Not all the characters in Thomas & Friends are based on real locomotives or tractors and other vehicles, some characters are based on aircrafts as well.
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The Sikorsky H-!9 with it's floats as Harold the Helicopter in Thomas & Friends
The BAC One-Eleven RomBac-one jet plane as Jeremy the jet plane in Thomas & Friends
The Nieuport 17 as Tiger Moth in Thomas & Friends
The Beechcraft King Air as Isla in Thomas & Friends
The Beechcraft King Air as Emerson in Thomas & Friends