- Air Force: UK - Air Force
- Aircraft: Supermarine Southampton Mk.I
- Registration: N9899
- Views: 58
- Location: Off-Airport - Hendon (RAF Museum) , UK - England June 24, 2024
Southampton N9899 was one of six aircraft from the first production batch (N9896-N9901) of the wooden-hulled Mk.I. Total Southampton production reached 78 aircraft, with most Mk.Is later converted to metal-hulled Mk.II.
- Air Force: UK - Air Force
- Aircraft: Handley Page HP-59 Halifax B.II
- Registration: W1048 / TL-S
- Views: 73
- Location: Off-Airport - Hendon (RAF Museum) , UK - England June 24, 2024
W1048/TL-S of No.35 Squadron made an emergency landing on the ice of Lake Hoklingen, Norway, in the early hours of 28 April 1942, after being damaged by Flak during an attack on the German battleship Tirpitz. The Halifax was recovered in 1973.
- Air Force: Private - The Fighter Collection
- Aircraft: Goodyear FG-1D Corsair
- Registration: G-FGID / KD345 / A-130 (cn 3111)
- Views: 89
- Location: Sywell (ORM / EGBK) , UK - England June 23, 2024
Brian Smith returning to the flightline after a spirited display. BuAerNo.88297 served with USN Marine Air Wing 2 at Guam in the closing months of WWII and is currently representing Corsair IV KD345, No.1850 Squadron, HMS Vengeance, December 1945.
- Views: 166
- Location: Off-Airport - Hendon (RAF Museum) , UK - England June 24, 2024
Liberator B.VI (B-24L-20-FO) KN751 was on strength of No.99 Squadron, RAF, at Dhubalia, India, before transferring to No.6 Squadron of the Indian Air Force at Poona. In July 1974 she was presented by the Indian government to the RAFM.
- Air Force: USA - Army Air Force
- Aircraft: North American P-51D Mustang
- Registration: 44-74409 / 44-13317 / VF-B (cn 122-40949)
- Views: 60
- Location: Off-Airport - Hendon (RAF Museum) , UK - England June 24, 2024
“The Duck”, P-51D-5-NA 44-13317, was the personal mount of Captain Donald Roswell Emerson, 336 FS, 4 FG, RAF Debden. He lost his life in 44-13961/VF-L on 25 December 1944 and was laid to rest in the Netherlands American Cemetery, Margraten.
- Air Force: USA - Army Air Force
- Aircraft: North American P-51D Mustang
- Registration: 44-74409 / 44-13317 / VF-B (cn 122-40949)
- Views: 69
- Location: Off-Airport - Hendon (RAF Museum) , UK - England June 24, 2024
P-51D-30-NA 44-74409 served the RCAF post-war as RCAF-9235. The Mustang was gifted to the RAFM American Foundation by Robert C. Tullius in 2009 and is in the colours of Capt. D.R. Emerson’s VF-B (P-51D-5-NA, serial 44-13317) of 336 FS, 4 FG, RAF Debden.
- Views: 146
- Location: Off-Airport - Hendon (RAF Museum) , UK - England June 24, 2024
Within the course of a few weeks in July and August 1944, No.440 (City of Ottawa) Squadron at ALG B9/Lantheuil, lost at least three Typhoons coded ‘T’: MN644 (on 18 July), MN413 (1 August) and MP122 (13 August). The pilot of the latter lost his life.
- Air Force: Private
- Aircraft: Hawker Hurricane I
- Registration: G-ROBT / P2902 / DX-R Aircraft Info
- Views: 67
- Location: Sywell (ORM / EGBK) , UK - England June 23, 2024
On 31st May 1940, P/O Kenneth McGlashen of No.245 Squadron at RAF Hawkinge, belly-landed P2902 on a beach near Dunkirk after being damaged in a fight with a Bf 109 of JG 26. The pilot safely returned to England. P2902 was recovered in 1988.
- Air Force: Private
- Aircraft: Hawker Hurricane I
- Registration: G-HRLI / V7497 / SD-X (cn 41H/136172) Aircraft Info
- Views: 106
- Location: Sywell (ORM / EGBK) , UK - England June 23, 2024
On 28th September 1940, P/O Everett Bryan Rogers of No.501 Squadron, RAF Kenley, was attacked by Bf 109s over Deal. Rogers baled out unhurt, V7497 crashed near East Sutton. The wreck was recovered in the 1990s.
- Air Force: Private - Amicale Jean-Baptiste Salis
- Aircraft: Vought F4U-5NL Corsair
- Registration: F-AZEG / 124724 / NP-22
- Views: 110
- Location: Sywell (ORM / EGBK) , UK - England June 23, 2024
Piloted here by Baptiste Salis, BuAerNo.124724 was one of 101 Corsairs ‘winterised’ to F4U-5NL standard, allowing the night fighter to operate in severe climates. F-AZEG is lacking the AN/APS-19 radar pod on the starboard wing.
- Air Force: Private
- Aircraft: Beech GB-2 Traveller (D17S)
- Registration: N16S / FT466 (cn 6687)
- Views: 86
- Location: Sywell (ORM / EGBK) , UK - England June 22, 2024
N16S reverted temporarily to her wartime colours in memory of her late owner, William Charney. The Traveller (ex USAAF 44-67710 and ex BuAerNo.32870) served with the FAA from RNAS Lee-on-Solent and Abbotsinch.
- Air Force: Netherlands - Air Force
- Aircraft: Noorduyn AT-16 Harvard IIb
- Registration: B-175 (cn 14-675)
- Views: 106
- Location: Utrecht - Soesterberg (UTC / EHSB) , Netherlands June 14, 2024
B-175 stripped to the bone to display her internals. From 1943 in use with the BCATP in Canada as FH131. Sold to the Dutch after the war, B-175 served base flights in the south of the country and ended her air force days as a GIA.
