Uploads from Heaven`s Gate (John), tagged aeroplane

Spitfire at Duxford

nobody@flickr.com (Heaven`s Gate (John)) — Fri, 12 Oct 2012 06:35:56 -0700

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One of the last remaining RAF "Supermarine Spitfire" aircraft still flying, comes in to land at the Imperial War Museum, Duxford, Cambridgeshire, England.
(look closer and you will see it is a female Pilot !)

The Supermarine Spitfire was a British single-seat fighter, used by the Royal Air Force and many other Allied countries during the Second World War.
The distinctive silhouette imparted by the wing planform helped the Spitfire to achieve legendary status during the Battle of Britain.

Duxford is Europe's premier aviation museum - as well as having one of the finest collections of tanks, military vehicles and naval exhibits in the country.
This famous heritage site began as an airfield in the First World War and also played a vital role in the Second World War, firstly as an RAF fighter station and later as an American fighter base.

RIVITS

nobody@flickr.com (Heaven`s Gate (John)) — Thu, 06 Sep 2012 00:25:31 -0700

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Close up of a Dakota on display in the Cold War Building, RAF Cosford Museum, England.
Camera: Canon EOS 5D Mark II

The Douglas C47, known as the Dakota in the Royal Air Force and Commonwealth services, became the world's best known transport aircraft. The type saw widespread use by the Allies during the Second World War and by Air Forces and airlines post-war.

The C47 Skytrain and C53 Skytrooper were military versions of the DC3 airliner. The DC3 first flew in 1935 and was ordered by America's airlines. With the outbreak of war these aircraft were diverted to the Allied Air Forces, followed by 10000 military variants constructed before production ceased in 1946. Japan and the Soviet Union also built over 2000 unlicensed copies.

The first of over 1900 Dakotas received by the RAF arrived in India in 1942. Dakotas served in every theatre of the war, notably in Burma, during the D-Day landings and the airborne assault on Arnhem in 1944.

Most RAF Dakotas had been retired or sold by 1950, the last active aircraft leaving the service in 1970. The Royal Aircraft Establishment at Farnborough operated a former Royal Canadian Air Force example (ZA947) from 1971 until 1993, when it joined the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight.

British Overseas Airways Corporation (BOAC) took their first deliveries of Douglas Dakota C47s in 1943 and the last of approximately 60 aircraft in 1946. During WWII Dakotas were operated by both the RAF and BOAC.

After the war, BOAC sold the fleet, fourteen of which went to British European Airways when the airline was formed in 1946. One of the Dakotas acted as a testbed for the Rolls-Royce Dart engine before it powered the Vickers Viscount, the world's first turbo-prop aircraft.

You can`t park that here !

nobody@flickr.com (Heaven`s Gate (John)) — Tue, 04 Sep 2012 01:10:03 -0700

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A `plane takes up more than one space, in the car park of the RAF Museum, Cosford, England.

Bristol Britannia 312
Designed to a 1947 specification for a medium-range airliner for the British Overseas Airways Corporation, the Britannia prototype made its first flight on 16 August 1952. A long-range version, the Series 300 as pictured, was developed for trans-Atlantic service and entered service on the London-New York route on 19 December 1957.

85 Britannias were built and the RAF used twenty-three as long range troop and freight transports. Despite initial setbacks, Bristol's 'Whispering Giant' proved itself a successful airliner with its speed, comfort and lack of vibration putting it ahead of its competitors. When BOAC retired the Britannia in 1964, it became the mainstay of the independent sector and saw widespread use for cargo work.

G-AOVF was built for BOAC and first flew on 18 December 1957. The highlight of its career was its use by HRH Princess Margaret on a tour of the West Indies in 1958. G-AOVF flew into Cosford from Southend on 31 May 1984.

Red Arrow Sunset

nobody@flickr.com (Heaven`s Gate (John)) — Thu, 19 Jul 2012 00:18:05 -0700

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The British RAF display team " The Red Arrows ", in silhouette against a setting sun.
Throckmorton, England 2012.

Acknowledged as one of the world’s premier aerobatic teams, the Royal Air Force Aerobatic Team, The Red Arrows, is the public face of the Royal Air Force.

The team are renowned throughout the world, acting as ambassadors of Great Britain.

They promote the professional excellence of the Royal Air Force, assist in recruiting into the Royal Air Force, contribute to Defence Diplomacy when displaying overseas and support wider British interests through the promotion of British industry by demonstrating the capabilities of its equipment and expertise.

2012 is the 48th display season for the Red Arrows in which they will continue to enthrall, captivate and inspire millions of people both in the UK and around the world with a series of over 70 displays and flypasts at a wide variety of events

Air Display

nobody@flickr.com (Heaven`s Gate (John)) — Wed, 04 Jul 2012 03:16:47 -0700

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Part of an Air Display, at sunset time.
Located near Evesham, England.

A Journey

nobody@flickr.com (Heaven`s Gate (John)) — Sun, 26 Sep 2010 02:11:01 -0700

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Sky view over Spitsbergen

nobody@flickr.com (Heaven`s Gate (John)) — Mon, 23 Aug 2010 23:57:15 -0700

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Taken from the window of the aeroplane as we flew over Spitsbergen, Svalbard, Norway, Arctic Circle.

Sundowner landing

nobody@flickr.com (Heaven`s Gate (John)) — Tue, 11 May 2010 00:19:13 -0700

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Counting them all back home

nobody@flickr.com (Heaven`s Gate (John)) — Fri, 30 Apr 2010 00:11:10 -0700

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Out of the Sunset Sky

nobody@flickr.com (Heaven`s Gate (John)) — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 00:29:21 -0800

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Sky Light

nobody@flickr.com (Heaven`s Gate (John)) — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 00:44:39 -0800

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Looking down over the European countryside, on a flight to Berlin.

Homeward Bound

nobody@flickr.com (Heaven`s Gate (John)) — Tue, 20 Sep 2011 02:04:33 -0700

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Low Flying Aircraft

nobody@flickr.com (Heaven`s Gate (John)) — Tue, 02 Aug 2011 07:36:01 -0700

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The Imperial War Museum, London, England.

The Large Exhibits Gallery is the setting for some of the most important weapons and vehicles in the Collections.
Exhibits include:
Second World War
•Supermarine Spitfire Mark IA
•North American P-51 Mustang
•Focke Wulf 190
•Heinkel 162
•Radial-engined FW190
•HEI62 'Salamander' jet fighter, 1944
•V2 rocket
•Casing of a 'Little Boy' atomic bomb
•Polaris missile

Camera: Canon EOS 5D

Shadows of War

nobody@flickr.com (Heaven`s Gate (John)) — Thu, 28 Jul 2011 00:44:41 -0700

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Statue of a young boy playing during the Second World War.
Imperial War Museum, London, England.
Camera: Canon Powershot S95
Imperial War Museum is a British national museum organisation with branches at five locations in England, three of which are in London. The museum was founded during the First World War in 1917 and intended as a record of the war effort and sacrifice of Britain and her Empire.
Today the museum gives its mission as "to enable people to have an informed understanding of modern war and its impact on individuals and society".
The museum's collections include archives of personal and official documents, photographs, film and video material, and oral history recordings; an extensive library, a large art collection, and examples of military vehicles and aircraft, equipment and other artefacts, including this statue of a young boy playing with his toy aeroplane, while the Battle of Britain rages overhead.