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Postwar Collection

Background imagePostwar Collection: HMS Bulwark

HMS Bulwark, August 1957

Background imagePostwar Collection: HMS Eagle

HMS Eagle with aircraft on deck

Background imagePostwar Collection: HMS Bulwark

HMS Bulwark
Westland Whirlwind HAS.7 helicopters of 845 Squadron approach HMS Bulwark, 1 August 1957

Background imagePostwar Collection: Harrier GR. 1 landing at St. Pancras

Harrier GR. 1 landing at St. Pancras
Hawker-Siddeley Harrier GR.1 XV741 coming in to land at St. Pancras coal yard during the Daily Mail Trans-Atlantic Air Race May 1969

Background imagePostwar Collection: Westland Whirlwinds on HMS Bulwark

Westland Whirlwinds on HMS Bulwark
Westland Whirlwind helicopters of 845 Squadron on HMS Bulwark, 1 August 1957

Background imagePostwar Collection: English Electric Lightning F. 1

English Electric Lightning F. 1
English Electric Lightning F.1 aircraft of 74 Squadron RAF, Coltishall 1960

Background imagePostwar Collection: HMS Implacable, February 1950

HMS Implacable, February 1950
HMS Implacable in Weymouth Bay, February 1950

Background imagePostwar Collection: Avro Anson T. 20

Avro Anson T. 20
Avro Anson T.20 (VS504) in flight near Woodford, 9 February 1948

Background imagePostwar Collection: Blackburn Beverley of 47 Squadron

Blackburn Beverley of 47 Squadron
Blackburn Beverley C.1 of 47 Squadron in flight, Abingdon, January 1957

Background imagePostwar Collection: Gloster Meteor F. 3 aircraft

Gloster Meteor F. 3 aircraft
Gloster Meteor F.3 aircraft (EE400, EE393 & EE366 ) of 56 Squadron RAF in flight from Bentwaters, 19 July 1946

Background imagePostwar Collection: Canberra bombers of 61 and 109 Squadrons

Canberra bombers of 61 and 109 Squadrons
Two Canberra B.2 aircraft of 61 Squadron with a Canberra B.2 of 109 Squadron between them, flying from RAF Upwood 15 July 1955

Background imagePostwar Collection: Avro Shackleton MR. 2

Avro Shackleton MR. 2
Avro Shackleton MR.2 of 42 Squadron RAF from St Eval on patrol off Cornwall 26 November 1956

Background imagePostwar Collection: HMS Ark Royal

HMS Ark Royal, February 1954

Background imagePostwar Collection: Handley Page Victor prototype

Handley Page Victor prototype, Radlett 10 July 1953

Background imagePostwar Collection: Blackburn Beverley aircraft of 47 Squadron

Blackburn Beverley aircraft of 47 Squadron
Three Blackburn Beverley C.1 aircraft of 47 Squadron flying from RAF Abingdon, November 1956

Background imagePostwar Collection: SS United States

SS United States
The liner SS United States, holder of the Blue Riband for the fastest transatlantic crossing

Background imagePostwar Collection: HMS Solebay

HMS Solebay
Battle Class destroyer HMS Solebay

Background imagePostwar Collection: de Havilland Comet 4

de Havilland Comet 4 (G-APDA) of BOAC in flight, September 1958

Background imagePostwar Collection: Blackburn Beverley

Blackburn Beverley

Background imagePostwar Collection: English Electric Lightning F. 1

English Electric Lightning F. 1
English Electric Lightning F.1 of 74 Squadron RAF, Coltishall 1960

Background imagePostwar Collection: The Red Arrows over Niagara Falls, 1972

The Red Arrows over Niagara Falls, 1972
Hawker Siddeley Gnat T.1 aircraft of the RAF Aerobatic Team, the Red Arrows, in formation over Niagara Falls duirng their tour of Canada and the United States of America

Background imagePostwar Collection: De Havilland Sea Mosquito TR. 33

De Havilland Sea Mosquito TR. 33
De Havilland Sea Mosquito TR.33 (TW256) of 771 Squadron in flight 27 October 1947

Background imagePostwar Collection: Jet Provost T. 3

Jet Provost T. 3
Hunting Jet Provost T.3 aircraft (XM351 18, XM368 3 & XM378 21) of 2 Flying Training School, RAF Syerston 22.3.60

