Category: Aircraft
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Canberra Airport Hudson Bomber
Lockheed Hudson Mk.IV A16-105 at Canberra Airport Something you don’t expect to see is a five-tonne bomber on the second floor of an airport terminal. However, Canberra Airport has a Lockheed Hudson bomber doing just that. Sitting at the far end of the check-in desks, it’s a monument to all of the RAAF crews who Read more
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Hawker Sea Fury in British Service
Hawker Sea Fury in British Service The British Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm operated the Hawker Sea Fury from February 1947, initially with 778 Naval Air Squadron’s, Flying Development Unit. The first operational unit was 807 NAS in September 1947 (the Royal Canadian Navy 803 Naval Air Squadron was the first of any nation in Read more
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Kreider-Reisner XC-31 Transport Aircraft
Kreider-Reisner XC-31 Transport Aircraft The Kreider-Reisner XC-31 was a transport aircraft developed for the USAAC. The single engine, fabric covered design was was not ordered into production, with the USAAC preferring twin engined metal covered designs such as the Douglas DC-2. Kreider-Reisner was purchased by Fairchild in 1929, with the XC-31 also being referred to Read more