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With the magnificent de Havilland Mosquito only just entering Royal Air Force service towards the end of 1941, designers at the company were next [...]

Although historically in the shadow of the Gloster Meteor, the de Havilland Vampire may have been the second jet fighter to enter Royal Air Force [...]

The Severn class lifeboat is the largest lifeboat in the RNLI fleet introduced in 1995. As an all-weather vessel, she can take on the worst sea [...]

The Armstrong Whitworth Whitley saw action right from the first night of the Second World War when it dropped leaflets over Germany. It then took [...]

The most capable medium bomber of the day was the twin-engine Vickers Wellington, which first flew in 1936 and entered RAF service with No.99 [...]

One of the most important aircraft of the early jet era, the North American F-86 Sabre was in many ways a jet powered version of the company's hugely [...]

One of the most significant ships of the 19th century, the Great Western ocean-going paddle steamer was designed by celebrated British engineer [...]

2023 marks the 80th anniversary of ‘Operation Chastise’, also known as the Dambusters raids which was carried out by 617 Squadron on the [...]

  The second of America's great four-engined heavy bombers of the Second World War, the Consolidated B-24 Liberator began development after the [...]

In many respects, the Gloster Meteor could be regarded as Britain's jet powered equivalent of the Spitfire, the first of a new breed of fighter which [...]

Despite its rather ungainly appearance, the Supermarine Walrus was one of the most effective aircraft of its type ever built. Required to operate in [...]

Although not generally regarded as one of the most fashionable British aircraft to see service during the Second World War, the Avro Anson was [...]