A rotte of Messerschmitt Bf 109E-4N/Trop fighters of 1/JG27 on patrol over the North African desert in 1941.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Messerschmitt Bf.109E - ГерманияGermany - 1938

В результате высадки союзников на Сицилию (операция "Husky") немцы бросили на острове около 600 самолетов. Фотография He 111H сделана в Катанье.
A Heinkel He 111 caught on the ground during an Allied bombing raid on Catania, Sicily, before the port was captured. Pat Hancock encountered these bombers during his time in the Western Desert.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Heinkel He-111P/H - ГерманияGermany - 1938

Pat Hancock perches on the wing of a Hawker Hurricane at RAF Wittering.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Hawker Hurricane - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1935

In the Middle East Pat Hancock commanded No 250 Sqn, equipped with the Curtiss P-40 Kittyhawk. This Kittyhawk II wears the codes of 260 Sqn, which also served in the Western Desert.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Curtiss P-40D Kittyhawk / Warhawk - СШАUSA - 1941

63-я эскадрилья британских ВВС использовала Battle Mk I для подготовки летчиков экипажей Battle (авиабаза Бенсон, ноябрь 1939 года).
Fairey Battle K7650 63-M of No 63 Sqn photographed early in 1938.
Although the Fairey Battle could deliver twice as many bombs twice as far as the types it replaced, the Hawker Hart and Hind biplane bombers, it was nevertheless easy prey for the new generation of monoplane fighters; a lesson learned the hard way during the early days of the Second World War.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Fairey Battle - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1936

de Havilland Hornet F.3s of 19 Sqn with starboard propellers feathered. The nearest, PX293, later went to No 33 Sqn, commanded by Pat Hancock.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: De Havilland Hornet / Sea Hornet / D.H.103 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1944