IN A CLIMB: A flying view of the Boston showing the undercarriage retracted and engine cooling gills extended.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Douglas A-20 Boston / Havoc / P-70 Nighthawk - СШАUSA - 1938

R.A.F.'s FIRST TRICYCLE: Douglas D.B.7 Boston bombers originally ordered for the French Air Force are now coming into service with the R A.F. The engines are P & W Twin Wasps with a take-off power of 1,050 h.p.
LAYOUT: This three-quarter front view of the Douglas shows the high-midwing arrangement, the engine air intakes and oil-coolers and the optically flat panel in the bomb-aimer's compartment.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Douglas A-20 Boston / Havoc / P-70 Nighthawk - СШАUSA - 1938

WELL PROPORTIONED: Seen in side elevation the Boston is a good-looking, if unorthodox, aeroplane.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Douglas A-20 Boston / Havoc / P-70 Nighthawk - СШАUSA - 1938

CLOSED DOWN: The streamlined covering over the rear gunner's cockpit in the closed position.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Douglas A-20 Boston / Havoc / P-70 Nighthawk - СШАUSA - 1938

POWER PLANT: The housings for the hydromatic airscrew and the reduction gear of the Pratt and Whitney Twin Wasp are clearly shown in this photograph. It also emphasises the underslung position of the engine in relation to the main wing.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Douglas A-20 Boston / Havoc / P-70 Nighthawk - СШАUSA - 1938

TAIL END: Boston's tail surfaces. The elevators and fins are fabric covered. The dihedral is very noticeable.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Douglas A-20 Boston / Havoc / P-70 Nighthawk - СШАUSA - 1938

The Douglas Boston.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Douglas A-20 Boston / Havoc / P-70 Nighthawk - СШАUSA - 1938

ENTRANCE AND EXIT: In an emergency the hinged covering over the pilot's cockpit can also be jettisoned.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Douglas A-20 Boston / Havoc / P-70 Nighthawk - СШАUSA - 1938

FRONT LEG AND FRONT DOOR: A Flight copyright sketch showing the third leg of the undercarriage and the hinged to the bomb-aimer's cockpit. The recesses each side of the door handles form footholes and operation of the rear handle (with the safety bar across) jettisons the whole door.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Douglas A-20 Boston / Havoc / P-70 Nighthawk - СШАUSA - 1938

DOUGLAS DB-7. Two Pratt and Whitney Twin Wasp Engines.
DOUGLAS BOSTON BOMBER. General arrangement drawing.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Douglas A-20 Boston / Havoc / P-70 Nighthawk - СШАUSA - 1938

KEEPING WARM: Here is shown the modern flying gear of a Whitley air crew.
The normal crew of a Whitley totals five. Here is a typical team.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Armstrong Whitworth Whitley / A.W.38 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1936

LONG-RANGE HEAVY: The A.W. Whitley has carried out raids as far apart as Poland and Milan. Originally two radial engines were fitted, but Rolls Royce Merlins of 1,000 h.p. are now standard. Main dimensions are: Span 84ft., length 70ft. 6in., height 15ft. Disposable load out of a gross weight of 26,000 lb. is 8,500 lb. Max. speed 245 m.p.h. at 16,250ft.
A Whitley V of No 51 Sqn landing at Driffield in October 1940.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Armstrong Whitworth Whitley / A.W.38 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1936

AIR AID: A Bristol Blenheim I returning from a bombing raid in Albania. The short-nosed Blenheim has done excellent work in the Near East.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Bristol Blenheim - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1936

DIPLOMACY BY AIR: Ever since flying became a means of transport, its speed has made it essential for the use of diplomats. Mr. John G. Winant, the newly appointed American ambassador, and his legal adviser, Mr. Benjamin Cohen, flew by Clipper to Lisbon and thence to England in this Douglas DC-3.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Douglas DC-3 / C-47 Skytrain/С-53 Skytrooper / Dakota - СШАUSA - 1935

Brewster Buffalo.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Brewster F2A Buffalo / B-239 - СШАUSA - 1937

Curtiss P-36A (Mohawk).

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Curtiss Hawk 75 / P-36 / Mohawk - СШАUSA - 1935

YET TWO MORE H.P.'s: Hampden shown in an unusual attitude with undercarriage and flaps down and slots extended. Sixty-five m.p.h. was showing on the A.S.I.
Controllability is but one of the many strong points of the Hampden. Here Major Cordes shows it “formating” at 65 m.p.h. with wheels and flaps down.

