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U.S.A.
WARBIRD

BOEING
1941

   BOEING P-26  DWG
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BRITISH
1912

 

 Blackburn 1912   - DWG
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  • Blackburn Aircraft Limited was a British aircraft manufacturer that concentrated mainly on naval and maritime
    aircraft during the first part of the twentieth century.

2

U.S.A
WARBIRD
BOEING
1931

 

B-YB9  DWG
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U.S.A
WARBIRD

BOEING

   B-17  DWG
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4

U.S.A

  BEDE-2 - DWG
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  • The BD-2 was a specially built airplane to demonstrate and establish world distance records. It was developed by having a Schweizer 2 32 airplane modified in specific manner. The wings were completely sealed to hold a large quantity of fuel. Special wing tip were developed and two main fuselage tanks permitted a total fuel capacity of 2100 litres. The BD-2 set numerous distance records and one for maximum close course record beating a B-29. This aircraft was flown on the record flight for 70 hours solo by Jim Bede

5

U.S.A
WARBIRD

CONSOLIDATED

  B-24 LIBERATOR   DWG
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U.S.A
1944
  BEECH-A38
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  • The Beechcraft XA-38 Grizzly was a United States ground attack aircraft, fitted with a forward-firing 75 mm cannon to attack heavily armored targets. The first prototype flew on 7 May 1944 but after testing it became obvious it would not be ready for the projected invasion of Japan, and furthermore it used engines required by the B-29 Superfortress — which had priority. It was thus canceled after two prototypes had been completed, and remains a fascinating might-have-been.

7

U.S.A
1932

  BEECHCRAFT-1 DWG
  • The Beechcraft Model 17 Staggerwing is an American biplane with an atypical negative stagger (the lower wing is further forward than the upper wing), that first flew in 1932.

8

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BEECHCRAFT-2 DWG
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BRITAIN
1943

  BARRACUDA DWG
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10

BRITAIN
1937

   FAIREY BATTLE
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  • The Fairey Battle was a British single-engine light bomber built by the Fairey Aviation Company in the late 1930s for the Royal Air Force. The Battle was powered by the same Rolls-Royce Merlin piston engine that gave contemporary British fighters[1] high performance; however, the Battle was weighed down with a three-man crew and a bomb load. Despite being a vast improvement on the aircraft that preceded it, by the time it saw action it was slow, limited in range and highly vulnerable to attack. During the Battle of France in 1940, the Fairey Battle recorded the first RAF aerial victory of the Second World War. Despite this claim, it sustained terrible casualties and was pulled from the front lines in 1941.

11

RUSSIA
1949

  BEAGLE-II-28 DWG
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  • The Ilyushin IL-28 (codenamed "Beagle" by NATO) holds many distinctions in the annals of aviation history - some combat related and others more political. The IL-28 became the first jet-powered bomber in service with the Soviet Union in 1949 and became a mainstay of the Soviet Air Force for decades after that.

12

BRITAIN
1943

 

BAC-1-11

  • The British Aircraft Corporation One-Eleven, also known as the BAC 1-11, the BAC-111 or the BAC-1-11, was a British short-range jet airliner of the 1960s and 1970s. Conceived by Hunting Aircraft, it was developed and produced by the British Aircraft Corporation when Hunting merged into BAC along with other British aircraft makers in 1960.The One-Eleven was designed to replace the Vickers Viscount. It was the second short-haul jet airliner to enter service, the first being the French Sud Aviation Caravelle. Due to its later service entry, the One-Eleven took advantage of more efficient engines and airline experience of jets. This made it popular, with over half of the sales at its launch being in the largest and most lucrative market, the United States. The One-Eleven was one of the most successful British airliner designs, and served until its widespread retirement in the 1990s due to noise restrictions

13

GERMANY WARBIRD
1950

  Bücker Bü-181 Bestman
  • The Bücker Bü 181 Bestmann (Best Man) was a side by side two seat monoplane trainer introduced into Luftwaffe service early in WWII as it's standard primary trainer to replace the older Bucker Jungman bü-131 tandem seated biplane trainer. A total of 3,400 Bücker Bü 181 Bestmann were produced, many of which were made in other countries under licence into the 1950's, the plane was utilised by the air-forces of several countries and the Swiss air-force operated the Bü 181 Bestmann until 1968 

