Aviation Archive Issue 25 - 2016 UK
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BRISTOL BEAUFIGHTER 45 Far left: A Beaufigher pilot concentrates on the skies ahead. The aircraft was well-liked by its pilots f ...
Above: Relieving the tension, aircrews of No 16 Squadron SAAF and No 227 Squadron RAF gather in a dispersal at Biferno, Italy, p ...
BRISTOL BEAUFIGHTER 47 Above: The Mk VI ‘Torbeaus’ started appearing in 1943 and in April of that year made the first successful ...
48 HEAVY FIGHTERS OF WW2 Right: The Beaufighter had a reputation for being tricky to handle, especially in low-speed flight, but ...
Above: After the war, many of the RAF’s Beaufighters were converted to serve as target tugs, under the designation TT Mk 10 and ...
50 HEAVY FIGHTERS OF WW2 A wonderfully evocative image of man and machine. The snub-nosed ‘Beau’ was a ‘street- fighter’, equall ...
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De HAVILLAND DH98 MOSQUITO 53 O ne of the greatest aircraft of all time, the de Havilland Mosquito was the most successful and v ...
54 HEAVY FIGHTERS OF WW2 De Havilland DH98 Mosquito F II Type: Twin-engined long-range fighter/attack Crew: Two, pilot navigator ...
De HAVILLAND DH98 MOSQUITO 55 Building the ‘Wooden Wonder’ Left: The oval-section fuselage was a frameless monocoque shell built ...
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De HAVILLAND DH98 MOSQUITO 57 Top left: A formation of Mosquitos speed their way towards a target. The Mosquito could fly almost ...
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(^60) HEAVY FIGHTERS OF WW2 Left: Armourers loading the 20mm nose cannons of a Mosquito FB VI. Thanks to their installation in t ...
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