Britain

Picture	Manufacturer	Model	Notes
100_0279	Airspeed	Horsa	A widely-used British glider. An American paratrooper talks with his British counterpart on the ramp of this D-Day Horsa.
100_0489	Airspeed	Oxford V	Multi-place trainer. Old kit from England.
100_0610	Airspeed	Queen Wasp	Not much chance of finding a kit of this little floatplane trainer, so I made my own from scratch, except I had to make the land-based version.
100_0387	Armstrong Whitworth	Whitley	The Whitley suffered a bit in the looks department, but it was the first British bomber to bomb Germany and Italy. This is the prototype.
100_0388	Armstrong Whitworth	Whitley II	Due to high wing incidence, the Whitley flew in an odd nose-down attitude.
100_0389	Armstrong Whitworth	Whitley VII	The Whitley also flew with Coastal Command and carried radar to find U-boats running on the surface.
100_0567	Armstrong Whitworth	Albermarle	The Albermarle was designed as a bomber, but wasn't very successful and ended its career as a transport. Built from scratch.
100_0394	Auster	Auster I	Observation and liaison aircraft.
100_0496	Avro	Anson	The Anson was a multi-role aircraft. This one carried a turret. Over 11,000 were built. Old kit from England.
100_0511	Avro	Lancaster	The Lancaster prototype had 4 Merlins and a longer wingspan. It was an instant success. It retained the third tail fin of the Manchester until the twin fins were enlarged.
102_0002	Avro	Lancaster	This is one of the Lancasters fitted with a large lifeboat for air sea rescue duties. Modified kit.
100_0512	Avro	Lancaster I	Production of the Lancaster soon got under way. This is one of those old kits.
100_0513	Avro	Lancaster I	This Lancaster I was used to carry the 12,000 lb. "Tall Boy" bombs which finally sank the Tirpitz in Norway on Nov. 12, 1944. This aircraft did not carry a dorsal turret.
100_0515	Avro	Lancaster I	No. 617 Squadron had Mark Is modified to carry the special dam-busting Wallis bomb, which was really more akin to a depth charge. Despite heavy losses, they broke two major German dams, causing damage and disruption to German industry.
100_0517	Avro	Lancaster I (F.E.)	Had the war gone on much longer, Tiger Force would have been deployed in the Pacific with this model of the Lancaster. In order to cover the much-greater distances in the Pacific, a 1,200 Imperial gallon saddle tank was proposed on top of the fuselage to maintain the center of gravity. I made it with "heat and smash" plastic.
100_0516	Avro	Lancaster I (Special)	The Lancaster could carry 14,000 lbs. of bombs, far more than its American counterparts. However, its ultimate weapon was the 20,000 lb. "Grand Slam". The front turret was deleted and the bomb bay doors had to be left off. This is a modified Lancaster kit. The bomb was home-made from a wooden dowel, my first use of this material.
100_0514	Avro	Lancaster II	To guard against possible shortages of the Merlin engines, Avro designed a radial-engined alternate. This is the first prototype. 300 were built.
100_2086	Avro	Lancaster B.1	After the war, some Lancasters served with the French Aéronavale, like this one based in the Pacific at Nouméa, New Caledonia.
100_2302	Avro	Lancaster B.1	Lancasters flew for several years after the war. This one went to Argentina in 1948.
100_0510	Avro	Manchester	The Manchester gave birth to the famous Lancaster. It used the new Rolls Royce Vulture engine which proved to be totally unreliable in service. Only 202 were built. I heavily modified a Lancaster kit to make this, the second Manchester prototype.
100_2150	Avro	Tutor	Designed in 1929, the Tutor was still a standard R.A.F. trainer in W.W. II. Several hundred were made. Built from scratch.
100_2327	Baynes	Bat	This was a 1/3 scale version of a proposed tank-carrying glider. Flew in July 1943. Built from scratch.
100_1727	Blackburn	B.20	This interesting flying boat had a retractable pontoon to provide optimum angle for both take-off and flight. It also provided more clearance between the props and the water. Only one was built and flown early in 1940, but it later crashed. It was powered by the same Rolls Royce Vulture engines that proved to be such a problem in the Manchester bomber. Built from scratch.
100_1278	Blackburn	Botha	This bomber proved to handle so badly in the air that there were numerous crashes. They were then inflicted on training schools, where of course the casualty rate increased. Built from scratch.
100_0592	Blackburn	Firebrand T.F.III	Large, single-seat torpedo bomber.
100_0573	Blackburn	Roc	The Roc was a fighter version of the Skua, with a 4-gun turret a la Defiant. Some had floats.
100_0574	Blackburn	Roc	Another Roc, without the floats.
100_0579	Blackburn	Shark	Seaplane for training crews. Boeing of Canada built 26 of them for the RCAF.
100_1027	Blackburn	Shark	Six Sharks were sold to Portugal in 1936.
100_0571	Blackburn	Skua	The Skua was the Royal Navy's dive bomber.
100_0575	Blackburn	Skua	One of my early efforts. Old kit from England.
100_0572	Blackburn	Skua TT	Many Skuas ended their operational careers as target tugs.
100_0476	Boulton Paul	Defiant	This is the Defiant prototype prior to the installation of the turret. It was also proposed as a single-seat fighter. Modified from a regular Defiant kit.
100_0473	Boulton Paul	Defiant I	The Defiant's sole armament was in its 4-gun turret. This worked the first time out because the Germans mistook them for Hurricanes, attacked from behind and were decimated. They quickly learned to attack from in front or underneath, and it became a different story. The Defiants had to be relegated to night fighting. This is an old kit.
