Britain's first secret spy plane whose heroic pilot is said to be the inspiration for James Bond has been restored and will fly again.
Engineer Dave Puleston has been photographed preparing the aircraft ready for take-off in its hangar at Sywell Aerodrome.
The G-AFTL, which took crucial reconnaissance photos of Germany ahead of the Second World War, has been returned to its former glory following a round of repairs.
The Lockheed 12A Electra 1203 was covertly used by the Secret Intelligence Service to photograph airfields, factories and dams in the months before war was declared in 1939.
By this point, it was very dangerous to have spies on the ground, so this was the best way to learn about Adolf Hitler's preparations for the impending conflict.
The plane's pilot, Sidney Cotton, is said to be the inspiration for the fictional character James Bond. Cotton was known to be friends with the late Ian Fleming, writer of the James Bond series.