Stirling Wings Victory Week
Stirling W7442 7 Sqn Oakington
Stirling V PK143 in a silver finish
Rear cargo doors equipped wirh loading ramps
RAF Matador refueling truck
Stirling V PK142 242 Squadron Stoney Cross
PJ958 at Air Transport Tactical Development Unit (ATTDU)
Stirling V PJ897 February 1945
half-scale Stirling S31 M4 at Rochester
N6124 OJ-R takes off from a Mildenhall in 1941
Stirling N6101 1651 HCU Waterbeach
The Stirling bomber played a crucial role in nocturnal bombing missions from 1941 to 1942. This bomb carrier can accommodate the payload for a single aircraft, prepared to be hoisted into the bomb bays located in the fuselage and wingroot of N6101 stationed at Waterbeach in 1942.
Stirling N6101 1651 HCU Waterbeach
N3641 was the second Stirling to be delivered to 7 Squadron at Oakington in 1940
Half-scale Pobjoy-engined S.31 – Stirling model
Captured Stirling ex 7 Sqn 1942
German Stirling N3705 MG-F 7 Sqn
Prototype L7600, suffered an undercarriage collapse on its maiden flight
Crew with Stirling IV LK280 V8-F
Stirling IV LK280 V8-F with D-Day stripes
Stirling Mk IV towing Horsa glider
Stirling II 2nd Prototype N3711
Stirling II 2nd Prototype N3711
Prototype powered by 1,600 hp Wright R-2600 Twin Cyclone engines
Prototype powered by American Wright R-2600 Twin Cyclone engines
Stirling III EF466 AA-K of 75 Sqn 1943
Stirling Mk III EF411 OJ-K 149 Sqn Lakenheath
Stirling III BF382 214 Sqn
Electrically-operated undercarriage needed regular checking by RAF groundcrew
Fg Off J Murray helps Flt Sgt J McFarland climb aboard aircraft
Duke of Gloucester visit No. 149 Squadron RAF
Stirling armourers loading bombs
Stirling before mine-laying operation
Stirlings 7 Sqn April 1942
Moving Stirling W7452 OJ-T 149 Sqn
Mines to be loaded into the bomb bay of a Stirling
Crew of a Short Stirling 1661 HCU
Aircrew stand in front of Stirling AA-M
1651 Heavy Conversion Unit Stirling
Short Stirling photo gallery part 2.