Dear reader, go fetch your favorite weekend beverage, preferably in this case a Guinness (For Strength!), sit back down and visit this Flicker slide show of Royal Air Force and South African Air Force pictures from a time and from places long since altered and changed. Kudos to those of you who recognize each and every aircraft pictured, for even Your Humble Servant was stumped by a couple, and we do pride ourselves in our life-long and oft-deemed obsessive knowledge of Things With Wings (and even rotors). You’ll also see, a few times, some easily and at least a couple of not-so-easily recognizable faces. Relax, enjoy, put on some music from the period, if you’re of a mind to…
http://www.flickr.com/photos/8270787%40N07/sets/72157605269786717/show/
Wow, great find!
Great stuff. A good way to start the weekend. Thank you.
Great good stuff. I ID’ed most of the aircraft with the exception of ALL the observation/liaison types. And that jet amphibian.
Urk. I keep getting the Stirling mixed up with the Halifax.
Did ID the Lysander, though.
Awesome pix. Thanks.
Cool Stuff!
Some real classics in that essay!
I have to admit that I didn’t know a good many of them. The Brits had a lot of obscure types I never saw, or even came across in books.
Glad you guys are enjoying the show.
Go here for full description and comments http://www.flickr.com/photos/8270787@N07/sets/72157605269786717/detail/ Click on image for bigger view. Then,right click for all the different sizes.
Cheers,
Etienne.