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The airfield was only bombed once when a few incendiaries were dropped, some hitting the village of Balderstone. [2] From the last years of the war large-scale production of aircraft by EE at Samlesbury continued: [3] de Havilland Vampire – Various versions built under sub-contract 1944–1952, total 1,369; All Lightnings were built at Samlesbury
Naval Aircraft Factory Giant Boat; Naval Aircraft Factory N-1; Non-ballistic atmospheric entry; North American F-107; North American NA-116; North American NA-335; North American XA2J Super Savage; North American XB-70 Valkyrie; North American XF-108 Rapier; North American YF-93; Northrop F-20 Tigershark; Northrop Grumman E-10 MC2A; Northrop N ...
The 22nd B.2, later converted for the MMR role. Completed 20 April 1961, delivered to 27 Squadron a day later. Latterly with 50 Squadron and then Station Flight, Waddington. It was sold on 21 January 1983 to Tom Stoddard and David Hutchinson of the Solway Aviation Society, which at the time had only one other aircraft, a Meteor jet.
From 1968 to 1992, the United Kingdom (UK) operated the McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II as one of its principal combat aircraft. The UK was the first export customer for the US-built F-4 Phantom, which was ordered in the context of political and economic difficulties around British designs for similar aircraft.
An aircraft boneyard or aircraft graveyard is a storage area for aircraft which are retired from service. Most aircraft at boneyards are either kept for storage continuing to receive some maintenance or parts of the aircraft are removed for reuse or resale and the aircraft are scrapped .
Royal Aircraft Factory B.E.2 [13] UK Propeller Reconnaissance 1912 1919 Single-engined piston biplane Royal Aircraft Factory B.E.12: UK Propeller Fighter 1918 1918 Single-engined piston biplane Bristol Beaufighter [24] UK Propeller Strike fighter/night fighter/target tug 1940 1960 Twin-engined piston monoplane Bristol Beaufort [25] UK Propeller
London Biggin Hill, a former RAF station This list of former RAF stations includes most of the stations, airfields and administrative headquarters previously used by the Royal Air Force. They are listed under any former county or country name which was appropriate for the duration of operation. During 1991, the RAF had several Military Emergency Diversion Aerodrome (MEDA) airfields: RAF ...