Фотографии
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A 1954 photograph showing metal fatigue/stress failure of a Comet airliner pressure cabin at Farnborough.
Самолёты на фотографии: De Havilland Comet / D.H.106 - Великобритания - 1949
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Регистрационный номер: TS439 Трофейный He 177A-5/R6 (номер TS439) проходил испытания в Фарнборо (Англия). Самолет был сфотографирован после прибытия в Великобританию 10 сентября 1944 года.
A captured Heinkel He 177A-51R6 at RAE Farnborough on September 10, 1944, wearing RAF roundels and fin flashes. The serial TS439 was later added. Some sources state that this He 177A went to the USA in 1945, while others say that it was broken up.
Heinkel He 177A-5/R6 Greif TS439 at the RAE after its epic flight from Toulouse/Blagnac on September 10, 1944. In the picture the French roundels and rudder stripes are seen.Самолёты на фотографии: Heinkel He-177 Greif - Германия - 1939
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Регистрационный номер: XF940 ETPS Hunter F.4 XF940, seen here in October 1959, from which Flt Lt G. G. Davies ejected while approaching Farnborough on October 13, 1961.
Самолёты на фотографии: Hawker Hunter - Великобритания - 1951
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Регистрационный номер: WP200 Vickers Valiant WP200 in 1955. Valiant B.Is WP202 and WP203 boosted membership of the Caterpillar Club by four in 1956 and 1957.
Самолёты на фотографии: Vickers Valiant - Великобритания - 1951
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Регистрационный номер: EN409 Sqn Ldr Martindale’s Spitfire XI, EN409, at Farnborough, minus its propeller and reduction gear, following a test dive on April 27, 1944.
Самолёты на фотографии: Supermarine Spitfire PR / FR - Великобритания - 1939
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Bob Rose’s “high-speed dive” Spitfire Mk 21, with strengthened wing, from which guns, blisters and so forth had been removed in an effort to reduce drag.
Самолёты на фотографии: Supermarine Spitfire Mk.XVIII / 21 / 22 / 24 - Великобритания - 1944
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Регистрационный номер: XE531 Flt Lt R. W. Sears and A. J. Leng ejected from Hunter T.12 XE531 on March 17, 1982, when its engine failed and burst, severing the rear fuselage only 10ft above the ground.
Самолёты на фотографии: Hawker Hunter T - Великобритания - 1955
Статьи
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- de Havilland D.H.114 Heron 2 G-AORG /Preservation Profile/
- Personal album. Military
- Skywriters
- B.Elliott - Above, the law (1)
- C.Prower - From Brisfit to Beverley (10)
- D.Curtis - A singular Sabre
- D.Dickins - Indian improvisation
- D.O'Brien - One flew south
- F.Mormillo - Rolling out the Barrels
- J.Meadows - Harry's Hurri
- J.Stroud - Pioneers /Post-war propliners/
- K.Wixey - Fairchild's old faithful (1)
- M.Oakey - Grapevine
- M.Roffe, D.Baker - Great moments in aviation (4)
- O.Thetford - Fox in service
- R.Beamont - Hurricane testing
- R.Dennis - Farnborough's caterpillars (2)