- Air Force: Netherlands - Air Force
- Aircraft: Boeing Vertol CH-47D Chinook
- Registration: D-663 (cn M3663/NL003) Aircraft Info
- Views: 122
- Location: Utrecht - Soesterberg (UTC / EHSB) , Netherlands June 14, 2024
Officially handed over to the NMM-collection on 6 June 2024, D-663 saw first light as CH-147C 147005 operating with No.450 Squadron, RCAF. Modernised to CH-47D the helicopter entered service with 298 Squadron at Soesterberg on 22 November 1995.
- Air Force: UK - ETPS
- Aircraft: British Aerospace Hawk T.1
- Registration: XX343 (cn 312167)
- Views: 429
- Location: Old Sarum (EGLS) , UK - England May 8, 2022
On 8 April 1997, XX343 veered-off Boscombe’s RWY-05 during the take-off roll. Both crew ejected, the Hawk was wrecked. The forward fuselage was rebuilt by BDAC staff here at Old Sarum.
- Air Force: Private
- Aircraft: Scottish Aviation Bulldog T1
- Registration: G-CBCV / XX699/F (cn BH120/348)
- Views: 508
- Location: Off-Airport - Rougham , UK - England August 15, 2010
G-CBCV seen here at Rougham in Birmingham University Air Squadron colours as based at RAF Cosford. After some years in Oz as VH-XVE, the Bulldog is current on the UK Register as G-IDID.
- Air Force: Private
- Aircraft: De Havilland Canada DHC-1 Chipmunk T10
- Registration: G-BYHL / WG308 / 8 (cn C1/0361)
- Views: 209
- Location: Off-Airport - Rougham , UK - England August 15, 2010
G-BYHL in No.7 Air Experience Flight colours. The Flight formed 8 September 1958 at RAF Newton and remained there until the closure of the station. No.7 AEF is now part of 6 FTS located at RAF Cranwell and equipped with Tutor T.1s.
- Air Force: UK - Air Force
- Aircraft: Avro 716 Shackleton MR.3
- Registration: XF708 / C-203 Aircraft Info
- Views: 222
- Location: Duxford (EGSU) , UK - England May 1, 2009
Shackleton MR.3/Phase 3 XF708 was delivered new to No.203 Squadron at RAF Ballykelly on 6 February 1967 and served with this unit from RAF Luqa until her retirement. XF708 was flown to IWM Duxford on 22 August 1972.
- Air Force: Private - SDPA
- Aircraft: North American B-25J Mitchell
- Registration: F-AZZU / 44-58811 / SB (cn 108-47662)
- Views: 227
- Location: Duxford (EGSU) , UK - England July 12, 2009
F-AZZU taking-off to join the Flying Legends 2009 Balbo. The B-25 came to grief on 31st May 2011, in a forced landing in a field close to her base at Melun-Villaroche after the starboard engine caught fire.
- Air Force: Private - The Fighter Collection
- Aircraft: North American B-25D Mitchell
- Registration: N25644 / VO-B (cn 100-20655)
- Views: 173
- Location: Duxford (EGSU) , UK - England July 10, 2008
Seen here on the Duxford turf a month before ‘Grumpy’ would cross the Atlantic on 29 August 2009, bound for Seattle, Washington State. She represents Mitchell III HD372 ‘VO-B', No.98 Squadron as based at RAF Dunsfold.
- Air Force: UK - Air Force
- Aircraft: Hawker Hunter GA.11
- Registration: WT806 (cn 41H/670749)
- Views: 145
- Location: Bruntingthorpe , UK - England May 9, 2012
Fin markings applied circa 1987 at RAF Chivenor to represent resident flying units and of past Hunter operators from the airfield. From left to right: black/yellow checkers of No.63 Squadron, 1 TWU badge and the red diamonds of No.234 Squadron.
- Air Force: UK - Air Force
- Aircraft: Hawker Hunter GA.11
- Registration: WT806 (cn 41H/670749)
- Views: 151
- Location: Bruntingthorpe , UK - England May 9, 2012
Built as Hunter F.4, WT806 entered service with No.14 Squadron at RAF Oldenburg in April 1955. Later converted by Hawkers as Hunter GA.11. Seen here at Brunty with No.63 Squadron fighter bar.
- Views: 753
- Location: Lelystad (LEY / EHLE) , Netherlands April 16, 2024
This Viggen last served with Flygflottilj 21 ‘Norbotten’ at Luleå-Kallax in Northern Sweden. Previously 37901 had served F13 at Norrköping and F10 at Ångelholm.
- Air Force: Netherlands - Air Force
- Aircraft: Fokker S-14/2 Machtrainer
- Registration: PH-XIV (cn 6289)
- Views: 752
- Location: Lelystad (LEY / EHLE) , Netherlands April 16, 2024
On 19 May 1951, the Rolls-Royce Nene-powered Machtrainer prototype S.14/2 (PH-NDY) made her maiden flight from Amsterdam-Schiphol, in a KLu c/s and marked ‘K-1’. The aircraft transferred to the NLR in August 1961, registered PH-XIV.
- Air Force: East Germany - Air Force
- Aircraft: Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21SPS-K
- Registration: / 473 (cn 94K7006)
- Views: 788
- Location: Lelystad (LEY / EHLE) , Netherlands April 16, 2024
Seen here, devoid of her NVA-LSK marks, ‘473’, one of 52 Typ 94K SPS-Ks, with a GP-9 gun pod under the centre line, entered service with JG-1 at Cottbus-Nord in April 1968, before transfer to the Militärtechnische Schule at Bad Düben as GIA in 1971.