1957: The McDonnell F-101B Voodoo, the two-seat version of the original Voodoo, flies for the first time.

 

British carrier to host largest ever fifth-gen air wing.

 

After 70 years at the bottom of Lake Murray, South Carolina, and lifted in 2005, the WW2 B-25 Marauder was salvaged.

 

The mighty Sunderland was equipped with a twin-gun turret in the nose, a tail turret with four machine guns, and positions for hand-held weapons on each side of the upper hull.

 

B-2 assembly line.

 

Hunter and prey. A U.S. Navy Lockheed P-3C-205-LO Orion, Bu. No. 161339, escorts a Soviet Victor I (Project 671) nuclear-powered attack submarine. 1985.

 

The Olympus Sisters. Concorde, TSR-2 and a Vulcan bomber.

 

Britains Miles M.39 Libellula. a swept wing twin engined medium bomber demonstrator. 1943.

 

First Proteus (uncrewed helicopter for RN) airframe being assembled at LDO Helicopters, Yeovil factory, due to make initial flight this summer.

 

Handley Page Victor, with crew on standby during the Cold War, and a Victor on sentry duty outside RAF Marham, Norfolk.

 

Taken in 1975 apparently. "Lost Aviation Collections of Britain" 35 aircraft in total...

 

New Zealand C-130Hs Coulson to convert four ex-New Zealand C-130Hs to firefighters.

 

E-2D Advanced Hawkeye ready for launch aboard USS HARRY S TRUMAN.

 

This odd-looking aircraft is the Bleriot 125 (1930) prototype, seen here at Paris Le Bourget airport in 1931. It featured accommodation for twelve passengers in separate twin fuselages. Between them, these pods shared a tailplane and a high wing. The wing's centre section joined the fuselage pods and carried a nacelle that contained an engine at either end and the crew compartment in the middle.

 

Saunders Roe Princess, the largest all metal flying boat built. Only one was completed.

 

US Navy F14 and F16.

 

English Electric Canberra PR 9's, and one Lancaster.

 

The Caproni Ca-60 Transaereo Novplano (nine wing) flying boat in 1921 Italy broke up on second flight landing.

 

F14 Tomcat.

 

An aerial shot of the B-52s, in March, at RAF Fairford UK.