Destroyed during a training flight at Young, New South Wales, on July 2, 1955. Hit a tree on takeoff. Photo from: State Library of Victoria

The fledging East-West Airlines was a pioneer in aerial agriculture in Australia. It quickly decided to focus of airline business and and closed the agricultural arm in 1950. VH-BMH was sold and became VH-PCH. Photo from: Civil Aviation Historical Society, Melbourne, Australia

VV190 retained by the factory to test an uprated Goblin 4 engine. Competed in SBAC Challenge Cup race from Elmdon on 1 August 1949, wearing race number 86. A Blackburn Firebrand, a Sea Fury, a DH.103 Hornet, and two Spitfires lost out to three jet contenders. The winner was the Hawker P.1040 prototype, with VV190, flown by John Cunningham, ending in second place and a DH.108 Swallow in third place.

This B-25J was delivered in 1944 as N5-239 (USAAF serial 44-29032) to the Netherlands East Indies Air Force at Batchelor airfield, near Darwin, Australia, from where it operated over Indonesia during Japanese occupation. After VJ Day, the aircraft moved to Palembang, Sumatra. It was later reserialled M-439 and is seen here carrying 18 Sqn markings which indicates that this picture was taken in 1949. In 1950, the aircraft was transferred to the Indonesian Air Force, retaining its serial. It is now preserved in the Air Force museum at Yogjakarta as "M-443". Photo Harm van Weerden (pilot 18Sqn 1949)

This B-25J was delivered in 1944 as N5-234 (USAAF serial 44-29023) to the Netherlands East Indies Air Force at Batchelor airfield, near Darwin, Australia, from where it operated over Indonesia during Japanese occupation. After VJ Day, the aircraft moved to Palembang, Sumatra. It was later reserialled M-434 and is seen here carrying 18 Sqn markings which indicates that this picture was taken in 1949. In 1950, the aircraft was transferred to the Indonesian Air Force, retaining its serial. It is now preserved at the gate of Malang/Abdulrahman Saleh airfield. Photo Harm van Weerden (pilot 18Sqn 1949).

This B-25J was delivered in 1944 as N5-233 (USAAF serial 44-29022) to the Netherlands East Indies Air Force at Batchelor airfield, near Darwin, Australia, from where it operated over Indonesia during Japanese occupation. After VJ Day, the aircraft moved to Palembang, Sumatra. It was later reserialled M-433 and is seen here carrying 18 Sqn markings which indicates that this picture was taken in 1949. By the end of that year, Indonesia became independent and the aircraft was transferred to the Indonesian Air Force, retaining its serial. Photo Harm van Weerden (pilot 18Sqn 1949)

The second prototype Avro Athena T2. Four prototypes VW890 to VW893 were built and only 15 production models of the T2 were made for the RAF. VW891 first flew on 8th January 1949 and after service was scrapped in 1952. Probably seen here at Woodford Aerodrome near Stockport in Cheshire, England sometime in 1949. Scanned from an original Avro photograph from my collection, actual date, and photographer unknown.

The location of this photo is unknown but the presence of the Swiss DH100 Vampire means it is likely Hatfield. G-ALOW was sold in Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe) as VP-YKA. Photo by: Ronald D. H. Campbell via Colin Bookless

DND photo.

Aircraft from 410 Sqn. out of St Hubert, Quebec. DND photo.

The RCAF's Winter Experimental Establishment uses Watson Lake YT as one of their bases of operation for the testing of fighter and interceptor aircraft. Written off 9th July, 1954. DND photo.

Transferred from the RAF to the RAAF during weapons testing in South Australia. Grounded and scrapped in 1953. Photo from: National Archives of Australia

Acquired from the RAF in 1953 and allocated the serial A77-4. At the time of the photo it had still not been applied. Crashed on October 21, 1958, after the pilot lost control during aerobatics over Croughs Hill near Houghton, South Australia. Photo from: National Archives of Australia

The RAAF took on charge a single Viking on loan from the RAF during nuclear weapons testing. Allocated the serial A82-1 but it was not applied to the aircraft. It was returned to the UK government in 1951 after four years' service in Australia. VL321 was disposed of in 1955 becoming G-AOCH. Photo from: National Archives of Australia

Apparently these buildings stood at the north end of SFO. They also appear in photos 45892 & 570887. The slogan on the hangars read 'Chicago, New York, Washington, Boston and all of the East'. The aircraft is the fifth DC-6 airframe, operated by United from 1946 until 1968! Photo from: San Bruno Public Library

The Bendix Model K prototype initially flew with an uncovered fuselage and later with a fully enclosed, egg-shaped fuselage. By January 1947 it was in this form, with an open cockpit. Oddly the Model K and the larger Model J were apparently both named Whirlaway. Bendix Helicopter closed its doors in 1949. NX41817 then went to NACA for rotor research work according to a NASA document. An end date for this is not known to us. Photo from: NASA Langley

Ex USAAF 42-100825. Became N9984F, N50V, French Navy 100825 / 25. Now on display at D-Day museum in St. Mére I'Eglise, France painted as "315159"

VH-EBL in its first Qantas livery. The aircraft was reregistered as VH-INY in 1961 Photo from: National Library of Australia

The Paraplane used the "Vacuplane principle" in which the airflow was directed through wing slots to reduce pressure over the upper wing area, thus allowing slow flight and STOL performance. Redesigned as the Paraplane II in 1953. Registration cancelled in 1958. The slogan on the side says "Every field an airport". Photo by: Rudy Arnold / Smithsonian Institution