Military Aircraft

Combat over North Weald
Flying a 151 Sqdn Hurricane, Victor Beamish dives on an invading pair of Messerschmitt Bf-110’s of ZG 26 – 1940.

Whirlwinds
A pair of Westland Whirlwinds of 137 Sqdn attack a German 'Narvik' class Destroyer, 1942.

'Allison Ponies' - North American Mustang
A pair of RAF Mustang I's of 309 Sqdn (Polish) come in low, striking ground targets in occupied France, late 1942.

'Close Encounter'
Flying a North American P-51 D, Captain Abner Aust of 457th FS engages a Kawasaki Ki-100 of the 111th Sentai off the coast of Japan - July 16, 1945.

Brewster 339 Buffalo
A Buffalo flown by Geoff Fisken of 243 Sqdn, tries his best to fight off the invading Japanese - December 8, 1941

'Merlin Magic'
A Spitfire's Rolls-Royce Merlin engine undergoes a maintenance run as MH434 taxis out.

Desert Duel
This high action WWII scene depicts a SAAF Hurricane MkII on the tail of a Messerschmitt Bf-109 E-7 of JG-27, North Africa - 1941.

'Battle of Britain'
Defending North Weald, this 151 Sqdn Hawker Hurricane has a close encounter with a Luftwaffe Bf-110 - 1940.

Mirage strike!
During the Six Days War, a Mirage III CJ of 101 Sqdn, Israeli Air Force destroys an Egyptian Mig-17 F on the ground, claiming a 3rd kill.

Macchi 205 vs. NA P51 Mustang
July 1944 - Jim Brooks flying a P-51 Mustang of 307 FS is about to engage a Macchi 205, claiming his 5th victory.

Typhoon Strike!
Painted using a looser technique, with less emphasis on detail and more on movement and dramatic effects, this Hawker Typhoon of 198 Sqdn comes in low, hitting ground targets.

SAAF Alouette III
Hovering over the Kwazulu-Natal grass lands, this Alouette wears the SAAF colours of Dark Earth and Olive Drab.

Avro Lancaster
Against a moon lit sky, 'Admiral Prune' flies through enemy flak toward German bombing targets.

'Jolly Rogers' Corsair
Ensign 'Ike' Kepford downs a 'Kate' torpedo bomber, just seconds before it could launch its torpedo at USS Bunker Hill. This was one of 4 kills for the day - 11 November 1943.

Messerschmitt Me 262
With formidable speed and fire power, this jet powered fighter climbs to engage the approaching allied bombers and fighters.

B7A2 'Grace' vs. FAA Hellcat
The beautiful lines of the B7A2 'Grace' are seen in the striking view. Four of these late war Japanese torpedo bombers were intercepted by FAA Hellcats on 25 July, 1945. This was the Hellcat's final combat in British service.

Dambuster - Hopgood's final act
Lt. Hopgood orders his crew to bail out before losing a port wing after a failed attempt during the dams raid - May 17, 1943.

Mig-3
A Russian Mig-3 downs a Dornier 17 over this grim Winter landscape on the Eastern front, late 1941.

Vought F7U Cutlass
An F7U Cutlass of VF-83 is catapulted from the deck of USS Intrepid - 1954

Westland Wessex
A Wessex helicopter hovers over the drop zone. Malaysia - 1964

TSR2
High speed - low level! The short lived TSR2 hugs the landscape during test program trials.

Hawker Hurricane Mk I
This A4 pencil drawing features the aircraft of Edward Gracie, of 56 Sqdn, RAF - 1940.

North American P-51D Mustang
'Bum Steer', a P-51D Mustang makes a low level strafing run on enemy positions - 1944

Fairey Delta FD2
Piloted by Peter Twiss, the little delta wing jet gains the world speed record (1132mph/1811kmph)on the 10th March, 1956.

Grumman F9F Panther
The handsome F9F Panther is the subject of this Korean War carrier deck scene - USS Bon Homme Richard, 1951.

Polikarpov I-16
An outclassed, yet nimble I-16 'Ishak' (Donkey) scores a 'hit' on a Ju-88 over the Eastern front.

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