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War Planes Aircraft Collection

The War Plane Collection includes British, German, American, Japanese and Argentinian aircraft, all with an important place in the development of military aviation.

Lincoln B2

Avro Lincoln B2

Four piston engined long range heavy bomber monoplane. Twin fin rudders; mid set wings; power operated tail turret; faired over dorsal turret and nose turret positions. Very large single main wheels. Grey upper surfaces and black lower fuselage and undersides; blue spinners.

PBY-6A Catalina

Consolidated PBY-6A Catalina

Twin piston engined maritime reconnaissance amphibian. Very high tail and distinctive large rear fuselage observation blisters. Overall grey colour scheme with dayglow nose, tail and wing panels and Royal Danish Air Force roundels.

Mosquito TT35

de Havilland Mosquito TT35

Twin piston-engined two seater target towing tug modified from original bomber variant. Full late war camouflage scheme with dark green and grey upper surfaces and black under sides, wing and fuselage roundels.

Venom FB4

de Havilland Venom FB4

Single jet engined fighter bomber; twin boom tail with single seat and tricycle undercarriage. Grey/green upper surface camouflage with Swiss Air Force roundels and serial on the tail booms.

Storch

Fieseler Storch

Single piston engined communications and army co-operation monoplane; long legged undercarriage and high set wing.

1A58 Pucará

FMA 1A58 Pucará

Twin turboprop counter insurgency aircraft; tricycle undercarriage and prominent high tail. Light earth and light green splinter camouflage upper surfaces and light blue undersides with wing and fuselage roundels.

Gnat F1

Folland Gnat F1

Single engine pre-production development fighter; predecessor of the two seat trainer version formerly used by the 'Red Arrows'.

Hawker Hind (Afghan)

Hawker Hind (Afghan)

Single engined two-seat biplane - Hart variant built for export and service with Afghan Air Force.

Hurricane IIc

Hawker Hurricane IIc

Single piston engined, single seat fighter monoplane; tail wheel undercarriage.

SP-2H Neptune

Lockheed SP-2H Neptune

Twin turbo compound engined maritime patrol aircraft with underwing booster jet pods and wing tip fuel tanks. Large clear plexiglass nose and extended tail housing detection equipment; also ventral radar radome.

Messerschmitt Me 163B-1a Komet

Messerschmitt Me 163B-1a Komet

Single seat rocket engined interceptor fighter. Standard late war mottled camouflage scheme with tailfin swastika and fuselage and wing crosses.

Me 410A-1-U2

Messerschmitt Me 410A-1-U2

Twin piston engined fighter bomber. Mottled RLM grey upper surface camouflage and grey under side with spiral line on the spinners; fuselage codes 3U+CC plus fuselage and wing crosses.

Ki-46 'Dinah'

Mitsubishi Ki-46 'Dinah'

Twin piston engined reconnaissance monoplane.

Panavia Tornado PO2

North American P-51D Mustang

Single-seat low-wing monoplane piston engine fighter with retractable undercarriage.

Panavia Tornado PO2

Panavia Tornado P02

Twin-engined variable wing geometry two-seat ground attack jet fighter.

Spitfire I

Supermarine Spitfire I

Low wing single seat monoplane fighter of monocoque construction. Single in line engine and retractable undercarriage; fixed tail wheel. Very pronounced dorsal radio aerial and original flat sided canopy.

MXY7 Ohka

Yokosuka MXY7 Ohka

Small rocket powered one man suicide aircraft with twin fins and rudders and prominent pilot's canopy.