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Never Again!

The Underdogs

The Amazing Interlude

Mr. Standfast

The Old Merchant Marine

Vulcan - Long-range Medium Bomber (UEB contracted)

This is an image of a jet bomber seen from above. There is a locator dot shown, which will be at the top left of the page when the image is the correct way up. The image is in the centre and a scale in metres on the left of the page. The aircraft nose is in the top centre and the tail in the bottom centre of the page. The fuselage goes up and down the middle of the page. The cockpit is shown as a tiny window near the nose. The wings sweep down to the left and right and are widest at the tail end. Sticking out from the end of the aircraft there are two jet engine nozzles to the left and right of the tail. The bottom edge of the wing has four flaps on each side, these are the ailerons used to manoeuvre the aircraft when it is flying.

Supermarine Spitfire (large print)

This page shows two images of an aircraft. At the top of the page seen from the side and in the bottom and middle of the page a plan view seen from above. There is a locator dot shown, which will be at the top left of the page when the image is the correct way up. Both views have the front on the left and the tail on the right of the page. The aircraft is shown in a flying position so the wheels are retracted and not shown. The aircraft in the top of the page has the propeller on the left with one blade pointing up and one pointing down. The nose cone is pale grey. Right from this is a rectangle which comprises six exhaust outlets. Down and right from the exhaust is the tip of the wing pointing towards you. The front edge on the left has a cannon sticking out. Up from the wing in the middle top of the fuselage is the cockpit cover shown as two windows. The centre of the fuselage has letters identifying which individual aircraft it is. There is also red and blue roundel indicating the plane belongs to the RAF. On the top edge of the fuselage there is an aerial sticking up. Right of this the fuselage continues to the vertical tail fin on the right. At base of the fin is the end of one of the tail wings. Right of this is a vertical flap. This is one of the ailerons used to manoeuvre the aircraft when it is flying. The tail has a red rectangle and a blue rectangle separated by a white line indicating the plane belongs to the RAF. In the plan view image in the bottom and middle of the page the fuselage goes from left to right in the centre of the image. The main wings go up and down the page from the fuselage. In the left of the page the propeller has one blade pointing up and one pointing down. The tip of the nose cone is pale grey. To the right of the propeller six exhaust outlets can be found on the top and bottom edge of the fuselage. Right of this are the wings. Each wing has two cannons mounted on the front edge. In the centre of each wing there is a red and blue roundel indicating the plane belongs to the RAF. On the right of each wing tip is a flap. These are two of the ailerons used to manoeuvre the aircraft when it is flying. In the centre of the fuselage between the wings is the cockpit shown as two windows. The fuselage continues to the right ending in the tailplane. On the right of each tail wing is a flap. These are two more of the ailerons used to manoeuvre the aircraft when it is flying.

Vulcan - Long-range Medium Bomber (UEB uncontracted)

This is an image of a jet bomber seen from above. There is a locator dot shown, which will be at the top left of the page when the image is the correct way up. The image is in the centre and a scale in metres on the left of the page. The aircraft nose is in the top centre and the tail in the bottom centre of the page. The fuselage goes up and down the middle of the page. The cockpit is shown as a tiny window near the nose. The wings sweep down to the left and right and are widest at the tail end. Sticking out from the end of the aircraft there are two jet engine nozzles to the left and right of the tail. The bottom edge of the wing has four flaps on each side, these are the ailerons used to manoeuvre the aircraft when it is flying.

Vulcan - Long-range Medium Bomber (large print)

This is an image of a jet bomber seen from above. There is a locator dot shown, which will be at the top left of the page when the image is the correct way up. The image is in the centre and a scale in metres on the left of the page. The aircraft nose is in the top centre and the tail in the bottom centre of the page. The fuselage goes up and down the middle of the page. The cockpit is shown as a tiny window near the nose. The wings sweep down to the left and right and are widest at the tail end. Sticking out from the end of the aircraft there are two jet engine nozzles to the left and right of the tail. The bottom edge of the wing has four flaps on each side, these are the ailerons used to manoeuvre the aircraft when it is flying.

