U-2 - T-shirt BBMF Hurricane MKIIC Many types were involved

Many types were involved

The Super Sabre supersonic jet is part of the Century Series of jets designated the F-100

At the onset of the next war

The RAF and FAA purchased the F4J and redesigned it with the Rolls-Royce Spey turbofan

"BIFF" or the Bristol F2 Fighter was a two seat fighter and reconnaissance bi-plane used by the Royal Flying Corps from 1917 and then by 1918 the Royal Air Force had over 1500 F2Bs in service

U-2 - T-shirt BBMF Hurricane MKIIC Many types were involvedLockheed U 2 'Dragon Lady' World War II taught the US military the value of strategic aerial reconnaissance. The Air Force commissioned the Beacon Hill Report that suggested an aircraft was needed that would carry advanced optics and operate at an altitude of over 70,000ft. Clarence Kelly Johnson from Lockheed designed a jet powered glider, the CL282. At this time the design was recommended to the CIA, so in 1955 the aircraft was re designated the U 2