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Sopwith 11/2 Strutter
It was a two-seater plane, soon named the 1½ Strutter because of the unusual arrangement of its central mainplane bracing struts.
It was allotted to the Royal Flying Corps in France on 25 April 1917 and was used by C Flight of No.45 Squadron. -
Sopwith Camel
The Sopwith Camel was one of the most famous aeroplane of ww1. Its first flight was on the 22 December 1961 replacing the Sopwith Pup. Its name came from the hump shaped covering on the guns. It had very strong fire power and was fast and manouvrable. Nearly 5,500 had been made by the end of its production. -
Sopwith Snipe
Designed as the succesor to the camel, it proved to be very succesful. 2000 had been built when production ended in 1919.
IT was in service abroard as well as in several home defence squadrons. -
Hawker Sea Hawk
The Sea Hawk was Hawkers first jet aircraft. As its name suggests it was used in the Royal Navy where it became a reliable aircraft. The succes of the Sea Hawk kickstarted the manufacture of Hawkers other Jet fighters such as the Harrier. -
Hawker Hunter
Several variants of the Hawker hunter were made. It was the first transonic british service aircraft and the first swept wing fighter made in britain. The RAF bought 1000 of them and it became one of the most succesful post war jet fighters but in 1960 the Lightning began to take over. -
Hawker P.1127
The Hawker P.1127 was a prototype aeroplane for an idea of an aeroplane that could take of vertically using swiveling nozels that directed thrust in different directions avoiding the need for large vulnerble airbases. This plane could take of from forest clearings or a carpark etc. -
Hawker Siddeley Hawk
The Hawk was initially made as a jet training aircraft. It was produced to replace previous training aircraft which were too complicated for training. From 1983 to !986 it was used as a short range combat aircraft. It is now used in the Red arrows. -
1979 Hawker Siddeley Sea Harrier
The Sea Harrier is a naval aircraft still in use in the Indian Navy. It began service in the Royal Navy in 1980. An upgraded version was then used in 1993 and was taken out of service in 2006. -
BAe/McDonnell Douglas Harrier II
The McDonnell Douglas Harrier was a modified version of previous designs. It had a new wing, an elevated cockpit, a redesigned fuselage, and other refinements. They have parcipitated in many conflicts including the Iraq war.
