First flight of the Lockheed P-80 Shooting Star: January 8, 1944

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Lockheed P-80 Shooting Star - СШАUSA - 1944

Pre-war colour photographs are uncommon and so we are particularly grateful to L. A. Hutton of Pyrford, Woking in Surrey for the very rare shot at right of Hawker Harts and Audaxes taken at Hanworth in the late Thirties.
In the foreground is Hawker Hart K3840, one of 47 delivered to the RAF by Vickers Ltd between February and March 1934. Initially retained by the manufacturers, K3840 was later issued to 142 Sqn. It subsequently passed to 5 ERFTS, based at Hanworth, and then to 2 FTS at Bristol. It was struck off RAF charge in July 1940.
Behind the Hart is Hawker Audax K5586, part of a batch delivered to the RAF by Avro during March and April 1937. Delivered first to 2 Sqn, K5586 passed to 615 Sqn and then met up with Hart K3840 at Hanworth with 5 ERFTS. Later the Audax passed to 3 FTS before being delivered to the South African Air Force in November 1940.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Hawker Audax - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1931Hawker Hart - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1928

The Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum's newly-restored Avro Lancaster, FM213/"KB726", flying near Ingersoll, Ontario on October 27, 1988

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Avro Lancaster / Type 683 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1941

“DUTY CARRIED OUT”

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Handley Page Hastings / H.P.67 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1946