The Fleetwings Model 36 was a plywood skinned aerial target which was given the military designation PQ-12A. It was powered by a Lycoming O-435 of 225 hp and could be manually flown for testing & evaluation when designated as the YPQ-12A. Two examples of the YPQ-12A (41-39051 plus another) are in the background. A protrusion hanging down from the right hand wing, as seen here, housed a TV camera that fed images to a mother-ship for remote guidance to intercept an enemy aircraft. Another photo taken at the same time as this one shows the cover off and a 500 lb bomb in the pilot's position. In October 1943 the aircraft successfully downed a test drone over the Muroc Bombing and Gunnery Range. Photo from: William Engle via Tim Martin

Arriving for the last International Air Tattoo at Greenham Common. Still operational in 2024.

Arriving for the last International Air Tattoo at Greenham Common. Withdrawn from use at Weelde by 1994. Stored on a farm at Pont Rean, France by 2012.

Arriving for the last International Air Tattoo at Greenham Common. Preserved at Cazaux, France from 2018.

Designated as an Assault Drone, the plywood skinned XBQ-2A was powered by 2 x Lycoming R-680-13 engines of 300 hp each. A 2000 lb bomb could be carried in a compartment just aft of the wing. It shares the Fleetwings model 37 number with the XBQ-1 and has the same airframe, however the fixed landing gear was jettisonable for better performance. A TV camera mounted in the LH wing leading edge allowed its guidance onto target from a mother-ship. First flight was on 21 August 1943. The design was deemed to be too expensive for operational use, so the program was cancelled in December 1943. Photo from: William Engle via Tim Martin

Arriving for the last International Air Tattoo at Greenham Common. Delivered to the RAF as WK138 in 1954. To the Luftwaffe as YA-153 in 1966, changed to 0003 in 1968, D-9567 in 1970 and 9935 in 1976. Preserved at Berlin-Gatow from 1996.

Pictured about to touch down on rw27R after arriving from Singapore (SIN).