Warbird Collection (#3)

Wingman
Piotr Wrobel

Messerschmitt Bf-109E-1
Messerschmitt Bf-109 of Luftwaffe Stab 3./ Jagdgeschwader 26 Which Force-Landed in a Field in Kent, Southern England UK after Being Shot-Down by Squadron Leader Henry C Sawyer in a Spitfire 1 of 65

Hawker Hurricane Mk 1
Royal Air Force RAF 56 Sqn Hawker Hurricane Parked with Sargent Higginson (In White Overalls) and RAF Officers in 1940 During the Battle-Of-Britain Date: 1940

Polikarpov I-16 Rata
A Parked Formation of Polikarpov I-16 Ratas During the Spanish Civil War with Pilot Standing in Front Date: 1930s

Focke Wulf FW-190A-3
Several Luftwaffe FW-190S Parked on Dry Grass 7 / Jg-2 Richthofen at Morait, France, Summer 1942 Date: 1942

Consolidated B-24D Liberator III / 3
Consolidated B-24D Liberator Parked Date: 1940s

Consolidated B-24J Liberator
USAF 491st Bg Bomber Group Consolidated B-24J Liberator Burned Wreckage Date: 1944

Consolidated B-24J Liberator B-8
Consolidated B-24 Liberator B.8 after Modifications at Scottish Aviation at Prestwick on 19th September 1944 Date: 1944

Gloster Meteor F-4
Formation of Four RAF 66 Squadron Gloster Meteor F-4S Based at Duxford in 1949 Date: 1949

Messerschmitt Bf-109C-2
Pilot Sitting on the Wing of Luftwaffe Messerschmitt Bf-109C-2 with Two Bladed Propellers Parked Date: 1940s

Messerschmitt Bf-109F-2
Captured Luftwaffe Messerschmitt Bf-109 Parked with Bent Propellers Date: 1941

Messerschmitt Bf-109G-2
Cockpit of Luftwaffe Messerschmitt Bf-109G-2 with the Revi Gun-Sight Top Centre on the Instrument-Panel, Instruments Include Early Examples of a Radio-Compass and Artificial-Horizon Date: 1940s

Messerschmitt Bf-109C-1
Oberst Werner Molders Luftwaffe Messerschmitt Bf-109C-1 Named Luchs Parked During the Spanish Civil War Date: 1930s

Messerschmitt Bf-109E
Engineer with Hand on the Wing of a Luftwaffe Messerschmitt Bf-109E Date: 1940s

Bell RP-63G-1-BE Pinball KingCobra
A Bell Rp-63G-1-Be Kingcobra Frangible Bullet Target-Drone / Uav. Note the Lights in Discs on the Top and Sides. This Was the 57, 297th P-63 Ordered. Date: 1946

Fairey Firefly Being Loaded Onto Aircraft-Carrier Hms Glory (R62) at Iwakuni Docks, Southern Japan Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm Faa During Korean War Date: 1951

Hawker Sea Fury Landing Accident / Crash Sequence Onto Aircraft-Carrier Hms Glory (R62) Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm Faa During Korean War Date: 1952

Gloster Trent Meteor F-1
Prototype Modified Gloster Trent Meteor F-1 Test-Bed Parked with Trent Rb-50 Engine, the First Turboprop Aircraft to Fly, As Flown by Test-Pilot Captain Eric Melrose Winkle Brown, Cbe, Dsc, Afc

Supermarine Spitfire LF-9 / LF-IX Floatplane
Prototype of Royal Air Force RAF Supermarine Spitfire 9 Floatplane Flying Enroute over Water Date: 1944

Supermarine Spitfire PR-11 / PR-XI
Royal Airforce RAF Photo-Reconnaissance Supermarine Spitfire 11 Flying Enroute with Cloud Behind Date: 1944

Supermarine Spitfire LF-5B / LF-VB
316 (Polish) Squadron Royal Air Force RAF Supermarine Spitfire 5B Flying Enroute with Clipped-Wing Date: 1940s

Supermarine Spitfire LF-9E / LF-IXE
43 Squadron Royal Air Force RAF Supermarine Spitfire Lf-9Es Parked Date: 1945

