One of the first production batch of 200 Bristol F.2B Fighters, delivered between April and September 1917. A7195 reported with No 48 Sqn, the first fighter squadron to be equipped with the Bristol Fighter. Photo from: Life

Aptly nicknamed Knuckleduster, the all-metal Short S.18 or R.24/31 unsuccessfully competed with the conventional Saro London and Supermarine Stranraer biplane flying boats, and only this prototype was built. It suffered from unreliable Goshawk steam-cooled engines but was a step towards the Short Empire and Sunderland. Photo from: Nationaal Archief (Netherlands)

The Atlas was the first aircraft designed for the army co-operation role to serve with the RAF. J9537 demonstrates how messages could be picked up. This picture was published in Flight in June 1930. Photo from: Flight

The cars in the background indicate an British airfield. But any help on the location and year is appreciated.

Named Virginia until 1951. To BKS Air Transport in 1954. Last registrations D-AHAF and D-BONE. Photo from: British European Airways

Originally delivered to South African Airways in 1947 as ZS-BNK. To BEA in 1951. Withdrawn in 1955 and sold to Germany. Last registration F-BIPT. Retired in 1964 and broken up. Photo from: British European Airways

Last flight of ML824, from Brest to Pembroke Dock in Wales, following the coastline around Cornwall. Capitaine Henri Luthereau's crew received an escort of two Shackletons. The Sunderland was put on display at Pembroke Dock until moved to Hendon by road in 1971.

Westland's big apple, the Westminster was based on the Sikorsky S-56's dynamic systems with Napier Eland turbine engines. G-APLE had an open steel tube frame, which was nicely clad in fabric over wooden formers a few months before the project was cancelled in 1960. Photo from: Nationaal Archief (Netherlands)

This aircraft was delivered to Glamorgan Flying Club in Wales in March 1965. It was destroyed on 25 May 1966 and removed from the register on 5 Jul 1967. [#AT83] Photo: via Chris Schofield. Can't identify the airfield. Most likely Rhoose Airport, but can't be sure.

G-ASYZ was the first Airtourer assembled in the UK, and was used as a demonstrator. [#AT78] Photo: via Chris Schofield

written off after short and hard landing in poor weather EMA 20feb69

Derived from the Hurricane, the Henley was intended as a light bomber but only ordered as a target tug, fitted with a winch on the left side of the rear cockpit. 200 Henley Mk.IIIs were built by Gloster between November 1938 and September 1940, but were found to be prone to Merlin engine failures. Apparently the cooling system was not up to target towing at high engine speed but relatively low airspeed. L3261 crashed on approach to RAF Catfoss, Yorkshire, on 18 July 1939.

Became G-BCSB with the RAF Gliding & Soaring Association in 1974 and was wrecked at Cosford (EGWC) on 4 March 2000 when the pilot suffered a heart attack during the take-off tow.

Small powerful racer designed by Frank Barnwell and built to promote Bristol's Jupiter engine. The sole example is seen here fitted with its initial 510-hp Jupiter VI with cylinder head helmet fairings. It dropped out of the 1926 King's Cup race with fuel feed problems. Rebuilt for the next edition of that event as the Bristol 99A, it crashed on 26 July 1927 when its new turbocharged Jupiter VI failed just after take-off from Filton. The pilot, Capt Frank Barnard, lost his life.

Linton Gin demo-team aircraft.

Built in 1955 as a Heron 1B. In use with DeHavilland until February 1960. To Leeward Islands Air Transport in February 1960 as VP-LIB. To Jamaica Air Service/Brisith West Indian Airways in August 1965 as 6Y-JED. to Prinair in November 1967 as N553PR. To Caribbean Aircraft Development Corporation in February 1979. Seems to be converted(?) to a Heron 2 in March 1980, again with Prinair. To American Casa in december 1984. To the IRS in August 1985. To Dorado Wings in September 1985. Seized by a US disctrict Court in 1987. To a private owner, later withdrawn from use and stored at San Juan, PR.

East Midlands University Air Squadron

First flown on 30 April 1951, then untitled. Appeared at 1951 Paris Air Show. Used for deck landing trials and sent to the Netherlands for flood rescue relief in 1953. To Williamson diamond mine in Tanganyika in 1958 but returned. Used for trials until 1969, titled 'Westland Sycamore' by 1963. Other registrations VR-TBS, G-48-1. Preserved in Helicopter Museum, Weston-super-Mare. Photo from: Vertical Flight Society