Aircraft encyclopedia

Aircraft models with their history, specifications and variants.

Airwolfhound (CC BY SA), vía commons
SAC Megan Woodhouse (RAF) (© Crown copyright) (OGL), vía commons
Julian Herzog (CC BY), vía commons
Sgt Pete Mobbs (© Crown copyright) (OGL), vía commons
Cpl Neil Condie (© Crown copyright) (OGL), vía commons
Fighter · 1936
Supermarine Spitfire
The Supermarine Spitfire is the British single-seat fighter with which the Royal Air Force fought the Second World War from beginning to end, and the aeroplane in which Britain invests its memory of 1940. It was designed by R. J. Mitchell…
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Airliner · 1936
Short Empire
The Short Empire was a four-engined monoplane flying boat developed by Short Brothers in the 1930s for Britain's imperial routes, carrying passengers and mail across two decks. Imperial Airways, BOAC, Qantas and TEAL operated it until…
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