This Messerschmitt Me 262-1a was fitted with a 50mm Rheinmetall BK 5 cannon which stretched about seven feet ahead of the nose. It was not a ground-attack aircraft but was intended as a way of attacking day bomber formations. It produced a large amount of smoke so that it only fired one shot at a time. The nosewheel had to be modified to swivel on retraction to fit in the available space under the cannon.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Messerschmitt Me.262 Schwalbe - ГерманияGermany - 1941

Joe Warne has sent in this photograph of one of his 60 Squadron Javelins taken this summer at an air museum near Rimini. XH707 was SOC on 12 December 1967. The movement record shows an accident on 8 November 1967 but there is no accident report and this is thought to be a clerical error for a wear-and-tear categorisation that was not followed up by a refurbishment as the Javelin was going out of service. Having vanished from Singapore, how did it finish up in Italy in 1999? No.60's badge is on the fin with the original letter P.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Gloster Javelin - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1951

A trio of Royal Australian Navy Grumman S-2E Trackers of No.851 Squadron RAN visiting RAAF Station Amberley. Fourteen S-2Es were purchased for operations from HMAS Melbourne but ten were written-off in a hangar fire in December 1976, being replaced with ten S-2Gs.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Grumman S-2 Tracker / TF-1 Trader - СШАUSA - 1954

Among the countries in South America that bought (or sometimes bartered for) Italian aircraft prior to World War Two, was Paraguay which acquired a small number of Breda 65 light bombers.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Breda Ba.65 - ИталияItaly - 1935

A Curtiss SC-1 perched on the port catapult of the light cruiser USS Topeka which was commissioned in December 1944. She carried four aircraft but because the design was top-heavy, one of the catapults on this class was often removed, as well as other pieces of superstructure. VO-15C was Topeka's air unit.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Curtiss SC Seahawk - СШАUSA - 1944

Our bafflement at the LeO 257 in the last issue has been explained by Lucien Morareau. It was because it was a Farman F 65 TOR! We were fixated on the nose and failed to notice the small underwing floats faired in at the wingtips. This is a Liore-et-Olivier H257bis taxying out from St.Mandrier seaplane base at Toulon in 1937. We should add that the type's bombing attacks were carried out at night.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Liore et Olivier LeO 25 - ФранцияFrance - 1928

Also at Hornchurch was Harrow K6943 of No.214 Squadron from Feltwell. To provide scale for this giant bomber, the organisers found the diminutive Gordon Dove (G-AETU) to put in front of it.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Gordon Dove - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1937Handley Page Harrow / H.P.54 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1936

Hawker Demon K5697 of No.600 Squadron at the Empire Air Day at Hornchurch on 29 May 1937. Eight days later, K5697 overturned in a forced landing at Abbotsinch and was written off.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Hawker Demon - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1932

Curtiss F9C-2 Sparrowhawk 9058 was one of the Lighter-then-Air unit which was based on the dirigible Macon. The hook over the top wing was used to latch on to the trapeze suspended below the hull. Once firmly in place, it could be hoisted into the airship's hangar. Both Macon and her sister ship Akron were lost in storms. Indiana Jones was not the only person to drop off an airship!

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Curtiss F9C Sparrowhawk - СШАUSA - 1931