Percival Provost
On the 11th September 1948 the UK Air Ministry issued specification T.16/48 under Operational Requirement 257 to look for a...
Mick
Name: Mick Gladwin,
Job: Military photographer,
Location: UK
Interests: WW1 & WW2 History, mainly looking at photographic reconnaissance, but enjoy researching anything from this time period. This also ties in with an interest in visiting any type of military museum.
Love playing computer games, even at the age of 50!
Enjoy working with computers
My home page is AirRecce
Seafire F Mk.46 and FR Mk.46
The Supermarine Seafire F Mk.46 was to be the first Griffon powered Seafire that was to be actually suitable for...
A Short History of the RAF Pathfinder Force
RAF Bomber Command was Britain’s greatest and mightiest weapon during the Second World War. It was the only weapon capable...
Mustang
In the late 1930's, as a war with Germany was looking inevitable, it came as a matter of great urgency...
Belgian Spitfires
In the late 1930's Belgium had an interest in obtaining the right to produce Spitfires under licence in their own...
Harrier
The “Jump Jet” has arrived Classed as the first operational close-support fighter/reconnaissance aircraft with vertical take-off capabilities, the Hawker Siddeley...
English Electric Canberra
A legend is born... The Canberra can be classed as one of the greatest aircraft of all times, it was...
High-Energy Laser Fires for First Time
The high-energy laser installed earlier this year on the Missile Defense Agency's Airborne Laser (ABL) aircraft fired successfully Sept. 7...
Active Electronically Scanned Array
AESA (Active Electronically Scanned Array) radars offer improvements over previous technologies. They are more sensitive, have better operational “uptime” because...
