JN818 awaiting delivery to 3 Squadron. It would be lost on operations on September 14 when during a raid, it flew into the explosion of a V-2 fuel dump and crashed. Photo from: Imperial War Museums

Delivered to 542 Sqn. Written off in a heavy landing on February 2, 1945. Photo from: Imperial War Museums

Delivered to the Aeroplane and Armament Experimental Establishment, Boscombe Down, Wiltshire, where it was retained as a test aircraft until scrapped in 1947. Photo from: Imperial War Museums

This is the aircraft in which Pilot Officer Jean Florence, RCAF, won his DFM while with 424 Sqn. [i]Photo from: Imperial War Museums[/[]

Shipped to India and struck off charge in December 1944 . Photo from: Imperial War Museums

Delivered to 542 Squadron. Lost to enemy action when RM632 was abandoned off Norfolk while returning damaged from a sortie over the Ruhr on January 6, 1945. Photo from: Imperial War Museums

Former night fighter with No. 256 Squadron. Conversion to a target tug by Reid and Sigrist, In its new role served with Nos. 288 and 667 Squadrons. Photo from: Imperial War Museums

The Fleetwings Model 37 was an Assault Drone with military designation BQ-1. It was plywood skinned and was powered by 2 x Franklin O-405-7 engines of 250 hp each. A 2000 lb bomb could be carried in a compartment just aft of the wing. In this photo, the 48 ft span wings with leading edge slots are well illustrated. A TV camera mounted in the aircraft allowed its guidance onto target from a mother-ship. On 17 July 1944 the aircraft was wrecked in an engine failure induced forced landing near Wright Field/OH, resulting in cancellation of the program.

Photo taken by my father (Algy Spurr) in WW2. It was taken at Regina air/LG (landing ground) San Severo, Italy. Needs confirmation.

Photo taken by my father (Algy Spurr) in WW2. It was taken at Regina air/LG (landing ground) San Severo, Italy. Needs confirmation.

Photo taken by my father (Algy Spurr) in WW2. It was taken at Regina air/LG (landing ground) San Severo, Italy.

One of approx five USAAF C-47s that were built fitted with Edo wheeled floats for operation in the Western Pacific war zone, and redesignated C-47C. From Douglas 60 years ago.