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VINTAGE “FLIGHT LIBRARY” TRANSPORTATION AERONAUTICA COLLECTABLE POSTER PRINTS
VINTAGE FLIGHT LIBRARY POSTER PRINTS
TRANSPORTATION / MILITARIA / AERONAUTICA COLLECTABLES
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FLIGHT LIBRARY
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FLIGHTCOLOUR NO 154
The only air- worthy survivor of the 747 Gloster Gladiators
built during 1934-39,
L8032 has been owned by the Shuttleworth Trust since 1960.
Flight
FLIGHTCOLOUR NO 149:
Westland Lysander IIIA V9281/G-BCWL, built in 1940,
has been restored by Personal Plane Services at Wycombe Air Park.
From 1942, the aircraft wore Royal Canadian Air Force uniform.
FLIGHTCOLOUR NO 121:
This Scarab-engined replica of a 1917 Sopwith F.1 Camel, G-AWYY,
was restored by the Shuttleworth Collection last year as C1701.
It is now part of Leisure Sport’s Warbirds team.
FLIGHTCOLOUR NO 85:
Doug Bianchi’s replica Morane Type N
differs from the genuine article in having clevators and ailerons for control,
instead of an all-flying tailplane and wing- warping.
The nine-inch-too-long cowling houses a Continental C-90.
FLIGHTCOLOUR NO 133:
Bristol Fighter D8096 was built in 1918.
Plans to convert the aircraft to a Bristol Tourer
after it left the RAF in 1936 were abandoned,
and ’96 was restored to airworthiness for the Shuttleworth Collection. It is based at Old Warden.
Flight copyright
FLIGHTCOLOUR NO 163:
Built by Luft Verkehrs Gesellschaft of Berlin in 1918,
Shuttleworth’s surviving LVG C.VI
was acquired by the Royal Air Force at the end of the First World War.
J. Andrews
FLIGHTCOLOUR NO 93:
Avro 504K E3404 was restored and rebuilt for the Shuttleworth Collection
by Avro apprentices from a 504N.
The 1915 aircraft is powered by a 110 h.p. Rhone engine
and appeared in the film “Reach for the Sky.”
“Flight” photograph.
FLIGHT CANVAS NO 73:
A wooden prop and polished radial’s old-time spirit
seen against a more modern background of homebuilt sport biplanes
at the EAA convention, Oshkosh.
Flight copyright
FLIGHTCOLOUR NO 92:
Westland Lysander N7791 –
the only airworthy example has been restored in California by Dwight Brooks.
It was manufactured from the remains of two aircraft
built in Canada in 1942 and flies in 138 Sqn markings.
FLIGHTCOLOUR NO 175:
Lead ship is a Goodyear-built Vought FG-1D Corsair
operated by the Canadian Warplane Heritage.
Numbers two and three (F4U-4 and FG-ID respectively),
are privately owned.
At least twenty Corsairs are now airworthy in the USA.
Michael O’Leary
FLIGHTCOLOUR NO 156:
The 1943 Blackburn-built Fairy Swordfish Mk11 LS 326
was used for training and communications in the Second World War.
It was rebuilt in 1954 and presented to the Fleet Air Arm in 1960.
It is based at Yeovilton.
Photograph by Richard Winslade
FLIGHTCOLOUR 98:
The only airworthy Fairey Swordfish,
Mk II LS326 was built by Blackburn Aircraft and used, as G-AJVH,
by Fairey Aviation for communications and demonstrations.
It is preserved by the Fleet Air Arm at RNAS Yeovilton, Somerset.
FLIGHTCOLOUR NO 111:
Boeing A75-Nr G-BDCF is one of more than 3,700
manufactured between 1939 and 1944.
This 1942 aircraft was built for the US Army
and is one of five Stearmans in Britain.
FLIGHTCOLOUR NO 192:
Paul Evans’ handsome Stearman PT-17 G-BIXN
was photographed west of its Shoreham base
by Gordon Bain on September 13.
