Подвеска бомб на И-153
И-153 "Чайка". И-153 - последний из серийных истребителей-бипланов, разработанных под руководством Н.Н. Поликарпова, поднялся в небо в конце 1930-х годов. Оснащенная убирающимся шасси, эта машина стала венцом развития боевых самолетов бипланной схемы.
BIPLANE GROUNDSTRAFER: Bombing-up a Russian single-seat biplane with small-calibre bombs for low attacks on German troops and tanks.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Поликарпов И-153 - РоссияRussia - 1938

DANGEROUS CORNER: How a rear turret of a Whitley looked after a scrap with an Me 110 over Germany.

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

MESSY MESSERSCHMITT: The split trailing-edge flaps of the Me 109 F1/2, the latest achievement in German fighters, are divided into two sections as seen in this picture. The advantage of this untidy-looking arrangement is somewhat doubtful, especially on a fighter.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Messerschmitt Bf.109F - ГерманияGermany - 1940

The first Blenheim. This developed into the long-nosed version, and from it were evolved the Beaufort and the Beaufighter.
The Mercury-engined Bristol Blenheim is the fastest bomber in the world and has been adopted as a standard R.A.F. type.

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

Первый CW-20, поднявшийся в небо 26 марта 1940 года, первоначально имел двухкилевое оперение. К 1941 году на нем установили однокилевое оперение (на фото), изменив обозначение на C-55.
THE BIG TWIN: Designed originally as a 36-passenger airliner, this new Curtiss-Wright, powered with two 14-cylinder Wright Cyclones, has been converted to a troop transport for 40 soldiers. It is the world's largest twin, weighing 38,000 lb. loaded and was described in Flight for January nth, 1940. Designed first with twin fins and rudders, it has now been changed to a single.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Curtiss-Wright C-46 / CW-20 Commando - СШАUSA - 1940

HEINKEL He 113. General layout of the tail group is very similar to that of the Hurricane, but outlines suggest a series of straight lines and sharp corners instead of curves.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Heinkel He-100 - ГерманияGermany - 1938

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Hawker Hurricane - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1935Heinkel He-100 - ГерманияGermany - 1938

THE RENDEZVOUS: Short Stirlings and Hurricanes forgather over the Kent coast.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Hawker Hurricane - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1935Short Stirling / S.29 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1939

OVER THE CHANNEL: The Hurricanes keep in close formation with their charges.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Hawker Hurricane - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1935Short Stirling / S.29 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1939

Coastwise convoys liable to attack by the Luftwaffe bombers are under the protection of the Hurricanes seen in the photograph.

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

NEARLY HOME: Stirlings with their Hurricane escorts sight the English coast through the clouds.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Hawker Hurricane - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1935Short Stirling / S.29 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1939

HAWKER HURRICANE. Cantilever tailplane set just below base of fin. Rudder projects between elevators and extends down to bottom line of fuselage. Navigation light on rudder. Curved outline to all surfaces.

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

AT THE RUSSO-GERMAN FRONT: Junkers Ju 88s with bomb doors open waiting to be bombed up. What a gift such a concentrated target would be to a ground-strafing Russian.

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

UNHAPPY LANDING: The efficiency of the Russian Air Force has been a surprise to many, including, one imagines, the Luftwaffe. Here is the wreck of a Ju 88 which fell to the guns of a Red airman.

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

CARIBOUS ARE COMING: Here is the first picture of a Bell Caribou with R.A.F. markings, just about to take off, with flaps partially lowered to increase lift. Note the nose wheel and the exhaust stubs of the "midships" Allison.

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

NOT TOO OLD AT 40: Though the U.S. Army Air Corps "pursuit" specification P-40 is not the very latest, its most recent variation is the Curtiss Kittyhawk, known as the P-40D, and looks a very handy fighter. With the increasing power of the Allison V-1710 engine, the latest model of which has passed tests for a take-off rating of 1,325 h.p., the Kittyhawk should be little if anything behind our latest Spitfire.

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

A Savoia Marchetti 79 in the water after being shot down.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Savoia-Marchetti / SIAI SM.79 Sparviero - ИталияItaly - 1934

DAY AND NIGHT FIGHTER: The Bristol Beaufighter above the clouds.

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

This picture shows a Beaufighter after a long period of flying. High speed in all weathers has removed some of the paint from the leading edges and nose.

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

A Beaufighter turning away. The exit holes for the shell-gun and machine gun cartridge cases are clearly visible. Under the fuselage can also be seen the hatches for the pilot and observer.

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

The simple sturdiness of the undercarriage is apparent in this photograph and from the paintwork it is obvious that it is earmarked for day fighting. Those that operate at night are all black.

