Aircraft named after the community in India who sponsored it. Photo from: Library and Archives Canada

A transport/ambulance conversion of the Harrow known colloquially as the Sparrow. 217 Sqn operated from Hendon, which might be the location of this photo. Photo from: Air Force Museum of New Zealand

Manufacturing early Thunderjets. 45-59522 saw use with NACA. Note the F-12 (by then R-12) Rainbow! Photo by: Tony Linck / Life

Lucky Lady II arrives back at Carswell after flying 37,742 km (23,452 miles) around the world non-stop in 94 hours with four aerial refuellings by KB-29M tankers. One of the tankers crashed. One source says this is the departure but that is unlikely since the flight was secret until it was almost done. Note the B-36s on the left. Photo by: Tony Linck / Life

The Fokker F.IV was a large single-engined airliner. Only two were built for the US Army as their T-2 transport. Lt Kelly and Lt Macready made the first non-stop flight across the US, from Long Island to San Diego, in 64233 on 2 and 3 May 1923. The aircraft exceeded its regular maximum take-off weight by 42%! The two also stayed airborne for 36 hours on 16 and 17 April. The F.IV had a single-seat cockpit so a door to the cabin was installed to allow them to relieve each other, with an extra set of controls in the cabin. The serial 64233 is a sequential number which pre-dates the fiscal year system introduced in 1922. The aircraft is seen with a small Verville-Sperry M-1 Messenger. Photo from: Library of Congress

Photo from: Library and Archives Canada

8076 was used at Grain, as Port Victoria was known, for testing. Seen here with four 100-pound bombs. Photo from: Library and Archives Canada

Originally an HC-130E, this surveillance C-130H was attacked by two Peruvian Su-22s during an anti-drug mission from Panama. Six of the crew were injured and one man was sucked out of the aircraft through a hole. A large hole is visible below the low-viz roundel. According to the Americans, the C-130 was 'clearly marked as a USAF aircraft' - it could certainly have been clearer. It was flown home to be written off. Photo from: Life

A real plane spotter's sort of picture, though probably taken air-to-air. The PBY had no flaps. BuNo 7301 lost in open sea landing off San Diego on 12 May 1944, then with VJ-2. Photo by: Peter Stackpole / Life

Photo from a series taken off San Diego. Date unknown but with the BuNO scibbled on the nose the aircraft is probably new. The blue outline for the bar in the roundel was introduced in September 1943. Photo by: Peter Stackpole / Life

Delivered on June 26, 1916. Completely wrecked on landing in mist at Roellecourt July 20, 1916 This photo would appear to have been taken soon after rollout from the Farnborough factory. Photo from: Library and Archives Canada

Airport still in use. Photo from: Air Force Museum of New Zealand

Photo taken on the occasion of Canadian Airways inaugural service between Rimouski and Toronto. Photo from: Library and Archives Canada

Used for aerial mapping. Photo from: Library and Archives Canada

Original colour photo of Blenheim IF fighters of No 27 Sqn which was sent to Singapore early in 1941. Note the gun pack under the fuselage and day fighter colours - most likely these aircraft were not equipped with radar. Photo by: Carl Mydans / Life

'Mekong Delta Tet Offensive.' Photo almost certainly taken at Cam Ranh where the Pedro served with Detachment 8 of the 38th Rescue Squadron. Modified to HH-43F by 1971. Retired at Nakhon Phanom, Thailand on 12 March 1973 and scrapped. Photo by: Alfred Eisenstaedt / Life

The SE-5 in its original production form was fitted with a tall windscreen and some had clear side panels like A8910. The reason was to protect the pilot who sat higher in SE-5s than other fighters. This was done to improve vision from the cockpit. Frontline pilots took an instant dislike to both, so pilot's seats were lowered and a small rectangular windscreen fitted. Photo from: Library and Archives Canada

Scrapped in 1948. Photo from: Air Force Museum of New Zealand

Withdrawn from use at the end of 1928. Photo from: Library and Archives Canada

Remained in service until 1946. Photo from: Library and Archives Canada