Royal Air Force Collection (page 9)

The Queen Christens Royal NavyaS New Aircraft Carrier
Pictured are events from the Queen Elizabeth naming ceremony conducted at Rosyth Dockyard. Pictured is an RAF Chinook, and Royal Navy Seaking and Merlin Helicopters

A Typhoon F2 fighter in close formation with a Tornado F3
A Typhoon F2 fighter aircraft (top) from 11 Squadron, RAF Coningsby in close formation with a Tornado F3 aircraft formerly from the same Squadron

31 Aircraft mark The Queenas 90th Birthday with flypast
Her Majestys official 90th Birthday celebrations ended with an impressive display of 15 different types of aircraft, five of which are being provided by squadrons celebrating their own 100th

41 Sqaudron Tornado GR4, preparing to test fire four Storm Shadow missiles
Image of a 41 Sqaudron (the RAFs test and evaluation Sqn) Tornado GR4, preparing to test fire four Storm Shadow missiles over the Atlantic Ocean

Aircraft mark The Queens 90th Birthday with a fly-past over Buckingham palace
Her Majestys official 90th Birthday celebrations ended with an impressive display of 15 different types of aircraft, five of which are being provided by squadrons celebrating their own 100th

Battle of Britain Memorial Flight Spitfire, Mk19
Image shows a Battle of Britain Memorial Flight Spitfire, Mk19. This image was entered into the RAF Photographic Competition 2006

RAF VC-10 Aircraft Fly Over Buckingham Palace
Two Royal Air Force VC-10 tanker/transport from RAF Brize Norton are pictured flying over Buckingham Palace. The Royal Air Force helped to celebrate Her Majesty The Queens Birthday with a flypast

RAF Grob Tutor T Mark 1 Training Aircraft
A Royal Air Force Tutor training aircraft is pictured during an air display over RAF Cranwell. The Grob 115E, known by the RAF as the Tutor

RAF Merlin and Chinook Helicopters During Exercise Desert Vortex in the Middle East
A Merlin helicopter (background) and a Chinook helicopter of the Royal Air Force fly in formation during Exercise Desert Vortex in preparation for deployment to Afghanistan

A Royal Air Force Merlin Helicopter Over Afghanistan
A Royal Air Force Merlin helicopter is pictured on operations over Afghanistan. The Merlin (Bird of prey) HC3 and HC3a are operated by No 28 (AC) Squadron and 78 Squadron at RAF Benson

RAF Church Fenton 28531_015
RAF Church Fenton, North Yorkshire, 2014

Air combat during the great war, 1919 (print)
7422829 Air combat during the great war, 1919 (print); (add.info.: History. Ist World War. Air combat during the great war)

WW2: Attack by Blenheims of Bomber Command on Herdla aerodrome, Norway, during the combined raid on Vaagso
8639404 WW2: Attack by Blenheims of Bomber Command on Herdla aerodrome, Norway, during the combined raid on Vaagso, 27 December 1941 (b/w photo) by English Photographer

WW2: The Chief of the Air Staff (b/w photo)
8639413 WW2: The Chief of the Air Staff (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Chief of the Air Staff)

WW2: The instrument panel of a Hampden bomber (b/w photo)
8639406 WW2: The instrument panel of a Hampden bomber (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The instrument panel of a Hampden bomber)

WW2: A formation of Hurricanes (b/w photo)
8639403 WW2: A formation of Hurricanes (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A formation of Hurricanes. Illustration for R.A.F)

WW2: The Operation Room at Bomber Command Headquarters (b/w photo)
8639411 WW2: The Operation Room at Bomber Command Headquarters (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Operation Room at Bomber Command Headquarters)

The United Services (colour litho)
8666880 The United Services (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The United Services)

Bristol Blenheim bombers attacking a German railway junction (litho)
8657043 Bristol Blenheim bombers attacking a German railway junction (litho) by Chater, Chater Paul (1878-1949); Private Collection; (add.info)

Tuning the engine of a British bomber before a raid (b/w photo)
8657044 Tuning the engine of a British bomber before a raid (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

WW2: Halifaxes over Brest (b/w photo)
8639408 WW2: Halifaxes over Brest (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Halifaxes over Brest. Illustration for R.A.F. The Second Year (A&C Black, 1942)