Vickers Valiant Airplane (UEB contracted)

This is an image of a jet bomber seen from above. There is a locator dot shown, which will be at the top left of the page when the image is the correct way up. The image is in the centre and a scale in metres on the left of the page. The aircraft nose is in the top centre and the tail in the bottom centre of the page. The fuselage goes up and down the middle of the page. The cockpit is shown as a small curved window near the nose. The wings go out to the left and right. Sticking out from the bottom end of the wing there are two jet engine nozzles to the left and right of the fuselage. The bottom edge of the wing has four flaps on each side and the tail wing has one flap on each side. These are the ailerons used to manoeuvre the aircraft when it is flying. In the middle of each wing sticking out to the front of the wing is a fuel tank which is attached underneath the wing.

'Nelson and Napoleon Exhibition' Model of the HMS Victory (tactile)

This is a side view of a 1:48 scale model of HMS Victory without the masts. The image has been labelled to help understand its orientation and to identify parts of the ship. On the image, 3 distinct textures have been used - solid raised texture, a rough texture and a very rough texture. In the descriptions, the words 'solid', 'rough' and 'very rough' have been used. The hull is painted white (very rough) with each of the 3 gun decks painted in black (solid) and yellow (rough) horizontal stripes. On the yellow stripes can be seen the portholes for the guns - the top gun deck's portholes are shown open (hollows) and the middle and lower gun decks' portholes are shown closed (small solid squares).

Supermarine Spitfire (UEB uncontracted)

This page shows two images of an aircraft. At the top of the page seen from the side and in the bottom and middle of the page a plan view seen from above. There is a locator dot shown, which will be at the top left of the page when the image is the correct way up. Both views have the front on the left and the tail on the right of the page. The aircraft is shown in a flying position so the wheels are retracted and not shown. The aircraft in the top of the page has the propeller on the left with one blade pointing up and one pointing down. The nose cone is pale grey. Right from this is a rectangle which comprises six exhaust outlets. Down and right from the exhaust is the tip of the wing pointing towards you. The front edge on the left has a cannon sticking out. Up from the wing in the middle top of the fuselage is the cockpit cover shown as two windows. The centre of the fuselage has letters identifying which individual aircraft it is. There is also red and blue roundel indicating the plane belongs to the RAF. On the top edge of the fuselage there is an aerial sticking up. Right of this the fuselage continues to the vertical tail fin on the right. At base of the fin is the end of one of the tail wings. Right of this is a vertical flap. This is one of the ailerons used to manoeuvre the aircraft when it is flying. The tail has a red rectangle and a blue rectangle separated by a white line indicating the plane belongs to the RAF. In the plan view image in the bottom and middle of the page the fuselage goes from left to right in the centre of the image. The main wings go up and down the page from the fuselage. In the left of the page the propeller has one blade pointing up and one pointing down. The tip of the nose cone is pale grey. To the right of the propeller six exhaust outlets can be found on the top and bottom edge of the fuselage. Right of this are the wings. Each wing has two cannons mounted on the front edge. In the centre of each wing there is a red and blue roundel indicating the plane belongs to the RAF. On the right of each wing tip is a flap. These are two of the ailerons used to manoeuvre the aircraft when it is flying. In the centre of the fuselage between the wings is the cockpit shown as two windows. The fuselage continues to the right ending in the tailplane. On the right of each tail wing is a flap. These are two more of the ailerons used to manoeuvre the aircraft when it is flying.

Vickers Valiant Airplane (UEB uncontracted)

This is an image of a jet bomber seen from above. There is a locator dot shown, which will be at the top left of the page when the image is the correct way up. The image is in the centre and a scale in metres on the left of the page. The aircraft nose is in the top centre and the tail in the bottom centre of the page. The fuselage goes up and down the middle of the page. The cockpit is shown as a small curved window near the nose. The wings go out to the left and right. Sticking out from the bottom end of the wing there are two jet engine nozzles to the left and right of the fuselage. The bottom edge of the wing has four flaps on each side and the tail wing has one flap on each side. These are the ailerons used to manoeuvre the aircraft when it is flying. In the middle of each wing sticking out to the front of the wing is a fuel tank which is attached underneath the wing.

