Welcome to The Bedford Archive This collection of over 100 photographs contains many unusual aircraft; a large fraction of which were not commercial or military successes. For every plane that flew operationally, dozens were one-of-a-kind or a-few-of-a-kind examples and hundreds never left the drawing board.

Some manufacturers will not be very familiar, but many had a long history in aircraft deisgn and manufacturing

Keystone LB-5

Witteman Lewis NBL-1 Barling Bomber

Bellanca P-300 C-27

Dornier Do X

Shavrov SH A-7

Douglas O-35

Douglas YOA-5

Douglas OA-4C

Cessna C-106

Dassault MD-312 Flamant

Sncase SE-161 Lanquedoc

Saunders Roe SR-45 Princess

Erco XPQ-13

Lockheed B-37

Lockheed XC-37 Electra

Grumman XF-5F Skyrocket

Junkers Ju-290 A1

Junkers Ju-287 V4

Junkers Ju-248

Messerschmitt Me-63 Komet B

Fiesler Fi-103

Arado Ar 234 B-2

Bachem Ba-349 Natter

Gloster Meteor NF Mk XI

Lockheed F-94 Starfire

Bristol 171 Sycamore Mk III

Supermarine Sea Fang

Supermarine 371 Spiteful Mk XIV

Westland Wyvern

Westland Welkin

Potez 75

Brewster XA-32

Bell 47A YR-13 Sioux

Sikorsky R-6A Hoverfly

Beech 28 XA-38 Grizzly

Boeing 345 B-50D Superfortress

Consolidated/Vultee TB-32 Dominator

Consolidated/Vultee PB4Y-2 Privateer

Consolidated/Vultee B-36B Peacemaker

Convair YB-60

Northrop B-35

Northrop B-49

North American XB-45 Tornado

Martin B-48

Douglas XB-42 Mixmaster

Douglas XB-43 Jetmaster

Douglas RB-66 Destroyer

Douglas A-2D Skyshark

Ryan XFR-1 Fireball

Grumman AF-1 Guardian

Bell 32 XP-77

North American F-83 Twin Mustang

North American T-28C Trojan

Curtiss XF-15 C1

Curtiss XP-55 Ascender

Convair XP-81

Vought XF-6U-1 Pirate

Vought F-7U Cutlass

Bell 40 XP-83

Curtiss XF-87 Black Hawk

North American AJ Savage

Lockheed P-2 V7 Neptune

Martin P-5 M1 Marlin

Grumman G-231 SA16B/ASW Albatross

Convair R3Y Tradewind

Martin XP-6 M1 Seamaster

Sikorsky S-56 Mojave

Piasecki H-21 Workhorse

Saab 29 Tunnan

Avro Canada CF-100 Canuck Mk V

Armstrong Whitworth AW 52

Supermarine 392 Attacker FB Mk II

Supermarine 535 Swift Mk I

Hawker Siddeley P.1067 Hunter

Hawker Siddeley P.1081

Gloster GA.5 Javelin Mk III

De Havilland DH-110 Sea Vixen

Short SB-5

English Electric P1A

De Havilland DH-108 Swallow

Avro 698 Vulcan Mk I

Saunders Roe SR A-1

Fairey Rotodyne

Vought 173

Bell X-14

Convair XFY-1 Pogo

Doak 16

Ryan 69 X-13A Vertijet

Bristol Brabazon

Lockheed XRV6 Constitution

Boeing 367 KC-97F Stratotanker

Nord N-2501 Noratlas

Fairchild XC-120 Packplane

Lockheed 182 C-130A Hercules

Douglas A-26B Invader

Taylor Aerocar One

Hughes XF-11

McDonnell XP-67

McDonnell F-1H Phantom

McDonnell F-2 H2 Banshee

McDonnell F-3H Demon

McDonnell F-101A Voodoo

Grumman F-11F Tiger

Douglas XF-4D Skyray

Convair XF-2Y Sea Dart

Cessna 318 T-37A

Horton IX

Douglas D-558 II Skyrocket

Bell 52 X-2

Bell X-5

Sikorsky S-55

Baade VL DDR-152

Avro Canada C-102 Jetliner

De Havilland DH-106 Comet

Blackburn B-101 Beverly C Mk I

Armstrong Whitworth AW-650 Argosy Mk I

Aviation Trader ATL-98 Carvair