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• A Black Aeroplane on a Red Deck : Aircraft massed on the Flight Deck of "HMS Formidable"

  (art) Made by: Rosoman, Leonard Henry (RA)

  image: several Corsair fighter aircraft and one Avenger, all with folded wings, stand on the deck of an aircraft carrier. Only the horizon is visible in the background.

• 'Angry Aeroplanes': Two Avengers on the Flight Deck of "HMS Formidable"

  (art) Made by: Rosoman, Leonard Henry (RA)

  image: Two dark-coloured machines with circular shaped wings and their landing wheels down, set against a mottled terracotta coloured background.

• Looking Down on the QE2 from a Sea King Helicopter - 'My first flight with 825 Squadron' May 1982

  (art) Made by: Kitson, Linda 1982

  image: An aerial view of the QE2 from the cockpit of a Sea King helicopter. The pilot is seated facing out to the ship below.

• Protection Pits for Dispersed Aircraft, Lee-on-Solent

  (art) Made by: Pitchforth, Roland Vivian (RA)

  image: in the foreground a land based Kingfisher stands in a protection pit, with a second Kingfisher beside it in a similar construction. A Swordfish biplane stands on the airfield in the background.

• A New Runway, Lee-on-Solent

  (art) Made by: Pitchforth, Roland Vivian (RA)

  image: The bottom half of the composition is dominated by the runway, lined by mounds of earth dotted along either side. There are vehicles and figures in the central space who appear to be laying tarmac over the concrete surface of the runway. Above,...

• An Aeroplane, Lee-on-Solent

  (art) Made by: Pitchforth, Roland Vivian (RA)

  image: three Kingfisher seaplanes stand in an aerodrome consisting of corrugated metal hangars painted with camouflage patterns.

• A Swordfish Aircraft Getting Ready to Take Off

  (art) Made by: Pitchforth, Roland Vivian (RA)

  image: A grey-coloured Swordfish sitting on a runway, facing away from the artist. Several figures stand close to the plane, each wearing a yellow parachute jacket over a flying suit. Light shines in from the right of the composition casting shadows on...

• HMS Illustrious Under Attack. Excess Convoy, January 1941

  (art) Made by: Hamilton, John 1972

  image: A reconstruction of a scene during Operation Excess in the Mediterranean. The Royal Navy aircraft carrier HMS Illustrious is under attack from German aircraft and is surrounded by plumes of water from the barrage.

• The Tide Begins to Turn. One of the long range Liberators of 120 Squadron RAF based in Iceland which provided air cover in mid- Atlantic

  (art) Made by: Hamilton, John 1972

  image: An aerial view of a merchant convoy distantly visible through breaks in the heavy cloud, with a Liberator aircraft in flight above.

• HMS Hunter: Sunderland Aircraft at Glugor, Penang: 5th September 1945

  (art) Made by: Hennell, Thomas Barclay 1945-09-05

  image: three distinctive white Short Sunderland flying boats afloat in the water of a harbour at Glugor, on the Malaysian island of Penang. Various items including a buoy and a rowing boat are on the shore in the foreground. A group of people has...