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Editor's Picks

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Background imageEditor's Picks: HMS Barham, 1937

HMS Barham, 1937
Queen Elizabeth Class battleship HMS Barham under way

Background imageEditor's Picks: Gloster Gladiator I

Gloster Gladiator I aircraft of 605 Squadron RAF, Manston, 14 August 1939

Background imageEditor's Picks: Blackburn Beverley

Blackburn Beverley

Background imageEditor's Picks: Westland Lysander

Westland Lysander I (L4723) of 208 Squadron Royal Air Force picking up a message, Heliopolis, 1939

Background imageEditor's Picks: 137 Squadron RAF, 1943

137 Squadron RAF, 1943
Group photograph of the pilots and ground crew of 137 Squadron with Westland Whirlwind fighter-bombers and the squadron mascot

Background imageEditor's Picks: Vosper motor torpedo boat, Portsmouth 1939

Vosper motor torpedo boat, Portsmouth 1939
Vosper 70 MTB 22 type at speed

Background imageEditor's Picks: 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 imageEditor's Picks: HMS Furious

HMS Furious in the Firth of Forth

Background imageEditor's Picks: Hawker Hurricane IIc

Hawker Hurricane IIc night fighter of 87 Squadron RAF, 1942

Background imageEditor's Picks: Amy Johnson with her De Havilland Gipsy Moth Jason

Amy Johnson with her De Havilland Gipsy Moth Jason
Amy Johnson in Australia, 1930. She was one of the first women pilots to make headline news and held many records

Background imageEditor's Picks: de Havilland Vampire

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

Background imageEditor's Picks: Wellingtons of 149 Squadron

Wellingtons of 149 Squadron
Vickers Wellington Mk. ICs (P9245 OJ-W and P9272 OJ-N) of 149 Squadron based at RAF Mildenhall, 1940

Background imageEditor's Picks: 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 imageEditor's Picks: HMS Broadsword receiving fuel

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

Background imageEditor's Picks: English Electric Lightning F.1

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

Background imageEditor's Picks: de Havilland Mosquito FB.VI

de Havilland Mosquito FB.VI
Loading rockets onto a Mosquito FB.VI of 143 Squadron RAF, part of the Banff Strike Wing, February 1945

Background imageEditor's Picks: Racing Yachts

Racing Yachts
J Class yacht Shamrock V leads Britannia and Velsheda, Cowes Regatta 1933

Background imageEditor's Picks: Avro Shackleton MR.2

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

Background imageEditor's Picks: De Havilland Mosquito B.XVI

De Havilland Mosquito B.XVI of 571 Squadron, RAF, 30 September 1944

Background imageEditor's Picks: HMS Indomitable, 1943

HMS Indomitable, 1943
HMS Indomitable at its moorings with another aircraft carrier in the distance

Background imageEditor's Picks: Captain Albert Ball VC DSO (2 bars) MC

Captain Albert Ball VC DSO (2 bars) MC
Captain Albert Ball VC DSO** MC

Background imageEditor's Picks: Avro Lancaster

Avro Lancaster B.I aircraft of 207 Squadron RAF, 20 June 1942

Background imageEditor's Picks: Spitfire VB of 222 Sqn

Spitfire VB of 222 Sqn
Supermarine Spitfire VB of 222 Squadron flying from RAF North Weald, 4 May 1942

Background imageEditor's Picks: Avro Anson T.20

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

Background imageEditor's Picks: HMS Ark Royal

HMS Ark Royal, February 1954

Background imageEditor's Picks: HMS Newcastle, Weymouth, 1939

HMS Newcastle, Weymouth, 1939
Town Class cruiser HMS Newcastle

Background imageEditor's Picks: HMS Repulse

HMS Repulse
Renown Class battleship HMS Repulse

Background imageEditor's Picks: 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 imageEditor's Picks: Fairey Swordfish I

