B-17 Flying Fortress - Sweat Shirt Size:M It took on many roles

It took on many roles including rocket-armed ground attack

This profile is a Sea Harrier from 899 Naval Air Squadron

Christmas day 1940 a Martlet shot down a Junkers Ju88 over Scapa Flow which was the first combat victory by a US built fighter in British service in World War II

'Fear the Bones'

Profits from his business were invested in building aeroplanes and Blériot was the first to develop the stick and rudder system of controlling an aircraft

B-17 Flying Fortress - Sweat Shirt Size:M It took on many rolesBoeing B 17 Flying Fortress This heavy bomber entered service with the United States Army Air Force in 1938 . The USAAF used the B 17 for daylight bombing over Germany and also in the Pacific against Japanese targets. There are still a small number of these legendary aircraft flying today.