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  1. Goodyear FG-1D Corsair, take off. This aircraft was, like many other Corsairs, built by the Goodyear Co. under licence, hence the US Navy designation FG. A number of Goodyear-built Corsairs were supplied to the Royal Navy under Lend Lease during WW2. The model corresponds to the Vought F4U-1. Corsairs were also built by the Brewster Aeronautical Corporation, but that contract was terminated early. This Corsair is seen taking off from the Rhode Island Air Show. #Corsair #Vought #Brewster #Goodyear #RoyalNavy #F4U #FG1 #WW2 #RhodeIsland #USA #airshow #LendLease #USN #USNavy #avgeek #aviation #aviationlovers #photography #aviationphotography #aircraft

  2. Westland Lysander III (SD), Shuttleworth Trust Collection The Lysander was originally designed as an 'army co-operation' aircraft, meaning that it would work with artillery, act as short range transport, and even undertake light attack missions. Indeed a Lysander was the first RAF aircraft to shoot down one of the Luftwaffe machines on the Western front - no less than an He 111 bomber! However, it quickly become obsolescent in its designed role, but found undying fame, as the (SD) designation, meaning Special Duties, reveals. It shuttled agents and resistance fighters to and from small fields in Occupied Europe during WW2. It could carry up to 4 persons in the rear cockpit. This fine flying example is seen at the Shuttleworth Trust's airfield at Old Warden, UK #aircraft #WW2 #aircraftphotography #photography #shuttleworthcollection #avgeek #aviationlovers #secretagent