Fairey Swordfish I of 820 Squadron over HMS Ark Royal, 1939

Background imageEditor's Picks: Blackburn Beverley of 47 Squadron

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

Background imageEditor's Picks: de Havilland Comet 4

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

Background imageEditor's Picks: Stirling I bombers

Stirling I bombers
Short Stirling I bombers of 1651 Conversion Unit flying in formation, 29 April 1942

Background imageEditor's Picks: Short Stirling

Short Stirling I aircraft of 1651 Heavy Conversion Unit RAF, 29 April 1942

Background imageEditor's Picks: HMS Solebay

HMS Solebay
Battle Class destroyer HMS Solebay

Background imageEditor's Picks: Bristol Britannia C.1

Bristol Britannia C.1 at the time of its handover to the Royal Air Force, June 1959

Background imageEditor's Picks: 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 imageEditor's Picks: HMS Nelson

HMS Nelson
Nelson Class Battleship HMS Nelson

Background imageEditor's Picks: Hop picking in Kent

Hop picking in Kent
Families working together to pick hops in the Kent countryside

Background imageEditor's Picks: 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 imageEditor's Picks: HMS Illustrious, 1942

HMS Illustrious, 1942
Illustrious class aircraft carrier HMS Illustrious, 1942

Background imageEditor's Picks: HMS Implacable, February 1950

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

Background imageEditor's Picks: HMS Indomitable, 1943

HMS Indomitable, 1943
HMS Indomitable with a Supermarine Seafire Mk. IIC flying overhead, 1943

Background imageEditor's Picks: 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 imageEditor's Picks: 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 imageEditor's Picks: English Electric Lightning F.1

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

Background imageEditor's Picks: Avro Lancaster B.I PP967

Avro Lancaster B.I PP967 on a test flight from Castle Bromwich, March 1945

Background imageEditor's Picks: HMS Bulwark

HMS Bulwark, August 1957

Background imageEditor's Picks: HMS Bulwark

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

Background imageEditor's Picks: Polish pilots of 303 Squadron, 1940

Polish pilots of 303 Squadron, 1940
John Alexander Kent and the Polish pilots of 303 Squadron walking away from Hawker Hurricane during the Battle of Britain, 1940

Background imageEditor's Picks: HMS Ajax, 1936

HMS Ajax, 1936
Leander Class Cruiser HMS Ajax at Alexandria, 1936

Background imageEditor's Picks: Westland Whirlwinds on HMS Bulwark

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

Background imageEditor's Picks: Handley Page Victor prototype

Handley Page Victor prototype, Radlett 10 July 1953

Background imageEditor's Picks: Handley Page Halifax bombers of 35 Squadron

Handley Page Halifax bombers of 35 Squadron
Two Handley Page Halifax II aircraft of 35 Squadron RAF, 1942

Background imageEditor's Picks: Supermarine Spitfire XIV

Supermarine Spitfire XIV (RB140) banking in flight

Background imageEditor's Picks: Supermarine Spitfire V

Supermarine Spitfire V flown by Group Captain M.W.S. Robinson, station commander at RAF Northolt, 6 August 1943

Background imageEditor's Picks: HMS Eagle

HMS Eagle with aircraft on deck

Background imageEditor's Picks: BAC VC-10 C.1

BAC VC-10 C.1
BAC (Vickers) VC-10 C.1 of 10 Squadron, Royal Air Force

Background imageEditor's Picks: Summer Comes Soonest In The South

Summer Comes Soonest In The South
The famous photograph of a little boy talking to the locomotive crew, Waterloo Station 7 June 1924, used in Southern Railway's advertising campaign

Background imageEditor's Picks: 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 imageEditor's Picks: de Havilland Mosquito B.XVI

de Havilland Mosquito B.XVI of 571 Squadron RAF, part of the Light Night Striking Force

Background imageEditor's Picks: 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 imageEditor's Picks: Westland Sea King HAR.3

Westland Sea King HAR.3 of 202 Squadron on a training flight


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