WW2: Daylight raid (b/w photo)
8639407 WW2: Daylight raid (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Daylight raid. Bomber crews are briefed at their base. Illustration for R.A.F)

WW2: Maintenance work on a Wellington bomber in the Middle East (b/w photo)
8639401 WW2: Maintenance work on a Wellington bomber in the Middle East (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Hawker "Hurricanes" flying past HM the King (colour photo)
8668628 Hawker "Hurricanes" flying past HM the King (colour photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Airplane shot down in a field, c.1914-1918 (stereoscopic glass plate)
6434321 Airplane shot down in a field, c.1914-1918 (stereoscopic glass plate); (add.info.: First World War 1914 - 1918 (14-18)

A submarine (submarine) officer looking through the periscope. Watercolor and pencil on paper, 1940
MMM5467531 A submarine (submarine) officer looking through the periscope. Watercolor and pencil on paper, 1940, by Eric Ravilious (1903-1942) by Ravilious, Eric (1903-42); National Maritime Museum

France, February 1919 - American pilot, 91st Aero Squadron (b/w photo)
7134279 France, February 1919 - American pilot, 91st Aero Squadron (b/w photo); (add.info.: France, February 1919 - American pilot, 91st Aero Squadron.); GG Vintage Images; UIG.

Great Britain, RAF Group Captains Service Cap
3034366 Great Britain, RAF Group Captains Service Cap; Private Collection; (add.info.: Royal Air Force, Group Captains Service Cap); © Don Troiani. All Rights Reserved 2022.

WW2: A Stirling is refuelled, her bomb-racks open ready for bombing-up (b/w photo)
8639410 WW2: A Stirling is refuelled, her bomb-racks open ready for bombing-up (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Stirling is refuelled)

WW2: Handley Page Halifax bomber (b/w photo)
8639409 WW2: Handley Page Halifax bomber (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Handley Page Halifax bomber. Four Rolls-Royce Merlin engines)

WW2: Sector operations-room in Fighter Command (b/w photo)
8639405 WW2: Sector operations-room in Fighter Command (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sector operations-room in Fighter Command)

WW2: After a raid on Naples a reconnaissance photograph shows many direct hits on railway sidings
8639402 WW2: After a raid on Naples a reconnaissance photograph shows many direct hits on railway sidings and administrative buildings (b/w photo) by English Photographer

British kite balloon, 2 May 1918. Creator: Bain News Service
British kite balloon, 2 May 1918. A Royal Air Force Caquot kite balloon about to ascend with air mechanics holding the ropes, Gosnay, France, May 2, 1918, during World War I.

AI IMAGE - Spitfire aircraft flying over the White Cliffs of Dover, 1940s, (2023). Creator: Heritage Images
AI IMAGE - Spitfire aircraft flying over the White Cliffs of Dover, 1940s, (2023). British single-seat fighter aircraft used by the Royal Air Force and other Allied countries before, during

Allied Aircraft - Demonstration At Polo Grounds; Col. Charles E. Lee, British Aviator... 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Allied Aircraft - Demonstration At Polo Grounds; Col. Charles E. Lee, British Aviator, with Senator New, 1917. Colonel Lee (right)

Allied Aircraft - Demonstration At Polo Grounds; Col. Charles E. Lee, British Aviator... 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Allied Aircraft - Demonstration At Polo Grounds; Col. Charles E. Lee, British Aviator, with Avro Training Plane Designed By A.V. Roe of England, 1917

Allied Aircraft - Demonstration At Polo Grounds; Col. Charles E. Lee, British Aviator... 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Allied Aircraft - Demonstration At Polo Grounds; Col. Charles E. Lee, British Aviator, with Avro Training Plane Designed By A.V. Roe of England, 1917

Allied Aircraft - Demonstration At Polo Grounds; Col. Charles E. Lee, British Aviator... 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Allied Aircraft - Demonstration At Polo Grounds; Col. Charles E. Lee, British Aviator, with Avro Training Plane Designed By A.V. Roe of England, 1917

Allied Aircraft - Demonstration At Polo Grounds; Col. Charles E. Lee, British Aviator... 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Allied Aircraft - Demonstration At Polo Grounds; Col. Charles E. Lee, British Aviator, with Avro Training Plane Designed By A.V. Roe of England, 1917