100_0474	Boulton Paul	Defiant II	A Defiant in day camouflage and with a tropical air filter.
100_0475	Boulton Paul	Defiant TT Mk. I	About 290 Defiants were converted to target tugs.
100_0559	Boulton Paul	Overstrand	This bomber was still active at the beginning of the war, but not in front-line service. This may be my best scratch-built kit.
100_0405	Bristol	Beaufighter	The first Beau, developed from the Beaufort torpedo bomber. The Beau is one of my favorite kits because it was made in so many variants.
100_0409	Bristol	Beaufighter	The Beau prototype with half the undersurfaces painted white and the other half black to confuse enemy flak.
100_0410	Bristol	Beaufighter	Twin rudders were tried for curing some instability. Modification of a Beau kit.
100_0414	Bristol	Beaufighter	They also tried to fix the instability with a taller rudder before settling on the dorsal fin extension. Modification of a Beau kit.
100_0416	Bristol	Beaufighter	A Beau prototype with more powerful Griffon engines and 4-blade props. Modified kit.
100_0411	Bristol	Beaufighter 21	A Beau of No. 31 Squadron, Royal Australian Air Force.
100_0415	Bristol	Beaufighter 21	This Australian-built Beau had American Pratt & Whitney engines and extended nacelles. Made from a regular Beau kit.
100_0417	Bristol	Beaufighter 21	The Australians usually painted their Beaus in their standard forest green.
100_0420	Bristol	Beaufighter 21 TT	The Beaus finished their career as target tugs with bright colors and scratch-built wind vane to pull the target in.
100_0412	Bristol	Beaufighter I F	An unusual Beau with large propeller spinners.
100_2211	Bristol	Beaufighter I F	A No. 25 squadron Beau in 1940, with propeller spinners and unusual tail flashes.
100_0265	Bristol	Beaufighter Mark VI	Four USAAF night fighter squadrons in the Mediterranean used these Beaus.
100_0419	Bristol	Beaufighter V	One of 2 Beaus fitted with a 4-gun dorsal turret, which I salvaged from a Defiant kit.
100_1584	Bristol	Beaufighter Mark VI	A Beau of No. 272 Squadron based on Malta in 1942.
100_0406	Bristol	Beaufighter X	This Beau sports D-Day invasion stripes.
100_0407	Bristol	Beaufighter X	The Mark X introduced a dorsal fin extension to cure the directional instability that had been encountered.
100_0408	Bristol	Beaufighter X	It's ironic that the Beau, which was derived from a torpedo bomber, eventually came full circle and itself became a torpedo bomber, in this case with rockets for good measure.
100_0413	Bristol	Beaufighter X	This Beau has a large long-range fuel tank.
100_0418	Bristol	Beaufighter X	Coastal Command Beaus often were equipped with radar.
100_0577	Bristol	Beaufort	The Beaufort was used in some numbers, and spawned the much more numerous Beaufighter.
100_0523	Bristol	Blenheim	The Blenheim served with all branches of the British air establishment and with many foreign countries, both Allied and enemy. It started as a private venture, the "Britain First", a high-speed civil transport as shown here. Modified kit.
100_1033	Bristol	Blenheim	The Royal Hellenic Air Force bought 12 Blenheims.
100_0524	Bristol	Blenheim I	This early Blenheim was used for photo reconnaissance.
100_0859	Bristol	Blenheim I	The Yugoslavs were early customers for the Blenheim. I had very few Yugoslav insignia, so most of them were hand-painted over French roundels.
100_0894	Bristol	Blenheim I	At the time, the Blenheim was a modern bomber. Finland got 18, specially equipped with fat skis. The Finns also made them under license.
100_1002	Bristol	Blenheim I	Turkey bought 30 Blenheims prior to war breaking out.
100_1118	Bristol	Blenheim IV	The Free French were quite active in the RAF. This aircraft flew missions in North Africa.
100_1026	Bristol	Blenheim IV	The Portuguese Air Force operated a number of Blenheims, some having been interned when they landed in that neutral country, and others being supplied directly from Britain. The insignia are all hand-painted.
101_0040	Bristol	Blenheim IV	The Germans captured this one and flew it in their colors.
100_0526	Bristol	Blenheim V	Originally called the "Bisley", this was a proposed ground attack model with a solid nose. 940 were built. Some went to Turkey and Portugal.
100_0560	Bristol	Bombay	This is one of those aircraft that you don't hear much about, even though hundreds were built. Designed as a bomber, it spent most of its life as a transport instead. Built from scratch.
100_0504	Bristol	Brigand I	The Brigand was the ultimate development of the Beaufighter, with more power. It was too late to get into the fight, but served post-war.
100_0521	Bristol	Buckingham	Heavily-armed bomber, including a 4-gun dorsal turret.
100_1645	Bristol	Buckmaster	Toward the end of the war, the Buckingham bomber was made into an advanced-training plane, of which 112 were made. Built from scratch.
100_0392	Bristol	Bulldog	British fighters were very colorful between the wars, perhaps to make up for a lack of defense spending. The same could also be said of US aircraft of the same period.
100_1022	Bristol	Bulldog	This little British fighter enjoyed a good export record, including this colorful example in Spain.
100_1025	Bristol	Bulldog	Bulldogs were used by the Danish Air Force.
100_1039	Bristol	Bulldog	The Bulldog was exported to Sweden too.
