Another new series of posts I am trying to put together take a look at the begining and end of key stages of fighting aircraft. These "handover" points can be seen in a number of key designs in history. The end of the great war saw favour change from the rotary unstable scout, which to … Continue reading A New Age of Fighters – Part 1 – Royal Aircraft Factory SE5a
Often aviation collections tied in as part of a less specialised museum can be basic affairs with the same old "Obvious" choices in place. The Science Museum's London collection is quite the opposite, in fact it without down forms one of Britain's most important collections. Its hard to know where to start really, but as … Continue reading Museum Profile: The Science Museum – London
Since changing their company name from Pemberton Bullen in 1917, Supermarine had built themselves up quite the collection of aircraft, with a main focus on seaplanes. 1917 was a fortuitous year for Supermarine in another way as well, as a certain Reginald J Mitchell had joined the design team. Mitchell was a driving force in … Continue reading The Supermarine Schneider Racers
Last week I posted my thoughts on the new First World War exhibition at the RAF Museum's Hendon site, this post looks at the history of the aircraft included in the display. Bleriot XXVII - "433": This aircrafts history until around 1965 is not known, though it is highly likley that the aircraft was built … Continue reading First World War In the Air – RAF Museum – Exhibit Histories
