- Air Force: Private - The Vintage Aviator Ltd.
- Aircraft: Royal Aircraft Factory RE.8-1 (Replica)
- Registration: ZK-TVC / A3930 / B (cn 0002)
- Views: 2250
- Location: Duxford (EGSU) , UK - England September 8, 2012
A3930 is the second R.E.8 built by TVAL in Wellington, New Zealand. The 'Harry Tate' is finished in the colours of IX Squadron, RFC, as flown in the winter of 1917. The aircraft will join the collection of the RAF Museum, Hendon.
- Air Force: UK - Air Force
- Aircraft: Short Tucano T1
- Registration: ZF145 (cn SO11/T11)
- Views: 1300
- Location: Duxford (EGSU) , UK - England September 7, 2012
ZF145 at Duxford as a spare aircraft for ZF269, the prime mount of F/L Jon Bond of the RAF Tucano 2012 Display Team.
- Air Force: UK - Air Force
- Aircraft: Panavia Tornado GR4
- Registration: ZA547 (cn 060/BS016/3031) Aircraft Info
- Views: 1419
- Location: Lossiemouth (LMO / EGQS) , UK - Scotland August 23, 2012
ZA547 returning from a routine training sortie. 617 Squadron took the Tornado through the 1,000,000 hrs landmark in Afghanistan in June 2011. RAF Tornados have notched up a few more since.
- Air Force: Private - Vulcan to the Sky Trust
- Aircraft: Avro 698 Vulcan B2
- Registration: G-VLCN / XH558 (cn SET12)
- Views: 1552
- Location: Duxford (EGSU) , UK - England September 8, 2012
XH558's captain, F/L Martin Withers, DFC, manoeuvring the Mighty Vulcan through the Duxford skies. It is feared, the 2013 display season may be the last for this famous aircraft.
- Air Force: UK - Air Force
- Aircraft: Sopwith Pup
- Registration: N5182 / B
- Views: 1520
- Location: Hendon , UK - England April 6, 2012
N5182 served with 3 and 8 (Naval) Sq. from bases in Northern France during 1917/18. Remains were recovered from France in 1960 and the restored Pup returned to the air as G-APUP in 1973 in the hands of the late Neil Williams. N5182 came to Hendon in 1984
- Air Force: Private - Historic Aircraft Collection
- Aircraft: Hawker Hurricane XII
- Registration: G-HURI / Z5140 / HA-C (cn 72036) Aircraft Info
- Views: 3052
- Location: Duxford (EGSU) , UK - England September 10, 2012
HAC's Hurricane XII in a gentle curved approach to the grass runway at Duxford. G-HURI represents Hurricane IIb Z5140 as flown by 126 Squadron in the siege of Malta. Z5140 arrived in Malta in June 1941, having flown off HMS Ark Royal.
- Air Force: Private - The Fighter Collection
- Aircraft: Republic P-47G Thunderbolt
- Registration: G-CDVX / 42-25068 / WZ-D (cn 21953)
- Views: 2883
- Location: Duxford (EGSU) , UK - England September 8, 2012
TFC P-47G is in the colours of P-47D 42-74742 based at Duxford in late '44. 'Snafu/War Eagle' of the 84th FS, 78th FG, was damaged beyond repair in a landing accident at Duxford on 15th December, 1944. 'VX' is flown here by Pete Kynsey, TFC's chief pilot.
- Air Force: UK - Army
- Aircraft: Saunders-Roe Skeeter AOP.12
- Registration: XL762 (cn S2/5074)
- Views: 1566
- Location: East Fortune , UK - Scotland August 9, 2012
XL762 was built by Saunders Roe at Eastleigh and delivered to the AAC in September 1958. In the late sixties the Skeeter was in use for ground instruction (with serial 8017M) at Middle Wallop and came to East Fortune in 1975.
- Air Force: UK - Air Force
- Aircraft: British Aerospace Hawk T.1A
- Registration: XX318 / 95-Y (cn 312143/160) Aircraft Info
- Views: 1364
- Location: Lossiemouth (LMO / EGQS) , UK - Scotland August 15, 2012
XX318 lining-up on RWY-10 shortly after gusty crosswinds precluded the use of the main runway.
- Air Force: UK - Air Force
- Aircraft: Panavia Tornado F3(T)
- Registration: ZE934 / TA (cn 778/AT037/3360) Aircraft Info
- Views: 2049
- Location: East Fortune , UK - Scotland August 9, 2012
ZE934 came to the Museum of Flight on 13th September 2005 and is on display in Hangar 1 in the markings of 56 Squadron.
- Air Force: UK - Air Force
- Aircraft: English Electric Canberra B.5
- Registration: VX185 (cn 71008/71016)
- Views: 1329
- Location: East Fortune , UK - Scotland August 9, 2012
VX185, 'The Record Breaking Canberra', the only prototype of the B.5 target marking/blind bombing version. The record flight, a double Atlantic crossing, from Aldergrove to Gander and back, was made on 26th August 1952, with 'Bee' Beamont at the controls.
- Air Force: Canada - Air Force
- Aircraft: Bristol Bolingbroke IVT
- Registration: 9940 (cn 962)
- Views: 1752
- Location: East Fortune , UK - Scotland August 9, 2012
Around 35 of the 508 Bolingbroke IV.T's built by Fairchild Aircraft at Longueuil, Quebec, Canada, survive, including RCAF 9940, currently under restoration at East Fortune. The Bolingbroke was bought from the Strathallan Collection in 1981.