100_2022	Bristol	Type 170 Wayfarer	The Type 170 was designed during the war and first flew on Dec. 2, 1945. They were supplied to Canada, New Zealand (shown here), Australia and Pakistan. It had a fixed landing gear. Built from scratch.
100_1972	De Havilland	D.H. 91 Albatross	The Albatross was designed as a Transatlantic passenger plane of wooden construction. Seven were built in 1938-1939. Only 2 were left by 1943. Built from scratch.
100_0881	De Havilland	Dragon Rapide	Armed version of the small British passenger plane, in Spanish service.
100_1280	De Havilland	Flamingo	Some of these graceful passenger planes were impressed into the RAF. Built from scratch.
100_0537	De Havilland	Hornet	This very elegant aircraft was derived from the Mosquito and was able to hit 472 mph.
100_0532	De Havilland	Mosquito F.11	The 3rd Mosquito became a night fighter with radar.
100_2176	De Havilland	Mosquito FB.VI	After the war, the Mosquito was a popular export to many countries, including Burma, France, Israel, Norway, Yugoslavia and in this case, Turkey, in 1947.
100_2137	De Havilland	Mosquito FB.VI	This Mosquito went to the Dominican Republic after the war, where it served until 1955.
100_0534	De Havilland	Mosquito F.XV	High-altitude version with long wingspan, radar and a 4-gun ventral pack. Modified from a Mosquito kit.
100_0536	De Havilland	Mosquito FB.XVIII	This Mosquito in D-Day stripes mounted a 57mm. cannon to attack enemy shipping. Modified kit.
100_0531	De Havilland	Mosquito II	A single Mosquito was equipped with a 2-gun dorsal turret. This was contrary to the design philosophy of the Mosquito, which was that speed was the best defense. Modification of a regular kit.
100_0527	De Havilland	Mosquito NF 30	This is a night fighter model of this famous high-speed wooden bomber and fighter. Mosquitoes accomplished many spectacular exploits, including the pin-point bombing at tree-top level of the prison at Amiens, France, to liberate hundreds of French Resistance men due to be executed by the Germans.
100_1314	De Havilland	Mosquito PR I	Photo reconnaissance version.
100_0530	De Havilland	Mosquito T.III	This is an old bomber model which I got from England years ago. It was looking pretty shabby, so I refurbished it as the trainer version.
100_0535	De Havilland	Mosquito TT.39	This Royal Navy target tug required fairly extensive modifications to a Mosquito kit.
100_0529	De Havilland	Sea Mosquito TR.33	This torpedo bomber model had radar, folding wings and a hook. 50 were made. Modified from a regular kit.
100_0386	De Havilland	Mosquito	The 8th Air Force used this colorful PR XVI Mosquito (known as an F-8) to follow up on bomb damage from its raids.
100_0390	De Havilland	Tiger Moth	The Tiger Moth and its cousins the Gypsy Moth, Puss Moth, etc. were used to train thousands and thousands of RAF pilots.
100_0556	De Havilland	Vampire	The second operational British jet fighter was just a little too late to join hostilities, but served extensively post-war.
100_0589	Fairey	Albacore	This torpedo bomber was the Swordfish's replacement.
100_0590	Fairey	Barracuda I	The Barracuda in turn replaced the Albacore.
100_0588	Fairey	Barracuda II	This torpedo bomber attacked the Tirpitz on April 3, 1944, using bombs.
100_1175	Fairey	Battle	The Belgians purchased British Battle light bombers. Although these planes had modern lines, they were obsolescent and did not do well in combat.
101_0054	Fairey	Battle	There was a trainer version of the Battle. Modified from a regular kit.
100_2138	Fairey	Firefly	The prototype had a regular canopy instead of the raised canopy more commonly seen.
100_0597	Fairey	Firefly IV	An updated version of the original Firefly fighter, it was too late to join the fight.
100_2096	Fairey	Firefly T.1	The 2-seat training version of the Firefly was also used by the Dutch. Modified kit.
100_0596	Fairey	Fulmar	The Fulmar was an 8-gun fighter for the Royal Navy. It carried a navigator to get back to the carriers. Because of its weight and size, it couldn't match the speed of opposing single-seat fighters, but it still rendered valuable service. This one bears US stars even though flown by a British crew.
100_0598	Fairey	Fulmar	One of my old kits.
100_1124	Fairey	Fulmar I	The 2-seat, 8-gun British naval fighter was also used by France.
100_0501	Fairey	Long Range Monoplane	The name says it all. Same concept as the Vickers Wellesley, but not as much of a career.
100_0609	Fairey	Seafox	Among other things, the Seafox spotted for the guns of the 3 British cruisers who hounded the Graf Spee into Montevideo harbor, forcing her subsequent scuttling.
100_0611	Fairey	Seafox	Seafoxes also came with undercarriages.
100_0584	Fairey	Spearfish	Large torpedo bomber. Built from scratch.
100_0580	Fairey	Swordfish	This Swordfish had floats.
100_0581	Fairey	Swordfish	The "Stringbag" was an antiquated torpedo biplane that nevertheless served with distinction throughout the war. Among its many exploits were putting a torpedo in the Bismarck's rudder, which sealed its fate, and the attack by a handful on the Italian base of Taranto, which resulted in the sinking of several Italian capital ships (and showed the Japanese that it could be done at Pearl Harbor). This one is in night finish.
100_0582	Fairey	Swordfish	This one is in day finish and carries rockets. Obviously, it took guts to attack strongly-defended targets in an airplane that had trouble making 140 mph on a good day.
