A Whitley takes off and heads out on a leaflet raid.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Armstrong Whitworth Whitley / A.W.38 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1936

LITTEL GEL II: In this view of a Coastal Command Hudson several interesting features are to be seen. The air intake for the two 900 h.p. Wright Cyclones is on the top of the long-chord cowling; the airscrews are hydromatic; Goodyear de-icing equipment covers the leading edge of the wing; permanent slots are fitted at the wing tips to help control at low speeds; the navigation and formation-keeping lights are not inset as is customary on British aircraft. Little Gel I earned its Captain the D.F.C.
Lockheed Hudson I T9303 of 206 Sqn at RAF Bircham Newton on September 3, 1940, 'exactly a year to the day after Britain declared war on Germany.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Lockheed Hudson A-28 / A-29 - СШАUSA - 1938

BACK HOME: A Lockheed Hudson comes in to land with wheels down, flaps extended and hydromatic airscrews in fine pitch.
Hudson I T9303, of 206 Squadron, RAF, with flaps down comes in to land at RAF Bircham Newton on September 3, 1940.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Lockheed Hudson A-28 / A-29 - СШАUSA - 1938

12 Lockheed Hudsons bound for Britain and the RAF, being loaded aboard ship at San Pedro, California in May 1939. All the aircraft appear to be in the N serial range.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Lockheed Hudson A-28 / A-29 - СШАUSA - 1938

Another view of Hudson I T9303 Littel Gel II at RAF Bircham Newton in September 1940. This Hudson went missing on a reconnaissance flight on October 16, 1940.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Lockheed Hudson A-28 / A-29 - СШАUSA - 1938

The crew of Hudson I T9303 pause for Flight’s camera before climbing aboard their aircraft. RAF Hudsons were initially used to keep a wary watch on German surface raiders in the North Sea. It was a Hudson of 224 Sqn that became the first RAF machine to shoot down an enemy aircraft in World War Two.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Lockheed Hudson A-28 / A-29 - СШАUSA - 1938