Aircraft - Aviation - Balloons - Helicopters
Feb. 26 Rehearsal of R.A.F. Display For Royal Tournament. This year's Royal Air Force display at the Royal Tournament will depict 50 years of the Royal Air Force. Vintage aircraft and vehicles, together with the latest equipment will be used to show the roles of the R.A.F. from 1918 to the present day. Aircraft in the display will include, a Camel and Bristol Scout (1917) an Avro 504K, (1922), a Spitfire (1940) and one of the latest aircraft to enter service with the R.A.F. the Harrier vertical take-off strike plane. A rehearsal for the display was held at R.A.F. Cardington, Beds. Keystone Press Photo:- One of the first R.A.F. aircraft and the most modern, line up at today's display rehearsal. They are a 1917 Camel and the latest addition to the R.A.F. - the vertical take-off Harrier
