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SNJ-4 N7692Z Offered For Sale

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North American SNJ-4 N7692Z (S/N 889831) has hit the market.

The aircraft was formerly operated by the South African Air Force and is said to have had one U.S. owner for 20 years. The airframe has reportedly amassed 7242 hours since new, while the engine has acquired 479 hours SMOH by Tulsa Aircraft in 2003.

The machine is said to be equipped with an avionics package as well as original SAAF logs, two Strong parachutes and much more. The elevators were reportedly recovered in 2009 and the aileron and rudder fabric is said to be in excellent condition.

The aircraft is located in Iowa City, IA and is currently being offered for $189,000. Click here to check out the complete listing.

(Photo: By Armchair Aviator’s via Wikimedia Commons)

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RAF’s First Folland Gnat T.Mk1 Offered For Sale

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The airframe of Folland Gnat T.Mk1 FL.514/XM709 has hit the market.

The machine is said to be a pre-production aircraft that first flew in 1962 and went on to become the first T.Mk1 to enter service with the RAF. The machine is reportedly equipped with its wing, both seats and most instruments, although it lacks an engine. It is said to be in “decent shape” and ideal for a post guard or ad platform.

The aircraft, which is sold as parts and lacks a title, is currently located in West Palm Beach, Florida and is offered for $14,900. Click here to check out the complete listing on eBay.

A second T.Mk1 airframe described as an ex-Red Arrows machine in similar condition is also availble for $5,900. Click here to learn more.

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Restored Vickers-Supermarine Seafire PP972 Offered For Sale

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Vickers-Supermarine 358 Seafire LF.IIIC PP972/G-BUAR has hit the market.

The aircraft is said to be one of only three remaining airworthy Seafires in the world and the only Merlin-powered Seafire to see combat. It was originally built under contract by Westland Aircraft, Ltd. in 1944 and was assigned to 809 (Naval) Squadron, which was deployed to the Far East and participated in Operations Dracula, Bishop, Balsam and Zipper.

In 1946 the machine was assigned to 767 (Naval) Squadron, part of No.1 Operational Flying School at RNAS Easthaven, before being transferred to the French Navy, where it served with No.1 Flottille at Hyeres.

The aircraft was reportedly restored to airworthy condition by Air Leasing, Ltd. from 2012-2015 and now represents a Seafire of 880 (Naval) Squadron Serving aboard HMS Implacable. The airframe, engine and propeller are said to have amassed a total of 15 hours since ground-up professional restoration/overhaul.

The machine is currently based in the UK and is said to be accompanied by “complete documentation of all work and updates per current CAA Regulations.” Seller must be contacted for pricing details. Click here to check out the complete listing.

(Photo: Alan Wilson via Wikimedia Commons)

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World’s Only Privately Owned F-4 Phantom Capable of Flight Offered For Sale

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A 1959 McDonnell F4H-1F Phantom II touted as the world’s only privately owned F-4 capable of flight has hit the market.

The machine S/N 150310 (N815WF) was delivered to the Navy in 1959 as the 11th pre-production example of the type. In 1961 it demonstrated its capabilities by carrying 22 Mk83 500lb bombs which were dropped at a range at Fort Bragg, North Carolina – a feat that is said to have been the deciding factor in the USAF’s decision to order the aircraft. In 1961 it became one of three F-4’s to commemorate the 50th anniversary of U.S. Naval Aviation. It was retired in 1964 after 461 hrs of service.

150310 has been under restoration for the past decade by Aircraft Restoration Services, LLC located at the French Valley Airport in California and the process is said to be 80-85% complete. The airframe has reportedly undergone a complete IRAN per U.S. Navy standards and has also been completely rewired. Additional work has included overhauling components to 0 time condition, rebuilding the fuel system with new fuel cells, rebuilding all hydraulics with stainless steel lines, installing new wheels and brakes and overhauling all three hydraulic systems as well as two pneumatic systems.

The4 Phantom is being offered “as is” and “where is” for $3,950,000. Click here to check out the complete listing.

(Photo: Wingtipvortex via Wikimedia Commons)

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Blackburn (Fairey) Swordfish C-GEVS Offered For Sale

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Blackburn (Fairey) Swordfish Mk II S/N HS554 (C-GEVS) has hit the market.

The aircraft was constructed by the Blackburn Aircraft Co. in 1942 and served with the Royal Navy and Royal Canadian Navy before being retired in 1946. In the past it was part of the Ernie Simmons collection in Tillsonburg, ON and is currently with Vintage Wings of Canada.

The airframe has reportedly amassed 148 hrs since restoration by Bob Spence in 1992, while the Bristol Pegasus Model 30 engine has acquired 23.5 hrs SMOH by Deltair in 2011. The engine is currently in need of a top overhaul and the aircraft is being sold as is with a price of US$650,000. Click here to check out the complete listing.

(Photo: Armchair Aviator’s via Wikimedia Commons)

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Spitfire Mk V, Hispano Buchon Offered For Sale

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Westland Spitfire MK V EE602 (G-IBSY) and Hispano HA-1112-M1L Buchon (ME109 C4K) G-AWHH have hit the market.

