“Seen here in late 1939, 604 Sqn Royal Auxiliary Air Force, are seen 'working up' on their new Bristol Blenheims. The unit had previously flown a two-seat biplane, the Hawker Demon. The leap forward in technology must have been an adventure for these weekend flyers!”

Does any one have any original photos of Vehicles in RAF service ? I am looking for details of the painting of the RAF Number and the Cockade. Ideally any trucks, but what ever you have. Jules

I have a question to RAF MT or Bedford experts. Recently I found in some books 3 photos of Bedford QLC bowsers (dated late 1944 to mid-1945), which all seem to show late-war 850gal fuel/100gal oil versions. They look very much the same, however they have different RAF Type numbers on the door: 1....

World War 2: RAF Bomber Command during World War 2 - RAF Bomber Command was created in 1936 and comprised the RAF's light and heavy bomber squadrons

Fairey Swordfish II #flickr #WW2 #biplane #RN

WW2 BEDFORD QL Gallery - Page 3 - British Vehicles - HMVF - Historic Military Vehicles Forum

Photo taken at Elvington in England, United Kingdom on February 14, 2009.

Original wartime caption: Special pictures of Ruston Bucyrus equipment, specially requested for Ministry of Supply. (Picture issued 1943). The model 16 R.B. with dragline equipment removes the overburden, or top soil, in preparation for work by the Model 21 R.B.

Credit: Media Drum World

The only example of the Andover to wear the grey/green camouflage. Later modified to E.3A standard. Sold to Air Katanga and registered 9Q-COE. Written of in April 1999.

Information on the British Hawker Hurricane fighter aircraft from World War II .

A reatively anonymous looking Jet Provost sits on the ramp at RAF Shawbury awaiting her next flight with the CATCS unit. XR701 was much better known in the early 70's as one of the "Macaws" air display team. When the Jet Provost T.4 was finally retired she became a technical training airframe at the No 1 School of Technical Training at RAF Halton. - Photo taken at Shawbury (EGOS) in England, United Kingdom on April 26, 1988.

RAF Northolt

“During the conflict’s final months, American, German, British and other air forces were already preparing to unleash whole fleets of cutting-edge jet propelled fighters and bombers against their enemies.” HAD THE Second World War continued...

Командир 244-го британского авиакрыла (No. 244 Wing) винг-коммандер Иэн (Ян) Глид (Ian Gleed) ведет звено истребителей «Спитфайр» Mk.Vb (Supermarine Spitfire Mk.Vb) 601-й эскадрильи (No. 601 Squadron RAF), которую на Мальту в апреле 1942 года доставил американский авианосец «Уосп» (USS Wasp, CV-7). Глид одержал 13 побед, но погиб в апреле 1943 года. В тот момент он пилотировал изображенный самолет (Spitfire Mk Vb AB502). Хорошо виден личный код «IR-G». Только на этой фотографии.

Still in the wonderful Battle of Britain camouflage paint scheme, this Typhoon is seen parked in the 29(R) Squadron hangar at RAF Coningsby. Canon 50D Sigma 10-20

A specially painted Eurofighter Typhoon commemorating the 75th anniversary of the Battle of Britain is unveiled at RAF Coningsby.