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Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant, Volume 2

Notes of a War Correspondent

Short Belfast RAF Aircraft (UEB Uncontracted)

This is an image of an 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 aircrafts 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. At the top of the page is a re-fuelling nozzle which crosses the cockpit and sticks out in front of the aircraft. The cockpit is shown as a curved window near the nose. The wings go out to the left and right. Sticking out from the front edge of the wing there are two engines with propellers on each wing to the left and right of the fuselage. The bottom edge of the wing has three flaps on each side and the tail wing has two flaps on each side. These are the ailerons used to manoeuvre the aircraft when it is flying. The tailplane has a vertical tail in the middle. The aircraft is coloured a pale grey. The textures on the tactile image reflect structure not colour. There is a different texture for the cockpit, wings, fuselage and engines.

Now It Can Be Told

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.