Vickers Valiant Airplane (large print)

This is an image of a jet bomber seen from above. There is a locator dot shown, which will be at the top left of the page when the image is the correct way up. The image is in the centre and a scale in metres on the left of the page. The aircraft nose is in the top centre and the tail in the bottom centre of the page. The fuselage goes up and down the middle of the page. The cockpit is shown as a small curved window near the nose. The wings go out to the left and right. Sticking out from the bottom end of the wing there are two jet engine nozzles to the left and right of the fuselage. The bottom edge of the wing has four flaps on each side and the tail wing has one flap on each side. These are the ailerons used to manoeuvre the aircraft when it is flying. In the middle of each wing sticking out to the front of the wing is a fuel tank which is attached underneath the wing.

Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21 (UEB contracted)

This is an image of a jet fighter aircraft seen from above. There is a locator dot shown, which will be at the top left of the page when the image is the correct way up. The image is in the centre and a scale in metres on the left of the page. The aircraft nose is in the top centre and the tail in the bottom centre of the page. The fuselage goes up and down the middle of the page. Sticking out in front of the nose of the aircraft is a mid-air refuelling nozzle. The nose of the aircraft is the intake of the jet engine. The cockpit cover is shown as four windows near the nose. The wings sweep down to the left and right. Each triangular-shaped wing has two ailerons on the rear edge. At the bottom of the page in the centre of the fuselage is the vertical tail. To each side of this is the tailplane. The jet engine exhaust is between the tail wings. The textures on the tactile image reflect structure not colour. There is a different texture for wings, fuselage and engine.

Supermarine Spitfire (UEB contracted)

This page shows two images of an aircraft. At the top of the page seen from the side and in the bottom and middle of the page a plan view seen from above. There is a locator dot shown, which will be at the top left of the page when the image is the correct way up. Both views have the front on the left and the tail on the right of the page. The aircraft is shown in a flying position so the wheels are retracted and not shown. The aircraft in the top of the page has the propeller on the left with one blade pointing up and one pointing down. The nose cone is pale grey. Right from this is a rectangle which comprises six exhaust outlets. Down and right from the exhaust is the tip of the wing pointing towards you. The front edge on the left has a cannon sticking out. Up from the wing in the middle top of the fuselage is the cockpit cover shown as two windows. The centre of the fuselage has letters identifying which individual aircraft it is. There is also red and blue roundel indicating the plane belongs to the RAF. On the top edge of the fuselage there is an aerial sticking up. Right of this the fuselage continues to the vertical tail fin on the right. At base of the fin is the end of one of the tail wings. Right of this is a vertical flap. This is one of the ailerons used to manoeuvre the aircraft when it is flying. The tail has a red rectangle and a blue rectangle separated by a white line indicating the plane belongs to the RAF. In the plan view image in the bottom and middle of the page the fuselage goes from left to right in the centre of the image. The main wings go up and down the page from the fuselage. In the left of the page the propeller has one blade pointing up and one pointing down. The tip of the nose cone is pale grey. To the right of the propeller six exhaust outlets can be found on the top and bottom edge of the fuselage. Right of this are the wings. Each wing has two cannons mounted on the front edge. In the centre of each wing there is a red and blue roundel indicating the plane belongs to the RAF. On the right of each wing tip is a flap. These are two of the ailerons used to manoeuvre the aircraft when it is flying. In the centre of the fuselage between the wings is the cockpit shown as two windows. The fuselage continues to the right ending in the tailplane. On the right of each tail wing is a flap. These are two more of the ailerons used to manoeuvre the aircraft when it is flying.

Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15 - Single-seat Jet Interceptor Fighter (UEB uncontracted)

This is an image of a jet fighter aircraft seen from above. There is a locator dot shown, which will be at the top left of the page when the image is the correct way up. The image is in the centre and a scale in metres on the left of the page. The aircraft nose is in the top centre and the tail in the bottom centre of the page. The fuselage goes up and down the middle of the page. The nose of the aircraft is the intake of the jet engine. The cockpit cover is shown as four windows near the nose. To the right of the cockpit is a small aerial. The wings sweep down to the left and right. Along the front edge of the right wing is another aerial. The wings each have one aileron on the rear edge and two ridges in the middle of the wing. At the bottom of the page in the centre of the fuselage is the vertical tail. To each side of this is the tailplane. The nose, tailplane and back third of the fuselage are red. The rest of the plane is grey. The textures on the tactile image reflect structure not colour. There is a different texture for the cockpit, wings and fuselage.

Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15 - Single-seat Jet Interceptor Fighter (large print)

This is an image of a jet fighter aircraft seen from above. There is a locator dot shown, which will be at the top left of the page when the image is the correct way up. The image is in the centre and a scale in metres on the left of the page. The aircraft nose is in the top centre and the tail in the bottom centre of the page. The fuselage goes up and down the middle of the page. The nose of the aircraft is the intake of the jet engine. The cockpit cover is shown as four windows near the nose. To the right of the cockpit is a small aerial. The wings sweep down to the left and right. Along the front edge of the right wing is another aerial. The wings each have one aileron on the rear edge and two ridges in the middle of the wing. At the bottom of the page in the centre of the fuselage is the vertical tail. To each side of this is the tailplane. The nose, tailplane and back third of the fuselage are red. The rest of the plane is grey. The textures on the tactile image reflect structure not colour. There is a different texture for the cockpit, wings and fuselage.

McDonnell Douglas Phantom- Two-Seat All-weather Interceptor and Ground-attack Fighter (UEB contracted)

This is an image of a jet fighter aircraft seen from above. There is a locator dot shown, which will be at the top left of the page when the image is the correct way up. The image is in the centre and a scale in metres on the left of the page. The aircraft nose is in the top centre and the tail in the bottom centre of the page. The fuselage goes up and down the middle of the page. The cockpit cover is shown as an oval near the nose. There is the intake of a jet engine to the left and right of the cockpit. The wings sweep down to the left and right. The wings each have one fuel tank sticking out on the front edge and two ailerons on the rear edge. These are the ailerons used to manoeuvre the aircraft when it is flying. At the bottom of the page in the centre of the fuselage is the vertical tail. To each side of this is the tailplane. Just up from the tailplane, to the left and right, are the jet exhaust nozzles.

McDonnell Douglas Phantom- Two-Seat All-weather Interceptor and Ground-attack Fighter (UEB uncontracted)

This is an image of a jet fighter aircraft seen from above. There is a locator dot shown, which will be at the top left of the page when the image is the correct way up. The image is in the centre and a scale in metres on the left of the page. The aircraft nose is in the top centre and the tail in the bottom centre of the page. The fuselage goes up and down the middle of the page. The cockpit cover is shown as an oval near the nose. There is the intake of a jet engine to the left and right of the cockpit. The wings sweep down to the left and right. The wings each have one fuel tank sticking out on the front edge and two ailerons on the rear edge. These are the ailerons used to manoeuvre the aircraft when it is flying. At the bottom of the page in the centre of the fuselage is the vertical tail. To each side of this is the tailplane. Just up from the tailplane, to the left and right, are the jet exhaust nozzles.

Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15 - Single-seat Jet Interceptor Fighter (UEB contracted)

This is an image of a jet fighter aircraft seen from above. There is a locator dot shown, which will be at the top left of the page when the image is the correct way up. The image is in the centre and a scale in metres on the left of the page. The aircraft nose is in the top centre and the tail in the bottom centre of the page. The fuselage goes up and down the middle of the page. The nose of the aircraft is the intake of the jet engine. The cockpit cover is shown as four windows near the nose. To the right of the cockpit is a small aerial. The wings sweep down to the left and right. Along the front edge of the right wing is another aerial. The wings each have one aileron on the rear edge and two ridges in the middle of the wing. At the bottom of the page in the centre of the fuselage is the vertical tail. To each side of this is the tailplane. The nose, tailplane and back third of the fuselage are red. The rest of the plane is grey. The textures on the tactile image reflect structure not colour. There is a different texture for the cockpit, wings and fuselage.

Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21 (large print)

This is an image of a jet fighter aircraft seen from above. There is a locator dot shown, which will be at the top left of the page when the image is the correct way up. The image is in the centre and a scale in metres on the left of the page. The aircraft nose is in the top centre and the tail in the bottom centre of the page. The fuselage goes up and down the middle of the page. Sticking out in front of the nose of the aircraft is a mid-air refuelling nozzle. The nose of the aircraft is the intake of the jet engine. The cockpit cover is shown as four windows near the nose. The wings sweep down to the left and right. Each triangular-shaped wing has two ailerons on the rear edge. At the bottom of the page in the centre of the fuselage is the vertical tail. To each side of this is the tailplane. The jet engine exhaust is between the tail wings. The textures on the tactile image reflect structure not colour. There is a different texture for wings, fuselage and engine.

