Welcome to the Battle of Britian Collection...
Here you shall find pictures of models of airplanes used in the RAF's Battle of Britian Memorial Flight and airplanes generlay assoiated with the Battle of Britian. |
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Avro Lancaster B.1
Avro Lancaster "Mickey the Moocher" the Lancaster that is currently used with the Battle of Britian Memorial Flight, the only other Lancaster capable of flying condition is currently based it Canada with their was memorial flight.
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Avr Lancaster B.1
This is what "Mickey the Moocher" used to look like. |
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Avro Manchester
The Avro Mancahester was too under-powered so Avro upgraded the performance of the aircraft and strengthened it, added another engine on each wing al re-named it the Lancaster. Eventually all Manchesters were converted into Lancasters. (Only about 160 Mancahesters were built.) |
Douglas Decotar
The Decotar took part famously in the D-Day Landings and the Berlin Airlift. This aircraft isalso part of the Battle of Britian Memorial Flight. |
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Avro Lancaster B.1
This Lancaster waspart of 617 Speciall opps or otherwise known more famousely as the Dambuster Squadron. |
Avro Lancaster B.1
This Lancaster was modified soon after the raids on the Dams in mid Germany. It was modified to to carry the 22,000lb Grand-Slam Bomb like the Bouncing Bomb it was also invented by Sir Barns Wallis. It was designed as an "Earth Quake" Bomb, intended for destroying ard targets such as Via Ducts. |
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The Bomb!
The Lancaster was the only aircraft capable in WW2 of carrying the 22,000 lb Grand-Slam Bomb. |
Boulton Paul Defiant
Trust me it isnt a Hurricane! You can tell the Defiant from the Hurrican because of the different tale section, and the thiner wings, and the different canopy and the turret behind the cock-pit. |
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Vickers Wellington
Very reliable aircraft used by Bomber Command in World War Two. Itwas nicknamed "Whimpey" by it's crews. |
Handley Page Halifax B.1
Halifax B.1 Heavy Bomber |
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Bristol Blenhiem
Bristol Blenhiem wasn't very effectivve as a fighter but made an excellent bomber. |
Hawker Sea Hurricane
This is a Model of the last ever Hurricane built, it is still in flying condition today with the Battle of Britian Memorial Flight. |
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Supermarine Spitfire Mk 1a
This is a model of one of the oldest SPitfires still flying today. It flys with the Battle of Britian Memorial Flight andit still has patches over the 'skin' were it was hit andpatched up during the real Battle of Britian. |
Supermarine Spitfire Mk5
On this model of the Spitfire Mk5 I had the option ofa shorter nose-cone or clipped wings. |
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