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The Hellcat help turn the tide in the Pacific in WW2 where it acted as an Air Superiority fighter protecting the Fleet and the attack squadrons. Finally the US Navy had an aircraft to take on the all conquering Zero.

The Bearcat was one of fastest fighters of the late 2nd WW and the pinnacle of the Grumman series of piston engined fighters.

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The P28-Lightning was a much loved twin engined fighter bomber of the second World War and was particularly successful in the Pacific Campaign where it known by the Japanese as the Forked Tail Devil

Eighth Airforce assembly ships used for organising Bomber formations before operations against Nazi Germany

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The Whirlwind was a classic WW2 fighter that never fulfilled its true potential. This was the aircraft that was to replace the Spitfire after the initial batch were built because of its potentially lethal cannon armament. Sadly it was never to be, trouble with its ('safe option') Perigrine engines led to them being cancelled meaning little more than 100 of the aircraft were produced. It was proposed a mk would use 2 Merlins but there simply wasn't enough to go round and so the plane un updated went on to be a very effective low level bomber where it was still faster than most of the opposition even by the time they run out of airframes in 1943. When it was in prototype form in 1938 it was so fast indeed it gained the nickname 'CRICKEY'

The Mk14 (Mk XIV) Spitfire was a later war design that was designed as a filler till the full Mk18 could be produced. Before the Mk18 could appear there was an operational demand in 1943, for an improved Spitfire capable of greater performance at higher altitudes. To meet this demand, yet another interim type was evolved by the mating of a Mk VIII airframe and the Griffon engine. The result was the Spitfire Mk 14( XIV). Not only was it one of the most beautiful Spitfires it was built in far greater numbers than the eventual Mk 18 (XVIII).

The North American B25-25 Mitchell was one of the most used and classic medium Bombers of WW2

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P-40C of the Flying Tigers flown by Robert T. Smith P-40C Tomahawk (Hawk 81A-2) Unit: 3rd PS "Hell's Angels", AVG (American Volunteer Group)

The Vb Spitfire was the mainstay of the RAF during the BofB but by 1942 against improving German fighters was struggling until the arrival of the Mk IX. This version is shown in markings for the Dieppe Raid.

History of the largest ship builders in East London building everything from Warships including Warrior the first true Iron hulled warship to Britains lifeboats.

The Grumman Goose is one of the most classic sea planes ever built and still a common sight today.

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Mustang ‘Old Crow’ These Mustangs, both nick named Old Crow, had an illustrious past along with pilot Clarence Emil "Bud" Anderson. Anderson who flew two tours of combat against the Luftwaffe while with the 363d Fighter Squadron of the 357th Fighter Group, based at RAF Leiston, England, and was the group's third leading ace with 16¼ aerial victories. The others only flew one tour however so they had less time in the air. His P-51 Mustangs, represented here, both nicknamed Old Crow (after the whiskey of the same name), carried him safely through 116 missions without being hit by fire from enemy airc

This Mustang, Was flown by Benjamin O. Davis the leader of the Tuskagee Airmen during December 1944 out of Ramitelli in Italy. Admitted to the first training class at Tuskegee Army Air Field, Davis became the first African-American pilot to solo in an Army Air Corps aircraft. Winning his wings on March 7, 1942, he was one of the first five African-American officers to graduate from the program being followed by nearly 1,000 more "Tuskegee Airmen." Promoted to lieutenant colonel in May, Davis was given command of the first all-Black combat unit, the 99th Pursuit Squadron. Working up through the fall of 1942, the 99th was directed to the Mediterranean in support the campaign in North Africa. Equipped with Curtiss P

The F-18 Super Hornet is the prime US strike fighter operating from its carriers.

The S6B was the most classic of the Schneider Cup racers winning the trophy permanently for Britain in 1931 (albeit with no opposition). Designed by R.J. Mitchell It was in many ways the precursor of the Spitfire and its engine the base design for the Griffon that late war Spitfires used.

The Macchi M.C. 72 was an experimental seaplane designed and built by the Italian aircraft company Macchi Aeronautica. Though it was designed to confront the all conquering Supermarine seaplanes in the final Schneider Trophy race a troubled development prevented this leaving the former to race alone. However the M.C. 72 held the world speed record for all aircraft for five years. In 1933 and 1934 it set world speed records for piston engine-powered seaplanes and the latter still stands. After the second record setter it never flew again but a preserved Macchi M.C.72 can be seen at the Museo storico dell'Aeronautica Militare di Vigna di Valle, Italy.

The Macchi MC-72 was the ultimate seaplane speed king. Though built for the lats Schneider Trophy race development and reliability prevented it from doing so but later it twice broke the all time seaplane speed record which still stands after which in 1933 it never flew again and is now displayed in a museum in Italy. Like the Supermarine racers it did inspire future fighter designs in WW2.

The Super Hornet is the primary USN strike fighter and the Sunliners is one of its longest established Squadrons.

Formation Ships were used by the 8th Airforce to organise Bomber formations prior to raids on Germany.

The 8th Army Airforce during its bombing campaign out of England used strangely coloured ;Formation ships' to organise and form up formations of bombers in close formations before heading off to their targets over Germany.

Liberator Formation Ship. Used to form bomber formations over England during the 8th Army Airforce bombing Campaign.

Liberator Formation Ship. Used to form bomber formations over England during the 8th Arm Airforce bombing Campaign.

Purple Heron caught migrating to Europe over Gibraltar

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The older F4F Wildcat had demonstrated the need for an aircraft to exceed the abilities of the Japanese Zero, the newly designed Hellcat became the U.S. Navy carrier fighter. It had improved rate of climb, more speed, & most important, the turning circle necessary to stay with a Zero in dogfights, had greater range than the Zero & could fly 30 mph faster, all accomplished with a weight that is almost double that of the lightly built Japanese plane. After the war, Japanese pilots related their fear of the Hellcat each time they engaged it in combat. This aircraft is in the colours of Lt. Eugene Valencia, an American Ace who notched up 23 victories (3rd highest on Hellcats).

One of the great naval fighters of the late war period.

The Douglas Devastator had barely a 6month active service life but in that time had one big success in the Pacific in the Battle of the Coral Sea. It was after Midway rapidly replaced by far better aircraft.

The F-18 Super Hornet is the prime US Navy multi role strike fighter and acquired by a number of Air Forces World wide. The Black aces are an acclaimed unit that has been involved in wide ranging conflicts since 1950

Old Crow with its pilot Clarence E. "Bud" Anderson was one of the top scoring combinations in WW2 operating out of England. This is the second of the two aircraft bearing this name the previous being a P-51B used in his first spell.

P-51 Mustang E9-Y serial no. 44-14042 nicknamed 'Heaven sent - Hell bent' of James D. Smith, 376th Fighter Squadron; the Mustang was later renamed 'Daisy Mae II'. Bottisham, Cambridgeshire. Written off in a take off crash in Oct 1944. Replacement aircraft was 'Daisy Mae III'.

P47 Thunderbolt from Second World War vintage (Dallas Blonde) which was flown by Lt Don Kearns destroyed 3 enemy planes in the Italian Theatre in 1944.