This weekends extra.
Focke-Wulf Fw 190D-9 parked in a hangar at Wright Field circa summer 1945. Ken Chilstrom Wright Field test pilot is sitting in the cockpit and Bob Baird is standing near the wing.

This midweeks photo's.
A German Heinkel He-60 seaplane has a slight problem.

This weekends photo's.
From the "LIFE Magazine" archives and some wonderful colour shots taken at LaGuardia New York in 1940, of Short Empire class S.30 "Clare" G-AFCZ.

This weekends extra.
Royal Navy Reliant I FK815, 500 Reliants were supplied to the Royal Navy under Lend-Lease. The Reliants were used for light transport and communications, navigation and radio training duties.

This midweeks photo's.
Fairey Swordfish drops a torpedo during practice in English waters, 1939.

Fairey Barracuda Mk III on airfield at F 8 Barkarby Denmark summer 45

Fairey Firefly on HMS Indefatigable 1945.

This weekends photo's.
Rear Admiral Osbourne B. Hardison, chief of Naval Air Primary Training, Looks over the flight orders for the day with a group of instructors in training at the primary flight instructor school, N.A.S. New Orleans, LA., May 1945.

SNV -2 VALIANT trainer plane in background Rear Admiral Osborne B. Hardison, Chief of Naval Air Primary Training,N.A.S. New Orleans, LA., May 1945. Lt. Taylor, an instructor at the station.

Rear Admiral Osbourne B. Hardison, Chief of Naval Air Primary Training, Watches mechanics install an engine on a N3N primary trainer aircraft, during his inspection on N.A.S. New Orleans, May 1945.

Weekend extra.
Wake Island Raid, 24 February 1942, view showing flight deck scene prior to the launching of air strike and Douglas SBD Dauntless aircraft of VB-6 and VS-6 spotted for take-off. Note variety in markings styles on SBDs. View taken on board USS Enterprise (CV 6).

Wake Island Raid, 24 February 1942, view showing SBD-3 Dauntless of VB-6 preparing for take-off on USS Enterprise (CV 6). Air Group Commander Lieutenant Commander Howard Young, USN, is in the following plane as denoted by the letters ?GC? on Cowl Front (for Group Commander).

This midweeks photo, taken on 13th December 1943 at Queens Island Belfast.

This weekends photo's.
Consolidated PB2Y-3 R Coronado transport aircraft Loads cargo at the Pan American Airway dock, Treasure Island, California, January 1943. This naval air transport service plane was operated by Pan. Am

Consolidated PB2Y-3 R Coronado transport aircraft Boarding passengers at Treasure Island, California, January 1943. This plane was operated for the naval air transport service by Pan American Airways.

Consolidated PB2Y-3 R Coronado transport plane Naval officer passengers seated in the planes aft section, January 1943.

Consolidated PB2Y-3 R Coronado transport aircraft Pan American Airways captain and first officer in the pilots' compartment, preparing for a trans-Pacific flight, January 1943

This midweeks photo.
And a superb closeup of an Air France Bloch 220 taken prewar.
"By the middle of 1938, the type was being utilised by Air France on European routes. The first service of the type (between Le Bourget and Croydon (in south of London) was flown on 27 March 1938 with a scheduled time of 1 hour 15 minutes. During World War II, most MB.220s were taken over as military transports, including service with German, Free French and Vichy French air forces. Air France continued to fly the aircraft (as MB.221s) after the war on short-range European routes."