Junkers Ju 52 (Ju 52/3m)
Aircraft registration is D-2201, construction no 4013, operated by Deutsche Luft Hansa.
This was the seventh Ju-52/3m built. It was registered in May 1932 and delivered to Deutsche Luft Hansa. D-2201 was named Boelcke. It opened the Berlin-London route for DLH, and was a key reason for the successful adoption of more than 200 Ju-52 aircraft by DLH.
Apparently, this aircraft was also used by Adolf Hitler for a few flights. The 2201 was not part of his personal fleet, but a book by Hitler's chief pilot Hans Baur mentions that a few occasional flights were made by Hitler in this aircraft.
Info from sources listed below (will open in new tab)
1. FlightGlobal - letters in Flight International magazine 8th May 1969 edition.
2. Junkers Ju 52 commemoration page.
Source : Junkers Ju 52 commemoration page.
Junkers F 13
Aircraft registration is D1, construction no 531, operated by Deutsche Luft Hansa.
This was one of the first F13s built, probably around May 1919. The aircraft served in the Deutsche Luft Hansa, and is currently on exhibition at the Albatross Museum in Stuttgart. Photos of this aircraft standing in the museum grounds are available via the URLs.
Info from This Day in Aviation page for 25th June 1919.
Photos of this aircraft are available from the following URLs (will open in new tab)
1. Albatross Museum's Flickr page
2. Jetphotos
Source : This Day in Aviation page for 25th June 1919.
Heinkel He 70
Aircraft registration is D-3 (later D2357), operated by Deutsche Luft Hansa. This was the second prototype of this type of aircraft, built in Feb 1933.
In the period between 13th March and 28th April 1933, Captain Robert Untucht, a pilot with Deutsche Luft Hansa, captured eight international records for Germany in this particular aicraft - the He 70 D-3. The records were mainly for maximum speed over distance, reaching a maximum speed of 377 km/h (222 mph).
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1. Heinkel He 178-Redeaux, by David Myhra (scanned by Google Books - search for "Heinkel He 70 D-3")
2. Flashes in the Sky 12 - He-70 article on a Czech site about the wars.
Source : Copyrighted photo from Norsk Luftfartsmuseum
Source : Flashes in the Sky 12 - He-70 article on a Czech site about the wars.
Lockheed Constellation - Super Constellation
Aircraft registration is D-ALID, operated by Deutsche Luft Hansa. C/n 4647, built in 1956, powered by Wright R-3350-DA3 Turbo Compound engines.
No additional info or photo available.
Info from Airport Data.
Fokker F.III
Aircraft registration is RR1 (later possibly RR-UAU & CCCP-223), operated by Deruluft. C/n no 1652, probably built in April 1922.
The aircraft was operated by Deruluft, which established the first permanent airlink between Moscow and Konigsberg.
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1. AviaDejaVu
2. Civil Aircraft Register - Russia from Golden Years of Aviation site.
Source : AviaDejaVu. The photo shows two of the Fokker monoplanes to be used on the Konigsberg-Moscow service, which was inaugurated on May 1, 1922.
Dornier Do J Wal
Aircraft registration is D-2069, named Monsun (Monsoon), possibly operated by Deutsche Luft Hansa. Can't find any other info about this aircraft, but found a couple of photos.
Junkers Ju 52
Aircraft registration is D-AQUI, later D-CDLH.
The D-AQUI was built at the Junkers factory in Dessau with serial number 5489. The first flight took place on April 2, 1936. On April 10, 1936, the aircraft was handed over to Lufthansa and equipped with floats for use as a seaplane. It was also named "Fritz Simon".
From there, it has had a long and chequered history, flying in various countries, before finally being re-acquired by Lufthansa in 1984. The German Lufthansa Berlin Foundation now manages the aircraft, having renamed it "Berlin-Tempelhof".
This aircraft has a Wikipedia (albeit in German) page to itself, with photos and additional detail.
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2. Deutsche Lufthansa Berlin Foundation website, has a full timeline of this aircraft.
Source : Deutsche Lufthansa Berlin Foundation
Source : Flickr page of Ken Fielding.
Source : Wikipedia (DE).
Saro Windhover
Aircraft registration is G-ABJP.
Construction no A21/2. This was the first and only production example of this type of aircraft. Completed in July 1931, it was sold to Gibraltar Airways for the Gibraltar-Tangier route. This 46-mile trip was for a long time the world's shortest scheduled intercontinental flight. In July 1932, it was renamed the City of Portsmouth. During August 1932, it was used in three attempts to break the world flight-refuelled endurance record. That was not achieved, and in May 1935, the aircraft was sold to Jersey Airways, being taken out of service in 1938.
Info from sources listed below (will open in new tab)
1. Revolvy
2. The People of Gibraltar blog
3. Some photos are also available on this site.
Source : The People of Gibraltar blog
Fairey Swordfish Mk II
Aircraft registration is W-5856, serial no 4-A.
W5856 is the oldest surviving Fairey Swordfish in the world. She first flew on Trafalgar Day (21 October) 1941 and was a “Blackfish”, built by Blackburn Aircraft at Sherburn-in-Elmet and delivered to 82 MU (Lichfield) on 20 October 1941 for overseas transport to Gibraltar. W5856 served with the Royal Navy’s Mediterranean Fleet for a year.
In 1990, the aircraft was bought by British Aerospace and completely restored to flying condition. In 2012, she got a new set of wings, and was restored to full flying condition. The aircraft re-joined the display circuit in 2015, carrying a new paint scheme which depicts Swordfish of 820 Naval Air Squadron during the attack of the Bismarck in 1941.
