Photo Album: "Great Brits"

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“My favourite British airplanes of yesteryear”

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Photo ID: 0101815

Aircraft

Location & Date

Falcon Airways
Handley Page HP-81 Hermes 4A

Tokyo - Haneda International (HND / RJTT)
Japan, April 1960

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G-ALDA (cn HP.81/2) The rare ones only show in bad weather..

Photo ID: 1815856

Aircraft

Location & Date

UK - Air Force
Hawker Typhoon Mk1B

Hendon (closed)
UK - England, October 22, 2010

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MN235 This is only one surviving completly restored Typhoon on the World. Built under sub-contract by the Gloster Aeroplane Co Ltd at Gloucester as one of total 3317 Typhoon aircrafts, delivered to RAF in Ferburary 1944. In April 1944 transfered to USA for flight evaluation, in response to a USAAF requirement to investigate the Typhoons' potential as a fighter-bomber. In 1949 allocated to the National Air Museum of the Smithsonian Institute, Washington. In 1968 shipped back to England, fully restored an in 1972 moved to RAF museum Hendon. Painted as the post D-Day Normandy invasion strafer of the Second Tactical Air Force.

Photo ID: 1773179

Aircraft

Location & Date

UK - Air Force
Hawker Typhoon Mk1B

Hendon (closed)
UK - England, April 13, 2010

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MN235 Of the 3,317 Typhoons built this is the sole surviving complete example. The type first flew in 1940 and was intended as a replacement for the Hurricane. In 1943 ground attack rockets were fitted and the type became extremely successful in that role. They must have been a magnificent sight in the air. This example was assessed by the USAF in 1944 and it was presented to the RAF Museum by the Smithsonian in 1967

Photo ID: 1445842

Aircraft

Location & Date

UK - Air Force
Hawker Hurricane Mk2C

Washington - Dulles International (IAD / KIAD)
USA - Virginia, May 19, 2008

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LF686 This classic was delivered to the 41 Operational Training Unit at RAF Hawarden in April 1944. In 1969, the Smithsonian traded a Hawker Typhoon to the RAF Museum to get this one, and they shipped it here for restoration in 1989.

Photo ID: 1026769

Aircraft

Location & Date

UK - Air Force
Hawker Typhoon Mk1B

Hendon (closed)
UK - England, September 6, 2005

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MN235 Exhibit at the RAF Museum. The sole survivor.

Photo ID: 1699100

Aircraft

Location & Date

UK - Air Force
De Havilland DH-106 Comet C2

Biggin Hill (BQH / EGKB)
UK - England, May 5, 1963

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XK699 (cn 06035) Named Sagittarius and seen at what I believe was the very first Biggin Hill Air Fare. To RAF Museum Store as 7971M. Now gate guard at RAF Lyneham.

Photo ID: 1308170

Aircraft

Location & Date

Untitled
De Havilland DH-88 Comet

Farnborough (FAB / EGLF)
UK - England, September 9, 1988

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G-ACSS / 34 (cn 1996) I'd waited a long time to see this!

Photo ID: 1277206

Aircraft

Location & Date

Sudan Airways
De Havilland DH-106 Comet 4C

London - Heathrow (LHR / EGLL)
UK - England, September 1972

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ST-AAX (cn 06463) It was good to see the Sudan Comets still operating as late as this. Delivered to Sudan 12.62 and to Dan-Air as G-BDIF 8.75; b/u Lasham 10.80. I recollect seeing a Sudan Comet stored in a hangar at Teesside c.1974 but not sure if it was this one or ST-AAW

Photo ID: 0882467

Aircraft

Location & Date

Dan-Air London
De Havilland DH-106 Comet 4

Duxford (EGSU)
UK - England, July 10, 2005

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G-APDB (cn 06403) The gorgeous Comet - oh I wish this was flying today!

Photo ID: 0533901

Aircraft

Location & Date

BOAC
De Havilland DH-106 Comet 2

London - Gatwick (LGW / EGKK)
UK - England, March 13, 2004

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G-AMXA (cn 06023) My first cockpit shot! I have been to LGW on a number of occasions but never took any of this Comet nose section! Canon D30.

Photo ID: 0325307

Aircraft

Location & Date

BEA - British European Airways
De Havilland DH-106 Comet 4B

Athens (- Hellinikon) (ATH / LGAT) (closed)
Greece, September 1962

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G-APMC (cn 06423) Sorry for bad image quality. Photo very old and cropped. I made the best of it.

Photo ID: 0325306

Aircraft

Location & Date

BEA - British European Airways
De Havilland DH-106 Comet 4B

Dusseldorf - International (Rhein-Ruhr / Lohausen) (DUS / EDDL)
Germany, May 1963

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G-APMG (cn 06442) Sorry for bad image quality. Photo very old and cropped. I made the best of it.

Photo ID: 0325305

Aircraft

Location & Date

BEA - British European Airways
De Havilland DH-106 Comet 4B

Dusseldorf - International (Rhein-Ruhr / Lohausen) (DUS / EDDL)
Germany, May 1963

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G-APMG (cn 06442) Sorry for bad image quality. Photo very old. I made the best of it.

Photo ID: 0127185

Aircraft

Location & Date

East African Airways
De Havilland DH-106 Comet 4

Entebbe - International (EBB / HUEN)
Uganda, Early 1960's

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VP-KRL (cn 06472) Initially East African Airways operated two Comet 4s - VP-KPJ and VP-KPK delivered in 1960. This one - VP-KRL - was delivered in 1962. Old photograph enhanced as much as possible.

Photo ID: 1545896