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  1. M

    Details of the upgrades from 965 to the Type 1022 radar

    I understand that after the Falklands the Batch I Sheffields were re-fit with the 1022? I checked in a couple of references online and while the 1022 is always mentioned in conjunction with the Batch II and III, I cannot find anyone detailing the upgrades of the earlier ships. I'd like to update...
  2. P

    British 1912 Military Aircraft Competition

    From wiki https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1912_British_Military_Aeroplane_Competition The text for this says a crash by one of the monoplanes 'resulted in a ban being imposed on monoplane use by the RFC, which had a long-term effect on the course of British aircraft design.' Is there any...
    • PMN1
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    • 1912 air battalion royal engineers british empire early 20th century great britain pre-world war i royal flying corps war office
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    • Forum: Aviation & Space
  3. P

    Sir William Sidney Smith's 1804/1805 catamaran landing craft

    In 1804/1805 Sir William Sidney Smith designed two catamaran landing craft From Tom Pocock's 'The Terror Before Trafalgar: Nelson, Napoleon and the secret war' But while infantry could scramble ashore from ships’ boats, they could do so only in small parties; also the landing of artillery was...
    • PMN1
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    • 19th century amphibious warfare vessel british empire catamaran great britain landing craft napoleonic wars royal marines royal navy
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Secret Naval Projects
  4. Mike Pryce

    TSR2 60 years ago today

    It's 60 years since the infamous event View: https://x.com/MichaelJPryce/status/1908792157692903689 And this thread https://www.secretprojects.co.uk/threads/tsr2-conference-cosford-13-may-2023.41350/ Was it really the turkey we all now say it is?
    • Mike Pryce
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    • british aircraft corporation cold war great britain nuclear battlefield raf bomber command royal air force strategic bomber strategic reconnaissance tactical reconnaissance
    • Replies: 17
    • Forum: Secret Postwar Aircraft Projects
  5. TsrJoe

    Post 1945 'International Air Force'

    I am not a fan of ATL./AH. scenarios but found this article in a 1946 issue of ATC. Gazette proposing a 'World Organisation' 'International Air Force' of interest. Who knows such an idea may have led to a UN. with teeth and negated the need for organisations such as NATO. etc. :)
  6. A

    Handley Page/Scottish Aviation/British Aerospace Jetstream projects

    As a follow-up to my Skyvan book, (which should be out before the end of the year), I am now working on the HP/SA/BAe Jetstream family. Firstly, does anyone have a copy of the official brochure for the Jetstream 31EZ maritime patrol aircraft? Also, any more information on the Jetstream C.5/E.4...
    • Aeroflight
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    • airborne early warning british aerospace plc cold war great britain handley page limited maritime patrol aircraft royal air force scottish aviation
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    • Forum: Secret Postwar Aircraft Projects
  7. uk 75

    London's Third Airport

    https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/London%27s_third_airport Ever since I was a little boy and saw pictures and books about London Airport grown-ups have been trying to find a replacement. In the TV show Thunderbirds it is called London International Airport. By September 1966 the emergence of...
  8. M

    There is autoloader tank project or big gun tank that made by British (other than fv4005 or death Star)?

    There is autoloader tank project or big gun tank that made by British (other than fv4005 or death Star)?
  9. robinbird

    Pre Operation Varsity

    Dad spent 1943 at Sherburn-in-Elemet photographing top secret trials of gliders for major landings such as Operation Varsity on this day March 24 1945. The secret trials were not so much about the gliders but how they handled carrying troops, panniers , field guns and even tanks (in...
    • robinbird
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    • 1945 airborne forces airborne forces experimental establishment airmobile allies assault glider british army glider glider infantry great britain transport glider world war ii
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    • Forum: Aviation & Space
  10. klem

    The 'Excelsior' device.

