Spitfire MK Ia - Hoodie
£48.00
Supermarine Spitfire MK Ia
This design features the livery of Pilot Officer Eric Lock from 41 Squadron. In August 1940 R6886 was stationed at RAF Hornchurch. The back of the shirt features 8 profiles from this collection.
Spitfire - Hoodie
£48.00
Supermarine Spitfire
The Spitfire is a must for the flyingraphics collection. The shirt displays the heritage of the Spitfire starting with the Supermarine S.5 designed by R.J. Mitchell to compete for the Schneider Trophy in 1927. The main illustration shows the MK I type 300 and the MK XIV type 379 in side elevation. On the back of the shirt we have printed an illustration of the Rolls Royce Merlin.
Sopwith - Hoodie
£45.00
Sopwith Aviation Company
The Sopwith Aviation Company was formed in 1912 by Thomas Octave Murdoch Sopwith. Tommy was a wealthy sportsman interested in aviation, yachting and motor racing. The business started at Brooklands, moved to Canbury Park Road then settled in Kingston. After World War I Sopwith was liquidated and Tommy Sopwith formed HG Hawker Engineering with Harry Hawker, Fred Sigrist and Bill Eyre. Sopwith produced many aircraft types including the Camel, Dove, Pup and Swallow.
Sea King - Hoodie
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Westland WS61 Sea King
This helicopter was built by Westland under licence from American Sikorsky. The Sea King entered service in 1969 and has worked hard both for the Royal Air Force and the Royal Navy in many roles including anti-submarine, troop transport and Search and Rescue.
Sea Fury - Hoodie
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Hawker Sea Fury
The last piston engined fighter, and the fastest, to serve with the Royal Navy. The Sea Fury entered service in 1947 and was used during the Korean war and during the attempted invasion of Cuba in 1961. The Sea Fury was powered by the Bristol Centaurus aero engine enabling it to reach speeds of up to 460 mph.
Roundel - Hoodie
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Royal Air Force Roundels
This graphic displays roundels used by RN Fleet Air Arm, Army Air Corps and the Royal Air Force through the ages. Initially the Union Flag was painted on early combat aircraft, but roundels were used to avoid confusion with the German Iron Cross. The Royal Flying Corps started using the blue outer and red centre roundel in December 1914. The roundel evolved over the years and varied according to the role of the aircraft it was painted on.
Robin Olds - MIG Killer - Hoodie
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Colonel Robin Olds
Robin Olds is the epitomy of the fighter pilot, born into a military family with an education at West Point. He flew in combat in the P51 Mustang and P38 during WW2. He is best known for commanding a wing of F4 Phantoms in Vietnam, earning a reputation as a 'MIG Killer' with his skills as an air-fighter and combat leader. A hero for todays fighter pilots.
Raptor - Hoodie
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Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor
Manufactured by Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Boeing Defense, Space and Security the F-22 entered service in 2005 as an air superiority fighter and has added ground attack, Signals Intel and ECM to its list of roles. This aircraft has extraordinary stealth, situational awareness and aerodynamic capabilities that it is unprecedented and unmatched.
Rafale - Hoodie
£45.00
Dassault Rafale
The Dassault Rafale is in service with the French Air Force and French Navy as an omnirole aircraft in air supremacy, interdiction, reconnaissance, anti-ship and nuclear deterrant. The Rafale is designed with a delta wing and close-couple canard which makes the aircraft highly agile and capable of sustaining -3.4g to 9g and is controlled by digital fly-by-wire. The Rafale is also in service with the Indian and Qatar Air Forces.
Puma - Hoodie
£45.00
Aérospatiale SA330 Puma
The Puma first flew in 1965 and entered service with the Royal Air Force in January 1971 at RAF Odiham with the designation of Puma HC Mk I, used in the transport role. The helicopter was jointly manufactured by Aérospatiale and Westland Helicopters. The Puma has seen service across the world with the RAF; West Germany, Belize, Northern Ireland, Venezuela and the Middle East in combat and in humanitarian operations. In 2012 the Puma HC Mk 2 entered service with many improvements including two Turbomeca Makila engines, a new defensive aids suite and the ability to carry a greater payload. The RAF Puma fleet will remain in service until 2025.
P-51D Mustang - Hoodie
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North American P-51D Mustang
The Mustang was a long range fighter used in many roles including bomber escort with the USAAF's Eighth Air Force over Germany. Powered by the Packard V-1650, a U.S. version of the Rolls Royce Merlin 66 and armed with six 50 cal machine guns, the Mustang competed well against any aircraft from the Luftwaffe.
P-47 Thunderbolt - Hoodie
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Republic P-47 Thunderbolt
The Thunderbolt was used as a medium range escort fighter and ground attack aircraft. Nicknamed the 'Jug', the P-47 was powered by the Pratt & Whitney R-2800 Double Wasp making it a formidable fighter both in the war over Europe and in the Pacific.
P-40 Warhawk - Hoodie
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Curtiss P-40 Warhawk
The P-40 was the modification of the P36 Hawk and came into service at the start of World War II. It was used by all the allied air forces, mainly as an air superiority fighter in Africa, Pacific and China as well as Eastern Europe and Alaska. Most famous were the Flying Tigers. An American Volunteer Group that was part of the Chinese Air Force who operated against the Japanese.
P-39 Airacobra - Hoodie
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Bell P-39 Airacobra
Designed by Bell Aircraft, the Airacobra is a unique design with the engine positioned centrally in the fuselage and a tricycle undercarriage. The P-39 entered service in 1941 with the USSAC, RAF, Soviet Air Force, Free French and Italian Co-Belligerent Air Force. After the war the Airacobra was used in the US National Air Races.
P-38 Lightning - Hoodie
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Lockheed P-38 Lightning
Designed by Clarence 'Kelly' Johnson, the Lightning first flew in 1939 and entered military service in 1941. It had a distinctive design with a central nacelle and twin booms. The P-38 was most successful in the Pacific theatre, flown by aces such as Richard Bong, Thomas McGuire and Charles H. MacDonald. The Honduran Air Force used the Lightning right up until 1965.
P-36 Hawk - Hoodie
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Curtiss P-36 Hawk
The Model 75 or Curtiss P-36 Hawk was introduced into the United States Army Air Corps in 1938. It was the predecessor of the P40 so didn't see much action with the USAAC, but was used by Finland, the French Air Force and the RAF as the Mohawk.
US Navy - Hoodie
£45.00
US Navy insignia
US Naval aviation began with aviator Glenn Curtiss who was contracted by the US Government to fly aircraft from land bases and from aboard ships at sea. The first of which was from the cruiser USS Birmingham by a Curtiss pilot, Eugene Ely. In World War Two the aircraft carrier became the most powerful naval weapon system, particularly in the Pacific War. This design features battle worn Stars and Stripes.
US Army Air Corps - Hoodie
£45.00
The USAAC insignia
The US Army Air Service was formed by order of President Woodrow Wilson in 1917 as the US entered the First World War after which the United States Army Air Corps was formed in 1926 as part of the United States Army as a result of legislative changes in the War Department. The service rapidly grew in the 1930s even during the Great Depression. In 1941 the Army Air Corp's role change to training and logistics within the newly formed United States Army Air Forces (USAAF). This design features a weather worn cocarde of white star and red dot.