100_2151	General Aircraft	Cygnet	The Cygnet resembled the Ercoupe a lot and was used as a trainer. There was also another British Cygnet, designed in 1923 by Hawker. Built from scratch.
100_1232	General Aircraft	Hamilcar	A very large British glider; 412 were made. Built from scratch.
100_0498	General Aircraft	Hotspur II	One of the smaller British gliders, compared to the Horsa or Hamilcar. Old kit from England.
100_0552	Gloster	E28/39	The Brits weren't too far behind the Germans in jet research and development. This is the prototype which used the Whittle engine.
100_0553	Gloster	E28/39	A production model with extra fins on the horizontal stabilizers to improve directional stability.
101_0064	Gloster	F.9/37	Gloster built 2. They were apparently delightful to fly, but just didn't have the speed for an interceptor. Built from scratch.
100_0402	Gloster	Gauntlet	The predecessor to the more famous Gladiator, and in fact, I modified a Gladiator kit.
100_0886	Gloster	Gladiator	A Gladiator in Latvian service.
100_0451	Gloster	Gladiator	This stubby biplane was one of the major fighter types in the RAF and fought at the beginning of the war, sometimes opposing the similar Fiat biplanes. It was exported to a number of countries.
100_0888	Gloster	Gladiator	Swedish volunteers flew Gladiators on skis for Finland.
100_1024	Gloster	Gladiator	Norway purchased 12 Gladiators.
100_1179	Gloster	Gladiator	Most of the 22 Belgian Gladiators were caught on the ground and destroyed. I hand-painted the Comet insignia on this one, which belonged to the 1st Squadron.
100_0231	Gloster	Meteor I	The first British jet fighter, which went into action in July 1944. Oddly, they never met the Me 262 in combat. This Meteor was exchanged for a Bell Airacomet.
100_0554	Gloster	Meteor III	The E28/39 led to the Meteor, which was in time to see service in the war. This one is in white camouflage during the winter of 1944-45.
100_0555	Gloster	Meteor III	This Meteor has clipped wing tips. Old kit.
100_2291	Gloster	Meteor F4	Belgium was one of the many countries who flew the Meteor. The total was 240, including many built in Belgium under license.
100_0441	Handley Page	Halifax	The Halifax was the "other" British heavy bomber (after the much more famous Lancaster). Still, they accounted for 40% of all the heavy bombers built in England. This was the prototype.
100_0446	Handley Page	Halifax GR II Series IA	Coastal Command operated this radar-equipped Halifax.
100_0442	Handley Page	Halifax I	The Halifax started life without a dorsal turret.
100_0443	Handley Page	Halifax II Series 1	By the time the Halifax II came out, weight had grown to the point where the bomber would spin out of control when fully loaded. This set in motion a program to reduce drag as much as possible.
100_0444	Handley Page	Halifax II Series I (Special)	The drag-reduction program brought forth a much cleaner aircraft, with a smooth nose and the deletion of the dorsal turret.
100_0445	Handley Page	Halifax III	The Halifax switched to more powerful radial engines, a new nose and a streamlined dorsal turret. This enabled it to return to full front-line duties.
100_0447	Handley Page	Halifax VI	The VI was the final bomber version. This is an old kit.
100_0495	Handley Page	Hampden I	Nicknamed "The Frying Pan", the Hampden, along with the Wellington, the Whitley and the Blenheim bore the brunt of the British bombing offensive in the early years of the war. Old kit from England.
100_1296	Handley Page	Harrow	A large unsuccessful bomber which served as a transport instead. Built from scratch.
101_0052	Handley Page	Heyford	This large biplane bomber first flew in 1930 and had been relegated to the training role by the time the war started.
101_0062	Handley Page	HP-75 Manx	This little aircraft was built to investigate a flying-wing configuration. I made it from an assortment of spare parts and sheet plastic.
100_0393	Hawker	Demon	Very graceful fighter in bright colors.
100_0450	Hawker	Fury	Beautifully streamlined fighter with a lot of family resemblance to the Hart and the Demon.
100_0545	Hawker	Fury	The design of the Fury was strongly influenced by the capture of a Focke-Wulf 190 in June 1942. This is the third prototype.
100_2173	Hawker	Fury trainer	Unlike most Fury trainers which had a single canopy over both seats, this Iraqi Fury acquired in 1947-48 had two separate canopies. Modified kit.
100_0440	Hawker	Hart	Light bomber. Hawker got a lot of mileage out of the same basic design for bombers, fighters, etc.
100_0519	Hawker	Henley	I'd never heard of this aircraft until a few years ago. It was designed as a light bomber, but was not satisfactory. It therefore spent most of its career as a target tug. Even though about 800 were built, it remained obscure. The kit was bought from my favorite hobby shop, Rare Plane Detective, in Las Vegas.
100_0421	Hawker	Hurricane	The Hurricane prototype, with 2-blade wooden propeller. 14,533 followed.
100_0428	Hawker	Hurricane	Although flown by a British squadron, this Hurry has the US star with yellow ring for the invasion of North Africa.
100_0429	Hawker	Hurricane	As an experiment in increasing its ability to take-off with heavier loads, one Hurry was fitted with a second wing, which could be jettisoned. I originally made the wing from sheet plastic, but later found the real thing at a model show.
100_0433	Hawker	Hurricane	After Hurrys ceased to be front-line fighters, some were converted to ground attack with rockets. This is a kit from the 50's. At the time, Airfix kits were not available locally, so I had to mail-order them from England.
100_0831	Hawker	Hurricane	This Hurry was captured in the Western Desert.