Allied Aircraft - Demonstration At Polo Grounds; Col. Charles E. Lee, British Aviator... 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Allied Aircraft - Demonstration At Polo Grounds; Col. Charles E. Lee, British Aviator, with Avro Training Plane Designed By A.V. Roe of England, 1917

Allied Aircraft - Demonstration At Polo Grounds; Col. Charles E. Lee, British Aviator... 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Allied Aircraft - Demonstration At Polo Grounds; Col. Charles E. Lee, British Aviator, with Avro Training Plane Designed By A.V. Roe of England, 1917

Allied Aircraft - Demonstration At Polo Grounds; Col. Charles E. Lee, British Aviator... 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Allied Aircraft - Demonstration At Polo Grounds; Col. Charles E. Lee, British Aviator, with Avro Training Plane Designed By A.V. Roe of England, 1917

Allied Aircraft - Demonstration At Polo Grounds; Col. Charles E. Lee, British Aviator... 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Allied Aircraft - Demonstration At Polo Grounds; Col. Charles E. Lee, British Aviator, with Avro Training Plane Designed By A.V. Roe of England, 1917. (Note camera held by man on right)

Allied Aircraft - Demonstration At Polo Grounds; Col. Charles E. Lee, British Aviator... 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Allied Aircraft - Demonstration At Polo Grounds; Col. Charles E. Lee, British Aviator, with Avro Training Plane Designed By A.V. Roe of England, 1917

Allied Aircraft - Demonstration At Polo Grounds; Col. Charles E. Lee, British Aviator... 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Allied Aircraft - Demonstration At Polo Grounds; Col. Charles E. Lee, British Aviator, with Avro Training Plane Designed By A.V. Roe of England, 1917

Allied Aircraft - Demonstration At Polo Grounds; Col. Charles E. Lee, British Aviator... 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Allied Aircraft - Demonstration At Polo Grounds; Col. Charles E. Lee, British Aviator, with Avro Training Plane Designed By A.V. Roe of England, 1917

Naming an American Bomber, 6 July 1944, (1947). Creator: Unknown
Naming an American Bomber, 6 July 1944, (1947). King George VI and Queen Elizabeth with daughter Princess Elizabeth (future Queen Elizabeth II) at a bomber station of the USAAF

At a Bomber Command Station, 5 July 1944, (1947). Creator: Unknown
At a Bomber Command Station, 5 July 1944, (1947). King George VI and Queen Elizabeth with daughter Princess Elizabeth (future Queen Elizabeth II)

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"150 Years of Excellence: The Royal Air Force Soaring to New Heights" From the courageous soldiers of 3 Para parachuting from a Hercules Aircraft, to the iconic Supermarine Spitfire V dominating the skies in World War II, and the mighty Avro Lancaster B. I PP967 striking fear into enemy hearts - the Royal Air Force has always been at the forefront of aerial warfare. Remembering the brave Polish pilots of 303 Squadron who fought alongside their British counterparts in 1940, showcasing true camaraderie and determination. Their legacy lives on as an inspiration for generations to come. The sleek silhouette of the Supermarine Spitfire XIV symbolizes both elegance and power, reminding us of RAF's commitment to innovation and technological advancements throughout history. Witnessing a Harrier GR. 1 gracefully landing at St. Pancras is a testament to RAF's versatility and adaptability. These vertical take-off aircrafts have revolutionized air combat tactics. The thunderous roar of English Electric Lightning F. 1 sends shivers down our spines; its speed unmatched, representing RAF's dedication towards maintaining air superiority. Avro Shackleton MR. 2 stands tall as a guardian in maritime patrol missions, ensuring safety over vast oceans with unwavering vigilance. With Avro Anson T. 20 serving as a training aircraft for countless aspiring aviators, it embodies RAF's commitment towards nurturing future generations' skills and expertise. In 1972, The Red Arrows painted vibrant trails across Niagara Falls' sky - an awe-inspiring display that showcases precision teamwork within this renowned aerobatic team. Blackburn Beverley aircrafts soaring through challenging terrains exemplify RAF's ability to deliver supplies even in remote locations during critical operations by 47 Squadron. Canberra bombers from both 61 and 109 Squadrons demonstrate strategic prowess with their long-range capabilities - safeguarding national interests while projecting strength worldwide.