Temporarily civil registered as G-ALWA for an overseas sales tour to India in Spring 1950. Written off 27 June 1951 whilst flying for the AIEU (Aircraft Instrument Examinations Unit), when it crashed near the village of Wilby, Suffolk. Both crew on board were killed. Only achieving limited success, fifteen production Athena T.2s were used for armament training by the RAF Flying College at Manby between 1950 and 1955.

Designed against a contract to supply a carrier capable Anti Submarine aircraft the B-88/YB.1 was the ultimate development of the earlier B-54/YA.7 and B-54/YA.8. The one and only B-88/YB.1 first flew on 19th July 1950 and appeared at Farnborough a couple of months later. While the earlier versions shared the same basic airframe, the aircraft was powered by an Armstrong Siddeley Double Mamba engine, which also powered the Fairey Gannet which went on to win the contract. SOC in December 1955, the aircraft was scrapped at Fleetlands in 1963.

Low speed test aircraft used for evaluating the handling characteristics of the delta wing planform prior to construction of the Vulcan bombers. First flew 6th September 1950. Withdrawn at Bedford in 1960 and scrapped. Image obtained from Avro 50 years ago.

"City of St Louis" served C&S from new in April 1940 until the airline's merger into Delta on 1 May 1953. It is operating Flight 92 to Kansas City per the sign near the right-hand passenger door. A stylishly-clad air hostess walks towards the veteran aircraft in this shot obtained from C&S 60 years ago.

View looking South as Ringway's main runway is being extended from 4200 ft to 5900 ft at the left. A temporary runway has been marked out on the grass airfield but was little used. 06-24 came back in operation in November 1951 and scheduled flights with DC-6B's commenced to New York in late 1953. The extension was therefore well justified.

The sole Tudor 8 testbed for the Rolls Royce Nene turbojet (four fitted in two nacelles). Ex Tudor 4 G-AGST. Scrapped in 1951. Fairey Firefly AS.5 on the right.

This was the second Viscount prototype, fitted with short fuselage and two Rolls Royce Tay turbojets for test purposes. This appearance at the 1950 Farnborough SBAC show was its only public display. Latterly mainly used by Boulton Paul for control systems tests. Damaged beyond repair by fire in a wheel well during 1958 and scrapped at Seighford in 1960 with 110 total flying hours.