1 One look at it, and it was immediately clear to me that it was a british aircraft. US designers would have put the cockpit on the centerline.

2 There were actually two cockpits in the Sea Vixen. The flat-black window-looking thing next to the pilot's cockpit was the observer's (or, in Brit aviation lingo, "looker's") cockpit, [un]affectionately known as the "coal hole." Thanks for commenting, and check out some of the other airplanes in the Wild Blue Yonder category.

3 So when will you be serving a DeHavilland Mosquito in the cheesecake photos? That is probably my favourite plane from WWII. And so cool too. Made from "non-strategic" materials, conceived as a bomber - but used as a fighter. What is not to like? I think I even have some photos of one flying at the Imperial War Museum at Duxford... If you need one for the files...

4 M. Leader, I did a little googling on the Mosquito just now and learned enough interesting trivia that I will probably feature that aircraft in the next installment. Please send along a good photo or two. I usually like having a couple of angles of each aircraft to choose from.