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

25 YEARS APART: The gunner cum bomb-aimer on a Hampden.

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

NOW OPERATIONAL: Pilots of the Eagle Squadron of the R.A.F., which is composed entirely of American volunteers. Training is completed and they are now fully operational with Hurricanes as their mounts.

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

MEMBERS OF THE DEER FAMILY: Three Bell Caribous (P-400 Airacobras in "echelon to the left, stepped up." The Caribou is a single-seater fighter armed with one 20 mm. shell-gun and a battery of six machine guns. The 1,100 h.p. liquid-cooled Allison engine is mounted behind the pilot.

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

North American Mustang.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: North American P-51 Mustang - СШАUSA - 1940

Plan, side and front elevation of the North American Mustang fighter (Allison)

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: North American P-51 Mustang - СШАUSA - 1940

ALL IS LOST!: The German inscription to this photograph reads: "The tremendous development of German anti-aircraft forces makes the flight of British bombers to German territory and the destruction of important industrial plants practically impossible, as neutral experts have ascertained time and time again. The photograph shows the start of German destroyer planes for the defence against British night bombers, whose coming has been reported." To us the picture appears to be just an Me 110 with flaps fully down and engines ticking over coming in to land. Our fighters take off when the Luftwaffe arrives.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Messerschmitt Bf.110 - ГерманияGermany - 1936

CLOSE-UP OF AGGRESSION: A Messerschmitt Me 110 dropping its load. This usually consists of four 250 kg. bombs. In this view the ducted radiators, outboard of the Daimler Benz engines, are very apparent.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Messerschmitt Bf.110 - ГерманияGermany - 1936

Blackburn Skua. Pronounced taper to trailing-edge of wing and small turned-up tips. Radial engine. Gun position behind pilot. Wheels retract outwards. Fin and rudder set well forward in relation to tapering cantilever tailplane.
Junkers Ju 87. Sharply cranked wings; marked taper on both edges; small square tips. In-line engine with "beard" radiator. Gun position behind pilot. Fixed undercarriage legs with spats. Square-cut fin and rudder; rectangular strut-braced tailplane.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Blackburn Skua / B-24 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1937Junkers Ju.87B - ГерманияGermany - 1938

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Blackburn Skua / B-24 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1937Junkers Ju.87B - ГерманияGermany - 1938

The Consolidated Catalina

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Consolidated PBY Catalina / ГСТ / МП-7 - СШАUSA - 1935

25 YEARS APART: Here is the gunner cum bomb-aimer on a Handley-Page O/400. The external bomb sight on the O/400 is of interest and his Lewis gun has the double pan of 97 rounds.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Handley Page H.P.12 (O/400) - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1917

Fairey Swordfish. Staggered wings, the top being backswept and the bottom one straight and of smaller area. Radial engine. Long fuselage with open cockpits. Large fin and rudder. Elevators project beyond tailplane tips.
Arado Ar 95. Staggered backswept wings of equal size, the bottom one being slightly cranked. Radial engine. Fuselage with covered cockpits carried on floats. Rudder projects above fin; one-piece elevator across width of triangular tailplane.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Arado Ar.95 - ГерманияGermany - 1936Fairey Swordfish - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1934

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Arado Ar.95 - ГерманияGermany - 1936Fairey Swordfish - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1934

Curtiss Tomahawk.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Curtiss P-40 Tomahawk - СШАUSA - 1939

This sectional sketch shows the interior economy of the Curtiss Tomahawk.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Curtiss P-40 Tomahawk - СШАUSA - 1939

FIRST AND LAST: The Handley Page Heyford, the last of the biplanes (shown), and the Fairey Hendon, the first of the monoplane night bombers. Both were designed to a 1927 specification and both had 600 h.p. Rolls Royce Kestrel engines. Heyford's best speed was 142 m.p.h. at 13,000ft., and the Hendon did 156 m.p.h. at 15,000ft.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Handley Page Heyford / H.P.38 / H.P.50 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1930

Gloster Gladiator: single-seater fighter. Staggered single-bay wings of equal span and with rounded tips and cut-outs at the centre-section. Radial engine. Enclosed cockpit, fixed single-leg undercarriage. Elliptical tailplane, large rounded fin and rudder.
Fiat Cr 42: single-seater fighter. Unstaggered, single-bay wings, the upper pair being of greater span than the lower pair. Radial engine. Open cockpit, fixed undercarriage with spats. Elliptical tailplane, inverted "U"-shaped fin and rudder.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: FIAT CR.42 Falco - ИталияItaly - 1938Gloster Gladiator - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1934

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: FIAT CR.42 Falco - ИталияItaly - 1938Gloster Gladiator - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1934

