Bristol Blenheim - Sweat Shirt
£43.00
Bristol Blenheim
The Bristol Blenheim was a light bomber, originally built by the Bristol Aeroplane Company as commercial aircraft in the mid 1930s, it became an important and was extensively used as a bomber by the RAF in the early 1940s. It was an advanced design for its time.
P-40 Warhawk - Sweat Shirt
£39.00
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.
Lysander - Sweat Shirt
£39.00
Westland Lysander
Named after a Spartan leader, the Lysander first flew in 1936 and served throughout the Second World War with the Royal Air Force in co-operation with the British Army. The 'Lizzie' had a short-field capability which made the aircraft perfect for clandestine operations with the Special Operations Executive. The Lysander was initially used for artillery spotting and many were lost during the withdrawal of the British Expeditionary Force in France 1940. The aircraft went on to serve with the Indian Air Force, Royal Canadian Air Force and the Egyptian Air Force.
Hurricane - Sweat Shirt
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Hawker Hurricane
Designed by Sir Sydney Camm, the Hurricane first flew in 1935. It was used during the Battle of France, Operation Dynamo and the Battle of Britain where it became known as the 'workhorse' of the RAF. As a steady and robust gun platform it was tasked to attack the invading German bombers with great effectiveness. The Hurricane continued to be produced in many variants right through to the end of the war.
Hawker Tempest - Sweat Shirt
£39.00
Hawker Tempest
The Tempest was to be called the Typhoon II, but entered service in 1944 as the Tempest. The Tempest was mainly used at low-level and for intercepting V-1 Flying Bombs as the aircraft was a superb gun platform. In the latter part of the war the Tempest was very effective at destroying ground targets as well as combat against the Me262, being the fastest single engine propellor aircraft at the time. The Hawker Sea Fury was an evolution of the Tempest.
Halifax - Sweat Shirt
£39.00
Handley Page Halifax
The Halifax first flew in 1939 and entered service with the RAF in 1940 as a heavy bomber in the role of strategic bombing missions. The Halifax flew over 82,000 operations with the loss of 1,833 aircraft. The Halifax took on many other operational roles including Special Operations, Glider tug and paratroop transport.
Whirlwind Fighter - Sweat Shirt
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Westland Whirlwind
The Whirlwind entered service with the Royal Air Force as a heavy fighter in 1940. It was the most heavily armed and fastest fighters at the time and was used for ground attack missions over France, being particularly good at destroying locomotives. Due to engine and manufacturing problems the aircraft was replaced by the Hawker Typhoon in 1943.