F-84 Thunderjet - T-shirt D-Day Spitfire The C-130 Hercules first entered

The C-130 Hercules first entered service in 1956 as a tactical transport aircraft

The Stirling entered service with the RAF in 1941 primarily as a heavy bomber

retiring in 2005

BAE Harrier GR

The Canberra took its place in the early 1950's after 10 years of extraordinary service

F-84 Thunderjet - T-shirt D-Day Spitfire The C-130 Hercules first enteredRepublic F 84 Thunderjet The Thunderjet entered service with the USAAF in 1947 as a strike aircraft and was used during the Korean War. Famously, the first 'Thunderbirds' display team used the Thunderjet. The F 84 was the first to be capable of in flight refuelling and carrying a nuclear weapon. The type was eventually developed with a swept wing and re designated as the Thunderstreak.