A WW2 allied aircraft used for the invasion of Germany could be yours for just £4K via eBay. The 1944 Taylor Craft Auster was used after D-Day when British and Allied forces were beating back the Nazis from Holland and Germany during the closing chapters of WWII. The 70 year-old plane, with the registration TJ398, was used to fly low, spot enemy forces and give Allied big-guns the co-ordinates to attack. Owner Karl Edmondson,52, from South Shields explained the importance of this aircraft to the war effort, which eventually saw Germany successfully defeated. 'The aircraft's top speed was about 120 miles-per-hour,' said Karl. 'It's one of the last of its squadron, and was used to support ground troops in their push through Europe
A photographer has captured stunning photographs of the Milky Way above picturesque landscapes in the UK and Italy .
A Romanian photographer has captured the unique patterns of hundreds of human eyes in a series of striking macro shots .
CLIMBING, falling and tugging on his weary mum, this little orangutan is up to all kinds of trouble .
A carefree bear cub reclines in the water with his feet raised in the air .
A diver looks like a minnow as she swims alongside a gigantic whale shark, the largest species of fish on the planet .
When couples talk about wanting a white wedding, few will be referring to getting hitched on a glacier sat on top of an active volcano .
SWIMMING slowly towards the shore, a small group of bottlenose dolphins arrive for breakfast at a beach in Western Australia .
IN THE not so MISTY MOUNTAINS of Wiltshire, there lies an abandoned hobbit house .
SOARING through the air, this is the moment a hungry tawny owl arrives home with dinner .
THIS ONE of a kind experience brings a whole new meaning to the phrase 'a coffee to go' .
A blanket of fog is lit up by the colourful glowing lights of the city below .
WITH the phosphorescent blobs and mesmerising patterns, these spectacular images may look like the hall marks of an enchanted forest but it is in fact the scene of thousands of dancing FIREFLIES .