Vultee Vanguard

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Vultee Vanguard / P-66 - СШАUSA - 1939

Три Wellington Mk IA из 37-й эскадрильи над Ливийской (Западной) пустыней (Северная Африка). Эскадрилья базировалась в Египте в течение декабря 1940 года и сыграла важную роль в захвате Тобрука 2 1 января 1941 года. Три часа ее самолеты "висели" над обороной итальянцев, маскируя своим шумом факт сосредоточения британцами своих танков и артиллерии.
LONGMORE'S PERSUADERS: Three Vickers Wellington IAs in Vic over the Western Desert.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Vickers Wellington / Type 271 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1936

Авиабомбы в центральной секции бомбоотсека
HAMBURGHER'S VIEW: the bomb compartment of the Wellington with doors open.
MORE EGGS: Here is shown the manner of bombing up a Vickers Wellington with 250 lb. G.P. bombs

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Vickers Wellington / Type 271 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1936

Подвеска бомб под «Веллингтон» Mk. I
Modern 250lb. general purpose bombs on the special trolleys which incorporate an hydraulic jack.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Vickers Wellington / Type 271 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1936

MY ECHO, MY SHADOW AND ME: An impression by "J.P." of an incident during the recent raid on Berlin. In his report a pilot said: "... the searchlights threw shadows of my aircraft on the clouds of smoke, appearing at times as if three or four other machines were flying in formation."

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Vickers Wellington / Type 271 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1936

The Douglas Digby

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Douglas B-18 Bolo - СШАUSA - 1935

The Douglas D.B.8A.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Northrop A-17 / 8A Nomad - СШАUSA - 1934

STEPPING OUT: A Coastal Command Lerwick getting on to its step tor taking off. The Lerwick is powered by two Bristol Hercules of 1,350 h.p. each.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Saunders-Roe Lerwick / S.36 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1938

Short Sunderland. High-wing, sharply tapering to small, rounded tips; dihedral from roots. Four radial engines in short nacelles. Deep hull with gun-turrets in nose and tail and gun-position amidships. Tall, symmetrical fin and rudder and tapering cantilever tailplane.
Dornier Do 26. Gulled wings, backswept on leading edge; rather square tips, straight trailing-edge. Two pairs of inline engines in tandem. Long, shallow hull; no information as to armament available. Triangular fin and rudder. Tailplane mounted on fin and braced by inverted-Vee struts.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Dornier Do.26 - ГерманияGermany - 1938Short Sunderland / S.25 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1937

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Dornier Do.26 - ГерманияGermany - 1938Short Sunderland / S.25 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1937

Northrops are turning out one a week of these N3 P.B. bombers for the Norwegian Air Force in England. The engine is a Wright Cyclone of 1,200 h.p. and the speed 235 m.p.h. A bomb load of 2,000 lb. can be carried. Gross weight is 8,500 lb.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Northrop N-3PB - СШАUSA - 1940

LANDED IN PORTUGAL: The end of a Focke-Wulf Kurier shipping raider whose navigator's slide rule slipped.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Focke-Wulf FW.200C Condor - ГерманияGermany - 1939

TEA UP, CHAPS! There are few things more welcome than a "nice, hot cup of tea" on a cold day, and the R.A.F bomber crews have reason to thank the Y.M.C.A. whose mobile tea cars greet them on their return from a "show" and supply "the cup that cheers" as soon as they step out of the aircraft. In the picture is Lord Fermoy, personal friend of the King, who drives one of these tea cars every day to a Coastal Command station, having a quick one with the Wing Commander. Lady Fermoy shares in the work and hands out tea to appreciative Hudson crews. Incidentally, the Y.M.C.A. lost 24 of these cars and their equipment to the value of some £70,000 during the evacuation from France, so financial help will be gratefully received.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Lockheed Hudson A-28 / A-29 - СШАUSA - 1938

Lockheed Ventura (???)

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Lockheed Hudson A-28 / A-29 - СШАUSA - 1938

The Vought-Sikorsky Chesapeake.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Vought SB2U Vindicator / V-156 - СШАUSA - 1936

AERIAL PANTECHNICON: The modified Handley Page Harrow which served as a moving van for No.1 Fighter Squadron, R.C.A.F., during a recent move from one station to another.

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

YET TWO MORE H.P.'s: A steel and fabric structure, the Harrow filled in the gap in 1935 until the moderns turned up. The engines are Bristol Pegasus XXs and the top speed 200 m.p.h. at 10 000 feet.
Cordes flying the prototype Harrow, K6933, first flown by him on October 10, 1936. This aircraft later became G-AFRG and was used for flight refuelling experiments in 1939. It was broken up after suffering damage during an air raid at Ford in August 1940.

