The Sopwith Camel was the big brother to the Sopwith Pup, although a lot heavier and hard to handle she was a very lethal plane for her time. Powered by a 130 hp Clerget 9B or 150 hp (B.R.1) Bentley Rotary 1 engine. Quite a few countries around the world used this plane during world war I. It was also popular with the usa Navy. The twin Vickers machine guns mounted on her front were quite devistating.
Quite a few air forces around the world also used this great machine as a trainer. Not just during World War II was it used but for some time after that. She was powered by a Gypsy 130 hp engine. There is still a few flying today and are popular for joyrides.
The Supermarine Spitfire was without doubt one of the most famous fighters of world war II, along with the Hawker Hurricane it played a big part in winning the battle of Britain. She entered service in 1942 and was produced by Vickers Armstrong, she was capable of speeds up to 650 mph. This machine carried 4 x .303-in machine-guns, 2x 20mm cannons and 227 kgs of bombs.
Not to sure about this model, I suspect it is my daughter Beccy, I guess this is an attempt at landing.
The B 17 Flying Fortress was widely used in bombing raids over europe during World War II, but suffered huge losses in raids over Germany. The first engines installed were Pratt & Whitney 750 hp, but were replaced later on by Wright Cyclones (950 hp). The fire power was quite awesome consisting of (in the B 17G Model) 13 Browning .50 caliber machine guns, 17,600lbs of bombs and reached an amzing 37,000 ft ceiling.
A very popular dc3, containing a seat with a view, this is the "Flagship Detroit" and is the oldest model DC3 still flying today. (Photo by Buck Wyndham)