Polikarpov I-16 Type 24
Soviet Airforce Polikarpov I-16 Type 24 Rata Parked on Jacks for Maintenance Date: 1930s

Curtiss 75A-7 Hawk
Curtiss Hawk 75A-7S of the Royal Netherlands Indies Army Air Corps flying in formation over Java Date: 1940s

Supermarine Spitfire
Vickers-Armstrongs Supermarine Spitfire Production-Line Factory at Southampton Around the Time of the Battle-Of-Britain with Strantaer and Walrus Flying-Boats Behind Date: 1940s

Hawker Hurricane Mk 2C
Cannon Being Installed on a Hawker Hurricane Mk 2C / Iic on Production-Line Date: 1940s

Messerschmitt Bf-109D-1
A Messerschmitt Bf-109 Named Luchs (Lynx) Parked During the Spanish Civil War. This Aircraft Was Flown by Haptman Werner Molders of 3.J/88 Usually Based in La Ceina, Spain Date: 1938

Messerschmitt Bf-109
A Messerschmitt Bf-109 Parked During the Spanish Civil War Date: 1938

North American F-82 Twin Mustang Unusual Design Created by Mating 2 Modified P-51 Mustangs Together Date: 1940s

Fokker D-VII / 7
Oblt Hermann Goering (Kommandeur of Jg1 During WW1) Fokker D-Viif White Knight Parked on Grass Date: 1910s

Focke Wulf FW-190F-8
Luftwaffe FW-190F8 Parked Carrying a Bv-246 Non-Standard Glide-Bomb Date: 1940s

Sun ride
Piotr Wrobel

North American F-86F Sabre N3145T
North American F-86F-30-NA Sabre N3145T (msn 191-812), of the Coleman Warbird Museum, at Midland Airport on 8-10 October 1992. Date: 1992

North American F-86F Sabre N3145T - 52-5116
North American F-86F-30-NA Sabre N3145T / 52-5116 (MSN 191-812), of the Coleman Warbird Museum, Coleman, TX. at the Las Vegas Golden Air Tattoo, on 26 April 1997. Date: 1997

Oldtimer Sterman
Piotr Wrobel

Mikoyan MiG-3
Soviet Airforce Mikoyan Mig-3S Parked in a Row Date: 1940s

North American P-51A Mustang
Two UK Royal Airforce 2 Squadron North American P-51A Mustang Aircraft flying in formation Date: 1940s

RAF BE-2C
Uk Royal Airforce 3 Squadron Aircraft Which after Repairs Following a Crash on 8 April 1913 Later Flew with 2 Squadron Date: 1913

RAF BE-2A
Uk Royal Airforce 2 Squadron Aircraft Date: 1910s

Mitsubishi A6M2 Zero - Model 11
Imperial Japanese Navy Mitsubishi A6M2 Zero Flying over Ships at Anchor and Smaller Boats in Tonolei Harbor, Bougainville Date: 1940s

Messerschmitt Bf-109B-2
Luftwaffe Messerschmitt Bf-109B-2 with Two Bladed Propellers Parked on Grass Date: 1940s

Messerschmitt Bf-109G-6U2
A Captured Luftwaffe Messerschmitt Bf-109G6-U2 (Cn 412951) Wearing Royal Air Force RAF Marking Parked with Hangars Behind Date: 1944

Messerschmitt Bf-109V-4 (Wr Number 878) Prototype Test-Flying over Fields and Trees Date: 1930s

Messerschmitt Bf-109G
Pool of Water with Luftwaffe Messerschmitt Bf-109G Wearing Red Heart Logo Taxiing Behind Date: 1940s

Messerschmitt Bf-109G-1
A Row of Three Luftwaffe Messerschmitt Bf-109G-1S Parked Awaiting Delivery to Luftwaffe Date: 1942

Messerschmitt Bf-109B-1
2/Jg88 Legion Condor Luftwaffe Messerschmitt Bf-109B-1 Parked During the Spanish Civil War Date: 1930s

Messerschmitt Bf-109F
Wreckage of Crash-Landed Luftwaffe Messerschmitt Bf-109F with a Fighter Parked Behind Date: 1940s

Gloster Gladiator 1As of 3 Sqn Royal Airforce RAF Parked at RAF Kenley in 1939 Date: 1939

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