It is powered by a 220 h.p. Continental W670 redial.
FLIGHT CANVAS NO 69:
Seen here at the 1979 EAA convention, Oshkosh,
is Bill Turner’s full-size replica of the Gee Bee Z,
whose spectacular racing successes
included a new speed record of 267 m.p.h. in 1931.
Original engine was a 535 h.p. Wasp Junior
FLIGHTCOLOUR NO 106:
The only Beech D17S Staggerwing in Europe, G-BDCK,
is owned by Philip Wolf and kept at Redhill.
It was built for the US Navy at Wichita in 1943 and, as HB- UIH,
came to England from Geneva last year.
“Flight” copyright
FLIGHT COLOUR NO 190:
Mike Stowe’s Bücker Jungmeister, G-AXIH,
powered by a 160 h.p. Siemens radial,
is now part of a newly formed “Luftwaffe” trio
of training aircraft due to make display appearances next year.
Norman Pealing
FLIGHTCOLOUR NO 70:
The Confederate Air Force’s Curtiss SB2C Helldiver.
Purnell Photo
FLIGHT CANVAS NO 99:
Nasa’s first Space Shuttle lifts off from Pad 39A
at the Kennedy Space Centre, Florida,
shortly after 07.00hr Eastern Daylight Time on April 12, 1981.
FLIGHTCOLOUR NO 146:
A Boeing B-17G once again flying over the flat East Anglian countryside.
The 1944 bomber is preserved by Euroworld at Duxford.
Flight copyright
FLIGHT CANVAS NO 72:
Boeing B-17G Flying Fortress of the Confederate Air Force
based at Rebel Field, Texas.
Flight copyright
FLIGHTCOLOUR NO 127:
LVG C.IV 7198/18, owned by the Shuttleworth Collection,
is the only genuine acroplane in Europe
to have seen First World War service with the German Army Air Service.
Air Portraits
FLIGHTCOLOUR NO 78
The Shuttleworth Collection’s LVG C.VI 7198/18
is the only genuine original aeroplane flying in Europe
that saw service with the German Army Air Service in the First World War
“Flight” photograph
FLIGHTCOLOUR NO 125:
The Shuttleworth Collection’s 1915 Avro 504K “E3404” (c/n 61400)
was rebuilt by Avro apprentices.
Flying again by 1955, the aircraft took part in Reach for the Sky.
It is based at Old Warden, England.
Flight copyright
FLIGHTCOLOUR NO 134:
The Fleet Air Arm’s Fairey Swordfish Mk II LS326
is the only one still airworthy.
Built by Blackburn Aircraft in the early 1940s,
the aircraft is based at RNAS Yeovilton, Somerset.
Flight copyright
FLIGHTCOLOUR NO 65:
Gloster Gladiator
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Westland Lysander IIIA V9281/G-BCWL, built in 1940,
has been restored by Personal Plane Services at Wycombe Air Park.
From 1942, the aircraft wore Royal Canadian Air Force uniform.
The only air- worthy survivor of the 747 Gloster Gladiators
built during 1934-39,
L8032 has been owned by the Shuttleworth Trust since 1960.
Flight
Gloster Gladiator
The Shuttleworth Collection’s LVG C.VI 7198/18
is the only genuine original aeroplane flying in Europe
that saw service with the German Army Air Service in the First World War
“Flight” photograph
LVG C.IV 7198/18, owned by the Shuttleworth Collection,
is the only genuine acroplane in Europe
to have seen First World War service with the German Army Air Service.
Air Portraits
Boeing B-17G Flying Fortress of the Confederate Air Force
based at Rebel Field, Texas.
Flight copyright
A Boeing B-17G once again flying over the flat East Anglian countryside.
The 1944 bomber is preserved by Euroworld at Duxford.
Flight copyright
The Confederate Air Force’s Curtiss SB2C Helldiver.
Purnell Photo
Mike Stowe’s Bücker Jungmeister, G-AXIH,
powered by a 160 h.p. Siemens radial,
is now part of a newly formed “Luftwaffe” trio
of training aircraft due to make display appearances next year.
