B-17Es of the 91st Bomb Group taxi out for take-off en route to Wilhelmshaven, 22 March 1943

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Boeing B-17E / B-17G Flying Fortress - СШАUSA - 1941

"Hell's Belles" goes harvesting in beautiful downtown Bassingbourn after overshooting 28 July 1943

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Boeing B-17E / B-17G Flying Fortress - СШАUSA - 1941

This Junkers Ju 88A-5 (V4+GS) crashlanded at Steeple Morden, No.11 OTU's satellite airfield on 16th February 1941. It is shown here being inspected by the High Commissioner for New Zealand, the Rt.Hon.W.J.Jordan. The aircraft belonged to the 8th Staffel of Kampfgeschwader 1.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Junkers Ju.88 - ГерманияGermany - 1936

These six Defiants of No.264 Squadron are all L-serial aircraft but you will have to take our word for it. Below them is Kirton-in-Lindsey airfield in Lincolnshire with dispersal pens on the perimeter.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Boulton Paul Defiant / P.82 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1937

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Airspeed Oxford / AS.10 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1937

Short Singapore III K4581 of No.205 Squadron sits on its beaching gear in the maintenance area of Royal Air Force Station, Seletar, Singapore, shortly before the outbreak of World War Two.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Short Singapore III / S.19 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1934

Sunderland L2161 being resupplied in the same way as junks, proas, clipper ships and tramp steamers have been down the centuries in the Far East. The retractable front turret was intended to provide a mooring platform but also serves just as well as a spectators' gallery. The leading edge platforms gave access to control runs while providing a suitable access point for working on the engines. Note the bollard in the nose for the anchor chain.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Short Sunderland / S.25 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1937

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Westland Wallace / PV.3 / PV.6 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1931

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Westland Wallace / PV.3 / PV.6 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1931

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Westland Wallace / PV.3 / PV.6 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1931

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Westland Wallace / PV.3 / PV.6 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1931

At the risk of appearing to over-emphasise airfields in this issue, the back cover photograph has been selected to illustrate one of the Royal Air Force's most famous overseas stations.
Lying between Cairo and the Suez Canal, Heliopolis was retained as a permanent station after the end of World War One when many Egyptian airfields closed down. It is perhaps best known as the home of the Victoria and Valentia bomber-transports which so typified the activities of the RAF in the Middle East between the wars. It also was a staging post on Imperial Airways routes to South Africa and the Far East.
In layout, it was typical of desert airfields in having its buildings clustered together within a perimeter fence. By tradition, the local inhabitants were assumed to be able to purloin anything not embedded in concrete, a much greater menace than air attack. At night, the gates were closed to leave only the landing ground open to stray visitors. In the photograph can be seen Fairey IIIFs and Atlases parked outside the wire while beside the large hangar sits a D.H.66 tri-motor of Imperial Airways. The three smaller hangars nearest to the large hangar were used by the airline and the RAF fence neatly loops back to allow them to guard their own property!
In the left background, safely isolated from the main camp, is the ammunition dump in its revetment and wired in separately.
The photograph was taken on 8 March 1929 by No.208 (Army Cooperation) Squadron.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Armstrong Whitworth Atlas / Ajax - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1925De Havilland Hercules / D.H.66 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1926Fairey Fairey IIIF - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1926

WV746 of No.207 Squadron carries two star rank pennant on the nose.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Percival Pembroke / Sea Prince / P.66 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1952

WV700 of No.152 Squadron carries "fighter" colours fore and aft of the roundel as a record of No.152's former role.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Percival Pembroke / Sea Prince / P.66 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1952

WV743 probably while serving with the Metropolitan Communications Squadron

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Percival Pembroke / Sea Prince / P.66 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1952

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Percival Pembroke / Sea Prince / P.66 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1952

Pembroke C.I

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Percival Pembroke / Sea Prince / P.66 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1952