The second prototype D.H.108, TG306, was built to allow assessment of the type’s high-speed characteristics, and therefore differed significantly from the subsonic first prototype.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: De Havilland Swallow / D.H.108 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1946

TG306 at high speed over Hatfield.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: De Havilland Swallow / D.H.108 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1946

Another view of TG306 showing the much-modified cockpit canopy.
One more study of the ill-fated TG306, which killed company test pilot Geoffrey de Havilland when both wings failed in download in violent bunt conditions under compressibility at low altitude on September 27, 1946.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: De Havilland Swallow / D.H.108 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1946

The Armstrong Whitworth A.W.52G glider under tow. The device attached to the trailing edge of the port wing is a frame holding a pitot comb for airflow measurements.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Armstrong Whitworth A.W.52 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1947

TS363, the first of two jet-powered A.W.52s, had Rolls-Royce Nenes. Note the “barn door” flaps on the centre-section trailing edge.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Armstrong Whitworth A.W.52 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1947

Another view of the A. W.52G, RG324.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Armstrong Whitworth A.W.52 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1947

Handley Page built its H.P.75 Manx as a private venture, so it carried the B Conditions identity H-0222. It was powered by two 140 h.p. Gipsy Majors.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Handley Page Manx / H.P.75 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1943

The incomplete Gotha Go229 V3 after its arrival in the USA following capture. Never completed or flown, it eventually found its way into the collection of the National Air and Space Museum, where it resides today.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Gotha Go.229 - ГерманияGermany - 1944

The Horten Ho IX V1 glider displays its clean lines. The second prototype was tested under jet power, with a pair of Jumo 004s.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Gotha Go.229 - ГерманияGermany - 1944

A rare inflight study of the General Aircraft GAL 56 “medium-U” glider, TS510, under tow behind a Halifax, with Kronfeld piloting.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: General Aircraft GAL.56 / GAL.61 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1944

TS513, the GAL 56 “maximum V” variant of the family.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: General Aircraft GAL.56 / GAL.61 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1944