Fairey Fulmar

Royal Navy Fairey Fulmar

Royal Navy Fairey Fulmar

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B-2 Spirit Stealth Bomber in service

B-2 Spirit Stealth Bomber in service

The US Air Force turned towards "stealthy" aircraft in the 1970s and 1980s, the flying wing bomber was revived in the form of the Northrop Grumman "B-2 Spirit", the first flying wing to enter full operational service, the biggest stealth aircraft built to date, and one of the........

BAe Harrier "Jump-Jet" part3

BAe Harrier "Jump-Jet" part3

The Harrier Mk1 served with UK & US forces, the Spanish Navy and the Thai Navy. It offered capabilities not offered by any other platform, and was an essential part of the British effort to capture the Falklands during the Falklands War

Bell UH-1 Huey Helicopter

Bell UH-1 Huey Helicopter

The UH-1N is a light-lift utility helicopter used to support Air Force Space Command missile wings and groups. The helicopter has a number of uses including Airlift of emergency security and disaster response forces.

Gloster Meteor - further developments

Gloster Meteor - further developments

The early story of the Gloster Meteor is interwined with British efforts to develop turbojet engines. The Gloster Meteor was the first operational British jet fighter, and the only Allied jet fighter to see combat in World War II. The Meteor served in the postwar period with many different air s........

V Bomber - The Handley Page Victor - images

In the 1950s, the British Royal Air Force (RAF) acquired a strategic nuclear strike force in the form of the "V-Bombers" -- the Vickers Valiant, the Handley-Page Victor, and the Avro Vulcan. The Victor was arguably the most unconventional of the three, at least in hindsight, but it pro........

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