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Air Force Collection (page 4)

Background imageAir Force Collection: RAF Holmptons 25 ton Type 80 Radar eye whirls continuously

RAF Holmptons 25 ton Type 80 Radar eye whirls continuously. The base is an early warning radar station part of the ROTOR Radar Defence Programme. 1st March 1968

Background imageAir Force Collection: Pilots from 501 squadron show off the tailplane rudder of a Messerschmitt 109 at RAF

Pilots from 501 squadron show off the tailplane rudder of a Messerschmitt 109 at RAF Filton in 1st November 1940

Background imageAir Force Collection: Actors Steve McQueen (left), Robert Wagner and Shirley Anne Field filming the War Lover

Actors Steve McQueen (left), Robert Wagner and Shirley Anne Field filming the War Lover in front of a Boeing B17 Flying Fortress at RAF Bovingdon aerodrome. 1st November 1961

Background imageAir Force Collection: Robert Wagner and Shirley Anne Field filming the War Lover at RAF Bovingdon aerodrome

Robert Wagner and Shirley Anne Field filming the War Lover at RAF Bovingdon aerodrome. After returning to catch a coach Shirley loses a shoe which Robert Wagner kindly puts on again. 1st November 1961

Background imageAir Force Collection: Astrologer Russell Grant poses in the cockpit of a Lockheed Shooting Star during his

Astrologer Russell Grant poses in the cockpit of a Lockheed Shooting Star during his visit to the Midland Air Museum at Coventry Airport, Baginton

Background imageAir Force Collection: Mixed emotions for some of the 18 strong workforce which has spent the last twelve months

Mixed emotions for some of the 18 strong workforce which has spent the last twelve months restoring two old air craft at the Midland Air Museum in Coventry Airport, Bagington

Background imageAir Force Collection: Servicing commandos of the RAF have a busy time on the Normandy airfields assembling

Servicing commandos of the RAF have a busy time on the Normandy airfields assembling rocket projectiles for the Typhoons. July 1944

Background imageAir Force Collection: Eight pilots of a rocket projectile Typhoon squadron went to attack a group of enemy

Eight pilots of a rocket projectile Typhoon squadron went to attack a group of enemy tanks. Owing to the bad visibility they could not see how many tanks were destroyed in the attack

Background imageAir Force Collection: A North American Mustang long range fighter

A North American Mustang long range fighter

Background imageAir Force Collection: British Prime Minister Winston Churchill visits an erodrome in Southern England

British Prime Minister Winston Churchill visits an erodrome in Southern England. Here he is accompanied by Lieutenant General Ira C Eker, commander of the US 8th Air Force

Background imageAir Force Collection: The Airship R33 seen here over the East Coast during a tour of the country to raise

The Airship R33 seen here over the East Coast during a tour of the country to raise Victory Loans. Circa March 1919

Background imageAir Force Collection: Lieutenant Commander Peter Marshall of the Fleet Air arm with his four year old son

Lieutenant Commander Peter Marshall of the Fleet Air arm with his four year old son Richard. 13th August 1968

Background imageAir Force Collection: Phantom pilot Lieutenant Commander Peter Marshall of the Fleet Air arm

Phantom pilot Lieutenant Commander Peter Marshall of the Fleet Air arm, with his four year old son Richard dressed in matching pilots uniform at the Royal Naval Air Station at Yeovilton, Somerset

Background imageAir Force Collection: Fouur year old old Richard Masrshall, son of Phantom pilot Lieutenant Commander Peter

Fouur year old old Richard Masrshall, son of Phantom pilot Lieutenant Commander Peter Marshall of the Fleet Air arm, dressed in pilots uniform at the Royal Naval Air Station at Yeovilton, Somerset

Background imageAir Force Collection: The First Royal Phantom Training Unit will be commissioned at the Royal Training Air

The First Royal Phantom Training Unit will be commissioned at the Royal Training Air Station in Yeovilton, Somerset. Lieutenant Commander Peter Marshall has been chosen to lead the training of

Background imageAir Force Collection: Lieutenant Commander Peter Marshall of HMS Ark Royal and his wife Carolyn

