The prototype of the two-seat night fighter variant of the DH.112 Venom, first flown on 22 August 1950 as a private venture. The wooden fuselage nacelle was still made of wood, but the Venom NF.2 entered RAF service as a stopgap due to the late arrival of the Gloster Javelin. The NF.2 had dangerous shortcomings and needed to be replaced by the Venom NF.3. The NF.2 was only operated by No 23 Sqn and, in export Mk.51 form, by Sweden. Photo from: De Havilland

The second aircraft is XJ772, which served with the Norwegian air force earlier, and has been preserved. The serials are painted on bands of 'Cranwell Blue', edged with 'Oxford Blue', which is the official colour of the University of Oxford. Photo from: Imperial War Museums

An early Vampire Trainer, believed to be of No 202 Advanced Flying School at Valley. Aircraft delivered in February 1953; photo taken or released on 21 May 1953. A canopy giving better visibility was later (retro)fitted to the T11, along with ejection seats. Photo from: Air Ministry (UK)

DLH maintenance hall at Berlin - Staaken. Photo from: Lufthansa

Prototype, cancelled from the register at the end of 1934. Photo from: The John Fornasero Papers/The Museum of Flight

The other four S-55s should be N406A, N407A, N417A and N418A. Location assumed to be LGA. Photo from: Vertical Flight Society

Savoia-Marchetti's little flying boat was a hit with US buyers. Photo from: The John Fornasero Papers/The Museum of Flight

VH-RNJ parked in a paddock near Shellharbour cemetery after a forced landing. It was damaged when it ran through a fence. Withdrawn from use in July 1961. Rebuilt as an Aerostructures Sundowner and flying again in August 1967. Allocated the registration VH-CXZ it was exported to the US when Australian authorities refused to certify it, Photo from: Shellharbour City Library

Location not given, but old NYA timetables list one heliport that might well be it. This was situated in an industrial area at Hanover Street, Stamford, Connecticut. Photo from: Vertical Flight Society

The first YUH-61 was rolled out of the Boeing Vertol factory in Ridley Park, just west of PHL, on 9 September 1974 and the caption from Veriflite suggests the photo was taken there. The first flight was made from the Grumman factory airfield at Calverton, NY. The UH-61 lost the UTTAS (Utility Tactical Transport Aircraft System) competition to the Sikorsky UH-60. Photo from: Vertical Flight Society

Photo from: Imperial War Museums

ANA standardised on the Wright Cyclone as used by its prewar DC-3 fleet. VH-IND was an ex USAAF C-47A and also received a passenger door in place the C-47s double doors as part of the civil conversion. After ANA was acquired by Ansett, VH-IND was transferred in 1960 to the group's New Zealand subsidiary, SPANZ, as ZK-BYE. It was refitted with Pratt and Whitney Twin Wasps. Photo from: State Library of New South Wales

Photo from: Imperial War Museums

The UH-60 and the AH-64 won, the UH-61 and the AH-63 lost and it seems their manufacturers like to forget about these loser designs. One prototype of a civilian variant of the H-61 was built. It reportedly first flew on 5 August 1975, but was already on display at the Paris Air Show in June. Petroleum Helicopters took options on 28 aircraft, but Boeing cancelled the type after it failed to win military orders. A naval variant, the Model 237, lost out to the SH-60 and was never built. It looks like the photo was taken at the factory in Ridley Park, with the Delaware River in the background, but this is unconfirmed. Photo from: Vertical Flight Society

The two flying YAH-63 prototypes were 73-22246 and 73-22247. 22246 crashed on 4 June 1976. It was apparently repaired, although some sources say that instead a static test airframe was made airworthy which supposedly had been allocated 73-22245. We assume this is incorrect, but note that the last digit of the front helo might be a 5 instead of a 6. There is also a suggestion that the serials might be fiscal year 1974 instead of 1973. Photo from: Paul Faltyn / Vertical Flight Society

Used for training until it crashed at Cranwell on January 19, 1945. Photo from: Imperial War Museums

Pre-delivery photo. RD767 still existed in 1952 with 34 Squadron which disbanded that year. Photo from: Imperial War Museums

Photo dated 'circa 1961-1967' by the USCG but HH-52 deliveries did not start until 1963. Livery details without USCG station name seem to indicate an early photo. Photo from: US Coast Guard

Built for BSAA in 1946. To BOAC in 1949. To Lancashire Aircraft Corporation in 1950. 'Trooping serial' WW500 assigned. Not registered to Skyways until 1955; however, Skyways was owned by LAC from 1952. To MEA in 19057 as OD-ADB. Lost over Med in September 1958 with five crew. Photo from: Flight International

Built in 1946. Delivered to British European Airways. To Hunting Air Travel / Hunting Air Transport in 1951. It became Hunting-Clan Air Transport in October 1953 but titles have not yet been updated here. Airframe spent time preserved in Holland in Austria and was moved to Blackbushe for restoration in 2023. Photo from: Flight International