As well as Lodestars, Stuart Hall and his fellow officers ferried Douglas DC-2s across the Atlantic. Here DC-2 DG469 of 31 Sqn is seen at Beersheba, Hebron, Israel. Aircraft in the background include (on the left) Hawker Audax K7514.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Douglas DC-1 / DC-2 / C-32 / C-39 - СШАUSA - 1933Hawker Audax - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1931

Lockheed Lodestar G-AGCM over Cairo. Originally a Model 18-08, this impressed American aircraft, previously NC33617, was converted to a Model 18-56 and named Lake Mariut with BOAC. It went to the RAF as VR955 in October 1946.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Lockheed Lodestar L-18/C-59/R5O - СШАUSA - 1939

Another impressed American Lodestar was the Model 18-08 NC6175, seen here in the Middle East as G-AGCV Lake Chad, following conversion to a Model 18-56 in 1941. It was scrapped at RAF Kasfareet in November 1947.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Lockheed Lodestar L-18/C-59/R5O - СШАUSA - 1939

After their trans-South Atlantic adventures the RAF navigators were flown from Lagos to Freetown in a BOAC Short S.23 C-Class Empire Flying Boat. Here, G-ADUV Cambria, with its registration underlined with red, white and blue stripes, takes off from Rod el-Faraq on the River Nile.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Short Empire / S.23 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1936

The first of the Short S.23s was G-ADHL Canopus, seen here in the Middle East during the war years. First flown in 1936, it was scrapped at Hythe in 1947.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Short Empire / S.23 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1936

Этот самолет Model 314 "Dixie Clipper" компании "PanAm" величественно отрывается от воды в районе Лонг-Айленда 28 июня 1939 года. Лодка отправляется в Марсель через Азорские острова и Лиссабон, на что ей требовалось 29 с половиной часов. Большие спонсоны на корпусе не только обеспечивали устойчивость на воде, позволив отказаться от подкрыльевых поплавков, но и создавали дополнительную подъемную силу.
Pan American operated the Freetown-Miami service with Boeing 314s.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Boeing Boeing 314 Clipper - СШАUSA - 1938