Category: British Planes

Awesome Aircraft From WWII

Boulton Paul Defiant The Defiant was a strange aircraft, without any forward firing armament. The secret weapon of the Defiant was its rear turret. It…

Avro Lancaster – One of the Most Capable Bombers of the War in 20 Images

Jesse

Along with the Spitfire, the Avro Lancaster has become a symbol not only of the Allied victory in WWII, but of British pride. The four…

Red Stone Commemorates Veteran Red Army Pilots Who Trained in Scotland

John Buchan

To passersby in the Scottish village of Errol, the appearance of an otherworldly red stone on the grounds of the Parish Church this past week…

Pilot Gets Chance to Live Dream to Fly Spitfire

John Buchan

WWII pilot Bernard Gardiner joined the Royal Air Force in 1940 when he was just 18 years old. He flew Hawker Hurricanes and Hawker Typhoons…

Son of RAF Hero Locates Hampden From His Father’s Squadron

John Buchan

London-based actor John Watts never met his father.  One month into his mother’s pregnancy in the summer of 1940, his father’s Hampden bomber collided with…

From Interceptor to Aero Legend – 16 Facts About the Hawker Typhoon

Jesse

The Hawker Typhoon was a great Second World War aircraft, but it never lived up to its designs intentions. It was intended to be a…

34 Great Colour Images of Brit Birds!

Jesse

Millions of poignant black-and-white photos have come out of the World War Two era, but it is not often that the deadliest conflict in human…

The Top 10 Most Produced Aircraft of WWII

During World War II, manufacturers around the globe partook in history’s greatest production effort, making some of the most produced vehicles in history. Factories went…

19 Awesome Images of WWII Warbirds Cutting the Grass

Humans have existed on Earth for around six million years, and it is strange to think that for only 0.001% of that time, humans have…

5 Sopwith Fighters From WWI in 35 images

Jesse

During World War I, the Sopwith Aviation Company was one of the most important manufacturers of aircraft. They created some of the best aircraft during…

RAF Bomber Command Memorial Daubed With Paint by Drunken Woman

John Buchan

On 10th June this year, Charlie Barnes took a can of blue paint and daubed the words “all lives matter” across the Royal Air Force…

RAF’s $2.6bn Tempest Will Have Its Own ‘Virtual On-Board Assistant’

John Buchan

In 2018 the UK launched the Tempest program with a hefty price tag of around £2 billion. The objective of the program was that the…