Bomb aimer’s view from a B-17 - thankfully over the peaceful 1980s East Anglia.

Top, Vought F4U-4 and bottom Goodyear F2G-1.

Finnish Il-28 NH-2 based at Utti, circa 1977.

Ilmavoimat Il-28 NH-2 (c/n 1710) was converted to a target tug and is seen here pulling a substantial ‘dart’ target into the air.

Il-28R NH-4 (c/n 11-6) on approach to land.

Another view of NH-2, this time with a conventional ‘sleeve’ target in tow.

Il-28R NH-3 (c/n 1713 - painted on the extreme nose under the nose glazings) also served as a target tug later in its life, before being scrapped.

Sunderland I P9623 in Portuguese markings as 136 during 1945.

Stratoliner XW-TFP with Royal Air Lao on March 11, 1975.

Views of a Romanian Harbin H-5 in the summer of 1990 at Borcea airfield.

Views of a Romanian Harbin H-5 in the summer of 1990 at Borcea airfield.