This weekends photo's.
And two sensational shots of PBJ planes in flight, over the Emirau Islands of Marine bombing squadron 443.

This weekends extra.
The worlds first turboprop.
The Meteor F.1, Trent turboprop, a one-off engine test bed, converted from a former No. 616 Squadron RAF operational F.1 serial number EE227, for the Rolls-Royce Trent turboprop engine making it the world's first turboprop-powered aircraft. The undercarriage was lengthened to give ground clearance for the initial 7 ft 7 inch Rotol airscrews. First flying in September 1945, it was not shown publicly until June 1946. It was found that separate controls for thrust and constant speed units required a lot of skill to manage. It was then flown with higher engine thrust and smaller propellers to enable development of a combined control system. The development programme was complete by 1948.

This midweeks photo.
JG 132 Richthofen 6. Staffel. The first Gruppe in the Luftwaffe to be equipped with the Bf 109 B aircraft 1937.

This weekends photo's.
de Havilland Mosquito XVI ML963, 8K-K "King" of 571 Squadron, the picture having been taken on 30 September 1944, after the aircraft had completed repairs at Hatfield. ML963 was first issued to 109 Squadron on 9 March 1944, going on to 692 Squadron on the 24th of the same month, and then on to 571 on 19 April 1944. It was damaged in action on 12 May 1944 but returned to the Squadron on 23 October of that year. Barry Blunt's history of 571 Squadron says ML963 completed 84 operations with the Squadron, 31 of them to Berlin (one of the others was a low-level sortie to skip-bomb a 4,000 lb bomb into the Bitburg Tunnel, undertaken on New Year's Day, 1945. The crew were Flt Lt Norman J Griffiths & Flg Off WR Ball). Its final sortie came on 10/11 April 1945, when it was abandoned following an engine fire. The crew of F/O R.D. Oliver and F/S L.M. Young both returned safely to the Squadron later that month

This weekends extra.
Mosquito B Mark IV Series 2, DZ313, in flight with a feathered prop, shortly before delivery to No. 105 Squadron RAF at Horsham St Faith, Norfolk,

This midweeks photo's.
And a couple of interesting shots of a de Havilland Mosquito being loaded.

During World War II,Civil Air Patrol (CAP} was seen as a way to use America's civilian aviation resources to aid the war effort instead of grounding them. The organization assumed many missions including anti-submarine patrol and warfare, border patrols, and courier services. During World War II, CAP's coastal patrol reportedly flew 24 million miles and sighted 173 enemy U-boats, dropping a total of 82 bombs and depth charges throughout the conflict. Two submarines were reportedly destroyed by CAP aircraft, but later research found there was no basis for this claim. By the end of the war, 68 CAP members had lost their lives in the line of duty.

Sikorsky S-39 in center frame, parked at the Suffolk Airport during World War II. CAP operated Coastal Patrol Base 17 out of the airport between July 1942 and August 1943.

This weekends extra.
Supermarine Spitfire Mk.Vc (RAF s/n AA963) with US pilot Lt Carter Clayton Porter
AA963 was rolled off the production line at the Supermarine factory at Eastleigh (UK) on 8 November 1941 a Spitfire Mk Vc serial number AA963. It christened "Borough of Southgate" as it was and bought from funds raised by the citizens of the London Borough of Southgate. After the U.S. entry into the Second World War it was shipped to the U.S., arrivin in Halifax, Nova Scotia on 10 March 1942. It was then shipped on to Wright Field for assembly and evaluation. It was used on a U.S. War Bonds promotional tour called the "Cavalcade of the Air", which commenced with a flypast over New York on 13 June 1942. It lasted three months. Its eventual fate is unknown.

Great shots as always mate, thanks

In regards to that Spitfire Vc it's great to those colour photos, I don't know either what happened to it but I have seen a photo from its time in the US where the main wheels were removed (it was sitting on blocks), cannon removed and the aircraft repainted in OD over NG with Medium Green splotches on the edges of the wings and tail surfaces as well as US national markings (star in circle but no bars) and, iirc, the serial number applied to the fin in the US style.

Thanks Harry, you will find the photo of her in OD here -- http://axis-and-allies-paintworks.com/e107_plugins/forum/forum_viewtopic.php?4202