P-51D Mustang - Sweat Shirt T-6 Harvard Douglas A-4C Skyhawk

Douglas A-4C Skyhawk

Later in the war the aircraft found its true role when up against the Luftwaffe's FW 190 and when armed with 20mm Hispano auto cannons it became a formidable ground attack aircraft

Armstrong Siddeley and Armstrong Whitworth to become Hawker Siddeley

From the Kestrel the Harrier had a long service life right through to the GR9

From air power artist Peter Van Stigt this illustration shows the a Spitfire preparing to tip the gyro's of the doodle bug

P-51D Mustang - Sweat Shirt T-6 Harvard Douglas A-4C SkyhawkNorth American P 51D Mustang The Mustang was a long range fighter used in many roles including bomber escort with the USAAF's Eighth Air Force over Germany. Powered by the Packard V 1650, a U. S. version of the Rolls Royce Merlin 66 and armed with six 50 cal machine guns, the Mustang competed well against any aircraft from the Luftwaffe.