Transferred to the French air force in October 1945. Prior to that with A&AEE, Photo from: Imperial War Museums

Built as an NF2 and converted to an NF17 by fitting SCR.720/729 (AI Mark X) aircraft interception radar in a universal radome. Aircraft struck off charge in February 1946. Photo from: Imperial War Museums

Operated by the Royal Navy in Canada training air gunners. Photo from: Library and Archives Canada

Struck off charge in 1947 with only 123 hours on the clock. Photo from: Library and Archives Canada

Fred Landgraf's helicopter nearing completion. It was built in a former gas station in Los Angeles and first flown on 2 November 1944 from KTOA in Torrance. Photo by: Peter Stackpole / Life

A newly built camouflaged Warwick C.III departs from RAF Ringway's main runway, then only 4200 feet long, on delivery to an RAF Transport Command squadron. It is flown by a based pilot of No. 14 Ferry Pool, Air Transport Auxiliary. Image obtained from an ATA pilot over 40 years ago.

Fleet Air Arm Corsair IV at the head of a line-up of aircraft awaiting delivery by the based 14 Ferry Pool, Air Transport Auxiliary. Behind are two Coastal Command Beaufighter strike aircraft and a Halifax B.III for Bomber Command. Obtained from an ATA pilot over 50 years ago.