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

Left to right: An inside view of the exhaust collector ring which forms the leading edge of the long-chord engine cowling. - The starboard aileron with its trimming tab. - The main plane centre section.

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

Hercules engine bearer and controllable gills.

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

The 1,400 h.p. Bristol Hercules sleeve-valve engine.

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

In this view of the Beaufighter can be seen the position of the four 20 mm. shell-guns in the fuselage, the oil cooler orifices in the wing and the bullet-proof optically-flat centre portion of the windscreen.

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

Left to right: The tail end portion of the monocoque fuselage, showing the formers and extruded stringers. - An outboard section of the main plane. - The fin.

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

A three-quarter rear view which accentuates the fuselage lines of the Beaufighter.

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

The Beaufighter, is virtually the Beaufort with modified fuselage and engines of greater power (Hercules instead of Taurus).

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

PRODUCED by extensive sub-contracting at "dispersed" factories, the Hercules-engined Bristol Beaufighter is an up-to-the-minute all-metal stressed-skin design. Our artist's drawing shows the "break-down" of this machine into its main components, each of which is constructed to a high degree of completion at its factory before being brought together tor assembly. All components connect by means of pin joints except the stern section of the fuselage, which has a ring of small bolts.

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

The single-sleeve valve of each Hercules cylinder is made to rotate and reciprocate by the ingenious crank and ball joint mechanism shown in the two bottom sketches. The crank is driven through a train of gears from the crankshaft of the engine, and it will be noted that the ball is arranged to slide to and fro on the crank as it rotates. The ports can be seen in the sleeve and wall just below the junk head, as the cylinder head of a sleeve-valve engine is termed.

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

General arrangement drawing of the Beaufighter with the main dimensions indicated.

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

DAYLIGHT ATTACK: With tail and target, shell and bomb bursts, all at crazy angles, this vivid photograph of the Blenheim attack on the power stations of Cologne gives anyone who has flown an exact picture of the raid. The "g" can be positively felt.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Bristol Blenheim IV / Bolingbroke - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1937

EMPIRE EFFORT: A row of Mercury-engined Canadian-built Bristol Bolingbrokes.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Bristol Blenheim IV / Bolingbroke - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1937

STAND FROM UNDER: The bomb-aimer of a Blenheim Mk. IV drops everything.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Bristol Blenheim IV / Bolingbroke - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1937

COMING UNSTUCK: An impressive shot of a Catalina at the moment of leaving the water. This view shows clearly the blister turrets for the rear gunners and the outboard wing floats which are retracted to form the wing tips after take off. This is the actual Catalina which found the Bismarck after the surface vessels had lost touch.

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

A head-on shot of a Consolidated Catalina - the type which found the Bismarck after it had eluded our surface vessels. Under its wings are hung four anti-submarine bombs.

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

A Campini design of high-altitude craft for operation at either sub- or super-sonic speeds. The control cabin is pressure charged. Weighing 8,800lb., a Campini type was flown for 10 minutes on August 27, 1940, at the Forlanini Aerodrome, Milan.
Campini’s American patent drawings, dated December 17, 1935. Key: A) ovoid cabin; B) enshrouding cylinder; C) two-stage centrifugal compressor; D) radial engine; E) rectifier radiator; F) combustion space; G) annular mixing channel; H) discharge nozzle; J) cone for varying nozzle orifice; K) controlled lateral orifices.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Caproni-Campini CC.2 / N.1 - ИталияItaly - 1940

CONTRAST IN TRANSPORT: The oldest and the newest forms of conveyance are both useful in desert warfare as shown by this picture of a camel and a Tomahawk fighter on a Middle East aerodrome. In the last war, incidentally, two kinds of camel were in use - the Sopwith Company designed one of them.

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

KICKING UP A DUST: A Curtiss Tomahawk raises a dust storm as it takes off.

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

TARGET-TOWING: A Hawker Henley letting out a sleeve target for A.A. guns to shoot at. Similar targets are used for practising air firing, and there is also a special type which flies offset to the towing machine for use when trying out stern attacks.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Hawker Henley - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1937

STIRLING EXCHANGE: King Peter of Jugo-Slavia accompanied by Air Vice-Marshal J. E. A. Baldwin and Air Vice-Marshal R. Graham inspect the bomb load of a Stirling. The rectangular cases in the middle distance are incendiary containers.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Short Stirling / S.29 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1939

TWO TOP-NOTCHERS: Britain knows the sterling qualities embodied in the familiar and beloved figure in the foreground of this lucky snap; and the Hun is being made painfully aware of the qualities of the Stirling bomber whose take-off the Prime Minister is watching.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Short Stirling / S.29 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1939