Lieutenant Commander Peter Marshall of HMS Ark Royal and his wife Carolyn, both holding their new born baby twin boys Paul and Mark, pose with their other eight children Kathryn, Ginny, Richard

Background imageAir Force Collection: Lieutenant Commander Peter Marshall who is to lead the training of the First Royal

Lieutenant Commander Peter Marshall who is to lead the training of the First Royal Phantom Training Unit, the 767 Squadon after being commissioned at the Royal Naval Air Station in Yeovilton

Background imageAir Force Collection: Ground crew fit the tail vanes and manoeuvre a bomb into the bomb bay of a French Air

Ground crew fit the tail vanes and manoeuvre a bomb into the bomb bay of a French Air Force Farman aircrafton the Western Front, 11 November 1917

Background imageAir Force Collection: RAF aerial photo of a bomb bursting close to a fort on the Palestine Front Circa June

RAF aerial photo of a bomb bursting close to a fort on the Palestine Front Circa June 1918

Background imageAir Force Collection: A German Heinkel He 111 medium bomber aircraft, shot down over Britain during World War

A German Heinkel He 111 medium bomber aircraft, shot down over Britain during World War Two. Circa : 1940 (Copyright Evening Gazette, Middlesbrough)

Background imageAir Force Collection: The remains of a German Messerschmitt Bf 109 fighter aircraft

The remains of a German Messerschmitt Bf 109 fighter aircraft, shot down over the North-East of England. 16/08/1940

Background imageAir Force Collection: A Sopwith Camel of the RAF credited with shooting down over 1

A Sopwith Camel of the RAF credited with shooting down over 1, 200 enemy aircraft during the war. It also served as a ground-attack aircraft, especially near the end of the conflict. Circa 1918

Background imageAir Force Collection: A RFC Padre seen here using the gunners position of a F. E

A RFC Padre seen here using the gunners position of a F. E
A RFC Padre seen here using the gunners position of a F.E.2b as a make-shift pulpit to conduct Sunday Church Parade at an unknown airfield in France just behind the frontline. Circa 1916

Background imageAir Force Collection: Manfred Albrecht Freiherr von Richthofen (2 May 1892 e 21 April 1918)

Manfred Albrecht Freiherr von Richthofen (2 May 1892 e 21 April 1918)
Manfred Albrecht Freiherr von Richthofen (2 May 1892 Ð 21 April 1918), widely known as the Red Baron, was a German fighter pilot with the Imperial German Army Air Service during World War I

Background imageAir Force Collection: An aircraft of the German Luftwaffe crashes into the English League Division One match

An aircraft of the German Luftwaffe crashes into the English League Division One match. Channel after being brought down by RAF Spitfire fighter planes in the Batle of Britain during the Second World

Background imageAir Force Collection: Soldiers of the British Army who work on Maltas airfields making pens for aircraft

Soldiers of the British Army who work on Maltas airfields making pens for aircraft, altering and maintaining landing grounds and refuelling, leave a dispersal point for their midday meal

Background imageAir Force Collection: New types of German bombers of the Luftwaffe seen in this picture before the Second

New types of German bombers of the Luftwaffe seen in this picture before the Second World War, December 1937

Background imageAir Force Collection: The First Freight carrying glider to make the trans-Atlantic flight on its way to Britain

The First Freight carrying glider to make the trans-Atlantic flight on its way to Britain from Canada, towed by an aircraft of RAF Transport Command during the Second World War. 4th July 1943

Background imageAir Force Collection: Norwegian pilots operating under the RAF Second Tactical Air Force on the Western front

Norwegian pilots operating under the RAF Second Tactical Air Force on the Western front, pictured beside a Spitfire fighter aircraft after returning from a sweep over enemy terrority during

Background imageAir Force Collection: Survivors of a German Focke Wulf plane which was shot down are picked up by the boat

Survivors of a German Focke Wulf plane which was shot down are picked up by the boat from a British Ship during the Second World War. 28th December 1943

Background imageAir Force Collection: A demonstration by Mosquito fighters and Mustangs during an air display at a Royal

A demonstration by Mosquito fighters and Mustangs during an air display at a Royal Observer Corps official Stand Down ceremony at North Weald during the Second World War. 7th July 1945

Background imageAir Force Collection: The remains of a Focke Wulf Condor plane, also known as a Kurier

