Military Aircraft

Avro Lancaster

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

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.

Supermarine Spitfire Mk IX c
This magnificent and iconic aircraft from 306 Sqdn (Polish) dances through the clouds at medium altitude.

Curtiss P-40
One of many Lend-Lease P-40 used by the Soviets in WWII, claims a He 111 over the Eastern front.

Douglas A-20 Havoc
Adapted for use as a Torpedo Bomber by the Soviets in WWII, this A-20 is coming in low for a strike.

NA B-25 Mitchell
Bell P-39 Airacobras escort two B-25 Mitchell bombers at dawn heading for Krasnoyarsk, Soviet Union - 1942.

Fokker D VII
WWI - Two Sopwith Triplanes attack a vulnerable Fokker D VII

Hawker Hurricane Mk I

SAAF Alouette III

Grumman F6F Hellcat
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Messerschmitt Me 262
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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.

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

Grumman F9F Panther
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D4Y-1 "Judy"
A Japanese dive bomber, code named "Judy" by the allies, goes down on August 15, 1945, making it the last U.S. victory of WWII.

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

Avro Shackleton Mk3
A 35 Sqdn Shackleton of the SAAF, patrols past Cape Point - early 1970s

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

BAE Hawk Mk.120
As a SAAF Hawk fighter/trainer jet passes Cape Point, the soft evening light is reflected in its colourful South African flag livery scheme.

Douglas F3D Skyknight
With a Mig-15 going down in flames, this Skyknight scores it's second kill in the Korean War - 1953

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

Fiat C.R.42
This Fiat Falco is accompanied by two B.R 20 bombers flying over the channel en route to English targets during the Battle of Britain - 1940.

Hawker Hurricane Mk.I
This Hurricane of 85 squadron is about to bank to port to surprise attack invading He.111 bombers during the Battle of Britain.

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

North American Harvard
A flying legend - SAAF Harvard 7607 flies low over CFS Dunnottar

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

Polikarpov I-153
A I-153 'Chaika'(Seagull)has a fleeting encounter with a Finnish Brewster Buffalo - 1941

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

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