Mosquito B.Mk XX (KB162), названный "New Glasgow, Nova Scotia, Canada", стал одним из двух первых бомбардировщиков Mosquito канадской постройки, поставленных британским ВВС. Он прибыл в августе 1943 года. Всего было поставлено более 500 машин Mk XX и Mk 25, последние - с моторами Merlin 225 постройки компании "Packard".
Canadian-built Mosquito B.XX KB162 carries the inscription New Glasgow Nova Scotia Canada on the nose. Is this a 'presentation' aircraft and did Canada have a parallel system to the RAF?

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: De Havilland Mosquito B / D.H.98 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1940

The SAAB-18 might have been a Hampden if Sweden had taken up its option to build the type under licence in 1939. The sole example is seen at Heston on delivery on 22 September 1938

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Handley Page Hampden / H.P.52 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1936

The ultimate Airacobra was the P-39Q with a 0.5-in (12,7-mm) gun beneath each mainplane. The one illustrated here was 44-3474 but the serial has been censored.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Bell P-39 Airacobra - СШАUSA - 1939

Beaufighter TF.X NE355, 2-H of No.404 Squadron RCAF at Davidstow Moor

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Bristol Beaufighter - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1939

Another print from the same source shows the cockpit of a Sopwith Triplane with a semi-circular attachment behind the single Vickers gun, presumably padding to protect the pilot's head in the event of a sudden stop.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Sopwith Triplane - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1916

One of No.12 Squadron's original Fairey Fox Is fitted with a 430 hp Fairey Felix I engine. No.12's badge is painted on the engine cowling with its motto 'Cave'.
Felix-engined Fox J794? with the Special Duties Flight at Boscombe Down displays its unusual white cowling panels.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Fairey Fox - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1925

Hind K5401 of No.44 Squadron shows the details of the last of the light bomber biplanes. The gun sight doubled as a dive-bombing sight and there are wing-tip flare holders. The windows at the wing roots were presumably to give some light to the bomb-aimer while he was crouched in the bottom of the fuselage.
44 Squadron Hinds carried the squadron number in the appropriate Flight colour ahead of the roundel. Visible here is the window by the bomb-aiming position.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Hawker Hind - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1934

Saro A.27 London II of No.201 Squadron moored on the River Fal, Cornwall, in the summer of 1939

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Saunders-Roe London / A.27 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1934

The anonymous Swordfish on page 21 of AM.1/97 was not LS326 as that was a Mk.II. It is a Mk.III with the radome removed in which the pilot's cockpit continued aft over the radar operator's position; in the Mks.I and II, the rear cockpit was a long opening starting just behind the pilot's headrest. LS326 is shown as '5A' for its part in the film Sink the Bismarck.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Fairey Swordfish - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1934

It might possibly have been NF389, shown here in another of Jack Meaden's pictures as '5B' at Lee-on-Solent in August 1963

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Fairey Swordfish - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1934

The SAAB T-18B was the torpedo-bomber/maritime reconnaissance version of the B-18 bomber of the Royal Swedish Air Force.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: SAAB B18 - ШвецияSweden - 1942

Imperial Russian Navy Grigorovich M.9 flying boats at an unidentified location in 1917 but probably in the Black Sea. Often considered moribund after the debacle of the war against Japan in 1904-5, the Czarist navy surprisingly had a division of seaplane carriers operating against the Turks during World War One.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Григорович М-9 / М-19 / М-23 - РоссияRussia - 1915

Wallace target tug K5075 undershot landing at Aldergrove and its undercarriage collapsed on 19 July 1936.

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

Blown up from a tiny photograph of a F.B. A. Type C flying boat, the print shows no serial number. In the UK, they were built by Norman Thompson and Gosport Aviation.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: FBA Type A/B/C - ФранцияFrance - 1913

A Flycatcher of No.402 Flight at Leuchars. The external Vickers gun was mounted so that in the event of a stoppage, the pilot could lean out and hammer the breech with the regulation hide-faced mallet. Presumably, gun heating was catered for by its proximity to the exhaust.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Fairey Flycatcher - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1922

Peter Berry has sent in this laser print of X8275 Golden Hind. This Short S.26 was built for Imperial Airways as G-AFCI and impressed. The original was noted 'Caird's Shipyard', at Greenock on the Clyde and was probably taken in February 1941 when X8275 was there for maintenance. Greenock was a MU run by Scottish Aviation.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Short S.26 G-class - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1939

An atmospheric shot of a D.H.60M Moth, believed to be J9926 which was used by No.5 Flying Training School at Sealand.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: De Havilland Gipsy Moth / Moth X - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1928