Squadron Collection (page 2)

RAF Harrier Jump Jets, No. 1 Squadron, set up in 1969. The jump jet is a vertical/short takeoff and landing aircraft. Seen here are staff at work in a control tower

Short Sunderland flying boat, RAF Wig Bay, WW2
RAF Short Sunderland flying boat B9604/RBJ, in service with RaF (Royal Australian Air Force) 10th Squadron. Seen here on water at RAF Wig Bay, Stranraer, Scotland, 11 June 1942. Date: 1942

WW1 - French 400 mm railway howitzer and artillery squadron
WW1 - Camo de mailly - French 400 mm railway howitzer and artillery squadron. The outbreak of the First World War caught the French with a shortage of heavy field artillery

Squadron Commander Edwin Harris Dunning landing his Sopwith Pup biplane on the HMS Furious
HMS FURIOUS LANDING, 1917. Squadron Commander Edwin Harris Dunning landing his Sopwith Pup biplane on the HMS Furious, the first plane ever to be landed on a moving ship, in Scapa Flow, Orkney

Avro Vulcan B2 XH558 of No 27 Squadron RAF Scampton
Avro Vulcan B2, XH558, of No 27 Squadron, RAF Scampton, checks a North Sea oil rig. February 1975. This aircraft was restored to airworthiness by the Vulcan to the Sky Trust in 2007. Date: 1975

English Electric Lightning F3s from No 29 Squadron at RAF Episkopi, Cyprus

Flying Saucers
a Squadron of Flying Saucers

HMS Leviathan, Drake-class armoured cruiser
Royal Navy - HMS Leviathan, a Drake-class armoured cruiser. HMS Leviathan was one of four Drake-class armoured cruisers built for the Royal Navy around 1900

RAF Buccaneer S. 2B - RAF Abingdon
Royal Air Force Hawker Siddeley Buccaneer S.2B XX891 J / Just Married of No.15 Squadron at RAF Abingdon Date: 1982

A400M Beach Landings
Pictured is an RAF A400M Atlas transport aircraft carrying out a series of spectacular test landings and take offs on a beach in South Wales

Image of a 15 Squadron GR4 taken over Royal Air Force Lossiemouth, and surrounding countryside
Image of a 15 Squadron Tornado GR4, seen here with training munitions attached

Aerial view of trenches, West Flanders, Belgium, WW1
Aerial view of front line trenches near Kemmel and Wulvergem, West Flanders, Belgium, on 8 May 1918. Date: 1918

Three Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineer craftsmen
Photograph of three Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineer craftsmen repairing the engine of an A Squadron, 15/19th Kings Royal Hussars Saracen Armoured Personnel Carrier, Malaya

Hubert Raymond Allen (Dizzy)
Hubert Raymond Allen also known as Dizzy joined the RAF before the war. He was in action over Rotterdam and Dunkirk during the British evacuation, in the Battle of Britain

825 Squadron on HMS Warrior aircraft carrier
Group photo of 825 Squadron, Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm, on board HMS Warrior (R31) aircraft carrier with a Fairey Firefly plane. Date: circa 1953

Nieuport 17s of the French N124 Escadrille Lafayette
Four Nieuport 17s of the French N124 Escadrille Lafayette, formed of French commanded American volunteer pilots. The squadron was formed in April 1916

Surrey Yeomanry on Struma Valley Front, Salonika, WW1
The Surrey Yeomanry on the Struma Valley Front, Salonika 1917-1918. Breaking cover - A Squadron raid on Jenimah. By Frank Algernon Stewart (1877-1945). 1917-1918

Westland Wessex HC2s, XR527 and XR588, of No28 Squadron ?
Westland Wessex HC2s, XR527 and XR588, of No28 Squadron RAF Kai Tak, Hong Kong, August 1976

Practice: Inspirational Quote and Motivational Poster
Practice - Inspirational Quote and Motivational Poster. It reads: Practice does not make perfect. Only perfect practice makes perfect. ~ Vince Lombardi

Boulton Paul Overstrand Bomber - RAF
Boulton Paul " Overstrand" High-speed Day or Night Bomber, powered by two Bristol Pegasus 600hp engines. No.101 (B) Squadron. Date: 1935

English Electric Lightning F2A XN731
English Electric Lightning F2A, XN731 of No 19 Squadron from RAF Gutersloh, Germany

The Mohne Dam Breached; Second World War, 1943
Aerial photograph showing the Mohne Dam and reservoir (top) after the Dambusters raid of 1943. On the 16th May, Lancaster bombers of 617 Squadron, led by Guy Gibson

HMS Bonaventure - an Astraea-Class second-class cruiser
Royal Navy - HMS Bonaventure, an Astraea-Class second-class cruiser of the Royal Navy, ordered as part of the eight-ship Astraea class under the Naval Defence Act of 1889

SEPECAT Jaguar GR. 3A XX752 - L
Royal Air Force - SEPECAT Jaguar GR.1A XX752 - L (msn S.49), of No.16 Squadron, at RAF Cottesmore for the Royal International Air Tattoo in July 2000. Date: 2000

Firestorm (colour litho)
2778617 Firestorm (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: Firestorm. Teams of Axis airplanes swoop down on the English motorized columns that attack in)

English Electric Canberra T. 17 WK111
Royal Air Force - English Electric Canberra T.17 WK111 EA, of No.360 Squadron, used for Electronic Counter Measures training and simulation for exercises. Date: circa 1980

Sopwith Camel F-1
German Soldier Holding the Tail of Captured 3 Sqn Royal Flying Corps Rfc Sopwith Camel F-1 Date: 1917

SPADs XIII of US 22nd Aero Squadron, operational from August 1918. The machines were shipped back to the USA after the war and used as fighter trainers. Seen here in a snow-covered field

