Flown Collection

Supermarine Spitfire IXB G-ASJV / MH434
Supermarine Spitfire IXB, G-ASJV/MH434, flown by Ray Hanna. James Gilbert photo

Bristol 156 Beaufighter -flown by Coastal Command with torpedo and rocket projectile armament The type proved lethally effective against enemy shipping

de Havilland Mosquito NF38 night fighter VT653
de Havilland Mosquito NF38 night fighter, VT653, of the type flown by 502 Squadron in 1946. Date: 1946

de Havilland DH. 112 Sea Venom F. A. W. 21 XA539
de Havilland DH.112 Sea Venom F.A.W.21 XA539, flying with the Aero Flight from RAE Bedford. First flown on 21 May 1954, delivered on 03 June 1954

Percival E3H Mew Gull, G-AFa, at Hatfield after finishing third in the 1937 Kings Cup Race flown by Edgar Percival

Piccard 1931 Ascent - 4
Drawing showing the balloon in which Swiss scientist Auguste Piccard plans to fly higher than anyone has ever flown before - a project which will be realised in May

Poe / Poem / The Raven / C19Th
The dazed & melancholy man believes the raven will leave him, as his " hopes have flown before."

Supermarine Spitfire FRXIVC G-FIRE / NH904
Supermarine Spitfire FRXIVC, G-FIRE/NH904, flown by Ray Hanna at Biggin Hill in 1981. James Gilbert photo. Date: 1981

Douglas C-124C Globemaster II O-20994 (msn 43903, 52-0994, N86599) Registered as N86599 with Detroit Institute of Aeronautics, after disposal by the United states Air Force

Fokker FVIIa G-EBTS The Spider
Fokker FVIIa, G-EBTS, The Spider, which was flown to the Cpae and back in 20 days by Capt C.D. Barnard

The Millionth Ton of Supplies reaches Berlin, 1949
Photograph showing Flight Lieutenant K.J. Ryall of the Royal Air Force handing a sack, representing the millionth short ton of supplies to be flown into Berlin during the airlift, to Dr

Skull and Crossbones - Inverted
The Jolly Roger is the name given to any of various flags flown to identify a ships crew as pirates. The flag most usually identified as the Jolly Roger today is the skull and crossbones

Skull and Crossbones
The Jolly Roger is the name given to any of various flags flown to identify a ships crew as pirates. The flag most usually identified as the Jolly Roger today is the skull and crossbones

CURTISS GOLD BUG NY
The Gold Bug biplane designed and flown by Glenn Hammond Curtiss for the Aerial Experiment Association, depicted flying over New York harbour

Castleisland Lough Key Forest Park, Boyle, Co Roscommon, Ireland

Consolidated PBY-5 seen clad in drab 1942 livery Catalinas flown by the US Navy and RAFs Coastal Command helped defeat the U-Boat threat across the Atlantic

Blackburn Firebrand TF IV first flown in February 1942 opened a whole saga of problems, with the first production aircraft not being available until long after wars end

Sopwith 1 1 / 2 Strutter F2211 flown by Lt Col R Bell Davies
Sopwith 1 Strutter, F2211, flown by Lt Col R. Bell Davies, VC, DSO, during his first take-off from HMS Argus on 1 October 1918. Date: 1918

Gloster Meteor Mk. 8 - Mk. 7 combination G-ANSO
Gloster Meteor Mk.8 - Mk.7 combination (ex GAF) G-ANSO, at the 1954 SBAC Farnborough air-show. Built as an F Mk.8 airframe with strengthened outer wings, the Ground Attack Fighter (GAF) aka Reaper

The three remaining Supermarine Spitfire XIXs, PM631, PS853 and PS915, in the RAF being flown to RAF Biggin Hill to join Fighter Commands unit Hurricane

Avro 560 as flown by Bert Hinkler at the Lympne Light Aeroplane Trials in 1923. Date: 1923

RAF Bombers breaching the Mohne Dam; Second World War, 1943
Drawing showing the destruction of the Mohne Dam in Westphalia, Germany, by the squadron of Royal Air Force Lancaster bombers who came to be known as The Dambusters, 16th May 1943

Gloster GA. 5 Javelin 2nd prototype WD808
Gloster GA.5 Javelin 2nd prototype WD808, seen during its air display, at the 1952 SBAC Farnborough Air Show. First flown on 21 August 1952

Saab 91 Safir SE-BNN
Saab 91A Safir SE-BNN (msn 91-130), flown by Squadron Leader A.R. Moore DFC in the Grosvenor Challenge Trophy race at Elmdon, with race number 55. SaB 91a. Date: 1949

The Sopwith Tabloid seaplane at Monaco, 20 April 1914, when it won the Schneider Trophy contest flown by Howard Pixton. Date: 1914

United States Air Force - Beechcraft QU-22B 69-7702 (msn EB-10) The QU-22B was developed as very quiet un-piloted relay station for the Igloo White movement detection system deployed on the Ho Chi

Avro Vulcan B. 2 XL318
Royal Air Force - Avro Vulcan B.2 XL318, of No.617 (Dambusters) Squadron, with an inert Blue Steel missile, at Andrews Air Force Base

McDonnell Douglas F-15E Strike Eagle 71-0291 (msn 0012/B002), at the 1980 SBAC Farnborough Airshow on 6 September 1980. Built as the second TF-15A

Boeing F4B-4 special NX9846 (ex A9241 / NC-14). The second of two US Marine Corps F4B-4s stripped of military equipment for the Bureau of Commerce, (later Fa), in 1940 and registered NC-14

Short Stirling C. V OO-XAS
Short Stirling C.V OO-XAS 9msn SH1514), of Airtech Ltd, Thame, at Blackbushe airport. XAS was intended to be sold to Air Transport Co. SA. Of Melsbroek in Belgium, but was not delivered

