The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
A Felixstowe F2A flying boat fitted with a 530 pound bomb. Production commenced in late 1917 and by the end of the war some 100 had been built. Fitted with two 345 hp Rolls Royce Eagle VIII engines. Post war, the F2A was converted to F5 configuration. Renowned for their long rang capacity (as long as 9½ hours) and dual control. Used extensively and successfully by the Royal Naval Air Service in long range anti submarine and anti Zeppelin patrols.
A Wight 'Converted' two seater Seaplane in flight over two taxiing Short 184 Seaplanes. As its name implies, the Wight was converted from land-based bomber configuration, mainly by the simple expedie
A Felixstowe F2A flying boat being fitting with a bomb by ground crew. Production commenced in late 1917 and by the end of the war some 100 had been built. Fitted with two 345 hp Rolls Royce Eagle V
HANDLEY PAGE 0/100 AIRCRAFT, THE ONLY ONE TO BE FITTED WITH FOUR 200 HORSEPOWER HISPANO SUIZA ENGINES, DUE TO THE UNAVAILABILITY OF THE USUAL 250 HP ROLLS ROYCE ENGINES. WWI.
HANDLEY PAGE HALIFAX, SERIAL L-9530, OF NO 76 SQUADRON RAF. THIS IS ONE OF THE MK 1 SERIES FITTED WITH ROLLS ROYCE MERLIN ENGINES. THE LATER MK III SERIES WERE FITTED WITH BRISTOL HERCULES RADIAL ENGI
A Wight 'Converted' two seater Seaplane in flight over two taxiing Short 184 Seaplanes. As its name implies, the Wight was converted from land-based bomber configuration, mainly by the simple expedie
Wooden laminated twin bladed propeller fitted to a German multi-engined R plane. Fabricated from 16 laminations, each lamination 12mm thick. Possibly from the same aircraft as RELAWM11639. Stamped
North Africa. 6 December 1944. General view of the engine shop where Rolls-Royce Merlin engines are re-assembled after overhaul. The average time for returning an aircraft to operations from the time
