A photograph of a World War Two fighter-plane making it’s final landing at Aston Down Airfield, near Minchinhampton, have been uncovered by a Stroud photographer.

Tammy Lynn, from Stroud, discovered a collection of the late photographer Peter Coleman’s work, including this photo of a Mosquito T3 landing in 1946.

Lancaster Bombers and Hawk Tempests can be seen on the ground beneath the Mosquito at the airfield, which was used by the Royal Air Force from the First World War until 1967 before the Cotswold Gliding Club moved from Tetbury.

Built by the De Havilland Aircraft Company for the RAF, the Mosquito T3 was made largely of wood and was one the fastest planes of World War Two.

Initially rejected by the Ministry of Defence, a shortage of raw materials for other planes led to the Mosquito being commissioned in 1940 – first as a reconnaissance plane and then for combat.

One of its most famous deployments was during Operation Jericho, 1944, where several of the bombers attacked German-occupied Amiens near the Somme.

Perhaps better-known is the Lancaster bomber - beneath it in the picture - a modified version of which was used in the dam busters raid on the Möhne dam, Germany, in 1943.

The Hawker Tempest was a high-speed interceptor as well as ground-attack fighter with a heavy cannon, rocket projectiles and underwing bombs.

It was used in raids on airfields, radar installations and enemy transport across Northern Europe.