Some of the RAF Handley Page Victor strategic bombers, 1958.

 

F14 D TOMCAT.

 

In 1989, a group of hunters ventured into the dense forests outside Leningrad, far removed from the hustle and bustle of civilization. Here, they stumbled upon an extraordinary find. Hidden among the silver birches was not a creature of flesh and blood but a metallic one: a Focke-Wulf 190, infamously known as the Butcher Bird. This discovery would soon be hailed as one of the most significant World War II relic finds in history.

 

Messerschmitt 109, 1943.

 

1936 the Westland Lysander prototype made its first flight, and before the month was out it appeared at the Society of British Aerospace Companies Display at Hatfield.

 

The CH-53 is the heavy-lift helicopter used by Marines around the world. It is capable of rapidly transporting troops and equipment from ship-to-shore. First used in the Vietnam war.

 

Only two Avro Lancasters left flying. One in the UK and one in Canada.

 

Boeing B-17G Flying Fortress.

 

French Dassault Aviation Rafale M Tiger.

 

F-35C from Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 147 takes off from USS George Washington (CVN 73).

 

China's heavy transport aircraft Xi'an Y20.

 

OTD in 1940, the Vought F4U Corsair flew for the first time. In 1943, the Corsair and F6F Hellcat (AKA the "Terrible Twins") destroyed 5 enemy planes for every U.S. plane lost. This 1944 photo is of factory-fresh Corsairs and Hellcats being prepared to be shipped to the Pacific.

 

The last remaining RAF Blackburn Beverly.

 

When you realise how big the Avro Vulcan is.