14

BRITAIN
1967

 

 BAC-167 Strikemaster
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  • The BAC 167 Strikemaster was a successful project to turn the Jet Provost trainer into a light attack aircraft. The Strikemaster airframe was based on a strengthened Jet Provost T.Mk 5 with the addition of a more powerful engine, updated avionics and weapon mounting hard-points, BAC (British Aircraft Corporation) built 146 Strikemasters between 1967 and 1984 and they served with the air-forces of Saudi Arabia, South Yemen, Singapore, Sudan, Ecuador, Kenya, Kuwait, Botswana and New Zealand.

15

GERMANY
1937

 

Bücker Bü-180 Student
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  • Following design and the initiation of production of the Bü 133, the company turned its attention to the development of a two-seat cabin monoplane of high-wing configuration which carried the designation Bücker Bü 134. The single prototype of this aircraft proved to be unsuccessful when tested and its development was abandoned. Convinced that future trainers would need to be of monoplane configuration, the company persevered and designed another two-seat trainer of low-wing cantilever layout. Designated Bücker Bü 180, and later named Student, this was built in small numbers for civil use. The prototype was flown in the autumn of 1937, and was followed by the production of a small number for civil use.

16

BRITAIN
1981

 

BAE-146
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  • The BAe 146 is a medium-sized commercial aircraft which was manufactured in the United Kingdom by British Aerospace (which later became part of BAE Systems). Production ran from 1983 until 2002. Manufacture of the improved version known as the Avro RJ began in 1992. A further-improved version, the Avro RJX – with new engines – was announced in 1997, but only two prototypes and one production aircraft were built before production ceased in late 2001. With 387 aircraft produced, the Avro RJ/BAe 146 program is the most successful British civil jet programme.

17

GERMANY
1936

 

Bücker Bü-133 Jungmeister
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  • The Bü 133 served as an advanced trainer with the Luftwaffe, its aerobatic capability suiting it particularly for early training of fighter pilots.  It was manufactured under licence for the Swiss Air Force by Dornier and for the Spanish air force by CASA. Approximately 50 aircraft were produced for each country.

18

RUSSIA
1969

 

TUPOLEV BACKFIRE
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  • TUPOLEV-22M0, first flew on 30 August 1969. The resultant aircraft was first seen by NATO around that time. For several years it was believed in the West that its service designation was Tu-26. During the SALT negotiations of the 1980s the Soviets insisted it was the Tu-22M. At the time, Western authorities suspected that the misleading designation was intended to suggest that it was simply a derivative of the Tu-22 rather than the far more advanced and capable weapon it actually was. It now appears that Tu-22M was indeed the correct designation,  and the linkage to the earlier Tu-22 was intended by Tupolev to convince the Soviet government that it was an economical follow-on to the earlier aircraft.

19

GERMANY
1934

  Bücker Bü-131 Jungmann (1)
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  • Sturdy and agile, the Jungmann was selected as the primary basic trainer for the German Luftwaffe. Production licenses were granted to Switzerland, Spain, Hungary, Czechoslovakia and Japan, the last one of which built over 1,200 examples for Army and Navy Air Services.

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Bücker Bü-131 Jungmann (2)

21

RUSSIA
1952

  TUPOLEV BADGER
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  • The Tupolev Tu-16 (codenamed "Badger" by NATO) owed its success story to the Cold War and its own versatility. Throughout its production life, the Tu-16 would go on to become arguably the best medium-type bomber platform in service with the Red Air Force, so much so in fact, that a slew of variants would be produced from the initial Type 88 prototype system flown in April of1952.