Krauss-Maffei Leopard 1- Main Battle Tank (large print)

This is an image of a tank seen from the side. There is a locator dot shown, which will be at the top left of the page when the image is the correct way up. The image is in the centre and a scale in metres on the bottom of the page. The front of the tank is on the left of the page and the back on the right of the page. The rotating gun turret is in the top left of the image. It is facing backwards pointing to the right. On the left it has four mortar launchers on the side and two aerials on the top. To the right of the turret is the gun barrel with the muzzle on the right of the page. The main body of the tank has an engine vent on the right. In the middle of the body area in a horizontal line are four track guard flaps which hide the upper part of the track. At the bottom of the image there eight wheels with a ninth spiky drive wheel on the right and the track of the vehicle running upwards at the left and right.

Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21 (UEB uncontracted)

This is an image of a jet fighter aircraft seen from above. There is a locator dot shown, which will be at the top left of the page when the image is the correct way up. The image is in the centre and a scale in metres on the left of the page. The aircraft nose is in the top centre and the tail in the bottom centre of the page. The fuselage goes up and down the middle of the page. Sticking out in front of the nose of the aircraft is a mid-air refuelling nozzle. The nose of the aircraft is the intake of the jet engine. The cockpit cover is shown as four windows near the nose. The wings sweep down to the left and right. Each triangular-shaped wing has two ailerons on the rear edge. At the bottom of the page in the centre of the fuselage is the vertical tail. To each side of this is the tailplane. The jet engine exhaust is between the tail wings. The textures on the tactile image reflect structure not colour. There is a different texture for wings, fuselage and engine.

JU 87 Stuka Dive Bomber (UEB contracted)

This page shows two images of an aircraft. At the top of the page seen from the side and in the bottom and middle of the page a plan view seen from above. There is a locator dot shown, which will be at the top left of the page when the image is the correct way up. Both views have the front on the left and the tail on the right of the page. The aircraft is shown in a flying position. The aircraft in the top of the page has the propeller on the left with one blade pointing up and one pointing down. The tip of the nose cone is yellow on the large print image. Up and right there is a notch in the fuselage, this is the air intake for the engine. Down from this is a rectangle which comprises six exhaust outlets. The bottom left of the front of the aircraft nose has a notch. This is the air intake for the radiator. To the right, down from the exhaust, are outlets for hot air to escape. In the top centre of the image is the cockpit cover. It has an aerial sticking up. Poking up and right is a gun the rear gunner would use if the aircraft was attacked. Down from the cockpit is the wingtip and mainly underside of the wing. The wings on this aircraft are angled down a short way as they leave the fuselage. They then kink upwards towards the tip of the wing, allowing the underside to be found. One of the two front wheels is shown down from the wing. The wheel is largely hidden by the streamlined wheel cover. A single large bomb is attached under the cockpit between the wheels. The leg of the wheel hides the central part of the bomb. Right of the wing the fuselage continues to the vertical tail fin on the right. In the centre of this section is a cross identifying the plane as German. In the centre of the fin is the end of one of the tail wings. Right of this is a vertical flap. This is one of the ailerons used to manoeuvre the aircraft when it is flying. Down from the fin is the single small tail wheel. In the plan view image in the bottom and middle of the page the fuselage goes from left to right in the centre of the image. The main wings go up and down the page from the fuselage. In the left of the page the propeller has one blade pointing up and one pointing down. The tip of the nose cone is yellow on the large print image. To the right of the propeller six exhaust outlets can be found on the top and bottom edge of the fuselage. Right of this are the wings. On the wings near the fuselage there is a horizontal line which is where the wing kinks. Towards the tips of each wing there is a cross identifying the plane as German. The trailing edge of the wings on the right has flaps which are the automatic airbrakes used to take the aircraft out of a dive so it does not crash. In the centre of the fuselage between the wings is the cockpit. The fuselage continues to the right ending in the tailplane. On the right of each tail wing is a flap. These are two of the ailerons used to manoeuvre the aircraft when it is flying.