Wikimedia commons is a good place to look for such pictures, here are some links to searches for those aircraft. Read the license for each individual picture, but most are public domain.
Also remember than ANY US military picture from WWII is public domain and can be used no matter what current source.
Lockheed Hudson
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:Search?search=Lockheed+Hudson&go=Go
Hawker Typhoon
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Hawker_Typhoon

FW190
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Focke-Wulf_Fw_190

You might wanna find a FW190 in German markings 🙂
Not sure about Hot Shots, but according to this site:
http://www.warbirdalley.com/gnat.htm
There are around 10 still airworthy.
We are provided with a free playground, where we can exchange postings about our interest in Historic Aviation.
Adds is part of what keeps this place going and I don’t think the forum owners have much control over the content, as they use google adds (AdSense), which just dish out advertisement that seem to be related to the site in general.
I can recommend using a Firefox browser with a NoScript plug-in.
Keep an eye out for cotteswold (a forum member here), he was part of 134 SQ and most likely knows about the book.
From Wikipedia:
Main undercarriage wheel of the Bristol Brabazon, preserved at the Bristol Industrial Museum, Bristol, England. The lady is 5 feet 4 inches tall (my wife). In 2007 this museum was permanently closed for conversion to the Museum of Bristol. The exhibits are in storage.
Photographed by Adrian Pingstone in June 2004 and placed in the public domain.
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Re-enactors….
http://englishrussia.com/?p=1389
I’m pretty sure its a movie set.
Re-enactment of WWII Nazi occupation is not as popular in Russia, as it might sound 😉
Also there are stage lights dotted around the place.
Great collection of pictures. I just love the abandoned feel….
Makes you wonder what the future will bring, regarding “barnfinds” in Russia.
Finally I can combine my interest in historic aviation, with my interest in vodka……..
If you live anywhere near, I would suggest stopping by on a saturday, to see who is around.
I worked there short-term about 8 years back and they seemed like a friendly lot.
Back then they did small guided tours around the hangars and aircraft in weekends. Some of the tours included a trip in one of their aircraft.
I know what you mean. I know someone who tried to tell me a Do217 E-4 was fitted with DB603 engines and not with the BMW801.:p
Thats just crazy-talk!
My French is not very good (babelfish level), but it appears that Germans were also killed here. Maybe someone can translate it in detail.
I can’t see anything indicating, that the 15 (besides the crew) other fatalities were killed on the ground.
Relatively late in the war, so maybe they were transporting German prisoners
Pure faith in mathematics and statistics got those aircraft there and back. What an amazing thought!
I remember reading that gunners used to “test-fire” their guns over the channel, so they were ready for crossing the coast.
Is there any truth in this and how could they avoid shooting each other, when flying 1000 ships in “close” proximity?
Does anyone have more info on the Spitfire?
Thats the same place they put Indys lost ark isn’t it?
http://www.preservedaxisaircraft.com/Luftwaffe/heinkel/he111.htm
Has this to say:
“Cockpit section currently under restoration in Sweden for a future museum at Tolga in Norway. Remains from Heinkel He 111H-3 1H+DN from 5./KG 26 and 1H+FH and 1H+CK will be included in crash scenario that will be built in a museum.”
There is a picture of the nose section on the site.
I found a few pictures of the wreck in-situ here: