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  1. Tuomasn

    BAe Kingston Unmanned Fighter Aircraft (UFA)

    P.1224-1 from May 1983 was the first variant of the unmanned fighter aircraft (UFA) studies conducted at BAe Kingston during the 1980s. More info can be found in the recent Hawker's Secret Projects book.
  2. robinbird

    What's Mustard Plaster?

    'Mustard Plasters' are mentioned in my wartime notes of trials carried out by the Marine Aircraft Experimental Establishment, Helensburgh. More information appreciated.
  3. Z

    RIP Johnie Johnson-The Last of the Dam Busters

    Sad news as time marches on;- https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-bristol-63899393 A privilege to have met the chap and listened to his first hand account of taking part in what was possibly the first ever precision air strike. Blue Skies Sir
  4. robinbird

    V2 mystery

    Does anyone know the history of this particular captured V2, which I believe was at RAF Beaulieu (Airborne Forces Experimental Establishment) at the end of the war. My late father took the photograph as the AFEE photographer but that is all that I know.
  5. Grey Havoc

    Lancaster Mk VII NX611 'Just Jane'

    https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2022/11/28/ww2-avro-lancaster-bomber-renovation/ https://www.lincsaviation.co.uk/lots-to-see/aircraft/lancaster http://www.historyofwar.org/articles/weapons_lancaster_VII.html
  6. hesham

    Avro 721 as Air-Borne Aircraft

    From, Project Cancelled,by Derek Wood.
  7. Flyaway

    Buccaneers of the high frontier: Program 989 SIGINT satellites from the ABM hunt to the Falklands War to the space shuttle

    https://thespacereview.com/article/4479/1
  8. hesham

    ID this Model

    Hi, what was this Model ?. https://www.pamono.it/aeroplano-regno-unito-anni-39-40
  9. X

    British/French WW2-era 0.5in Aircraft Machine Guns.

    It has always been a subject of some controversy as to why the British stuck with the rather paltry 0.303in calibre for aircraft machine guns. To address this Both BSA and ROLLS-ROYCE developed a 0.5in calibre AMG, the latter apparently quite successful (though strangely, never adopted) and the...
  10. B

    Supermarine 312 cannon fighter?

    I've seen a few references to a Supermarine early World War II project called the Type 312. From what I've read, it was a derivative of the Spitfire but with standard cannon armament and a ventral radiator instead of the Spitfire's underwing radiators. Does any photos or plans or other details...
  11. hesham

    Hawker P.1054 for F43/46 Competition

    Hi, for this contest,the tenders were; Gloster P.234,P.248 & P.250, Hawker P.1054 and Supermarine Type 508. https://www.militaryfactory.com/aircraft/detail.php?aircraft_id=2554
  12. B

    Supermarine Spiteful Merlin?

    Hi. I got the itch to look back into World War II era aircraft again. I do have a question or two about the Supermarine Spiteful. I did look for a thread where I might have asked about this topic. However, the probable best fit is nearly a decade old, and I don't know if necroposting is...
  13. Grey Havoc

    Russian jet fired missile 'in vicinity of' RAF spy plane (The Daily Telegraph)

    https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2022/10/20/ukraine-news-russia-war-putin-martial-law-strikes-drones/ Apparently a genuine malfunction, but the incident hasn't helped present tensions any.
  14. zebedee

    Anatomy of a Bird Strike...

    Went to one of our local seaside airshows at Rhyl on the North Wales coast at the weekend, its normally quite a quiet show but any opportunity to take some photos after the last couple of years is welcome! Halfway through the Red Arrows display at the end of the show there was a dull thud...
  15. uk 75

    Replacing Canberra sensibly

    The English Electric Canberra became the UK's light strike bomber in both nuclear and conventional roles. It served long after it was obsolete in the face of Russian fighters and air defences. The RAF realised this and embarked on a programme to replace Canberra in the early 1960s. As we all...
  16. H

    British AEW projects: Nimrod and Britannia

    Bristol Britannia BEWARE: as pictured in Chris Gibson's books 'The Air Staff and AEW' and 'Battle Flight'. I followed the drawing, with one exception: after Chris mentioned the limitations of Britannia's electrical system, I added a large APU under the left wing root. Hawker Siddeley...
  17. H

    Bristol Britannia AEW: BEWARE

    In the 1960s, the RAF started to examine options for land-based AEW aircraft. NASR.6166 was a joint RAF/RN requirement issued in 1962, for a carrier-borne AEW aircraft that would also be used from land bases. This requirement specified an FMICW radar. That didn't stop companies from offering...
  18. robinbird

    Johhny Walker anyone?

    Dad was involved in trials of the secret Johhny Walker bomber dropped during the Tirpitz raid but never knew how it got the JW name. He believed it was named after the favourite tipple boffins drank during drawing board research, or one of the actual scientists? Anyone know? robin bird ref...
  19. robunos

    Re-equipping the Red Arrows . . .

    In THIS THREAD, the re-equipment of the Red Arrows has been touched upon, so I thought it would be a good idea to break out a thread to discuss this subject. What should the Red Arrows use after the Hawks are retired? Should the Red Arrows continue after the Hawks are retired? cheers, Robin.
  20. Schneiderman

    Air Ministry specification R.2/33 - Short Sunderland

    I'm on the scrounge. Does anyone have a copy , or just the key text, of specification R.2/33 that they would be willing to share? Failing that does anyone know whether the text of the specification has been included in any article or book, most likely one about the Sunderland. Thanks
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