22

HUNGARY
1930

  BANHIDI-GERLE16
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  • The Bánhidi Gerle (Hungarian: "Dove") was a two-seat, single-engine sport biplane built in Hungary in the early 1930s,designed by Antal Bánhidi. It had a conventional layout, with staggered, single-bay wings of equal span braced by N-struts. The pilot and passenger sat in open cockpits in tandem, and the main units of the tailskid undercarriage were divided. The fuselage was constructed of fabric-covered steel tube, while the wings were built of plywood ribs and spruce spars and also covered in fabric. Bánhidi flew a single prototype (the Gerle 11 on 4 September 1930.

23

U.S.A
WARBIRD

1947

  F2H BANSHEE
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  • The McDonnell F2H Banshee was a military single-seat carrier-based jet fighter aircraft deployed by the United States Navy and United States Marine Corps from 1948 to 1961. It was one of the primary American fighters used during the Korean War and was the only jet-powered fighter ever deployed by the Royal Canadian Navy, serving the RCN from 1955 until 1962. The aircraft's name is derived from the banshee of Celtic mythology.

24

U.S.A
WARBIRD

1937

  Brewster F-2A Buffalo
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  • The stubby F2A Buffalo series became the United States Navy's first operational aircraft of monoplane design. Despite this honor, the system as a whole failed to live up to expectations set forth by technology and combat tactics in the Second World War.

25

BRITAIN
1961

  BEAGLE-206
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  • Beagle's first and few designs to reach production. The prototype of the new twin engine design, known as the B.206X, made its first flight on August 15 1961. A five/six seater powered by two 195kW (260hp) Continental IO470 engines, it was considered too small by its creators, and the design grew into the B.206Y with 230kW (310hp) Continental GIO470 engines, greater wing span, a larger cabin with increased seating capacity, greater fuel capacity and increased weights.

26

U.S.A
WARBIRD

1958

  BUCKEYE 
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  • When, in 1956, the U.S. Navy requested competitive designs for a new jet trainer capable of taking their student pilots through advanced combat flight categories such as gunnery, fighter tactics, bombing, and carrier qualification, North American Aviation emerged the winner with its design, which used proven features from operational North American aircraft like the FJ-1 Fury and T-28

27

BRITAIN
1967

  Beagle Pup
IMAGE
  • Beagle Aircraft Ltd chose to build the Pup following a market survey which demonstrated a global requirement for a 2-4 seat training/touring aircraft to replace aging Tiger Moths and Pipers used by flying clubs

28

U.S.A
WARBIRD

1944

  GRUMMAN BEARCAT
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  • The Grumman F8F Bearcat (affectionately called "Bear") was an American single-engine naval fighter aircraft of the 1940s. It went on to serve into the mid-20th century in the United States Navy and other air forces, and would be the company's final piston engined fighter aircraft

29

BRITAIN
1967

BUCCANEER
IMAGE
  • The Blackburn Buccaneer was a British low-level strike aircraft with nuclear weapon delivery capability serving with the Royal Navy and the Royal Air Force between 1962 and 1994, including service in the 1991 Gulf War. Designed and initially produced by Blackburn Aircraft at Brough it was later known as the Hawker Siddeley Buccaneer when Blackburn became a part of the Hawker Siddeley group.

30

RUSSIA1967

 

Bede BD-5J
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  • The BD-5 Micro is a small, single-seat homebuilt kit aircraft created in the late 1960s by US aircraft designer Jim Bede and introduced to the market by the now-defunct Bede Aircraft Company in the early 1970s. The BD-5 has a small fuselage holding its semi-reclined pilot under a large canopy, with the engine installed in a compartment in the middle of the fuselage, and a propeller (or jet engine in the BD-5J variant) in the rear. The combination of fighter-like looks and relatively low cost led to the BD-5 selling over 5,000 kits or plans.However few were actually completed due to the company's bankruptcy in the mid-1970s, brought on by the failure to deliver a reliable engine for the design. In total only a few hundred were completed, although many of these are still being flown today. The
    BD-5J version holds the record for the world's lightest jet aircraft weighing 358.8 lb (162.7 kg).

