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British Army Dirigible No 1, Nulli Secundus, over St. Paul s
British Army Dirigible No 1, christened Nulli Secundus (Latin: " Second to none" ) was a Semi-rigid airship. First flown on 10th September 1907

Miethes Flying Disk, flown at Prague
Miethes Flying Disk, 20m in diameter, successfully flown at Prague by Schriever and Habermohl on 4 February 1945, ad taken over by the Russians after World War Two. Date: 1945

Mikoyan I-250 -the Soviets were just starting to develop jet propulsion at wars end, this type being first flown in March 1945

Westland Wagtail single seat fighter first flown in April 1918. Only three were completed. Seen here is serial no. C 4293. Date: circa 1918

Vought F4U-1 Corsair -when first flown in May 1940, this fighter was not just the US Navys fastest, it had few speedier rivals worldwide

SPAD VII first flown in May 1916, the VII was faster than the opposition Once early engine troubles had been rectified the VII was adopted by France, Britain and the US

Sopwith LRTTr built as a three seat long range fighter was not proceeded with and may never have even flown

Sopwith Hispano -Suiza Triplane-built and flown closely after the smaller Triplane in 1916, it never went into poroduction

Sopwith 2B2 Rhino first flown in October 1917, two were built but poor performance led to itsabandonment

Sopwith 2FR2 Bulldog first flown in early 1918, this wouldbe Bristol F2B replacement was one of Sopwiths failures

Short N1B Shirl single seat torpedo bomber first flown in May 1918 Production of 100 cancelled at wars end

Short Admiralty Type 41 first flown in April 1912, three of these two seaters were built and used on coastal patrols early in the war

Republic XF-12 -not flown until mid-1946, this was a late 1943 requirement for a photo-reconnaissance type that processed its film during its return to base

Reggiane Re2005 Sagittario -first flown in May 1942, only 51 examples of this potent fighter had been built when Italy withdrew from the war in September 1943

PZL P-11 -initially flown in August 1931, these antiquated fighters were pitted against the Luftwaffe when Germany invaded Poland and sustained heavy losses

Potez-CAMS 141 -only one built and first flown in January 1938 It sub sequently flew with both Vichy and Free French, where it sank a U-boat in June 1943

Northrop P-61A -first flown in May 1942, 706 were built and operated by the US Army Air Force and US Marines

North American B-25A Mitchell -first flown in August 1940, this bomber saw extensive service in the Pacific theatre

Nakajima Ki-84-1a Frank -first flown in March 1943, the type entered service at the end of 1944 One of the best Japanese fighters

Mitsubishi J2M1 Jack -first flown in March 1942, this dedicated interceptor never fully lived up to its early promise Only 621 built

Nakajima Ki-43 Army Type 1 Oscar -first flown in January 1939, the fighter was very agile but vulknerable to combat damage Over 5, 900 built

Kawasaki Ki-100 -first flown in February 1945, this impressive Japanese Army fighter was rushed into service 2-months later Just under 400 built

Kawanishi N1K1 Kyofo Rex -first flown in May 1942, only a handful built Led to land-based George More than 1, 400 built of both types

Lavochkin Lagg-3 -First flown in March 1940, it entered service around a year later Over 6, 500 built

Grumman Marlet -flown by the Fleet Air Arm, this was the British version of the F4F Wildcat

I. A. R. 80 -First flown in April 1939, this Rumanian fig
I.A.R. 80 -First flown in April 1939, this Rumanian fighter entered service in Febraury 1941 Rumania, part of the Axis Powers, built nearly 350 of these single seaters

Henschel Hs 123A -first flown in 1936, this single seat dive bomber proved very effective from its Spanish Civil War debut through to mid 1944

Flettner Fl-282 -first flown in October 1941, only 24 of these helicopters were built, as their main use would have been naval -itself a low priority other than U-Boats

Fisher XP-75A -seen with Allisons test pilot, BT Red Hulse First flown in November 1943, only 13 of these experimental interceptors were built

Curtiss H75 C1 -flown against the Luftwaffe with some success in 1940, this was one of several US aircraft bought to meet the shortfall in home production - Photo Hugh W Cowin

Curtiss A-25A Helldivers flown by US women-ferry-pilots

Commonwealth CA-13 Boomerang - first flown in May 1942 when the Japanese were already ashore in New Guinea, the Boomerang became operational in April 1943

Caudron C714-a lightweight fighter, powered by a Renault engine Not very successful and only a few built - This one being flown by the Finns

Bristol 152 Beaufort of No 217 Squadron First flown in October 1938, this anti-shipping type entered service in early 1940 and saw action in all major theatres 2, 129 built

Bristol 164 Brigand TF1 first flown in December 1944 as a torpedo bomber, but too late for wartime service

Breguet 690 first flown in March 1938, entered service as a close support bomber in late 1939 With still inexperienced crews, most were lost in Spring 1940 German Blitzkreig

Blackburn Blackburd single seat torpedo bomber, first flown at the end of May 1918. Three were built in the flight trial phase, but production did not go ahead. Seen here is the first one, serial no

ANF Mureaux 114-first flown in 1931, less than 300 of this series were built 11 of this reconnaissance type were lost during the Spring 1940 invasion

Bloch-SNCASO MB 700-first flown in April 1940, the sole MB 700 had only flown 10 hours when it was destroyed by German forces

Sipa S. 903 F-BGBD Aeroclub Air France
Light training and sports two-seater aircraft built from 1947. F-BGBD was flown by Air Frances Aeroclub Date: circa 1955

Avro Tudor II G-AGRY
The second Tudor II completed G-AGRY undertook tropical trials for the Ministry of Aircraft production. Afterwards flown during the Berlin Airlift and then by Airflight and Air Charter

Avro Tudor Mk. V G-AKCD William Dempster Ltd. LAP
Avro Tudor 5s were built for BSa but never used as passenger airliners. Refitted as fuel tankers and used on the Berlin Airlift. G-AKCD was sold to William Dempster Ltd

Boeing 727 EC-Central Business District Iberia Madrid
Boeing 727-256 built in 1972 and flown by Iberia under the name Murcia. It is a 3-engine narrow body passenger airliner. Date: 1974

Beagle Basset CC1 XS772 RAF Transport Command Mildenhall
This Beagle Basset XS772 was flown by 207 and 32 Squadrons Royal Air Force before eventually being re-registered as G-BCJB Date: 1967

Breguet 941 prototype, Le Bourget, in flight
Breguets own prototype of the 941 STOL 4 engined transport was flown at the Paris Air Show at Le Bourget Date: 1963

Breguet 941 prototype, Le Bourget
Breguets own prototype of the 941 STOL 4 engined transport was flown at the Paris Air Show at Le Bourget Date: 1963

Airspeed Ambassador G-AMAE Dan-Air - Le Bourget
Airspeed Ambassador 2 G-AMAE was delivered to BEA in 1952, flown to Australia where it operated for Butler Air Transport from 1957 to 1958. Operated by Dan-Air for 10 years from 1960 to 1970

Flying at the speed of sound by G. H. Davis
Flying at the speed of sound: radical aircraft conceptions in a new era of aeronautics. Explanatory drawings showing how the problem of compressibility is being tackled

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