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

FIRST AND LAST: The Handley Page Heyford, the last of the biplanes, and the Fairey Hendon, the first of the monoplane night bombers (shown). Both were designed to a 1927 specification and both had 600 h.p. Rolls Royce Kestrel engines. Heyford's best speed was 142 m.p.h. at 13,000ft., and the Hendon did 156 m.p.h. at 15,000ft.
A Fairey Hendon bomber belonging to No. 38 (B.) Squadron takes off from Marham for an Empire Air Day rehearsal
The first all-metal low-wing cantilever monoplane to go into service in the R.A.F. was the Fairey Hendon (1930) which had two Rolls-Royce Kestrel engines of 478 h.p. each. There were gun positions in nose and stern.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Fairey Hendon - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1930

CLIPPED CLIPPER. The first of a fleet of six new Boeing 314 Clippers (of which Britain will get three) being moved out of the factory to the dock for the attachment of wings and sponsons. The four Wright Cyclones have had their take-off power increased to 1,600 h.p.

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

The Brewster Bermuda.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Brewster SBA / SBN / B-38 - СШАUSA - 1936

The Curtiss Cleveland.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Curtiss SBC Helldiver - СШАUSA - 1934

Trainer the Yale.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: North American BT-9/NJ/NA-16, -19, -28 - СШАUSA - 1935

STAND FROM UNDER: External manual bomb releases were used on the F.E.2b, which was the standard medium bomber of the 1914-18 war. This is obviously the origin of the expression "pulling the plug."

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: RAF F.E.2 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1914

KEEPING WARM: Although night bombing in the early days was not carried out from a great height the open cockpits were intensely cold. In the photograph below are seen the crew of an F.E. wearing electrically heated sidcots. They usually either burnt a hole somewhere or fused.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: RAF F.E.2 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1914

EGGS, NEW LAID AND PRESERVED: All the bombs in the photograph were dropped in one night from the F.E.2b's of No.149 Squadron operating from an aerodrome near St. Omer.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: RAF F.E.2 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1914

MORE EGGS: The external racks of an F.E. are receiving a 65 pounder.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: RAF F.E.2 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1914

SINGLE OR TWIN? In his article on pp. 491-493 Mr. Sydney Camm examines their relative efficiencies. Here is a German twin, the Focke-Wulf 187.
The Focke-Wulf F.W.187 is a twin-engined two-seater fighter of the class known in Germany as a "Zerstorer" (Destroyer). It has two Daimler-Benz D.B.601 engines and is credited with a speed of 320 m.p.h. at ground level, and a service ceiling of 38,000ft. The climb is reported to be 20,000ft. in 5.8 mins.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Focke-Wulf FW.187 Falke - ГерманияGermany - 1937

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Focke-Wulf FW.187 Falke - ГерманияGermany - 1937

BERLIN BAROUCHE: Our first four-engined type was the H.P. V/1500. Empty weight 16,000lb.; gross weight 30,000lb. Its maximum speed was 100 m.p.h. and it distinguished itself by taking 41 people to 8,000ft. The engines were 360 h.p. Rolls-Royce Eagles.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Handley Page H.P.15 (V/1500) - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1918

MORE EGGS: The little fellow on the photo weighed 3,300 lb. and was to have been presented to Berlin by H.P. V/1500s in 1918 but Fritz called it off.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Handley Page H.P.15 (V/1500) - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1918

TWO MORE HANDLEY PAGES: The Hinaidi (shown) and the Hyderabad went into service in 1925/26. They were both developments of the civil W.8 used by Imperial Airways and differed one from the other only in power plants. Hinaidi had air-cooled Bristol Jupiters of 485 h.p. and Hyderabad Napier Lions of 450 h.p. Span 75ft. Length 60ft. 1 in. Maximum speed 114 m.p.h.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Handley Page Hyderabad/H.P.24 / Hinaidi/H.P.33 / Clive/H.P.35 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1923

TWO MORE HANDLEY PAGES: The Hinaidi and the Hyderabad (shown) went into service in 1925/26. They were both developments of the civil W.8 used by Imperial Airways and differed one from the other only in power plants. Hinaidi had air-cooled Bristol Jupiters of 485 h.p. and Hyderabad Napier Lions of 450 h.p. Span 75ft. Length 60ft. 1 in. Maximum speed 114 m.p.h.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Handley Page Hyderabad/H.P.24 / Hinaidi/H.P.33 / Clive/H.P.35 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1923