Bristol 156 Beaufighter VIF (forward view, flying) of No30 Squadron RaF

William George Barker, RFC pilot and air ace
William George Billy Barker (1894-1930), Canadian member of No. 9 Squadron, RFC, seen here wearing a fur coat, standing by his Sopwith Camel. His confirmed victories totalled 50

English Electric Lightning F. 1A XM172 56 Squadron RAF
English Electric Lightning F.1A XM172 and others from 56 Squadron RAF taxy for display at Le Bourget on 16 June 1963 Date: 1963

Pilot (on first job) This war-flying seems easy, but WW1
Pilot (on first job). This war-flying seems easy, but I wish people would not test their guns quite so close. By Lieutenant George Arthur Hyde, MC

Fokker Eindecker of Jagdstaffel (Jasta) 26, WW1
A Fokker Eindecker monoplane belonging to Jagdstaffel (Jasta) 26 fighter squadron, by G. Shultz

F4U Corsair aircraft and Japanese Nakajima fighter planes in aerial combat
American Vought F4U Corsair aircraft and Japanese Nakajima fighter planes engaged in aerial combat over the Pacific during World War II

Douglas R5D-3 Skymaster 56549 City of London
Douglas R5D-3 Skymaster, 56549, City of London, of the US Navy Fleet Tactical Support Squadron 24 attached to US Naval Station, Port Lyautey, Morocco

Officers of 207 Squadron with Handley Page bomber, WW1
Officers of 207 Squadron of the Independent Air Force in a group photo in front of a Handley Page bomber plane during the First World War. Date: 1918

RAF Bombers breaching the Mohne Dam; Second World War, 1943
Drawing showing the destruction of the Mohne Dam in Westphalia, Germany, by the squadron of Royal Air Force Lancaster bombers who came to be known as The Dambusters, 16th May 1943

Officers of No24 Squadron RAF in France 29 November 1918
Officers of No24 Squadron RAF in France, 29 November 1918. Back row: Lt R.D. Bridgewater, 2nd-Lts J.V. Flanagan, R.A. Eldridge and H.A. Young, Lt V.H. Simmers, 2nd-Lt G.H. Whitehead, Lts N.H

Avro Shackleton MR. 2
Royal Air Force - Avro Shackleton MR.2, of No.8 Squadron, used as a flight crew trainer for the Shackleton Airborne Early Warning aircraft. Date: circa 1979

BAC Bloodhound Mk. 2
Royal Australian Air Force - BAC Bloodhound Mk.1 battery of No.30 Squadron RaF at RaF Williamstown, or RaF Darwin. Date: 1963-1968

No. 2 Squadron, Canadian Air Force
Canadian Air Force - The assembled men and machines of No. 2 Squadron Canadian Air Force (1918-1920), probably at Shoreham aerodrome (or, less likely, Upper Heyford)

Saab 91 Safir SE-BNN
Saab 91A Safir SE-BNN (msn 91-130), flown by Squadron Leader A.R. Moore DFC in the Grosvenor Challenge Trophy race at Elmdon, with race number 55. SaB 91a. Date: 1949

Two men at the controls of a Sunderland flying boat
Two men (second fitter and rigger) at the controls of a Sunderland Mark I flying boat and bomber, used by RAF 230 Squadron during the Second World War. Date: circa 1938

Short S29 Stirling I of No 7 Squadron, flying

North American P-51B of 99th Fighter Tuskegee Squadron, 15th Air Force, USaF in Italy, cSept 1944

The British Army Airship Beta and Hangar
The British Army Airship " Beta" and hangar. Served in northern France during the First World War. She had a 45-50 Clerget engine, a speed of 35 mph and a crew of three

Boulton Paul Defiants of 264 Squadron at Kirton-in-Lindsey during the summer of 1940. Including NI536. Date: 1940

JOBERT, Paul (1863 - 1942). The Russian Squadron in Toulon. 13th October 1893. Oil on canvas. FRANCE. Versailles. National Museum of Versailles

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"Squadron: A Powerful Display of Military Might and Unity" Royal Navy Harrier Jet High Over RAF Akrotiri, Cyprus: Witness the awe-inspiring sight of a Royal Navy Harrier jet soaring high above RAF Akrotiri in Cyprus, showcasing the strength and precision of our squadron. Her Majesty's Australian Ship (HMAS) Melbourne (21): The mighty HMAS Melbourne (21) stands as a testament to the unwavering partnership between Australia and Britain, exemplifying the camaraderie within our squadron. C17 Transport Aircraft Taking Off from RAF Brize Norton: Marvel at the sheer force as a C17 transport aircraft takes off from RAF Brize Norton, symbolizing the vital role played by our squadron in global operations. RAF Lightning F Mk. 6 - RAF Leuchars: Behold the lightning-fast agility of an RAF Lightning F Mk. 6 stationed at RAF Leuchars, embodying the expertise and skill possessed by every member of our esteemed squadron. Three Royal Navy helicopters alongside St Michaels Mount: Against the backdrop of majestic St Michaels Mount, three Royal Navy helicopters stand united, representing teamwork and dedication that defines our squadron's ethos. Four English Electric Lightning F1s XM139 XM147 XM164: In perfect formation soar four English Electric Lightning F1s – XM139, XM147, XM164 – showcasing their formidable power as they dominate the skies together under one unified squadron banner. Members of No20 Squadron RAF: Meet some extraordinary individuals who proudly serve in No20 Squadron RAF; their unwavering commitment ensures that our squadron remains at peak performance for any mission we undertake. Handley Page HP67 Hastings C2 WD493 of No114 Squadron: Step back in time with Handley Page HP67 Hastings C2 WD493 from No114 Squadron – a classic reminder that legacy and tradition are deeply rooted within our squadron's history.