The Planes Of Another World War

 We begin today near where we left off yesterday. The Twin Otter is a De Havilland plane dating to 1965. A short take off and landing aircraft, it was highly useful throughout the country, and has a contemporary variant still being used.

I moved over to the area focusing on planes of the Second World War. The British Royal Navy made use of the Swordfish during the War for anti-submarine warfare. It looked like a throwback to the Great War, being a biplane, and was slower than other counterparts, but the Swordfish earned its keep.

Here we have a Martin machine gun turret, standing on its own, with a Lancaster behind it. Canadian made Lancasters could have these turrets mounted in at the rear.

Here we see the Lancaster from behind. This big bomber absolutely dominates the space.

The Westland Lysander was an observation craft of the RAF built in the pre-war years. Due to being slower than German fighter aircraft, it saw other duties- rescues, coastal patrols, and insertions of secret agents into occupied Europe after 1940.

We'll pick up here tomorrow. This is a Messerschmitt Komet, a German plane, absolutely dwarfed by the Lancaster.