31

CZECH
1936

  Benes-Mraz Be-550 Bibi
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  • The Beneš-Mráz Be-550 Bibi was a light airplane manufactured in Czechoslovakia shortly before World War II. It was based on the firm's Beta-Minor design of the previous year, but was a lighter, smaller aircraft in which the seats were side-by-side instead of in tandem, and the cockpit fully enclosed. Like the Beta-Minor, it was a low-wing cantilever monoplane with fixed tailwheel undercarriage. At least one example was exported to the United Kingdom (registration G-AGSR), where it flew until the 1950s

32

RUSSIA
19
67

  Beriev Be-4
IMAGE
  • The Beriev Be-4 (originally designated KOR-2) was a reconnaissance flying boat built to operate from Soviet warships during World War II. Its development was a direct result of the failure of the Beriev Be-2 design. The Be-4 was an elegant, parasol-winged monoplane with a slight inverse-gull wing. The large radial engine was mounted in a nacelle above the fuselage. This aircraft had none of the vices of the Be-2 and was quickly put into production. However, not many had been completed before the fall of Sevastopol and the over-running of the Beriev factory. Production was resumed in 1943 at Krasnoyarsk, which is where most of the roughly 100 examples were constructed.

33

RUSSIA
19
49

BERIEV-12
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  • Beriev Be-12 is development of the Beriev Be-6 flying boat whose primary roles were as an anti-submarine and maritime patrol bomber aircraft. Though tracing its origins to the Be-6, the Be-12 inherited little more than the concept of its gull wing and twin oval tailfins.The Be-12 was first flown in October 1960 at Taganrog airfield.

34

U.S.A
1944

  BOXCAR
IMAGE
  • The Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar (Navy designation R4Q) was an American military transport aircraft developed from the World War II Fairchild C-82 Packet, designed to carry cargo, personnel, litter patients, and mechanized equipment, and to drop cargo and troops by parachute. The first C-119 made its initial flight in November 1947, and by the time production ceased in 1955, more than 1,100 C-119s had been built. Its cargo-hauling ability and unusual appearance earned it the nickname "Flying Boxcar".

35

U.S.A
1982

 
  BEECH 1900
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  • The Beechcraft 1900 is a 19-passenger, pressurized twin-engine turboprop airplane manufactured by the Beechcraft Division of the Raytheon Company (now Hawker Beechcraft). It was designed, and is primarily used, as a regional airliner. It is also used as a freight aircraft, corporate transport, and by the United States military and other governments.The aircraft is designed to carry passengers in all weather conditions from airports with relatively short runways. It is capable of flying in excess of 600 miles (970 km), although few operators use its full-fuel range. In terms of the number of aircraft built and its continued use by many passenger airlines and other users, it is one of the most popular 19-passenger airliners in history.

36 

U.S.A
1965

 
  BRONCO
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  • The North American Aviation Rockwell OV-10 Bronco is a turboprop light attack and observation aircraft. It was developed in the 1960s as a special aircraft for counter insurgency (COIN) combat, and one of its primary missions was as a forward air control (FAC) aircraft. It can carry up to three tons of external munitions, and loiter for three or more hours.

37 

U.S.A
1935

 
BEECH-AT11
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  • The Beechcraft Model 18 design was begun in 1935, when Walter Beech determined to build a low-wing monoplane to compete with the biplanes, like the Curtis Condor, which were still common to commercial aviation. After an unspectacular introduction in 1937, the design was steadily improved, particularly with respect to engine power and economy of operation until 1939 when, with the introduction of 330-hp Jacobs L-6 engines, the plane became an attractive package. 30 were sold in 1940, at which point the war interrupted its civilian life while giving a terrific boost to Beech's future. The first of an eventual run of more than 4000 D-18s were then contracted by the government.

38  

U.S.A
1926

 
 Brown B-2  Brown B-3
IMAGE
  • During 1926 Lawrence W. Brown established a small aircraft modification and design operation at Clover Field Santa Monica, California. His initial project was to modify a Thomas-Morse S-4 as a parasol monoplane with a 90 h.p. Curtiss OX-5 engine. In 1929 he built a similar two-seat aircraft powered by a 260 h.p. Menasco-Salmson engine.