100_1176	Hawker	Hurricane	Belgium license-built some of the modern Hurricanes, but most were destroyed on the ground in the treacherous German attack in the early hours of May 10, 1940, when Belgium was still neutral.
100_1259	Hawker	Hurricane	This Hurry served in the RAF but had Yugoslavian pilots.
100_0425	Hawker	Hurricane I	Hurrys like this one fought in France in 1940.
100_0427	Hawker	Hurricane I	Another Hurry that fought in France, with No. 73 Squadron.
100_0431	Hawker	Hurricane I	One of the early Hurrys with red fabric over the machine gun ports to keep dirt out.
100_0438	Hawker	Hurricane I	No. 208 Squadron used this one in North Africa for photo-reconnaissance.
100_0903	Hawker	Hurricane I	There were Finnish Hurricanes. Hand-painted insignia.
100_0905	Hawker	Hurricane I	The Finns acquired 12 Mark Is.
100_1258	Hawker	Hurricane I	An Australian Hurry in their forest green color.
100_0424	Hawker	Hurricane II	This cannon-armed Hurry fought in Burma with 30 Squadron.
100_2190	Hawker	Hurricane II	This Hurricane II was fitted with long, ungainly rocket ramps. Later Hurricanes had much shorter ramps.
100_2188	Hawker	Hurricane IIB	As the Hurricane lost its edge, some were modified for ground support duties. The IIB carried two 500 lb. bombs and also had two more machine guns in each wing, giving a total of 12.
100_1106	Hawker	Hurricane IIB	The Russians also received some Hurrys.
100_0423	Hawker	Hurricane IIC	A Hurry night fighter with 4 20mm. cannons. Interception was strictly visual—no radar.
100_0434	Hawker	Hurricane IIC	Cannon-armed Hurry serving with a South African squadron.
100_0437	Hawker	Hurricane IIC	A Pacific Theatre Hurry with drop tanks and tropical filter.
100_1001	Hawker	Hurricane IIC	The Brits sold Hurricanes to Turkey to keep them neutral.
100_2175	Hawker	Hurricane T.IIC	Supplied to Iran in 1947. The student had an open cockpit, while the instructor sat in comfort in the back.
100_0430	Hawker	Hurricane IID	The first IID had 40mm. cannons slung under the wings, making it a pretty effective tank killer.
100_0432	Hawker	Hurricane IID	Another Hurry with 40mm. cannons. This one has the tropical air filter and the cannons are faired over.
100_0435	Hawker	Hurricane IID	Another Hurry with 40mm. cannons, but with a different color scheme.
100_0436	Hawker	Hurricane IV	The primary armament on this one were the rockets.
100_2189	Hawker	Hurricane V	Two Hurricanes were fitted with 4-blade propellers. The Mark V apparently wasn't a success, since it did not go into production.
100_0422	Hawker	Hurricane XII	This ski-equipped Hurry was actually manufactured in Canada and had a Packard Merlin engine. Armament was 12 machine guns.
100_0595	Hawker	Osprey	A 2-seat fighter/reconnaissance aircraft which was similar to the RAF's Hart.
100_0601	Hawker	Sea Fury	Fast, powerful fighter in Royal Navy service. Didn't see combat.
100_2172	Hawker	Sea Fury 11	Burma acquired 18 refurbished Sea Furies in 1957.
102_0003	Hawker	Sea Fury F.B. 11	Furies served long after W.W.II. This Royal Australian Navy aircraft served in Korea on HMAS Sydney.
100_2192	Hawker	Sea Fury T.20	Of all the W.W. II aircraft, the T.20 was surely one of the longest lived. As late as 1959, the Germans ordered 6 for target-towing duties, followed by 3 more in 1960. The production line had to be cranked up again 14 years after the war.
100_2082	Hawker	Sea Fury T.20	The 2-seat training version of the Sea Fury was originally ordered by Iraq. What looks like a crash bar between the 2 cockpits was actually a periscope that allowed the instructor to see the student's gun sight.
100_2081	Hawker	Seahawk	Designed for British aircraft carriers, the Seahawk first flew on August 31, 1948.
100_0426	Hawker	Sea Hurricane I	The Royal Navy had Sea Hurricanes fitted with landing hooks and other mods.
100_2174	Hawker	Tempest prototype	The prototype Tempest did not have the distinctive chin radiator of the later versions. It hit 477 mph in September 1942, which was real good for the time.
100_0544	Hawker	Tempest II	One of the early Tempests with the powerful Centaurus radial engine.
100_0541	Hawker	Tempest V	This Tempest belonged to a Free French unit within the RAF. The Tempest had a thin, high-speed wing, while the Typhoon had a thick, load-carrying wing.
100_0543	Hawker	Tempest V	A Tempest V with streamlined 40mm. cannons.
100_2191	Hawker	Tempest VI	The last of the Tempests was the VI. It first flew on May 9, 1944, but was too late to participate in the war. This one served in Aden post-war.
100_2156	Hawker	Tomtit	A few of these trainers were supplied to the Royal Air Force. Designed in 1929. Built from scratch.
100_0540	Hawker	Tornado	The convoluted history of the Typhoon/Tempest/Fury family started with this prototype which employed the troublesome Rolls Royce Vulture engine, the same one that plagued the Manchester. Modified kit.
100_0542	Hawker	Typhoon	With 4 20mm. cannons and rockets, Typhoons became dreaded ground attack weapons. They took a particularly heavy toll of German tanks during the Normandy fighting after D-Day. Old kit.
100_0569	Hawker	Typhoon IA	One of the early Typhoons, without the rockets.