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1. Navy Wings
2. Flickr
Source : Navy Wings
Supermarine Spitfire Mk II
Aircraft registration is MB794, serial EB-H, probably manufactured in Oct 1942.
On 9th June 1944, this aircraft was fired on by mistake by allied ships and shot down. The pilot - Flying Officer John Refshauge - baled out and was wounded, but returned to active duty later. The aircraft was damaged beyond repair and was written off.
Info from Aviation Safety Network.
Source : Flickr site of Defence Images
Avro Lancaster B III
Aircraft registration is PA474.
The Avro Lancaster PA474 is a four-engined, Second World War era, Avro Lancaster heavy bomber built by Vickers-Armstrongs Ltd at its Broughton factory near Chester in 1945. It is one of only two Lancasters in flying condition in the world.
Info from Wikipedia.
Source : Wikipedia
Boeing 314 Clipper
Aircraft registration was NC18603, named "Yankee Clipper". It was built in 1939 by Boeing, and operated by PanAm.
The Yankee Clipper was one of 12 Boeing 314 Clippers, which were long-range flying boats built by Boeing between 1938 & 1941. It was one of the largest aircraft of its time. Pan Am’s Boeing B314 NC18603 was the first B314 allocated to the Atlantic division. It was christened "Yankee Clipper" by Eleanor Roosevelt on 3 March 1939. It made its inaugural transatlantic flight on 24th June 1939.
On 22nd Feb 1943, this aircraft crashed while landing on the Tagus river in Lisbon, due to an inadvertent contact of the left wing tip of the aircraft with water while making a descending turn preparatory to landing. The aircraft was destroyed in the process.
See also this entry for Marshall Islands 2003, for one of the sister aircrafts of this one.
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Source : Wikipedia
Concorde
Aircraft registration was G-BOAF, codename Alpha Foxtrot and manufacturer's serial no 216. This aircraft was operated by BA.
Concorde Alpha Foxtrot 216, which was registered G-BOAF, was the last Concorde to be built and the last one to fly ever. It was built in 1978 at BAC Filton in Bristol, and flew for the first time on 20th April 1979. In 1983, it set the fastest trans-Atlantic crossing by a commercial aircraft, covering the New York - London stretch in 2 hours, 56 mins and 35 seconds, a record which stood for 5 years.
On 26th November 2003, after an illustrious career, Concorde G-BOAF flew into Filton - her town of birth and final resting place. She was the last Concorde to fly.
G-BOAF is on permanent display at Aerospace Bristol.
Info from sources listed below (will open in new tab)
2. Heritage Concorde website
3. Concorde history website
Source : Concorde history website
Short Sunderland Mark 1
Aircraft registration was L5798, identifier KG-B.
Aircraft was part of 204 Squadron based at Bathurst in Gambia. On 20th September 1943, this aircraft damaged beyond repair while at Gibraltar.
Info from Aviation Safety Network
Source : Wikimedia Commons
Short Sunderland Mark 1, L5798 'KG-B', moored beneat the North Face of the Rock at Gibraltar. Photo by Daventry B J H, RAF official photographer.
Boulton Paul Defiant
Aircraft registration was L7026, identifier PS-V.
Aircraft was shot down over the UK sometime on 28th August 1940, killing Pilot Officer C E Johnson.
Also see this Jersey 2000 issue here featuring the same aircraft.
Info from this Back to Normandy site.
Source : Aircraft of the RAF from the Imperial War Museum (IWM) website
Supermarine Spitfire
Aircraft registration was R6923, identifier QJ-S.
Source : World War Photos website
Source : Aircraft of the RAF from the Imperial War Museum (IWM) website
Spitfire Mark VB, R6923 'QJ-S', of No 92 Squadron RAF based at Biggin Hill, Kent, banking towards the photographing aircraft.
Supermarine Spitfire
Aircraft registration was K5054
This aircraft - K5054 - was the first and only prototype made of one of the most iconic fighters of WW2 - the Supermarine Spitfire. Construction of this prototype began in Dec 1934, and she made her maiden flight at Eastleigh Aerodrome (Southampton) on 5th March 1936.
This flying career of K5054 came to an end on 4th Sep 1939, when she stalled and overturned while landing at Farnborough. The pilot, Flt Lt Gilbert Stanbridge White, was killed as a result of the crash.
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1. Supermarine Spitfire History website
2. Vickers Supermarine Spitfire page on BAE Systems website
Source : Supermarine Spitfire History website
Possibly taken on day of maiden flight.
Source : Vickers Supermarine Spitfire page on BAE Systems website
Supermarine Spitfire Prototype K5054 first flight 5th March 1936
Source : Supermarine Spitfire History website
Supermarine Spitfire
Aircraft identifier is FT-F.
Source : World War Photos website
Nettuno, Italy, Spring 1944: the Supermarine Spitfire, FT-F, No. 43 Squadron RAF, is refueled from one of the Squadron's fuel tenders, alongside an USAAF North American P-51C Mustang.
Hawker Hurricane
Aircraft serial no is BE500, identifier is LK-A, was called "United Provinces Cawnpore".
Source : Wikimedia Commons
RAF Hawker Hurricane Mark IIC (s/n BE500, 'LK-A', "United Provinces Cawnpore") being flown by Squadron Leader Dennis Smallwood, the Commanding Officer of No. 87 Squadron RAF based at RAF Charmy Down, Somerset (UK).
