The following images were produced by one of our members, Glyn Chadwick, to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the branch. The images were used on a wide range of memorabilia and on the publicity boards displayed at the 80th anniversary event.
Armstrong Whitworth Whitley – 1937
![](http://raffeaea.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/WhitleyMkIII-K8950-M-1-1024x202.png)
Shorts Sunderland – 1938
![](http://raffeaea.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Sunderland-M-1024x389.png)
Shorts Stirling – 1940
![](http://raffeaea.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Stirling-8E-N-GearUp-M-1024x265.png)
Avro Manchester – 1940
![](http://raffeaea.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Manchester-L7284-M-1024x212.png)
Handley Page Halifax – 1940
![](http://raffeaea.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Halifax-bIII-NR169-M-1-1024x225.png)
Boeing B-17 – 1941
![](http://raffeaea.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/B17MkIIA-FL464-GearUp-M-1024x313.png)
Consolidated Liberator – 1941
![](http://raffeaea.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/B24LiberatorIII-GearUp-M-1024x244.png)
Consolidated Catalina – 1941
![](http://raffeaea.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/PBY-Catalina-FloatDown-M-1024x310.png)
Avro Lancaster – 1942
![](http://raffeaea.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Lancaster-Side-Composite-ASW-Painted-undercarriageup-M-1024x214.png)
Avro York – 1944
![](http://raffeaea.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/York-MW173-Zipper-UCUp-M-1024x251.png)
This aircraft was converted to (not built to) VIP standard for use by
Air Chief Marshal Sir Keith Park GCB KBE MC* DFC RAF, as AOC Air Command South East Asia
Douglas C-54 Skymaster – 1944
![](http://raffeaea.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Douglas-C54Skymaster-InFlight-M-1-1024x251.png)
Avro Lincoln – 1945
![](http://raffeaea.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Lincoln-RF474-WS-C-GearUp-M-1024x204.png)
On 30 April 1948 RF474 broke up in cumulo-nimbus cloud and
crashed at Verquires, Bouches-du-Rhone, France, all 11 on board killed.
Avro Lancastrian – 1946
![](http://raffeaea.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Lancastrian-G-AKPZ-GearUp-M-1024x194.png)
Lockheed Neptune – 1947
![](http://raffeaea.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Lockheed-Neptune-UCUp-M-1024x331.png)
Handley Page Hastings – 1948
![](http://raffeaea.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/HandleyPageHastings-InFlight@2x-1024x341.png)
Boeing B-29 Washington – 1950
![](http://raffeaea.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/B29-Washington-GearUp-M-1024x298.png)
Avro Shackleton – 1951
![](http://raffeaea.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Avro-Shackleton-MR1-GearUp-M-1024x302.png)
![](http://raffeaea.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Avro-Shackleton-MR2-GearUp-M-1024x254.png)
![](http://raffeaea.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Avro-Shackleton-AEW2-GearUp-M-1024x271.png)
Blackburn Beverley – 1956
![](http://raffeaea.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/BlackburnBeverley-M-1024x397.png)
De Havilland Comet – 1956
![](http://raffeaea.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/CometC2R-M-1024x256.png)
![](http://raffeaea.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Comet4C-M-1024x215.png)
![](http://raffeaea.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Comet4C-XS235-Canopus-M-1024x221.png)
Bristol Britannia – 1959
![](http://raffeaea.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Britannia-UCUp-M-1024x253.png)
Armstrong-Whitworth Argosy – 1962
![](http://raffeaea.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Argosy-Military-GearUp-M-1024x303.png)
Shorts Belfast – 1966
![](http://raffeaea.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/ShortBelfast-Undercarriage-Up-M-1024x347.png)
Vickers VC10 – 1966
![](http://raffeaea.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/VC10-UCUp-M-1024x221.png)
![](http://raffeaea.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/VC10K-UCUp-M-1024x206.png)
Lockheed Hercules – 1967
![](http://raffeaea.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/C130K-Mk1P-GearUp-M-1024x390.png)
![](http://raffeaea.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/C130W-Mk-GearUp-outline-1024x320.png)
Vickers Varsity – 1967
![](http://raffeaea.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Varsity-T1-UCUp-M-1024x351.png)
Hawker Siddeley Nimrod – 1969
![](http://raffeaea.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/NimrodMR2-XV241-GearUp-M-1024x215.png)
Hawker Siddeley Dominie – 1977
![](http://raffeaea.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Dominie-M-1-1024x302.png)
Lockheed Tristar – 1983
![](http://raffeaea.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Tristar500-C2-M-1024x309.png)
Boeing 707 TCA (NATO) – 1988
![](http://raffeaea.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Boeing707-329C-NATO-LX-N20199-UCUp-M-1024x265.png)
Boeing E-3D Sentry – 1991
![](http://raffeaea.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/BoeingE3D-RAF-UCUp-M-1024x268.png)
![](http://raffeaea.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/RAF-Flight-Engineer-Aircraft-80th-Landscape-1024x724.jpg)