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Republic F-105 Thunderchief The Thunderchief is part of the Century Series of jets designated the F-105. It was introduced to the USAF in May 1958 as a fighter-bomber with a massive payload so Thunderchief was tasked with most of the strike missions during the Vietnam War, but suffered considerable losses. It was capable of Mach 2 at high altitude despite being the largest single seat aircraft produced in the U.S. The Thunderchief was eventually replaced by the F-4 Phantom and F-111 Aardvark.

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Lockheed F-104 Starfighter The Starfighter is part of the Century Series of jets designated the F-104. It was introduced to the USAF as a supersonic interceptor in February 1958 and saw service in Vietnam, but was more widely used by NATO, including the air forces of Germany, Italy, Turkey, Canada, Belgium, Japan and the Netherlands. The jet remained in service until 2004 with the Italian Air Force and some are still flown by private companies today.

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Convair F-102 Delta Dagger The Delta Dagger interceptor is part of the Century Series of jets designated the F-102. It was introduced to the USAF in April 1953 and was the USAF's first operational supersonic jet. The type was used as bomber escort during the Vietnam war, but was transferred across to the Air National Guard as the Voodoo and Phantom came into service.

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North American F-100 Super Sabre The Super Sabre supersonic jet is part of the Century Series of jets designated the F-100. It was introduced to the USAF in September 1954 in the fighter/bomber role with 479th Fighter Wing, George AFB. The type saw combat service in Vietnam and remained in service with United States Air National Guard until 1979.

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English Electric Canberra This record breaking jet-powered medium bomber entered RAF service in 1952 and served a remarkable 55 years, performing many roles as a nuclear strike aircraft, photographic and electronic reconnaissance. The United States operated its own equivalent as the Martin B57.

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Louis Blériot, the first man to fly across the English Channel Louis Blériot was a French-born inventor and engineer who had invented and manufactured headlamps for motor cars. Profits from his business were invested in building aeroplanes and Blériot was the first to develop the stick and rudder system of controlling an aircraft. In 1909 he entered his monoplane into the Daily Mail Prize of flying across the English Channel. At sunrise of July 25th he took off from Les Baraques and made it to Dover in just over 23 minutes, making aviation history. This design has been given a deliberate aged and 'weathered' appearance.

BBMF Douglas C-47 Dakota - Sweat Shirt £39.00

Douglas C-47 Dakota From graphic designer and illustrator, Chris Sandham-Bailey of Inkworm.com. Chris is a regular contributor to aviation publications such as Aeroplane and Mortons Media. This profile is a C-47 Dakota named 'Kwicherbichen' and is a veteran of D-Day.

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Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress This heavy bomber entered service with the United States Army Air Force in 1938 . The USAAF used the B-17 for daylight bombing over Germany and also in the Pacific against Japanese targets. There are still a small number of these legendary aircraft flying today.

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The first Transatlantic flight of Alcock and Brown John Alcock was a military pilot during World War I and Arthur Whitten Brown was an engineer and pilot during the war. Both had been shot down and imprisoned by the Germans, during this time both resolved together to cross the Atlantic by air. After the war they both worked with Vickers to convert a Vimy to be able to undertake the long flight. On the 14th June both set off from Newfoundland. After 12 hours flying and poor weather, Alcock and Brown landed their aircraft in a bog near Clifden, County Galway in Ireland. This design has been given a deliberate aged and 'weathered' appearance.

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Air Vice Marshall James Edgar Johnson Due to an earlier rugby injury Johnson's flying combat career didn't start until 1941 with air offensives over France including involvement with the Dieppe Raid, Operation Market Garden and DDay. This design celebrates Johnson as a Fighter Ace with 34 destroyed to his name, but he was part of the RAF that was served by many men and women who were all heroes.

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Flight Lieutenant George Frederick Beurling Beurling eventually joined the RAF after trying to join the RCAF and Finnish Air Force. He became Canada's most famous fighter pilot, distinguishing himself in the defence of Malta. This design celebrates Beurling as a Fighter Ace with 31 destroyed to his name, but he was part of the RAF that was served by many men and women who were all heroes.

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Flight Lieutenant Eric Stanley Lock Eric Lock joined the RAF in 1939, completed his training and joined No.41 Squadron at the very start of the Battle of Britain. He became Britain's highest scoring fighter pilot, but in 1941 was sadly downed by ground fire over France and his body was never recovered. This design celebrates Lock as a Fighter Ace with 26 destroyed to his name, but he was part of the RAF that was served by many men and women who were all heroes.

Robert Stanford Tuck - Sweat Shirt £39.00

Wing Commander Robert Roland Stanford-Tuck Stanford-Tuck joined the Royal Air Force in 1935, with his first experience of combat over Dunkirk during the Battle of France. As a Squadron Leader he commanded a squadron of Hurricanes that participated in sorties over northern France during the early part of the war. He was shot down in 1942 and was taken prisoner. This design celebrates Tuck as a Fighter Ace with 29 destroyed to his name, but he was part of the RAF that was served by many men and women who were all heroes.

Adversary F-5E Tiger II - Sweat Shirt £39.00

F-5E Tiger II VFC-13 'Fighting Saints' The VFC-13 is an adversary training squadron for the US Navy, operating out of NAS Fallon in Nevada. The squadron provides the US Navy with realistic air warfare training. In 1996 VFC-13 started using the Northrop F-5E II with colour schemes to enhance the aggressive role it took.

No.74 Fighter Squadron - Sweat Shirt £39.00

No.74 Fighter Squadron No.74 Training Squadron started operational life in 1917, but was reformed as a Royal Flying Corps Fighter Squadron in 1918 and moved onto the Western Front. In combat, the Squadron developed a fierce reputation with a tiger-like aggression. A spirit that has stayed with this Squadron until it was disbanded in 2000. Famous pilots from the First War include Mick Mannock, Taffy Jones and Sydney Carlin. This design has been given a deliberate aged and 'weathered' appearance.

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