100_1613	Hawker	Typhoon IB	This Typhoon had A.I. Mk. VI radar and extra fuel drop tanks to increase patrol time. The original photo must have been taken upon roll-out from the factory—the camo paint is not even burnt off the exhaust yet.
100_0562	Heston	A2/45	Observation plane. Built from scratch.
100_0538	Martin-Baker	M.B. 3	Only one example of this promising fighter was built. Like its big brother the M.B.5, it never went into production. It had the particularly heavy armament of 6 20mm. cannons.
100_0509	Martin-Baker	M.B.5	Martin-Baker of ejection-seat fame developed this powerful fighter in 1944. By all accounts it was a most excellent fighter, with excellent flying characteristics and superb maintenance provisions. Unfortunately, it was not put into production.
101_0065	Miles	M.20	This fighter was designed and built in the hectic days of the Battle of Britain when it seemed that the RAF might run short of fighters. It was designed and flown within 9 weeks and 2 days. To simplify construction, it was made largely of wood and had a fixed undercarriage. Nevertheless, its performance was comparable to the Hurricanes and Spitfires. I made this one from a modified Fiat G.59 kit.
100_0403	Miles	Magister II	One of many planes used to train British pilots. This is a kit which I built in the 50's and kept.
100_0483	Miles	Master I	One of many British trainers.
100_0484	Miles	Master II	The second version had a radial engine instead of an in-line, and at least one was equipped with rockets.
100_0485	Miles	Master III	An old kit.
100_0401	Miles	Messenger	Interesting little liaison which I made from a heavily-modified Bf 108. I especially like the Constellation-type triple tail.
100_2077	North American	Mustang I	Major Thomas Hitchcock of the U.S. Army Air Force made the inspired suggestion to install a 1600 hp Rolls-Royce Merlin engine instead of the 1200 hp Allison. The result was the Mustang I, initially with a beard radiator. With this large increase in power, the Mustang picked up 51 mph and became the premier Allied fighter in the skies over Germany, combining speed, range and handling. Modified kit.
100_1706	Percival	Petrel	A wooden passenger aircraft built by Percival, well-known for their trainers. Only 27 were made. The RAF bought 7 and pressed some of the civilian versions into service. Built from scratch.
100_0395	Percival	Proctor IV	Multi-place trainer. An old kit built in the 50's.
100_1981	Saro	A.37	The A.37 was a half-scale model of a proposed flying boat. It was powered by 4 88 hp. Pobjoy engines. Its handling characteristics proved to be excellent, both on the water and in the air. Built from scratch.
100_1982	Saro	Lerwick	Unlike the A.37, the Lerwick had atrocious handling on the water and in the air. These problems were never eradicated and most of the 21 built were withdrawn from service within 6 months. Built from scratch.
100_2020	Scottish Aviation	Pioneer C.C.1	Designed to a 1945 specification, this aircraft had a 560 hp engine. The R.A.F. flew it in the ambulance, observation and light transport roles. It had large flaps (shown extended). Built from scratch.
100_1728	Short	Scion Senior FB	Early in 1942, there developed a need for testing reduced-scale flying boat planing hulls. The Scion Senior was about half the size of the same company's Sunderland and was used to test various hulls. It had 4 tiny 88 hp. Pobjoy Niagara III engines and could only do about 134 mph. Built from scratch.
100_0439	Short	Stirling B.III	The Stirling was the first of the British 4-engined heavy bombers. Its performance was severely limited by its short wingspan, which in turn was set by the maximum 100 ft. opening of British hangars. It had to attack at fairly low altitudes, rendering it more vulnerable to flak and fighters. Old kit.
100_1644	Short	Sturgeon	The Sturgeon started life as a naval reconnaissance aircraft, but production was cancelled due to the end of the war. It was made into a dedicated target tug like this one and 28 were made. Built from scratch.
101_0055	Short	Sunderland	This was not the normal camouflage for Coastal Command Sunderlands.
101_0056	Short	Sunderland	This was the third production Sunderland, left in natural aluminum. This large flying boat performed valuable services during the entire war, including sea rescue and hunting U-boats. It was sturdy, well-armed and difficult to shoot down, being nicknamed "the Porcupine" by the Luftwaffe.
101_0057	Short	Sunderland III	This is one of my first kits and represents a late-production Sunderland in a more normal camouflage pattern. By this time, the Sunderland had acquired a dorsal turret instead of exposed beam positions. 721 Sunderlands were manufactured, equipping no less than 28 squadrons.
100_2009	Supermarine	Attacker	The Royal Navy's first carrier-borne jet was designed to a 1944 fighter-bomber specification. The Royal Navy got 145 of them, and Pakistan also bought 36.
100_0561	Supermarine	Sea Otter	This was the successor to the Walrus. In fact, I heavily modified a Walrus kit with an entirely new engine nacelle and straight wings.
100_0576	Supermarine	Seafire	I built this one to show the intricate wing-folding of the sea-going Spitfire.
100_1030	Supermarine	Seafire III	Seafire with the hand-painted insignia of the Irish Air Corps in 1944.
100_0472	Supermarine	Spiteful	The successor to the Spitfire, it was just a little too late to see action in the war. Too bad, because it had excellent performance, including a top speed of 483 mph.
100_0452	Supermarine	Spitfire	The prototype that started it all. The symbol of the RAF and indeed England. More than 22,000 were built. During the Battle of Britain, the Spits tackled the escorting Bf 109s, allowing the more numerous Hurricanes to get in and destroy the bombers. It stayed in the front lines for the entire war, constantly fighting Bf 109s and Fw 190s. By the end, it had more than doubled in weight and horsepower, the result of the constant battle to keep up with the enemy.