    Developed in 1954 at the Royal Naval Air Station No.802 Squadron , Lossiemouth, Scotland for high-speed target practice. The 'Excelsior' banner (target) streaming device was especially for use on Hawker Sea Hawk FGA Mk.4 aircraft.
  11. Grey Havoc

    Last known Battle of Britain fighter pilot passes away

    https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cvg1z42pkj8o https://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2025/0318/1502596-hemingway/ https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/03/18/john-paddy-hemingway-last-pilot-battle-of-britain-dies-105/...
    • Grey Havoc
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    • battle of britain battle of france british commonwealth british empire british expeditionary force cold war éire european theater of operations french third republic great britain mediterranean and middle east theatre mediterranean theater (wwii) north atlantic treaty organisation post-world war ii raf fighter command royal air force st. patrick's day the few united kingdom world war ii
    • Replies: 18
    • Forum: Aviation & Space
  12. R

    Shaping the Vulcan: Design and development of Avro's V-Bomber (Stephen Liddle)

    Hi All, As we're hopefully in the final stages of production and to avoid further hijack of other threads.... The vast delta wing form of Avro’s Vulcan has become an iconic symbol of cold war Britain. From starring alongside James Bond in Thunderball to striking improbably distant targets...
    • RocketJavelin
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    • cold war great britain jet age nuclear battlefield raf bomber command raf strike command royal air force strategic bomber
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    • Forum: Books & Marketplace
  13. bercr

    Famous British Aircraft (Crecy): James Jackson - Jaguar: A Development and Operational History

    https://www.amazon.com/Jaguar-Development-Operational-James-Jackson/dp/1800353294 Publisher ‎Crecy Publishing Ltd (April 30, 2025) Language ‎English ISBN-10 ‎1800353294 ISBN-13 ‎978-1800353299
    • bercr
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    • 1970s 1980s 1990s advanced trainer aéronavale armeé de l'air british aircraft corporation close air support coin cold war france french fifth republic great britain light strike marine nationale post-cold war royal air force sepecat société des ateliers d'aviation louis bréguet tactical reconnaissance
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    • Forum: Books & Marketplace
  14. Graham1973

    The First Trans-Atlantic Telegraph Messages

    One of the first great communication 'collapses' in history was the advent of the electric telegraph which drastically reduced communications times across large distances. Permitting this 'time compressing' technology to cross the oceans seemed an insurmountable problem, especially in an era...
    • Graham1973
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    • 1860s atlantic telegraph company great britain late 1850s late 19th century submarine telegraph cables telecommunications transatlantic telegraph cable united states
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    • Forum: The Bar
  15. Grey Havoc

    Advanced Technology Frigate (Great Britain, early 1990s)

    https://shipbucket.com/drawings/5965
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    • anti-submarine warfare asw cold war early 1990s frigate great britain post-cold war royal navy
    • Replies: 10
    • Forum: Secret Naval Projects
  16. M

    Sea Dart Mk 2 (GWS 31)

    I tried to locate any data or graphical representations of how the Mk2 Sea Dart (the one that was planned for Type 43 destroyer) could look, but apparently without success. Are there any? What where the differences with the original missile and how should it have looked, especially if adopted...
  17. Mike Pryce

    Official UK Eurofighter history

    Part 1 of the Air Historical Branch's history of Typhoon https://www.raf.mod.uk/what-we-do/our-history/air-historical-branch/post-coldwar-studies/eurofightertyphoonpart1coldwarorigins1983-1990/
    • Mike Pryce
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    • 1980s cold war early 1990s eurofighter european fighter aircraft (efa) federal republic of germany french fifth republic great britain north atlantic treaty organisation nuclear battlefield post-cold war royal air force west germany western europe
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: Secret Postwar Aircraft Projects
  18. Nik

    B-29: spare engine ferry ?

    First, my apologies: Recent eye-surgery has temporarily hobbled my Google_Fu... ( APHont and Ctrl-Scroll zoom for the win...) IIRC, US sent but one (1) B-29 to UK to astonish and, yes, boost morale... If deployed in numbers, such as for Silver-plate / Saddletree delivery, some spares might...
    • Nik
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    • allies european theater of operations great britain strategic bomber united states united states army air forces usaaf world war ii
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: Aviation & Space
  19. S

    Propeller Twilight by Tony Buttler

    Can anybody recommend this book? https://www.keymodelworld.com/article/crecy-publishinghikoki-propeller-twilight
    • spicmart
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    • cold war fleet air arm great britain post-world war ii royal air force royal navy world war ii
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    • Forum: Books & Marketplace
  20. hesham

    Hawker Siddeley P.1201 Fighter

    Hi, The Hawker-Siddeley HS.1201 was a lightweight air superior fighter project,1967, https://www.militaryfactory.com/aircraft/detail.php?aircraft_id=2303
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