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The Avro Vulcan.

Avro Vulcan – Exploring the Legacy of an Icon

May 25, 2023May 25, 2023 Nathan Cluett 0 Comments aircraft, Avro, Black Buck, bomber, british, cold war, Delta wing, Nuclear, Valiant, victor, Vulcan

The Avro Vulcan is one of the three “V bombers” commissioned by the United Kingdom during the Cold War era.

The MB 5.

Martin Baker MB 5 – The Ultimate Fighter That Never Was

May 19, 2023May 19, 2023 Guy Davey 0 Comments aircraft, british, fighter, Martin Baker, UK

The Martin-Baker MB 5 was developed as an advanced, extremely fast fighter aircraft to help the British war effort in

The Blackburn Firecrest.

Blackburn Firecrest – Unsuitable for the Navy

April 24, 2023April 24, 2023 Guy Davey 0 Comments aircraft, attacker, Blackburn, bomber, british, Firecrest, navy, wwii

The Blackburn Firecrest was designed as a British fighter plane to carry out aircraft carrier operations as part of the

Sperrin in flight.

Cold War Experimental

Short Sperrin – The V Bomber that Never Was

April 11, 2023April 11, 2023 Guy Davey aircraft, atomic, Aviation, Avro, bomber, Britain, british, cold war, experimental, flight, lincoln, Nuclear, nuke, planes, prototype, short, short sperrin, sperrin, testing, trials, V Bomber, Valiant, victor, Vulcan, world war 2, world war two, ww2, wwii

The Short Sperrin was an experimental jet bomber built by the Short Brothers aircraft manufacturer in the 1950s. The Sperrin

A closeup of a Westland Lysander taxiing towards the camera.

Westland Lysander – The Spy Carrier

April 11, 2023April 11, 2023 Guy Davey aircraft, british, Lysander, Spy plane, Westland

The Westland Lysander was a British-built aircraft that played a crucial role in spotting and intelligence work during the Second

de Havilland DH.103 banking.

The de Havilland Hornet was One of the Fastest Prop Fighters Ever

April 10, 2023April 11, 2023 Guy Davey aircraft, Aviation, bomber, british, de Havilland, fighter, fighter bomber, hornet, merlin, Mosquito, propeller, record, twin engine, war, warplane, weird, world war, world war two, ww2, wwii

The de Havilland Hornet was a twin-engine fighter aircraft produced by the de Havilland aircraft company of Britain. The Hornet

The DH 108.

de Havilland DH 108 Swallow – Deadly Delta

April 5, 2023April 11, 2023 Guy Davey aircraft, british, cold war, DH 108, experimental, fighter, prototype, Swallow, wwii

The de Havilland DH 108 “Swallow” was an experimental prototype jet aircraft designed in response to a specification put out

The Short Sunderland.

Short Sunderland – The Flying Porcupine

April 5, 2023April 11, 2023 Patrick M Johnson british, flying boat, Porcupine, Short Sunderland, wwii

The start of the Second World War was not exactly a surprise to the British Government, but still found them

The de Havilland DH 106 Comet.

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De Havilland Comet – Fantastic but Flawed

February 21, 2023March 29, 2023 Jake Leigh-Howarth aircraft, airliner, Britain, british, Comet, de Havilland, DH 106, First, passenger

On May 2nd, 1952, the world’s first scheduled passenger flight featuring a jet airliner took off from London Airport bound

The Avro Lancaster Bomber

Avro Lancaster Bomber – The Dam Busting Bomber

February 8, 2023May 31, 2023 Guy Davey 0 Comments aircraft, Avro, bomber, british, Halifax, Lancaster, Manchester, wwii

One of the most famous aircraft to take part in the Second World War, the Lancaster was designed and built

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