A USAF Boeing SB-29 photographed from Mosquito RL201 just after the author’s first intercept during Exercise Pinnacle, 1951. Some SB-29s were based at Sculthorpe and carried airborne lifeboats underneath the fuselage for ocean rescue of ditched aircrews.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Boeing B-17E / B-17G Flying Fortress - СШАUSA - 1941De Havilland Mosquito F - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1941

Newish Meteor NF.11s of 141 Sqn outside their hangar at RAF Coltishall in 1952. In contrast to the miserably slow rate of delivery of Vampires to reach 23 Sqn, Meteor production was such that 141 Sqn soon reached its established strength of 12 aircraft.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Gloster, Armstrong Whitworth Meteor NF.11 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1950

A gaggle of 57 Sqn Lincolns from RAF Lindholm, Doncaster, photographed in September 1946.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Avro Lincoln / Type 694 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1944

Avro Lincoln B.2 WD132 of the Central Signals Establishment, Watton. This unit, with 199 Sqn, provided the radar/radio jammers for Bomber Command against which the navigators of 23 Sqn used to practise their homing skills.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Avro Lincoln / Type 694 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1944

A Percival Proctor Mk 4 as used by many Station Flights for light communications duties in the early Fifties.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Percival Proctor / P.28 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1939

Mosquito NF.36 RL201 YP-C of 23 Sqn, before the Bat RCM equipment was fitted. Alone in this aircraft, the author and his pilot were “shot down” by a large formation of Lincolns and Washingtons over the North Sea during Exercise Pinnacle.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: De Havilland Mosquito F - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1941

Above, Hookah aerials on a Mosquito NF.36 starboard wingtip; the installation on the port wingtip was identical. Each aerial had a Perspex “window” facing forward.
Below, Bat aerials, Mosquito NF.36 starboard wingtip; the port wingtip was identical. The dipoles were about 4ft apart and each one was approximately 4ft 2in long.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: De Havilland Mosquito F - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1941