- Air Force: Private
- Aircraft: Supermarine 300 Spitfire Ia
- Registration: G-MKIA / P9374 / J (cn 6S/30565) Aircraft Info
- Views: 1746
- Location: Duxford (EGSU) , UK - England September 8, 2012
John Romain about to land P9374 on the 24 grass runway. Propeller is in fine pitch, radiator door open, flaps down. The Spitfire Ia flares at 75 mph and seconds later settles gently on the Duxford turf.
- Air Force: Private
- Aircraft: Supermarine 300 Spitfire Ia
- Registration: G-MKIA / P9374 / J (cn 6S/30565) Aircraft Info
- Views: 2604
- Location: Duxford (EGSU) , UK - England September 8, 2012
P9374 is painted as it was on May 24th, 1940, the day it crash landed near Calais. The codeletters 'GR' of 92 Squadron had been removed shortly before, pending a diplomatic escort flight to France. The Spitfire is flown here by John Romain.
- Air Force: UK - Air Force
- Aircraft: Hawker Siddeley Nimrod MR.2
- Registration: XV241 (cn 8016)
- Views: 1259
- Location: East Fortune , UK - Scotland August 9, 2012
After dismantling at RAF Kinloss in early February 2011, XV241's forward fuselage section arrived at the Museum of Flight at East Fortune on 10th February 2011. It is seen here on display in Hangar 2.
- Views: 1556
- Location: Bruntingthorpe , UK - England May 6, 2012
This Gnat T.1 is actually XR541. The aircraft was withdrawn from use after ending up in the arrester barrier at RAF Mona on 7th February, 1978, when the brakes failed during landing. XR541/'PF179' came to Bruntingthorpe in 2010.
- Air Force: UK - Navy
- Aircraft: British Aerospace Sea Harrier FA.2
- Registration: ZD610 / N-714 (cn 41H-912049)
- Views: 1634
- Location: Bruntingthorpe , UK - England May 6, 2012
ZD610 with 801 Squadron code 'N-714' on this side and 'N-002' on the starboard side. The Sea Harrier had been on display at Dunsfold Park since October 2005 and arrived at Bruntingthorpe on 2nd May 2012.
- Air Force: Private
- Aircraft: Piper L-21B Super Cub (PA-18-135)
- Registration: PH-ENJ / R-170 (cn 18-2540)
- Views: 1324
- Location: Texel (EHTX) , Netherlands May 12, 2012
Fitted with an O-320-A2B engine, this former French ALAT Cub 182540 is essentially a PA-18-150. The aircraft represents KLu Cub 'R-170'. The 'real' R-170, registered PH-WAS, was destroyed in a hangar fire at Seppe on 5th May 1982.
- Air Force: Private
- Aircraft: Piper J-3C-65 Cub
- Registration: PH-UCS / R-345 (cn 13228)
- Views: 1702
- Location: Texel (EHTX) , Netherlands May 13, 2012
PH-UCS is in the colours of L-4J R-345, in service with the ML-KNIL in 1947. The aircraft was handed over to the Indonesian AURIS, in March 1950. PH-UCS was one of around 20 Cubs taking part in the 2012 Piper Cub Fly-In at Texel Airport.
- Air Force: Private
- Aircraft: Piper PA-18-95 Super Cub
- Registration: OO-LGB / OL-L49 (cn 18-2060)
- Views: 1440
- Location: Texel (EHTX) , Netherlands May 12, 2012
A 'Gathering of Cubs' at Texel Airport. LGB was one of three Belgian registered Cubs coming to the island for the 2012 Piper Cub Fly-In, held during the weekend of 11 to the 13th of May.
- Air Force: Private - British Aviation Heritage
- Aircraft: Blackburn Buccaneer S.2B
- Registration: XX900 (cn B3-05-75) Aircraft Info
- Views: 2142
- Location: Bruntingthorpe , UK - England May 6, 2012
Wings unfold prior to the fast taxi run down the runway. Note the Mod.1736 redesigned (straight) wingtips, introduced after the fatal crash of XV345 on the Nellis Ranges in February 1980, caused by fatigue due to high wing load.
- Air Force: Private - Spitfire Display Ltd. - Boultbee Flight Academy
- Aircraft: Supermarine 509 Spitfire T.9
- Registration: G-ILDA / SM520 / KJ-I (cn CBAF.10164) Aircraft Info
- Views: 2496
- Location: Texel (EHTX) , Netherlands May 11, 2012
The Boultbee Spit with pilot Matt Jones and 'navigator' Willy Hackett fuel stopping at Texel enroute to Kjevik, Norway. Code 'KJ-I' is of 4 Squadron, SAAF, and represents Spitfire V ES127 which was converted in the field into a 2-seater for 261 Squadron.
- Air Force: Private
- Aircraft: Hawker Hunter T7
- Registration: XL565 / Y (cn 41H/693716)
- Views: 1507
- Location: Bruntingthorpe , UK - England May 6, 2012
XL565 in her former 208 Squadron markings as operated by this unit from RAF Khormaksar, Aden, in the early sixties. XL565 later served with the FRADU and the Institute of Aviation Medicine at Farnborough.
- Air Force: UK - Air Force
- Aircraft: Blackburn Buccaneer S.2B
- Registration: XX894 / R-020 (cn B3-03-74) Aircraft Info
- Views: 1529
- Location: Bruntingthorpe , UK - England May 6, 2012
XX894 received this 809 Squadron c/s for the 'Farewell to the Buccaneer' event, held at Lossie on 31st March, 1994. 809 was the last naval unit to operate the Buccaneer.