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Duxford 2007
Duxford is an excellent museum and must rate as one of the best aircraft museums in the world, it is located in Cambridgeshire and was an active airfield during the Second World War. The famous pilot Douglas Bader was based at Duxford also the film Battle of Britain was filmed here.
Followingg airplanes are present on [...]
Hendon March 2007
One of the most famous collection of preserved aircraft in the world- museum in Hendon. Author Robert Hodgson visited RAF museum at Hendon in March 2007 and here are some photos of aircraft not photographed on previous visits.
Helicopter in rescue yellow color
Images present following airplanes: Sikorsky Hoverfly I s/n KK995, Westland Whirlwind HAR10 s/n XP299, [...]
Plamen nad Sumadijom
During the short war against Yugoslavia in 1941, German have sent many recognizance missions in the depth of the Yugoslav territory. Yugoslav pilot managed few interceptions as well shot down of the aircraft. Scene here, named “Plamen nad Sumadijom”, show one scene where is German airplane Henschel Hs126 being downed by Yugoslav fighter Hawker Hurricane.
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Modernization of Yugoslav VV
In the mid of thirties Yugoslav aviation operated with the modern airplane of the period but it’s time were slowly running out. All other foreigner air forces was similarly equipped with biplanes but they looking forward for their replacement in close future with all metal monoplanes with retractable undercarriage. A plan for modernization of VV [...]
City of Norwich Aviation Museum
One of the many of museums in the UK is this small one- City of Norwich Aviation Museum. This Museum is located just off the A140 Norwich to Cromer road, on the north side of Norwich airport. This nice small collection have following airplanes present on images bellow:
Lightning
Lockheed T-33A Shooting Star s/n 51-6718, Dassault Mystere [...]
Various combat types
Images of the various combat planes, starting with Albatros WW1 combat plane up to the modern jet age. Most of the images show German airplanes and prototypes. Images bellow present following types:
Seahawk
Albatros D.12, Avro Arrow, B-25 Michell MLD, BAC Lightning and Soviet Tupolev Bear, Fairey Firefly Turget Tug MLD, Fokker C.Vd, Hawker Hunter T.7 KLU, [...]
Bitka nad Aleksandrovcem
Not much is published about the brave pilots from Yugoslav Kingdom who combat flew Hawker Hurricanes against much numbered enemy in April War, 1941. But from the available materials, documents as well veteran memories, is well know that they give their best and even managed to shoot down Bf109 fly by German pilot. Combat like [...]