Boeing B707 F-BHSZ Chateau de Kerjean
Boeing B707-328B F-BHSZ Chateau de Kerjean (msn 18459, line no.335), of Air France. First flown on 12 March 1963, delivered to Air France on 30 March 1963

Texas Ag-1 N222. The first of the specialised agricultural aircraft, designed and built at Texas A&M College Aircraft Research Center by Fred Weick

Boeing 367-80 N70700 (msn 17158) taking off out of Boeing Field. N70700, first flown on 15 July 1954, was the prototype of the Boeing 707 - 717 - Stratotanker family

Boeing 727-64 XA-SEJ Azteca de Oro (msn 19255, line no. 331) of Mexicana. First flown on 26 October 1966, delivered to Mexicana on 8 November 1966, but written-off when it crashed into Lake Texcoco

United States Air Force - Convair B-36D Peacemaker 44-92065
United States Air Force - Convair B-36D-45-CF Featherweight Configuration II Peacemaker 44-92065 (msn 62), of the 326th Bombardment Squadron, 92nd Bombardment Wing, from Fairchild AFB, Spokane, WA

North American XA2J-1 Super Savage 124439. The sole XA2J-1 to be completed, first flown on 2 January 1952, suffered from the same woes with the Allison T40 engines that every other aircraft that was

Seversky SEV-S2 NX70Y (msn 43). Alexander de Seversky modified a P-35 for the National Air Races. Powered by a 950hp Pratt & Whitney R-1830 Twin Wasp Sc

GAF Nomad 22B VH-MSF
Government Aircraft Factories (GAF) Nomad 22B VH-MSF (msn 069), of the Royal Flying Doctor Service (RFDS). First flown on 13 February 1978 and delivered to the RFDS on 6 August 1978

McDonnell Douglas DC-9-31 VH-TJU John Roe (msn 47552 / Line Number640), first flown 19.08.71 and operated from new by Trans Australia Airlines

Grumman G-79 XF9F-2 Panther 122477, 3rdt prototype of the F9F and second XF9F-2, powered by a Rolls-Royce Nene turbojet, taxiing for take-off at the Naval Air Test Centre Patuxent River, Maryland

Royal Air Force de Havilland DH. 98 Mosquito FB Mk. XVIII
Royal Air Force de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito FB Mk.XVIII PZ467 Tse-Tse. Armed with a 57mm (6 pounder) Molins quick-firing gun, the first Mk.XVIII was flown on 25 August 1943

Boeing F4B-4 NR9846 (ex A9241 / NC-14). The second of two US Marine Corps F4B-4s stripped of military equipment for the Bureau of Commerce (later Fa), in 1940 and registered NC-14

Schempp-Hirth Minimoa BGA338 under repair With Slingsby Sailplanes at Kirbymoorside in 1943.After being impressed into the Royal Air Force BGA338 was flown briefly by the ATC at 123 Elelmentary

LeVier Cosmic Wind G-ARUL Ballerina
After failing to win races in the US, LeVier Cosmic Wind G-ARUL Ballerina, was exported to the UK, where it performed well, winning the 1964 Kings cup Air Race at Shoreham on 1 August 1964

SAI KZ-4 OY-DZU, (SAI - Skandinavisk Aero Industri A-S, Denmark). The SAI KZ IV was a light twin-engined aircraft first built in Denmark in 1944 for use as an air ambulance, carrying two stretchers

Curtiss Model 42 R3C-1
United States Navy & Army - Curtiss Model 42 R3C-1, a racer for the 1925 season. Three were built for the Navy and Army all flown as R3C-1s with Navy serial numbers

Napier Eland Convair Series 2 G-ANVP (msn 153, later N340EL), a 349 converted to Napier N.El.1 Eland power, flown in 1956

Dewoitine D. 7 No. 3
Dewoitine D.7 No.3, about to take-off, flown by Marcel Doret at an unknown air race in France, on 13 September 1923. Date: 1923

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"Flown: A Spectacular Journey Through Aviation History" Embark on a thrilling adventure through the skies as we explore some iconic aircraft that have graced our world. From the legendary Supermarine Spitfire IXB G-ASJV/MH434, known for its prowess in World War II, to the Bristol 156 Beaufighter of Coastal Command fame, these flying machines hold stories waiting to be told. The de Havilland Mosquito NF38 night fighter VT653 takes us back to dark wartime nights when brave pilots defended their nations' skies. Meanwhile, the de Havilland DH. 112 Sea Venom F. A. W. 21 XA539 showcases naval aviation at its finest. In contrast, the Percival E3H Mew Gull G-AFa soars gracefully above Hatfield, reminding us of a bygone era of record-breaking speed and daring feats. The Supermarine Spitfire FRXIVC G-FIRE/NH904 continues this legacy with its sleek design and unmistakable presence in modern airshows. Transporting us beyond airplanes, we delve into history with Piccard's 1931 Ascent - an awe-inspiring feat that pushed human boundaries high into the stratosphere. Drawing inspiration from literature, we encounter Poe's haunting poem "The Raven, " evoking emotions as deep as flight itself. Symbols like the inverted Skull and Crossbones capture our attention while CURTISS GOLD BUG NY reminds us of pioneering achievements in early aviation technology. Finally, we take flight aboard the Saab 91 Safir SE-BNN – a symbol of precision and training for aspiring aviators worldwide. Join us on this captivating journey where each aircraft represents a chapter in humanity's ongoing quest to conquer the skies. Let your imagination soar alongside these magnificent flying machines as they tell tales of bravery, innovation, and boundless ambition.