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    Beechcraft Be-1900C
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    Beechcraft Be-24 Sierra
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    Beechcraft Be-99A
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    BEECH-C45F
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    Beechcraft-SFERMA PD-146 Turbo Travelair
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    Beechcraft T-34 Mentor
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    BEEDEE-5
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    BELFAST 
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  Bell P-39Q Airacobra
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  Bell AH-1 Cobra
  Bell 47G
    Bell P-63C Kingcobra
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    Bell X-1
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  Bell X-1A
  Bell X-1B
  Bell X-5
  Bell X-14
  Bell X-22
    Bell XP-77    
  Bernard 20 C1  
  Bernard 74 C1
  Bernard V4
  Bernard 191 Oiseau Canari
  Bernard 260
    Bernard V4    
    BEVERLY    
    BIRDOG    
  Bisnovat SK-1
  Bisnovat SK-2
  Blackburn Buccaneer (1)
  Blackburn Buccaneer(2)
  Blackburn F-7/30
  Blackburn Firebrand
  Blackburn Monoplane
  Blackburn Skua
  Blackburn Roc
  BLACKJACK
    BLACK WIDOW    
    Bleriot 125    
    Bleriot XI    
  Bloch MB-131
  Bloch-152
  Bloch MB-155
  Bloch MB-175
  Bloch MB-200
  Blohm und Voss BV-137
  Blohm und Voss BV-138
  Blohm und Voss BV-139
    BLOHM UND VOSS-141    
    BLOHM UND VOSS P170    
    BLOHM & VOSS 222    
    BLUESTEEL    
    BLENHEIM    
    BLINDER    
  BOBCAT   
   B-29
   B-36
    Boeing 40A    
   B-42
   B-43
   B-46
   B-47
   B-48
   B-50
   B-51
   B-52
   B-57
     B-66    
     B-58    
  BOEING-247
  Boeing 307 Stratoliner
  Boeing 314 American Clipper
  Boeing-Stearman PT-17 Kaydet (1)
  Boeing-Stearman PT-17 Kaydet (2)
    707    
    727    
    BOEING-737-200    
  Boeing 707-300 (1)
  Boeing 707-300  (2)
    Boeing 737    
    BOEING-747    
    BOEING-757    
    BOEING-767    
  Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker
  Boeing YC-14
    BOEING F4B    
    Boeing-Stearman PT-17 Kaydet (2)      
    Bölkow Bö-208 Junior    
    BONANZA    
  Borel Monoplan 1912
  Boulton-Paul Partridge
  Boulton-Paul P-64 Mail Carrier
  Boulton-Paul Defiant
  Boulton-Paul P-111A
    BOUNDER    
  BRABAZON
  Breda BA-27
  Breda BA-65 K14
  Breda BA-65 A80
  Breda BA-88
  Breda Zappata BZ-308
  Breguet Br-19 Point d'Interrogation
  Breguet XIV
  Breguet Br-27 (1)
    Breguet Br-27(2)    
    Breguet Br-693    
    Breguet Br-761 Deux Ponts    
    Breguet Br-790 Nautilus    
    Breguet Br-901 Mouette    
    Breguet Br-902    
    Breguet Br-904 Nymphale    
    Breguet Br-906 Choucas    
    Breguet Br-940 Integral    
    Breguet Br-941    
    Breguet Br-1001 Taon    
    Breguet Br-1050 Alize    
  Breguet Br-1150 Atlantic
    BRISTOL-130    
    BRISTOL-170    
    BRISTOL BEAUFIGHTER    
    BREWSTER-340    
  BRIGAND  
  Bristol M-1 Bullet
  Bristol Racer
  Bristol Bulldog
  Bristol School
  Bristol 118
  Bristol 133
  Bristol Blenheim Mk I (1)
  Bristol Blenheim Mk I  (2)
  Bristol Blenheim Mk II
    Britten-Norman BN-2 Islander    
    Britten-Norman BN-4 Islander    
    British Aerospace BAC-111    
     Britist Aerospace Bull dog    
    British Aerospace Hawk T-2 (1)    
    British Aerospace Hawk T-2 , (2)    
    British Aerospace BAe-146    
    British Aerospace FRS Mk1 Sea Harrier