Concorde and the Red Arrows provide an aerial salute at the Heathrow Anniversary Flypast on June 2, 1996.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Hawker-Siddeley Hawk / HS.1182 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1972SNIAC, BAC Concorde - InternationalInternational - 1969

James Hare’s question on Almirante Gago Coutinho has brought replies from Jim Parker, M.G. Moore, Richard Hewitt, N.D. Welch, Alf Godman, Colin Noad, Maurice Gordon-Edgley and Arae Amesen. The information has been sent to Mr Hare, but for the benefit of others the very brief story is that it was an Atlantic, not Pacific, flight from Lisbon to Rio via the Cape Verde islands, St Paul Rocks and Fernando Noronha islands between March 30 and June 17, 1922, by Captains Gago Coutinho and Sacadura Cabral, navigator and pilot respectively. In all, three aircraft were involved, two of which crashed; each time a replacement had to be shipped from Portugal. The aircraft were Fairey IIIDs and the survivor, shown, is displayed in the Museum de Marinha in Lisbon.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Fairey Fairey III - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1917

One of the first air-to-air pictures of sole surviving airworthy Bristol Blenheim G-BPIV in its new 254 Sqn Coastal Command colours, taken at Duxford on May 31, 1996, at the launch of its rescuer Graham Warner's new book Spirit of Britain First.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Bristol Blenheim IV/Bolingbroke - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1937

Being flown by its restorer and chief engineer/pilot John Romain over Duxford on May 31, 1996.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Bristol Blenheim IV/Bolingbroke - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1937

Ernst Udet

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Fokker D.VII - ГерманияGermany - 1917

S. Edwards sends this photo of a South African Air Force Audax taken in 1941 at No 22 Air School, Vereeniging, where aircraft were assembled. When Japan entered the war it was rumoured that Audaxes might be armed - were they?

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

Chipmunk Farewell by D.A. Sawyer. To mark the retirement of the DHC Chipmunk from RAF Service and commemorate the 50th Anniversary of its first flight.
This limited edition print features DHC Chipmunk WB550, the second Chipmunk to enter into RAF service. Taken on charge in November of 1949 with the Aircraft and Armament Experimental Establishment at Boscombe Down. Serving with many units during forty six years of service and flying over 12,000 hours. On its Retirement on the 31st March 1996, WB550 was the oldest serving operational RAE Aircraft.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: De Havilland Canada DHC-1 Chipmunk - КанадаCanada - 1946