TO GIVE SHORT SHRIFT: Mr. Winston Churchill inspecting a Stirling four-engined heavy bomber. Stirlings, Halifaxes, and Manchesters are all being employed in the heavy raids on Germany.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Short Stirling / S.29 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1939

BULL'S-EYE: The salvo of bombs bursting on the main assembly hangars and offices.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Short Stirling / S.29 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1939

ACROSS THE FRENCH COAST: Enemy-occupied territory is reached and "flak" is encountered.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Short Stirling / S.29 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1939

JINKING: To put off the German A.A gunners' aim a Stirling resorts to evasive manoeuvre.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Short Stirling / S.29 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1939

OVER THE TARGET. A photograph taken from a Stirling as it penetrates the A.A. barrage on the run up to bomb the target.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Short Stirling / S.29 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1939

HOMEWARD BOUND: The last of the A A shells burst as the bombers turn for home.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Short Stirling / S.29 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1939

BOMBS GONE, SIR: A salvo of bombs immediately after their release.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Short Stirling / S.29 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1939

HALF-WAY DOWN: The bombs remain almost directly beneath the bomber. Note the target appearing at the right-hand side of the picture.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Short Stirling / S.29 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1939

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Short Stirling / S.29 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1939

WELLINGTON MK.II. The Rolls-Royce Merlin X engines fitted to the Vickers Wellington have put up tne bomber's speed to 255 m.p.h. As in the Mk.I version, power-operated gun turrets are fitted in the nose and tail.

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

ALL ABOARD: The crew of a Wellington, with all their paraphernalia, go up the ladder into their machine. The hatch is spring-loaded to open inwards and can be used as an emergency exit if the need arises to bale out.

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

MARTIN BALTIMORE. Mid-wing, tapers to small rounded tips, slight dihedral from roots. Twin radials in long nacelles which project at trailing-edge. Narrow oval fuselage with reduced section aft of upper gun position amidships and bomb bay. Tapered tailplane with round tips, large single fin and rudder with curved edges. Retractable undercarriage and tailwheel.
MARTIN B-26. High-wing, tapers to small rounded tips, no dihedral. Twin radials in underslung nacelles which project well forward and extend beyond trailing-edge. Well streamlined, circular section fuselage with rounded nose and pointed tail with gun-position. Tapered cantilever tailplane has dihedral; large single fin and rudder of high aspect ratio. Tricycle undercarriage.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Martin B-26 Marauder / Type 179 - СШАUSA - 1940Martin Baltimore / Type 187 - СШАUSA - 1941

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Martin B-26 Marauder / Type 179 - СШАUSA - 1940Martin Baltimore / Type 187 - СШАUSA - 1941

VOUGHT-SIKORSKY CHESAPEAKE: Low-wing with taper and dihedral from centre-section. Radial engine, no spinner. Long, transparent cover over both cockpits. Undercarriage retracts backwards from leading-edge. Diamond-shaped tailplane. Tall, tapering fin and rudder with small, rounded apex.
NORTHROP A 17-A: Low-wing ot similar plan to Chesapeake but set well forward with bulges at leading-edge roots to accommodate wheels of inwardly retracting undercarriage. Radial engine, no spinner. Wireless mast between covered cockpit. Sharply tapered tailplane. Large fin and rudder.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Northrop A-17 / 8A Nomad - СШАUSA - 1934Vought SB2U Vindicator / V-156 / Chesapeake - СШАUSA - 1936

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Northrop A-17 / 8A Nomad - СШАUSA - 1934Vought SB2U Vindicator / V-156 / Chesapeake - СШАUSA - 1936

SUNDERLAND SERVICE: To maintain the extreme reliability which is required for the long sea patrols of the Coastal Command, the utmost care must be taken during inter-flight overhauls. The apparently headless Ack Emma on the nearest wing is only a pair of overalls.
Maintenance being carried out on Sunderland L5802 (SE-F) of 95 Sqn, which crashed at Alness on January 16, 1943. Behind is Sunderland P9603 (RB-H) of 10 Sqn RAAF. May 1941.

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

BUILDING THE BLUE-WATER BOATS: Scotland, too, has its factory for the complete construction of Short Sunderlands and also bombers. In something like another two weeks this boat will be in the water to start its reconnaissance work.

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

A Sunderland flying boat from one of our bases passes over the convoy.

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

The picture is that seen by the rear gunner ot a Short Sunderland as he looks forward toward the nose. On the top storey are the two midships air gunners with their gas-operated Vickers K guns, and on the lower deck the crew's quarters. On the same floor are kitchen and ward room.

