Supermarine Spitfire V AB344, a tropical variant, sitting in the snow in January 1942. Powered by the 1,440 h.p. Rolls-Royce Merlin 45 engine, it has an air filter below the nose.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Supermarine Spitfire Mk.V - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1941

The three-seat Oxford advanced trainer entered service with the RAF in 1937.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Airspeed Oxford / AS.10 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1937

The Supermarine Walrus was in service with the FAA and RAF for 10yr as a spotter-reconnaissance amphibian/air sea rescue aircraft. Its noisy 775 h.p. Pegasus engine was always a welcome sound to pilots who had been shot down and left drifting helplessly in the sea.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Supermarine Walrus/Seagull V - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1933

The author, photographed when she was an ATA First Officer, about to climb into the cockpit of a Fairey Albacore.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Fairey Albacore - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1938

An early production Fairey Fulmar two-seat carrier-borne fighter. The type entered service with the FAA in June 1940 and accounted for nearly a third of all FAA victories during the war.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Fairey Fulmar / P.4/34 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1937

The Fairfield Argus taxi rank at White Waltham, seen from another Argus.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Fairchild C-61 Forwarder / Model 24 / Argus - СШАUSA - 1932