The remains of a Focke Wulf Condor plane, also known as a Kurier, after it was attacked at point plank range by a Lockheed Hudson fighter aircraft of the Royal Air Force Coastal Command

Background imageAir Force Collection: Aviation - RAF St Athan - The entrance to the airbase - 15th July 1994

Aviation - RAF St Athan - The entrance to the airbase - 15th July 1994

Background imageAir Force Collection: Aviation - RAF St Athan - The entrance to the airbase - 26th August 1993

Aviation - RAF St Athan - The entrance to the airbase - 26th August 1993

Background imageAir Force Collection: Aviation - RAF St Athan - A Harrier Jump Jet about to land at RAF St Athan - 26th April

Aviation - RAF St Athan - A Harrier Jump Jet about to land at RAF St Athan - 26th April 1995

Background imageAir Force Collection: A Hawker Siddleley Harrier GR 1 (Jump Jet), the world

A Hawker Siddleley Harrier GR 1 (Jump Jet), the worlds first fixed wing vertical / short take off and landing close support aircraft, landed at St Panras, London

Background imageAir Force Collection: A policeman looks on as a RAF search and rescue Sea King helicopter from RAF Boulmer

A policeman looks on as a RAF search and rescue Sea King helicopter from RAF Boulmer lands at Richardson Road, Newcastle, near the Royal Victoria Infirmary. 08/11/1980

Background imageAir Force Collection: The Airship R24 seen here moored at Pulham Norfolk in 1918

The Airship R24 seen here moored at Pulham Norfolk in 1918

Background imageAir Force Collection: A RAF search and rescue Sea King from RAF Boulmer winches a man onboard plucking him out

A RAF search and rescue Sea King from RAF Boulmer winches a man onboard plucking him out of the sea off Cullercoats. The helicopter had been involved in the double rescue in high winds which had

Background imageAir Force Collection: A RAF Sea King helicopter lowers Father Christmas to the ground

A RAF Sea King helicopter lowers Father Christmas to the ground. Santa Claus, played by Sgt Alan Walters, 37, of RAF Boulmer, was greeted by children outside the Radcliffe Workingsmens Club, Amble

Background imageAir Force Collection: Evening Chronicle reporter Rex Garratt (being rescued) joined a RAF search

Evening Chronicle reporter Rex Garratt (being rescued) joined a RAF search and rescue Sea King helicopter from RAF Boulmer on a practise rescue mission. 10/10/1987

Background imageAir Force Collection: The Army and the RAF gave a helping hand to American Air Filter Ltd

The Army and the RAF gave a helping hand to American Air Filter Ltd. Cramlington, to get equipment high on the roof of Drax Power Station, near Selby, Yorkshire

Background imageAir Force Collection: A RAF search and rescue Sea King helicopter from RAF Boulmer. August 1984

A RAF search and rescue Sea King helicopter from RAF Boulmer. August 1984

Background imageAir Force Collection: A RAF search and rescue Sea King from RAF Boulmer lands a man on the beach after he was

A RAF search and rescue Sea King from RAF Boulmer lands a man on the beach after he was plucked out of the sea off Cullercoats

Background imageAir Force Collection: Evening Chronicle reporter Rex Garratt joined a RAF search

Evening Chronicle reporter Rex Garratt joined a RAF search and rescue Sea King helicopter from RAF Boulmer on a practise rescue mission

Background imageAir Force Collection: A RAF search and rescue Sea King helicopter from RAF Boulmer

A RAF search and rescue Sea King helicopter from RAF Boulmer, which made a mercy dash to get emergency patients to hospital, had to stop twice because of blizzards

Background imageAir Force Collection: A RAF Westland Puma helicopter, flown by Flt-Lieut. George Blackie

A RAF Westland Puma helicopter, flown by Flt-Lieut. George Blackie, lowers a home dialysis unit into the garden of 18 year old kidney patient Howard Gustard at Marcia Avenue, Shotton Colliery

Background imageAir Force Collection: A RAF search and rescue Westland Whirlwind helicopter, from RAF Boulmer

A RAF search and rescue Westland Whirlwind helicopter, from RAF Boulmer, searches the coast near the mouth of the River Wansbeck for a missing man



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