Norman Pealing
This Scarab-engined replica of a 1917 Sopwith F.1 Camel, G-AWYY,
was restored by the Shuttleworth Collection last year as C1701.
It is now part of Leisure Sport’s Warbirds team.
Built by Luft Verkehrs Gesellschaft of Berlin in 1918,
Shuttleworth’s surviving LVG C.VI
was acquired by the Royal Air Force at the end of the First World War.
J. Andrews
Avro 504K E3404 was restored and rebuilt for the Shuttleworth Collection
by Avro apprentices from a 504N.
The 1915 aircraft is powered by a 110 h.p. Rhone engine
and appeared in the film “Reach for the Sky.”
“Flight” photograph.
A wooden prop and polished radial’s old-time spirit
seen against a more modern background of homebuilt sport biplanes
at the EAA convention, Oshkosh.
Flight copyright
The only airworthy Fairey Swordfish,
Mk II LS326 was built by Blackburn Aircraft and used, as G-AJVH,
by Fairey Aviation for communications and demonstrations.
It is preserved by the Fleet Air Arm at RNAS Yeovilton, Somerset.
Paul Evans’ handsome Stearman PT-17 G-BIXN
was photographed west of its Shoreham base
by Gordon Bain on September 13.
It is powered by a 220 h.p. Continental W670 redial.
The only Beech D17S Staggerwing in Europe, G-BDCK,
is owned by Philip Wolf and kept at Redhill.
It was built for the US Navy at Wichita in 1943 and, as HB- UIH,
came to England from Geneva last year.
“Flight” copyright
Lead ship is a Goodyear-built Vought FG-1D Corsair
operated by the Canadian Warplane Heritage.
Numbers two and three (F4U-4 and FG-ID respectively),
are privately owned.
At least twenty Corsairs are now airworthy in the USA.
Michael O’Leary
The Fleet Air Arm’s Fairey Swordfish Mk II LS326
is the only one still airworthy.
Built by Blackburn Aircraft in the early 1940s,
the aircraft is based at RNAS Yeovilton, Somerset.
Flight copyright
The Shuttleworth Collection’s 1915 Avro 504K “E3404” (c/n 61400)
was rebuilt by Avro apprentices.
Flying again by 1955, the aircraft took part in Reach for the Sky.
It is based at Old Warden, England.
Flight copyright
Nasa’s first Space Shuttle lifts off from Pad 39A
at the Kennedy Space Centre, Florida,
shortly after 07.00hr Eastern Daylight Time on April 12, 1981.
Doug Bianchi’s replica Morane Type N
differs from the genuine article in having clevators and ailerons for control,
instead of an all-flying tailplane and wing- warping.
The nine-inch-too-long cowling houses a Continental C-90.
Bristol Fighter D8096 was built in 1918.
Plans to convert the aircraft to a Bristol Tourer
after it left the RAF in 1936 were abandoned,
and ’96 was restored to airworthiness for the Shuttleworth Collection.
It is based at Old Warden.
Flight copyright
Westland Lysander N7791 –
the only airworthy example has been restored in California by Dwight Brooks.
It was manufactured from the remains of two aircraft
built in Canada in 1942 and flies in 138 Sqn markings.
The 1943 Blackburn-built Fairy Swordfish Mk11 LS 326
was used for training and communications in the Second World War.
It was rebuilt in 1954 and presented to the Fleet Air Arm in 1960.
It is based at Yeovilton.
Photograph by Richard Winslade
Boeing A75-Nr G-BDCF is one of more than 3,700
manufactured between 1939 and 1944.
This 1942 aircraft was built for the US Army
and is one of five Stearmans in Britain.
Seen here at the 1979 EAA convention, Oshkosh,
is Bill Turner’s full-size replica of the Gee Bee Z,
whose spectacular racing successes
included a new speed record of 267 m.p.h. in 1931.
Original engine was a 535 h.p. Wasp Junior