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

Vickers Walrus: Biplane amphibian; backswept parallel wings of equal span; no stagger, single bay. One radial engine mounted between the planes in streamlined nacelle, pusher airscrew. Single-step hull with gun positions in nose and amidships. Fixed wing-tip floats, undercarriage retracts into lower wing. Combined tail-skid and sea-rudder. Strut-braced rectangular tail-plane high on tail-fin.
Meridionali RO.43: Single-float biplane with fixed wing-tip floats. Top wing gulled and of greater span and chord than lower wing. Slight stagger and backsweep; single bay, parallel edges. Two fixed forward guns and one free gun in aft cockpit. Rather small, rounded fin and rudder; strut-braced tailplane with backswept leading-edge and rounded tips and elevators.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: IMAM(Meridionali) Ro.43/Ro.44 - ИталияItaly - 1936Supermarine Walrus/Seagull V - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1933

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: IMAM(Meridionali) Ro.43/Ro.44 - ИталияItaly - 1936Supermarine Walrus/Seagull V - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1933

ROYAL NORWEGIAN NAVAL AIR SERVICE: A flight of three Northrop N.P.3 floatplanes on patrol. The Norwegian Naval squadrons operate with the Coastal Command of the R.A.F.

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

AIRBORNE AUSSIE: the first Bristol Beaufort to be produced in Australia is here seen taking off on its maiden flight near Melbourne. It was assembled from components shipped out from Britain, but soon these aircraft will be produced entirely in the Commonwealth.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Bristol Beaufort - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1938

SCHARNHORST-GNEISENAU RAID: A line of Beauforts of the Coastal Command ready to take off for the attack on Brest and La Pallice.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Bristol Beaufort - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1938

A Bristol Beaufort complete with backward-firing under-turret and semi-submerged torpedo ready to deal with enemy shipping.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Bristol Beaufort - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1938

A Fairey Fulmar coming in to alight over the aft "round-down" of H.M.S. Ark Royal.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Fairey Fulmar / P.4/34 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1937

An unfortunate Fairey Fulmar at the moment of a forced landing on the sea. It has skidded along the water from the right and finally turned completely round before digging its nose in.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Fairey Fulmar / P.4/34 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1937

The photograph shows a Lockheed Hudson to advantage. The projections at the trailing-edges are guides for the Fowler flaps.

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

DEMOCRATIC CO-OPERATION: An air crew of the Royal Dutch Naval Air Service emplaning in an American-built Lockheed Hudson for a patrol with the R.A.F. Coastal Command. Points of interest are, the beam-firing Vickers K gun; the Williamson oblique camera mounted in the adjacent window, and the basket of pigeons in the charge of the wireless operator. The bulge on the inside of the door contains the collapsible dinghy

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

THE RYAN PT-21 is the latest monoplane trainer to be adopted by the U.S. Army Air Corps. With a Kinner 132 h.p. engine its maximum speed is 123 m.p.h.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Ryan ST / PT-22 Recruit - СШАUSA - 1934

The ten-seater airliner, type 143, had two Aquila sleeve-valve engines.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Bristol Type 142 Britain First / Type 143 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1935

This Hele-Shaw-Beacham V.P. constant-speed airscrew was successfully flown on a Gloster Grebe in 1928.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Gloster Grebe - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1923

BOUND FOR BREST. A Fortress I takes off for the attack on the Gneisenau at Brest on July 24th, 1941.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress - СШАUSA - 1935

AT THE MIGHTY WURLITZER. With four engines, feathering airscrews, retracting undercarriage, turbo-exhaust blowers and locking tail-wheel, the pilots have something to think about.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress - СШАUSA - 1935

SIDE GUNNER. Though the Fortress armament cannot be said to be heavy, this is a formidable .5in. Browning machine gun. Readers will appreciate that this photograph is posed on the ground as gunners do not work at minus 35 deg. C. without flying suit or gloves.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress - СШАUSA - 1935

Fitted with four guns and powered with a Mercury engine the Bristol 131 single-seater fighter was one of the most formidable machines of its day.
The first all-metal, stressed-skin single-seater fighter, the type 133, was built in 1932 to Air Ministry specification F7/30.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Bristol Bristol 133 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1934

THE FLYING WING AGAIN: Recently ferried for special duty to French Equatorial Africa by Mr. James Mollison, the Cunliffe Owen Flying Wing is once more in the news. This design was developed in U.S.A. by Burnelli and taken up here by the Cunliffe Owen factory before the war.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Cunliffe-Owen OA-1 Clyde Clipper - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1939