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Supermarine's superior Southampton flying boat

Supermarine Southampton - an era-defining flying boat that changed Supermarine’s fortunes...

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Handley Page Type W: The purpose-built airliner family in depth

James Kightly brings us a detailed examination of an airliner family that showed the advantages of purpose-built designs

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Supermarine's final naval aircraft designs

Aeroplane details the gestation of Supermarine’s last two marine aircraft designs

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BRIEFING FILEBRIEFING FILE

Under the skin of aviation technology and tacticsThe Second World...

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ROYAL AIRCRAFT FACTORY RE8

Bomb-toting Daimler-built RE8 B5106...

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Overflying China: How converted A-12s launched supersonic drones

BRIEFING FILE: Under the skin of aviation technology and tactics...

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Briefing File: Link trainer

As aviation developed through the first third of the 20th century,...

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Briefing File: Lift devices

Slats, slots, flaps and more - the amazing array of lift assist...

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Database: Vultee Vengeance

The V-72 Vengeance dive-bomber was developed independently...

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The 'Lanc' effect

Despite the hopes of the bomber advocates and the fears of many others, the start of World War Two did not see one or two knock-out blows by bomber aircraft pulverising key elements of any combatant nation. No cities were flattened, and even into the May 1940 German advance bombing attacks were crucial only when combined with the threat or use of ground forces.