Older Photographs of aircraft
On this page are details of the original aircraft photos that have been sent in by visitors on this website since 2004.
There is plenty of room for more photographs, so if you have any interesting old images that capture aircraft from years ago, whether civilian or military, it'd be great to feature them on here if possible.
If you have anything that you think may be of interest, by all means drop me an email.
Classic aviation photos
In the righthand menu are details of the photos I've received so far, many of which were sent over by ex-servicemen, or relatives of aircrew that once flew these classic types.
As interesting as the photographs themselves are on their own, the stories behind such images can really bring a scene to life, so with each picture I've included the background information as supplied by whoever forwarded me the picture. Some of the photos relate to classic early jets such as the Canberra, Vulcan and the Valiant, whereas earlier pictures featuring an aircrew with their Avro Lancaster during WW2 were sent by relatives of the pilot. One contributor was part of a Canberra photo recce crew during the Christmas Island nuclear test programme in the early 1950s, and his recollections are also featured.
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Pictures that feature old aircraft types
Avro Lancaster
Avro Vulcan B1 at Farnborough
BAC Canberra PR7 Christmas Island
BAC Canberra B.I.8 RAF Wildenrath
English Electric Lightning F1a (Wattisham)
Gloster Meteor 1945
Handley Page Victor B.Mk1 at Farnborough
F4 Phantoms in 1972/1973
Vickers Valiant Mk1 RAF
Vickers Valiant crash story
NEW!
Aviation photographic collections:
UK airfields, airshows & fire dumps 1940s-1970s 117 images.
Specific event photos:
Christmas Island Nuclear Tests
Tactical Weapons Meet in 1967
Other aviation images:
Recent aircraft pictures
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