Background imagePostwar Collection: HMS Broadsword receiving fuel

HMS Broadsword receiving fuel
Weapon Class destroyer HMS Broadsword receiving fuel from HMS Implacable

Background imagePostwar Collection: Hawker Hunter F. 1 aircraft of 54 Squadron

Hawker Hunter F. 1 aircraft of 54 Squadron
Hawker Hunter F.1 aircraft of 54 Squadron flying from RAF Odiham, June 1955

Background imagePostwar Collection: Gloster Javelin FAW. 1

Gloster Javelin FAW. 1
Gloster Javelin FAW.1 aircraft (XA620, XA627, XA618 and XA619) of 46 Squadron RAF flying in formation from Odiham, 4 December 1956

Background imagePostwar Collection: Hawker Hunter F. 4

Hawker Hunter F. 4
Hawker Hunter F.4 aircraft (XE683, XE659, XE658 & WT764) of 54 Squadron RAF in flight from Odiham, 3 December 1956

Background imagePostwar Collection: Fairey Delta 2

Fairey Delta 2, holder of the world air speed record, SBAC Show Farnborough September 1958

Background imagePostwar Collection: Fairey Barracuda II

Fairey Barracuda II aircraft in flight 25 November 1945

Background imagePostwar Collection: HMS Cleopatra

HMS Cleopatra
Dido Class cruiser HMS Cleopatra

Background imagePostwar Collection: Vickers Varsity T. 1

Vickers Varsity T. 1
Vickers Varsity T.1 prototype (VX828) in flight from Wisley, August 1949

Background imagePostwar Collection: de Havilland Vampire

de Havilland Vampire F.1 (TG278) in flight near Hatfield, 23 August 1945

Background imagePostwar Collection: Hawker Sea Fury F. 10 and FB. 11

Hawker Sea Fury F. 10 and FB. 11
Hawker Sea Fury F.10 and FB.11 aircraft of 805 Squadron flying over HMAS Sydney 8 February 1949

Background imagePostwar Collection: Hawker Sea Hawk FGA. 6

Hawker Sea Hawk FGA. 6
Hawker Sea Hawk FGA.6 (XE375) of 898 Squadron on the deck of HMS Ark Royal, circa 1955

Background imagePostwar Collection: Spitfires painted to represent Bf 109 aircraft

Spitfires painted to represent Bf 109 aircraft
Supermarine Spitfire XVI aircraft of 17 Squadron painted to represent ME109s in reconstruction of attack on Amiens prison at RAF Display Farnborough, 1950

Background imagePostwar Collection: HMS Cadiz

HMS Cadiz
Battle Class destroyer HMS Cadiz

Background imagePostwar Collection: HMS Implacable and HMS Vengeance, February 1950

HMS Implacable and HMS Vengeance, February 1950
HMS Implacable and HMS Vengeance in Weymouth Bay, February 1950

Background imagePostwar Collection: Hawker Hunters of the Black Arrows

Hawker Hunters of the Black Arrows
Hawker Hunter F.6 aircraft of the Black Arrows aerobatic display team, part of 111 Squadron RAF

Background imagePostwar Collection: de Havilland Vampire F. 1

de Havilland Vampire F. 1
de Havilland Vampire F.1 aircraft (VT863, VT864, VT868, VT869, VT871 & VT873) of 54 Squadron RAF on the ground at Odiham, 29 June 1948

Background imagePostwar Collection: Westland Whirlwind helicopters

Westland Whirlwind helicopters
Sikorsky Whirlwind HAS.22 (WV222) and Westland Whirlwind HAS.3 helicopters (XG580 525, XG576 526 and XG582 529) of 705 Squadron, RNAS Ford 1957

Background imagePostwar Collection: Chipmunk T. 10

Chipmunk T. 10
de Havilland Chipmunk T.10 (WB550) in flight near Hatfield, 29 September 1949

Background imagePostwar Collection: Belvedere HC. 1

Belvedere HC. 1
Westland Belvedere HC.1 helicopters (XG459 A, XG461 G, XG462 H, XG463 B, XG458 E & XG457 D) of 66 Squadron at RAF Odiham, 1961

