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Supermarine Spitfire MK 24 VN318 was operated by the Hong Kong Auxiliary Air Force with 80 Squadron in 1955. The back of the shirt features 8 profiles from this collection of Spitfire t-shirts.

Spitfire Prototype K5054 - Sweat Shirt £43.00

Supermarine Spitfire Prototype K5054 K5054 was the only Spitfire prototype made and was first flown by 'Mutt' Summers on 5th March 1936. He famously remarked "I don't want anything touched!" referring to how perfect the aircraft flew. This design shows K5054 in the blue paint scheme for the 1936 Royal Air Force Pageant at Hendon in 1936. The back of the shirt features 8 profiles from this collection of Spitfire t-shirts.

Sea King - Sweat Shirt £39.00

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.

P-47 Thunderbolt - Sweat Shirt £39.00

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.

Mosquito - Sweat Shirt £39.00

de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito A true multi-role combat aircraft, the Mosquito is an important RAF aircraft of World War 2 and was also operated by countries around the world including the Canadian, Australian and New Zealand airforces. Roles included photo-reconnaissance, bomber, fighter, night-fighter, torpedo bomber and target tug. The Canberra took its place in the early 1950's after 10 years of extraordinary service.

Handley Page - Sweat Shirt £39.00

Handley Page Limited Handley Page was Britain's very first aircraft manufacturing company, formed in 1909 by Frederick Handley Page. In 1912 the factory moved from Barking to Cricklewood Aerodrome. During the First World War Handley Page produced heavy bombers for the Royal Navy to bomb the Zeppelin yards. Between the wars Handley Page turned to transport aircraft, becoming Imperial Airways. At the onset of the next war, bomber production restarted with the Hampden and the Halifax. Handley Page continued into the cold-war era with the Victor. Handley Page eventually merged with Hawker Siddeley and the British Aircraft Corporation.

Gloster - Sweat Shirt £39.00

Gloster Aircraft Limited HH Martyn & Co, based in Cheltenham, constructed aircraft during WWI as the Gloucestershire Aircraft Company. The name was simplified to Gloster Aircraft then merged with the Hawker Siddeley Group. Many aircraft were manufactured including the Gladiator, Meteor and the Javelin. This design has a deliberate weathered and aged look.

Grumman F-14 Tomcat - Sweat Shirt £39.00

Grumman F-14 Tomcat The Tomcat entered service with the US Navy in 1974 as an interceptor and multi-role air superiority fighter. The F-14 replaced the Phantom II on board the USS Enterprise CVN-65 to protect the fleet and perform aerial reconnaissance duties. The Tomcat moved onto precision ground attack roles in the 1990s. The F-18 replaced the jet in 2006.

V Force - Sweat Shirt £43.00

V Force V-Force is made up of the Vickers Valiant, Handley Page Victor and Avro Vulcan. These aircraft were chosen for the role of the UK's nuclear deterrent for their quick reaction capability and manouverability. The Vulcan was best known for its ability to get into the air rapidly and gain altitude at high speed. During the Cold War the RAF worked with NATO as part of a 'one-two' attack strategy. The V Bombers would destroy Warsaw Pact targets such as airbases and command centres ahead of the US SAC nuclear strikes. Most aircrews considered this ultimate sortie as a 'one-way' trip!

Valkyrie - Sweat Shirt £39.00

North American XB-70 Valkyrie The Valkyrie was the prototype for the B-70 nuclear bomber capable of long-range sorties travelling at Mach 3 at 70,000ft. The programme for the B-70 was cancelled so the aircraft was given to research into high-speed long-duration flight with the programme finally ending in 1969. The last remaining Valkyrie is on display in the National Museum of the United States Air Force near Dayton, Ohio.

Lockheed C-130 Hercules - Sweat Shirt £39.00

Lockheed C-130 Hercules The C-130 Hercules first entered service in 1956 as a tactical transport aircraft. The The Hercules' versatile airframe developed into many variants, operating a diversity of roles in many varied theatres, operated by over 60 Nations.

B-52 Stratofortress - Sweat Shirt £39.00

Boeing B-52 Stratofortress BUFF The B-52 entered service in 1955 and is expected to remain in service for another 30 years. Designed to deliver nuclear weapons during the cold war, the Stratofortress continues to operate in many other roles for organisations such as Air Force Global Strike Command and NASA.

Avro Arrow - Sweat Shirt £39.00

Avro Canada CF-105 Arrow The Avro Arrow was intended to be the Royal Canadian Air Force's ultimate interceptor capable of Mach 2 at 50,000. The Arrow first flew in 1958 with preparations for acceptance by RCAF pilots in early 1959. Controversially, in February 1959 the Prime Minister of Canada John Diefenbaker stopped the development of the Arrow. There was an attempt to sell the Arrow to Britain or the U.S., but all production was halted and airframes and engines were destroyed which eventually led to the demise of Avro Canada.

Vulcan XM607 - Sweat Shirt £38.00

Avro Vulcan Type-698 B2 Bomber XM607 took part in Operation Black Buck during the Falklands conflict in 1982. As XM598 had technical problems, it was replaced by XM607, which performed the first sortie on Port Stanley Airport, piloted by Flight Lieutenant Martin Withers. XM607 undertook 3 more sorties right up until June 12.

Typhoon Ib D-Day - Sweat Shirt £39.00

Hawker Typhoon IB D-Day Typhoon from 247 Squadron RAF, MN316 ZY-B.

Spitfire MK XIV D-Day - Sweat Shirt £39.00

Spitfire MKXIV D-Day Spitfire from 91 Squadron RAF, NH654 flown by Lt Henri de Bordas.

Gazelle - Sweat Shirt £39.00

Aérospatiale/Westland Gazelle AH.1 The Gazelle first flew in 1967 and entered military service in 1973. The Army Air Corps used the Gazelle for airborne reconnaissance and as a training aircraft.

Auster - Sweat Shirt £39.00

Auster AOP.6 Manufactured by Auster Aircraft Limited, the Auster was first introduced in 1945 as an observation aircraft. The Army Air Corps operated the AOP.6 and AOP.9. The type was eventually replaced by the Britten-Norman Islander.

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