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The world’s slowest Phantoms
Dan Sharp investigates why the F-4 Phantoms operated by the Royal Navy’s Fleet Air Arm were the slowest of all the production versions built.
RAF Scampton
Martyn Chorlton highlights the mighty V-bomber’s time at the famous wartime Lincolnshire base.
The first German jet competition
The P 65 was Messerschmitt’s official competitor for Germany’s first jet fighter requirement for the Luftwaffe, along with Heinkel’s He 280; their development process was anything but smooth, as Dan Sharp explains.
Britain’s first jet bomber
The English Electric Canberra was the first jet-powered bomber to enter RAF service and remained in operations well into the 21st century, performing specialist reconnaissance roles.