100_2131	Supermarine	Spitfire	The Spitfire prototype soon sported camouflage.
100_1951	Supermarine	Spitfire I	This early Spitfire served with No. 19 Squadron in late 1938.
100_1128	Supermarine	Spitfire I	The Brits supplied a single Spit to the French at the beginning of the war; they needed the rest for themselves.
100_0458	Supermarine	Spitfire II	That's not a radar set on the wing. It's actually an extra gas tank, one on each wing.
100_0464	Supermarine	Spitfire II	I ordered this Airfix kit from England and built it at our house outside of Brockway, Pennsylvania. The winter nights were long and afforded plenty of time to build kits.
100_0466	Supermarine	Spitfire II	I bought this snap-together kit to make it into something else, but it turned out pretty good so I kept it.
100_0470	Supermarine	Spitfire IIA	Another early Spit with overload fuel tanks under the wings. Short range was always a problem with the Spits. They were designed for interception, not long-range escorts to enemy targets.
100_2132	Supermarine	Spitfire Mk. IIB	This is one of the aircraft belonging to the No. 306 (Polish) squadron. The Poles had a fierce hatred of the Germans and would attack "to the hilt" no matter what the odds. Of course they weren't the only ones. There was a well-known Belgian tank commander in the Royal Tank Corps who when asked "What is your goal in life?" would invariably answer "To kill Germans."
100_1104	Supermarine	Spitfire VB	Russia also got regular Spitfires under the British version of Lend-Lease.
100_2092	Supermarine	Spitfire VB	Turkey was one of many foreign countries who received Spits, including this one in 1943.
100_0457	Supermarine	Spitfire Type 355	Three Spitfire VBs were converted to floatplanes, as were some IIs and IXs. Modified kit. The floats came from the parts box.
100_0264	Supermarine	Spitfire VB	Another example of reverse Lend-Lease.
100_0260	Supermarine	Spitfire VC	A case of reverse Lend-lease, this Spit was operated by an American unit, the 308th Squadron, 31st Fighter Group, in the Northwest African Tactical Air Force in 1943.
100_0453	Supermarine	Spitfire VB	Some Spits such as this one had clipped wings to improve the roll rate. This one was in the Mediterranean.
100_0469	Supermarine	Spitfire VB	Many Polish pilots escaped to England to fight again. They were known to be totally fearless and would attack the Germans without consideration of the odds or the chances of survival. This Spit was one of theirs.
100_0838	Supermarine	Spitfire VB	The Germans installed their own Daimler Benz engine in this Spit for purposes of comparison. One of my earliest conversions.
100_2309	Supermarine	Spitfire VB	An Australian VB with tropical air filter.
100_1939	Supermarine	Spitfire F.VB	This ex-RAF Spit was turned over to the Americans for reconnaissance duties.
100_2133	Supermarine	Spitfire VC	This Spit served with No. 352 squadron, Balkan Air Force. This was a misnomer, as No. 352 was a R.A.F. outfit manned by pilots from several nations. They flew strikes to the Balkans from air strips in Italy in 1944-45. I superimposed the Russian stars on the British decals.
100_0460	Supermarine	Spitfire VIF	A photo-reconnaissance Spit with a deeper nose to allow for a bigger oil tank.
100_0463	Supermarine	Spitfire VIII	This one was flown by the commander of No. 457 Squadron, Royal Australian Air Force. The shark's mouth and the Grey Nurse legend had to be hand-painted because I had no decals.
100_1260	Supermarine	Spitfire VIII	This Spit wears a high-altitude daytime camouflage suitable for its mission of escorting bombers over France.
100_2305	Supermarine	Spitfire VIII	This Spit flew with the Australians.
100_0465	Supermarine	Spitfire IX	Another old kit from my teen-age years, this one a night fighter.
100_0467	Supermarine	Spitfire IX	A Free French unit within the RAF operated this Mark IX. The rudder markings run blue/white/red in accordance with French practice instead of the British red/white/blue. The invasion stripes only appeared on the bottom of the fuselage and the wings.
100_1105	Supermarine	Spitfire IX	Russia got some of these 2-seat trainer conversions. Modified kit.
100_2177	Supermarine	Spitfire IX	This trainer conversion went to India after the war. Modified kit.
100_1938	Supermarine	Spitfire IXB	No. 340 squadron, Free French Air Force used this Spit.
100_1583	Supermarine	Spitfire IX	This is one of Denmark's Spitfires right after the war.
102_0004	Supermarine	Spitfire IX C	This Spitfire was with No. 73 squadron based on the island of Malta late in the war.
100_0454	Supermarine	Spitfire LF.IX	This example was flown by Danish pilots serving in the RAF.
100_0455	Supermarine	Spitfire PR.X	Yes, this photo-reconnaissance Spit really was this color, at least according to my reference sources. Predictably, it's the one that my 5 granddaughters love the most.
100_0471	Supermarine	Spitfire T.IX	The training version of the Spit, suitably painted overall yellow to warn other aircraft to steer clear. Modified kit.
100_2306	Supermarine	Spitfire IXE	This Spit first flew with the Czechs, then with the Israelis, using German drop tanks.
100_2212	Supermarine	Spitfire IXE	This Spit with distinctive red flashes belonged to the Israeli air force No. 101 squadron, commanded by a veteran of the Battle of Britain.
100_2308	Supermarine	Spitfire XII	The XII was the first to have the new 2,000 hp. Griffon engine. The cowling had to be bulged to fit the bigger engine.
