Mustang, Motorcycle and Reenactors at North Weald
A P-51D Mustang, a wartime motorcycle and reenactors in US uniform, photographed at North Weald in Essex. The aircraft is […]
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Hurricane BE505: The Hurribomber at North Weald
Most people picture the Hurricane as a pure fighter. Hawker Hurricane Mk IIb BE505 (G-HHII) shows the other side of […]
P-51D Mustang G-SIJJ at Night, North Weald
A Mustang at night, with its propeller blurred into a ring of orange light and its blue nose sitting in […]
First Flight of the XP-86 Sabre, 1 October 1947
On 1 October 1947, North American’s XP-86 prototype took off from Muroc Dry Lake, now Edwards Air Force Base, with […]
Hawker Fury K5674 and Nimrod K3661: Two of the Rarest Biplanes in the World
Two of the rarest biplanes in the world sit side by side at the Historic Aircraft Collection at IWM Duxford. […]
First Flight of the YAH-64 Apache, 30 September 1975
On 30 September 1975, the Hughes YAH-64 prototype made its first flight at Palomar Airport in California, with chief test […]
Spitfire MH434: Wartime Fighter, Film Star, Warbird
Supermarine Spitfire Mk IX MH434 was built at Castle Bromwich in 1943 and air-tested by Alex Henshaw in August of […]
First Flight of the North American T-28 Trojan, 24 September 1949
On 24 September 1949, the XT-28 prototype made its first flight — North American’s answer to the search for a […]
First Flight of the Avro 504, 18 September 1913
On 18 September 1913, Fred Raynham lifted the first Avro 504 off the ground at Brooklands — giving the Royal […]
SEPECAT Jaguar: First Flight, 8 September 1968
The SEPECAT Jaguar prototype made its maiden flight on 8 September 1968 — the start of a career that would […]
15 September 1940 — The Day the Tide Turned
The RAF’s largest test of the summer — and the day the tide turned. 86 years on today, we remember […]
Battle of Britain Day 86 Years On
Fifteenth September, 1940. RAF Fighter Command scrambled everything it had against the Luftwaffe’s largest daylight raid of the war — […]