Hawker Henley Target Tug
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Fairey Firefly Mk I (TT.I) Seen here in the Royal Navy's Fleet Air Arm Museum at Yeovliton, the Firefly was the last time the Royal Navy shoehorned a navigator into one of their carrier fighters! Theythought that the pilot needed a navigator to stop him getting lost at sea! Needless to say, this increased the size and weight of the aircraft, and reduced performance. Despite being powered by a Rolls-Griffon IIB engine of 1,735hp, the Firefly I could only manage 319 mph - this was 5 mph slower than a Merlin-powered Hawker Hurricane Mk I of 1940! This Firefly was sold to Svensk Flygtjänst AB of Sweden after conversion to a target tug, eventually being restored as an aircraft which took part on attacks on the Japanese Home Islands in 1945. #FaireyFirefly #FleetAirArm #RN #RoyalNavy #Pacific #Japan #HomeIslands #WW2 #history #photography #museum #aviation #avgeek #targettug #Sweden #yeovilton #FleetAirArmMuseum #navalaviation #fighter #aircraft #rollsroyce #rrgriffon

De Havilland Mosquito TT.35. The last 'flourish' of the DH Mosquito was a post-war target tug, converted from the last bomber version built, the Mosquito B.35. This example hangs in the roof of one of the hangars at the Imperial War Museum, Duxford, United Kingdom, wearing the classic 'anti-camouflage' of the target tug, silver upper surfaces, with bold yellow and black stripes. The swift Mosquito was an ideal aircraft for towing aerial targets! There is no longer a flying example of the type in Europe, however, The People's Mosquito (a Registered Charity) is now building one! For more details, see www.peoplesmosquito.org.uk #DeHavilland #Mosquito #IWM #Duxford #targettug #avgeek #aviation #TT35 #hangar #ThePeoplesMosquito #TPM #UK #UnitedKingdom #Europe #museum #WW2

DH98 Mosquito B.35 This particular Mosquito represents the last bomber variant of the Mosquito, the B.35. Only two RAF Squadrons operated this type, both in the post-war period. However, they had a relatively short Service life as a bomber with many being converted as target tugs, designated TT.35. This Mosquito has since been moved to the RAF Museum's Bomber Hall. There are several Mosquitoes flying in the USA, and The People's Mosquito charity has just completed a set of fuselage moulds in the UK, as they begin to restore one of these beautiful aircraft to flight status. Please see www.peoplesmosquito.org.uk to learn more! #DeHavilland #DH98 #Mosquito #RAF #museum #WW2 #history #targettug #bomber #aircraft #restoration #aviation #photography #aviationphotography #RoyalAirForce #charity #avg #ThePeoplesMosquito #RegisteredCharity

Hawker Tempest TT.5 This aircraft shows its last role in RAF service - that of a target tug - which was undertaken by one of the most potent Allied fighters of WW2. The Hawker Tempest was a superb aircraft, designed by Sir Sydney Camm, and a direct development of the Hawker Typhoon. A Napier Sabre H-bored sleeve-valve engine provided more than 2,000hp. However, dressed in black and yellow undersides, a more mundane task awaited it in the post-War world. This #aircraft is owned by the RAF Museum, but has since been moved. #RoyalAirForce #RAF #WW2 #postWW2 #fighter #history #fighter #targettug #SirSydneyCamm #RAFMuseum #Hawker #Tempest #Typhoon #Museum