The Spitfire was constructed by Westland in 1942 and served with 66, 129 and 453 Squadrons. It completed over 100 missions in WW2 and even escorted the famous B-17F “Memphis Belle.” The machine was painstakingly restored and finished in 129 Squadron markings. The airframe, propeller and Merlin engine have reportedly amassed only 30 hours since restoration and the aircraft is said to be supplied with a full CAA Permit to fly on its British civil registration.

The Merlin-powered Buchon, a licence-built Me 109G, was constructed in Tablada Seville in 1958 and served with the Spanish Air Force until 1965. In 1968, it participated in the filming of The Battle of Britain before being stored in Texas. It was shipped to Air Leasing in 2017 for restoration and will reportedly be completed by June. It will wear the colors of “White 9” flown by Uffz Edmund Roβmann of Luftwaffe III./JG 52 and, like the Spitfire, will reportedly come with a full CAA Permit to fly on its British civil registration.

Prices for each machine are said to be available on application. The full listing for the Spitfire is available here. The Buchon listing can be found here.

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World’s Only Hispano HA-1112-M4L Offered For Sale

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After performing its first post restoration flight at Sywell Aerodrome in November, Hispano HA-1112-M4L S/N 40/2 (G-AWHC) has hit the market.

As previously reported, the aircraft is the only remaining example of the two-seat, dual control aircraft built by Hispano Aviación. Constructed in 1954, it served with the Spanish Air Force until the type was retired in 1965. Soon thereafter it became one of 27 Buchóns gathered by Hamish Mahaddie for use in the 1967 film The Battle Of Britain.

The production included input from WW2 aces Robert Stanford Tuck (RAF) and Adolf Galland (Luftwaffe) who reportedly went flying together in G-AWHC in order to “compare notes.” After filming was complete, the machine became part of Connie Edwards’ collection in Texas before being acquired by Air Leasing, Ltd. and relocated to the UK for restoration to airworthy condition.

The Merlin-powered machine is said to be “very attractive from an investment point of view” with “enormous potential as a revenue earner providing passenger flights to history and movie buffs alike (subject to authority approval).”

The HA-1112-M4L is currently available for $5,999,999. Click here to check out the complete listing.

(Top Photo via Sywell Aerodrome)

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“Twilight Zone” Garland Lincoln Nieuport 28 Offered For Sale

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A Garland Lincoln Nieuport 28 that appeared in several Hollywood productions has hit the market.

The machine (N12237) was originally built in Van Nuys in the 1930s for film use and went on to appear in Hell in the Heavens (1934), Dawn Patrol (1938), and Men with Wings (1938). It is also the same machine that starred in a well-known episode of The Twilight Zone entitled “The Last Flight”.

the aircraft crashed during the filming of The Great Waldo Pepper in 1975, sending pilot Frank Tallman to the hospital. It was eventually acquired and restored by Kip Mone and is now owned by his son, Brent.

Check out the complete listing below.

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“Ultra Rare” WW2 MiG-3 Offered For Sale

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An “ultra rare” MiG-3 Soviet WW2 fighter / interceptor has hit the market.

The aircraft (S/N 4958) was reportedly built in 1941 and experienced a forced landing near Murmansk in December of that year. After the wreck was discovered in 2000, it was recovered and restored by Rusavia of Moscow.

The machine was test flown in 2005 “using parts salvaged and restored together with a compete Mikulin Am-38 engine ex Il-2.” It is currently painted in Soviet AF colors and is said to be fitted with an Allison V-12 engine “for easier operations.”

It appears that the price is available on application. For additional information click here.

(via Historic and Classic Aircraft Sales Photo: Alan Wilson via Wikimedia Commons)

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Original Spitfire XVIe of “Unparalleled Quality” Hits the Market

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Vickers-Supermarine Spitfire XVIe S/N TB252 (N752TB), deemed “one of the most original Spitfires surviving today” is now available for sale.

The aircraft was built in the Castle Bromwich factory in January 1945 and served with the Belgian Air Force and the Royal Air Force before becoming a gate guardian in 1955. It was reportedly traded to Historic Flying in 1988 in “100% complete and original” condition and “still had the parachute sitting on the seat from when it was last flown 35-40 years prior.”

In 2002, TB252 was acquired by a new owner and transported to Avspecs, Ltd. in New Zealand, where it is currently undergoing a complete restoration with “no expense spared” in order to make it “the best Spitfire possible.”

The Packard Merlin 266 engine, the same engine it last flew with in military service, reportedly has 0 hrs SMOH by Vintage V-12s (completed in 2017) as does the Dowty Rotol propeller, which was overhauled by Skycraft and has new blades by Hoffman. The airframe is said to have been completely re-riveted with new skins, new main spars, and “everything 0 timed.”

The Spitfire is currently being offered for US$2,500,000. Click here to check out the complete listing.

(Photo: Steve Fitzgerald via Wikimedia Commons)