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Bristol Basileus Mk.1 - No.604 Squadron, RAF Fighter Command, 1937

Elégance

DAT's Bleriot-Spad S.510 masquerading as the Bristol Basileus

In front of the eight ball

Peaceful Times

Rising Star

Chinese Whispers

Curtiss P-6E Hawk - No.43 Squadron, RAF Fighter Command, 1931 The 1926 Air Ministry requirement for a fast light day-bomber would eventually be met by the superb Hawker Hart first flown in 1928 and entering service in early 1930. The Hart had a level speed of 176mph making it slightly faster than the Bristol Bulldog (the RAF's front-line interceptor fighter) although this raised few eyebrows with the British public at the time until the Opposition leader Stanley Baldwin recruited the British press and soon caused a public outcry. Despite the tough economic times the Air Ministry proposed an emergency purchase of 40 Curtiss P-6E Hawk aircraft from the United States as an interim stop gap until the proposed Hawker Fury (a single-seat development of the Hart bomber) could be produced and introduced into squadron service. Fairey Aviation were selected to assemble and test the P-6E Hawk aircraft and to then support the aircraft in RAF service alongside a handful of Curtiss engineers based at the Great West Aerodrome near Heathrow. The first batch of 20 crated P-6E's were received during January 1931 and by March 1931 service pilots were assisting Fairey test pilots in introducing the aircraft into RAF service with No.43 Squadron being the first to re-equip with the type in April 1931 quickly followed by No.1 Squadron both based at Tangmere. The P-6E's remained in service until 1938 when they were replaced by Curtiss P-36K Mohawks.

Curtiss P-6E Hawk - No. 43 Squadron, RAF Fighter Command, 1938

Curtiss P-6E Hawk - No.43 Squadron, RAF Fighter Command, 1931

Diolch yn fawr. Might do my W8 laptop this weekend and my W7 gaming rig after that.

Can you go from w7 to w10?

BAe Brigand FRS.1 - 899 Naval Air Squadron, Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm, 1983 The Aircraft and Shipbuilding Industries Act of 1977 called for the nationalisation and merger of the British Aircraft Corporation, Hawker Siddeley Aviation, Hawker Siddeley Dynamics and Scottish Aviation to form British Aerospace and in a rare moment of support for the British aviation industry the UK Labour Government announced the decision to purchase a multi-role tactical fighter for the RAF and Royal Navy as a boost to the newly-created company. Originating from the Hawker HS.1202 design studies, the British Aerospace P.162 was a CTOL design in a configuration broadly similar to the F-16 albeit without blended body technology but with the newly fashionable LERX (leading edge root extensions). The P.162 was designed to be powered by the Rolls-Royce Pelenna afterburning turbofan, essentially a scaled Spey, rated at 18,000lbs dry thrust and 27,000lbs with reheat but the first two prototypes used the Pratt & Whitney F100-PW-100 engine as a stop-gap until the Pelenna was ready. Officially named 'Brigand' the P.162 entered service as the Brigand FRS.1 with 899 Naval Air Squadron in 1983.

Sukhoi Su-54 http://combatace.com/files/file/14484-sf-su-54-marmotini/

British Aerospace Brigand FG.2 - No.1 Squadron, Royal Air Force, 1991 http://combatace.com/files/file/14049-f-118ab-raider/

Arsenal VG-33 'Paloma' - Fuerza Aérea Argentina, 1953

Have some Faith.

Arsenal VG-33's

Very good and a cracking last piccie!

BAC Lightning F.Mk.54 - JG71 'Richthofen', German Air Force, 1972 The first rumours of an alleged bribery scandal surrounding the purchase of the Lockheed F-104G Starfighter by the West German Government coincided with the ferociously high attrition rate of the Starfighter in Luftwaffe and Marineflieger service. With the end of Lightning production on the near horizon BAC submitted a brochure to the Bonn Government and a joint committee of Luftwaffe and Marineflieger officials for a proposed multi-role Lightning based on the F.53 and this proposal was eagerly accepted leading to a production order for 200 Lightning F.54's which entered service in late 1968 with JG71.

BAC Lightning F.54 - JG71 'Richthofen'

Yникальный!

Dewoitine D.510 'Delphin' - No.3 Squadron, RAF Fighter Command, 1937

"And danced the skies on laughter-silvered wings"

Supermarine Spitfire IXe - MFG 2, Marineflieger, 1950