Bristol Blenheim

Transport plane of conventional design. Conceived as a civil airliner, it was faster than most RAF fighters during the initial phase of the Second World War. Despite its high vulnerability to enemy fire,it saw extensive use as bomber, fighter, night-fighter, reconnaissance plane and close-support aircraft.

DeHavilland Mosquito

High-speed, all-wood, fast-attack plane of revolutionary design. Produced in many variations and used extensively in several roles: trainer, photo recon, interceptor and night bomber are but a few of them. Arguably it was the most successful and least conventional British aircraft of the war.

Supermarine Spitfire MkVb

Improved version of the emblematic British fighter plane; one of the most successful "stop-gaps" ever introduced into Royal Air Force Service. Instead of the standard Merlin XX engine, Rolls-Royce's superior Merlin 45 was fitted into a slightly modified MkI airframe. MkV served on all battlefronts and was supplied to nine other countries including the Soviet Union and the United States.

Westland Lysander

High-winged prewar monoplane design. Having entered RAF service in 1938, a relatively low airspeed made it critically vulnerable to enemy fire during the Battle of France. Withdrawn from front-line service, it soon become famous for ist nocturnal flights into occupied Europe, dropping supplies and agents behind enemy lines. It also served as a target tug, and performed invaluable service during air-sea rescue operations over the English Channel.