Blackburne Monoplane Type D seen here sometime in the 1970s at Old Warden. #Photography #PhotographyOnMastodon #BlackburneMonoplane #ShuttleworthCollection #OldWarden

Bristol Boxkite (replica) pictured at Old Warden sometime in the 1970s. #Photography #PhotographyOnMastodon #Aircraft #Aviation #OldWarden #ShuttleworthCollection #BristolBoxkite

Westland Lysander III (SD), Shuttleworth Trust Collection The Lysander was originally designed as an 'army co-operation' aircraft, meaning that it would work with artillery, act as short range transport, and even undertake light attack missions. Indeed a Lysander was the first RAF aircraft to shoot down one of the Luftwaffe machines on the Western front - no less than an He 111 bomber! However, it quickly become obsolescent in its designed role, but found undying fame, as the (SD) designation, meaning Special Duties, reveals. It shuttled agents and resistance fighters to and from small fields in Occupied Europe during WW2. It could carry up to 4 persons in the rear cockpit. This fine flying example is seen at the Shuttleworth Trust's airfield at Old Warden, UK #aircraft #WW2 #aircraftphotography #photography #shuttleworthcollection #avgeek #aviationlovers #secretagent

Welcome to the OLDEST flying #aircraft in the World! This 1911 Blériot XI was manufactured approximately 3 months prior to that held at Old Rheinbeck, New York, USA. This aircraft is part of the Shuttleworth Collection based on the grass airfield at Old Warden, #Bedfordshire, #UK. It is fitted with a three-cylinder 'fan configuration' air-cooled Anzani engine. Due to the significance of this #Blériot XI , its flights are strictly limited to straight 'hops' down the length of the grass #runway at Old Warden, during certain public events. #history #aviation #photography #OldWarden #aviationmuseum #oldestaircraft #ShuttleworthCollection #grassairfeld #museum #BlériotXI #Anzani #aircooled #avgeek #technology #flight #aviationphotography #Mastodonaviation #Mastodonphotography