100_2134	Supermarine	Spitfire XIV	Belgium got 133 Spit XIVs including this natural aluminum example.
100_1588	Supermarine	Spitfire XIVC	A Spitfire with an interesting rocket installation—one on top of the other.
100_2186	Supermarine	Spitfire XIVE	The XIVE was unique in that its Merlin engine was actually built by Packard in the U.S.A.
100_0461	Supermarine	Spitfire XIVE	Late model flown by the Australians in the Pacific.
100_1952	Supermarine	Spitfire XVI	Although in British colors, this Spit was flown by the all-Belgian 349 Squadron in 1945.
102_0005	Supermarine	Spitfire FR XVIII	This XVIII had cameras behind the cockpit for duty in Palestine in 1948.
100_2307	Supermarine	Spitfire PR. XIX	Spits, such as this photoreconnaissance version, flew well into the 1950's.
100_0462	Supermarine	Spitfire 21	A striking late-model Spit with 4 20mm. cannons.
100_0468	Supermarine	Spitfire 22	By this stage of development, Spits were using 5-blade propellers to take advantage of all the extra horsepower available.
100_2187	Supermarine	Spitfire 22	Only 54 of these were built, serving strictly after the end of the war, including Hong Kong in 1949.
100_2135	Supermarine	Spitfire Mk 22	Production of the Mk 22 ran to 278. Its 2,000 hp Griffon engine had twice the power of the original Merlin in the Spit I and empty weight had risen from 4,810 lbs. to 6,900 lbs. Speed had gone up from 365 mph to 454 mph.
100_0456	Supermarine	High Speed Spitfire	Only one of these extremely graceful Spits was made, for research and development. Mine was modified from a Spit kit. The white flash came from my spare decal box.
102_0017	Supermarine	Spitfire F.47	The final Spitfire version was this Royal Navy photo-reconnaissance F.47 with contra-rotating propellers. It served in Korea on HMS Triumph. It apparently had 4 JATO units strapped above the wings. I made them from scrap sprue.
101_0058	Supermarine	Stranraer	Stranraers served in the early part of the war, but were phased out in 1940.
100_0591	Supermarine	Walrus	Another antique biplane which served the British well in the reconnaissance role. One of those old kits.
100_2136	Supermarine	Walrus prototype	This amphibian prototype first flew on June 21, 1933. A total of 750 were built by 1944.
100_0565	Vickers	432	A high-altitude interceptor built to the same spec as the Welkin. It was not successful and only this prototype was built. Built from scratch.
100_1238	Vickers	Vildebeest IV	A large and heavy torpedo bomber dating back to 1933. Vickers made 209, and the last one wasn't destroyed until March 1942. Built from scratch.
100_1269	Vickers	Wellesley	A Wellesley in normal camouflage. Bombs were carried in panniers under the wings. Old kit.
100_0500	Vickers	Wellesley I	With its long wingspan, this aircraft had a very long range for reconnaissance and bombing. Two of them once went 7,162 miles in 48 hours.
100_0396	Vickers	Wellington I	This Wellington was equipped with an electrically-energized ring to detonate German magnetic mines in British harbors. I had to make this ring out of cardboard.
100_0397	Vickers	Wellington IC	This "Wimpy" was flown by a Czech unit based in England and had unusual fuselage roundels.
100_0829	Vickers	Wellington IC	Captured and tested by the Luftwaffe.
100_0399	Vickers	Wellington II	The Mark II prototype was later fitted with a 40mm. Vickers cannon in a turret, which I had to fabricate. It also had Merlin engines instead of radials. Modified kit.
100_0398	Vickers	Wellington III	One of my boyhood models. A fairly standard Wellington.
100_0400	Vickers	Wellington XIV	Serving with Coastal Command, this Wellington had radar and rockets to deal with subs or surface vessels.
100_0490	Westland	Lysander	The British equivalent of the German Storch, the Lysander could take off and land from short fields and was used extensively for clandestine missions into occupied Europe. Old kit from England.
100_1123	Westland	Lysander	The French flew their own Lysanders.
101_0059	Westland	Lysander	A very special Lysander "beach strafer". When it looked like England was going to be invaded in 1940, it was felt that such an aircraft would be useful in attacking German troops on the beaches. It actually flew quite well. I made this one from a regular Lysander front end and wings, the rear fuselage came from a Corsair kit and the turret from a Lancaster. The rear wings are sheet plastic.
100_2088	Westland	Wallace	Wallaces were 1930s light bombers. This particular example was converted to take part in a 1933 Mt. Everest expedition.
100_0506	Westland	Welkin I	This is the prototype Welkin, with long-range tanks. Westland built 67 of them, but the high-altitude bombing threat never materialized and they were never issued to a squadron.
100_0505	Westland	Welkin II	The Welkin was a high-altitude interceptor, hence the inordinately long wingspan. Only one Welkin II was built. This one was made from a heavily-modified Mosquito kit.
100_2217	Westland	Whirlwind	This elegant fighter suffered from engine problems all its life, and was not a success. Only 112 were built. This was the first prototype.
100_0477	Westland	Whirlwind	An extremely graceful aircraft, the Whirlwind suffered from continuous engine problems and only 112 were built. This is the second prototype, mounting 4 20mm. cannons.
100_0478	Westland	Whirlwind	A standard Whirlwind. Another old kit from England.
100_0479	Westland	Whirlwind	One Whirlwind was equipped with a single 37mm. cannon instead of the 4 20mm.