good day

 

[johnbr]

Ground crew hoist two 1500lb sea mines into the bomb bays of a 218 Squadron Stirling.
SWEET PEA : April 28th/29th 1943 : Black day for 218 Squadron

 

[johnbr]

 

[johnbr]

Pilots Instrument Panel showing throttle box. This is a Mk.III Stirling layout.

 

[johnbr]

Pilots Instrument Panel showing throttle box. This is a Mk.III Stirling layout.A stunning photograph of the crew of Pilot Officer Alan Hine RAFVR standing in front of Short Stirling Mk.III EE884 HA-B "Bertie" a few days before they failed to return from Bremen on October 8th 1943. Short & Harland Ltd built EE884 was TOC by 218 Squadron May 31st 1943 and carried out its first operation on June 13th, a minelaying sortie to La Pallaice with F/Sgt S G Johnston and crew. The aircraft completed another 10 operations changing its call sign letter from H to Z to B in the process. The aircraft had flown a total of 101hrs 10min when lost.

No.218 (Gold Coast) Squadron Short Stirling's 1942-1944

 

[Old Wizard]

 

[johnbr]

Lancaster bombers nearing completion in Avro's assembly plant at Woodford near Manchester, 1943

 

[Wurger]

 

[Old Wizard]

 

[Gnomey]

Nice shots!

 

[Wayne Little]

 

[johnbr]

The RAF Repair and Maintenance Service dismantle and hoist a shot-up, crashed Lancaster

 

[Wayne Little]

Good shot.

 

[johnbr]

 

[Wurger]

Nice.

 

[Glider]

A little different its the Lady Jane stripped for work to make her airworthy. She is a British bomber after all