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Bristol Beaufort Mk VIII DD931
Aircraft & Exhibits, 1942-1945, London, Hangar Three/Four, 1994/1345/A
The Bristol Beaufort was a Second World War torpedo bomber that served with Coastal Command from 1938 until 1943. In total 1,380 were built, with 700 being built in Australia.
Airspeed Oxford Mk. I MP425
Aircraft & Exhibits, 1943-1969, London, Hangar Five, 69/A/909
The Airspeed Oxford was the Royal Air Force’s first twin-engine monoplane advanced trainer. It entered service with the Central Flying School in November 1937.
Short Stirling Mk III
Aircraft & Exhibits, 1944, Cosford, Hangar Three, 1998/0229/A
This Stirling served with No. 1651 Heavy Conversion Unit, where new aircrew gained the skills to fly heavy bombers. It crashed during a training flight in the Pennines on the night of 18–19 October 1944.
Curtiss Kittyhawk Mk IV
Aircraft & Exhibits, 1944, London, Hangar Five, 1994/1347/A
The Curtiss Kittyhawk was the final development of the monoplane Curtiss Hawk fighters. First introduced into service in January 1942, over 3000 Kittyhawks were delivered to Commonwealth Air Forces.
Hawker Tempest TT.5
Aircraft & Exhibits, JAN 1945-1972, In Storage, 72/A/571
The Tempest was one of the last piston-engined front line fighters demonstrating the maximum performance that could be achieved with a piston engine and propeller combination.
Republic P-47D Thunderbolt II
Aircraft & Exhibits, 1945-1958, London, Hangar Five, 1994/1337/A
The Thunderbolt was one of the three most important American fighters produced during the war and saw extensive service with the United States Army Air Force before its comparatively late introduction into RAF operational service in 1944.
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