Background imagePostwar Collection: Supermarine Spitfire

Supermarine Spitfire LF.IXe (NH193 A-CI) of 331 Squadron Royal Norwegian Air Force, in flight over Oslo Fjord, June 1949

Background imagePostwar Collection: Hawker Tempest II

Hawker Tempest II (PR533) in flight, Langley, 19 July 1945

Background imagePostwar Collection: English Electric Canberra B. 2

English Electric Canberra B. 2
English Electric Canberra B.2 of 101 Squadron, RAF Binbrook

Background imagePostwar Collection: Gloster Meteor NF. 14 aircraft of 152 Squadron, 1955

Gloster Meteor NF. 14 aircraft of 152 Squadron, 1955
Gloster Meteor NF.14 aircraft of 152 Squadron, in flight from RAF Wattisham, 14 June 1955

Background imagePostwar Collection: Vickers Valetta

Vickers Valetta C.1 (VL263) in flight, Beaulieu, 2 February 1949

Background imagePostwar Collection: De Havilland Sea Vixen FAW. 1

De Havilland Sea Vixen FAW. 1
De Havilland Sea Vixen FAW.1 (XJ475) 1957

Background imagePostwar Collection: HMS Ocean, 11 August 1945

HMS Ocean, 11 August 1945
Colossus Class aircraft carrier HMS Ocean

Background imagePostwar Collection: Blackburn Beverley of 47 Squadron

Blackburn Beverley of 47 Squadron
Blackburn Beverley C.1 of 47 Squadron in flight, Abingdon, January 1957

Background imagePostwar Collection: Bristol Brigand TF. 1

Bristol Brigand TF. 1
Bristol Brigand TF.1 (RH754) in flight

Background imagePostwar Collection: Douglas DC-7B

Douglas DC-7B (G-AOIB) of BOAC in flight, December 1956

Background imagePostwar Collection: British Gliding Championships 1963

British Gliding Championships 1963
Aerial view of the competitors for the British Gliding Championships, Lasham 1963

Background imagePostwar Collection: Boeing B-17G

Boeing B-17G of the 447th Bombardment Group, USaF, Stowmarket 12 May 1945

Background imagePostwar Collection: HMS Eagle

HMS Eagle, 1951

Background imagePostwar Collection: Miles Messenger

Miles Messenger, Woodley 17 May 1946

Background imagePostwar Collection: English Electric Canberra B. 2

English Electric Canberra B. 2
English Electric Canberra B.2 aircraft of 249 Squadron RAF near Limassol, Cyprus, April 1960

Background imagePostwar Collection: Hunting Jet Provost T. 3

Hunting Jet Provost T. 3
Hunting Jet Provost T.3 aircraft of 2 Flying Training School, RAF Syerston

Background imagePostwar Collection: Vickers Valiant prototype

Vickers Valiant prototype, SBAC Show Farnborough September 1953

Background imagePostwar Collection: Handley Page Hastings Met. 1

Handley Page Hastings Met. 1
Handley Page Hastings Met.1

Background imagePostwar Collection: De Havilland Hornet F. 3

De Havilland Hornet F. 3
De Havilland Hornet F.3 of 64 Squadron RAF

Background imagePostwar Collection: Short Sunderland MR. 5

Short Sunderland MR. 5
Short Sunderland MR.5 of 230 Squadron RAF, Gibraltar, February 1950

Background imagePostwar Collection: Gloster Meteor F. 3

Gloster Meteor F. 3
Gloster Meteor F.3, Moreton Valence 20 February 1946

Background imagePostwar Collection: Avro Lincoln B. 2

Avro Lincoln B. 2
Avro Lincoln B.2 of 57 Squadron RAF, East Kirkby, 25 October 1945

Background imagePostwar Collection: The Coronation Review 1953

The Coronation Review 1953
Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II inspecting aircraft and crews during the Coronation Review, RAF Odiham, July 1953

Background imagePostwar Collection: Gloster Meteor F. 3 EE337 on HMS Implacable, 16 June 1948

