Picture of the day. (3 Viewers)

[Njaco]

The last Hurricane built by the Hawker Aircraft Company, Mark IIC, PZ865 "The Last of the Many", decorated with banners and pennants on its completion at Langley, Berkshire. PZ865 was bought off the original Ministry of Aircraft Production contract by Hawkers and was retained as a communications and test aircraft. After the war it was placed on the civil register as G-AMAU and participated in a number of air races and displays before undergoing a complete overhaul in 1972, and presentation to the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight, with whom it continues to fly.

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[Airframes]

Nice one Chris. This same aircraft flew directly over the Newark Air Museum when we were there last Sunday - bonus !

 

[Wayne Little]

Thats a great shot Chris.

 

[Lucky13]

 

[vikingBerserker]

Very cool!

 

[Wildcat]

Australian Beauforts taxy out for another strike against Rabaul, Jan 44.

 

[Gnomey]

Nice shots guys!

 

[Njaco]

A tea dance in progress in the big ballroom tea lounge at the Municipal Pavilion in Bournemouth. In the foreground, people sit to drink tea, whilst in the background, the dancers are just visible. A waitress can be seen in the centre of the photograph. OCTOBER 1943

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[Lucky13]

 

[Wayne Little]

 

[Njaco]

Messerschmitt 110 fighters supporting heavy ships of the German fleet during Operation Cerberus, in February 1942.

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[Lucky13]

 

[Wayne Little]

Good pics fellas...

 

[fastmongrel]

Hooking onto the crane with the engine running must have been a barrel of laughs. Supermarine Sea Otter.

 

[Glider]

I think I am right when saying that those are ASV radar on the struts, never seen that before on a ship based seaplane.

 

[Lucky13]

Hooking onto the crane with the engine running must have been a barrel of laughs. Supermarine Sea Otter.

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Not to mention bailing out quickly!

 

[Lucky13]

Handley Page Hampdens of No. 106 Squadron RAF, lined up at Coningsby, Lincolnshire, ready for take-off at last light on a raid.

 

[fubar57]

Gotta ask about the beaching gear...forgetfulness or a staged photo?

Geo

 

[fastmongrel]

Gotta ask about the beaching gear...forgetfulness or a staged photo?

Geo

That made me wonder as well, all I could think was the plane is being craned onto a seaplane tender and the landing gear was extended before the lift was started but then why is the engine still runing.

 

[fastmongrel]

Found a pic of a Walrus being craned with the gear down but this time the engine isnt running unless a very fast shutter speed has frozen the prop when the button was pressed.