Gloster Meteor F. 3 EE337 on HMS Implacable, 16 June 1948
Gloster Meteor F.3 (EE337) of 703 Squadron, on the deck of HMS Implacable, on the occasion of the first landing of a twin-engined jet aircraft on the deck of a Royal Navy carrier, 16 June 1948

Background imagePostwar Collection: Submarines with their depot ship

Submarines with their depot ship
Submarines including HMS Alderney and HMS Alaric, with their depot ship HMS Forth, Gibraltar February 1950

Background imagePostwar Collection: de Havilland Mosquito FB. 6

de Havilland Mosquito FB. 6
de Havilland Mosquito FB.6 (RS650 F-AK) of 334 Squadron Royal Norwegian Air Force, in flight June 49

Background imagePostwar Collection: Let L-13 Blanik 326

Let L-13 Blanik 326 (274) of the RAFGSA in flight, Lasham, 1964

Background imagePostwar Collection: Two Slingsby T. 51 Dart gliders

Two Slingsby T. 51 Dart gliders
Slingsby Darts (334 and 335) of the RAFGSA in flight, National Gliding Championships, Lasham, 1961

Background imagePostwar Collection: SS Queen Mary

SS Queen Mary
The liner SS Queen Mary passing Fawley oil refinery on her way to Southampton, 1961

Background imagePostwar Collection: Hunting Percival Jet Provost T. 1 XD674

Hunting Percival Jet Provost T. 1 XD674
Hunting Percival Jet Provost T.1 XD674 in flight from Luton Airport, 25 August 1954

Background imagePostwar Collection: Spitfires of the Royal Norwegian Air Force

Spitfires of the Royal Norwegian Air Force
Supermarine Spitfire LF.IX aircraft of the Royal Norwegian Air Force in flight over Oslo Fjord, June 1949

Background imagePostwar Collection: Hawker Sea Hawk F. 1

Hawker Sea Hawk F. 1
Hawker Sea Hawk F.1 of 806 Squadron landing on HMS Eagle 1954

Background imagePostwar Collection: Supermarine Seafire F. 15

Supermarine Seafire F. 15
Supermarine Seafire F.15 (SR572) of 1832 Squadron, piloted by Lt Cdr Js Bailey making his 2000th deck landing, HMS Illustrious 24 May 1950

Background imagePostwar Collection: De Havilland Sea Hornet F. 20

De Havilland Sea Hornet F. 20
De Havilland Sea Hornet F.20 (VZ708) of 801 Squadron flying from HMS Implacable, March 1950

Background imagePostwar Collection: Blackburn Firebrand TF. IV

Blackburn Firebrand TF. IV
Blackburn Firebrand TF.IV aircraft of 813 Squadron in flight 24 November 1947

Background imagePostwar Collection: Supermarine Seafire F. 17

Supermarine Seafire F. 17
Supermarine Seafire F.17 (SX138) of 807 Squadron on board HMS Vengeance, with Battle Class Destroyer HMS Cadiz in the background, May 1947

Background imagePostwar Collection: Hawker Sea Fury F. 10

Hawker Sea Fury F. 10
Hawker Sea Fury F.10 (TF905) in flight 7 May 1947

Background imagePostwar Collection: Pilots and ringmaster for Hoverfly display at Farnborough

Pilots and ringmaster for Hoverfly display at Farnborough
Pilots and ringmaster for Hoverfly display, left to right, Wg Cdr L.P. Gibson, Sqdn Ldr A. St J. Price, FS J.D. Hayhow (ringmaster), Sqdn Ldr R.F. Martin and Fg Off A.C

Background imagePostwar Collection: Sikorsky Hoverfly II helicopters dressed up as elephants

Sikorsky Hoverfly II helicopters dressed up as elephants with Ringmaster, RAF display at Farnborough, 1950

Background imagePostwar Collection: Sikorsky Hoverfly II helicopter dressed up as an elephant

Sikorsky Hoverfly II helicopter dressed up as an elephant, RAF display at Farnborough, 1950

Background imagePostwar Collection: North American Harvard IIB

North American Harvard IIB (KF729) being flown by His Royal Highness Prince Phillip, Duke of Edinburgh, 1953

Background imagePostwar Collection: Percival Provost T. 1

Percival Provost T. 1
Percival Provost T.1 prototype (WE522) in flight from Luton, 21 May 1952



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