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Lockheed T-33A N533CB Offered For Sale

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Lockheed T-33A 51-17463/N533CB is available for sale.

The airframe has reportedly amassed a total time of 4,906 hrs since new, while the Allison J-33A engine has 340 Hrs SMOH by Aero Turbine and 0 hrs since IRAN by Aero Turbine (the engine is currently ready for reinstallation).

The machine last flew in 2011 and is equipped with a nose compartment baggage modification, three battery self-start system and avionics package. The logbooks are missing, although the seller can reportedly recreate to enable a return to service.

The T-33 is currently based in Tennessee and is being offered for $49,000. Click here to check out the complete listing.

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F-86F Sabre N86F4 Offered For Sale

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F-86F Sabre N86FR S/N 52-4959 has hit the market.

The aircraft was originally manufactured in 1952 and delivered to FA Argentina as C-109 in 1960. It was recovered and assembled in Coleman, Texas in 1989 and received its airworthiness certification a year later. The machine is currently flown as FU-201/S/N 31201.

The airframe has reportedly amassed 4417.4 total hrs, while the GE J-47-GE-2 engine has 402 hrs since major overhaul. The aircraft is equipped with two 120 gallon wing aux tanks, a smoke system, strobe lights, ELT, as well as an avionics package.

The F-86 is currently located at the Valiant Air Command Museum in Titusville, Florida and is being offered for $475,000. Click here to check out the full listing.

(Top Photo: Valder137 via Wikimedia Commons Additional Information via Warbird Registry)

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Airworthy Jet Provost Mk.4 / T.5A Trainers Offered For Sale

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North Weald Heritage Aviation is offering Jet Provost Mk. 4 (G-BXLO / PAC/W 19986) and Jet Provost T.5A (G-JPTV / EEP/JP/1002) cold war-era trainers for sale.

The Mk.4 (pictured above) is described as “an increasingly rare marque of Jet Provost” and “one of the most well maintained, and visually striking jets on the UK circuit.”

The ex-military Mk T.5A is also operating on the UK circuit and is touted as one of the best examples of the type in the country in terms of looks and condition. It has reportedly been maintained to a “truly high standard” and wears a livery intended as a “respectful nod” to the Jet Provost aerobatic and display team known as “The Poachers.”

Both machines are powered by Bristol Siddeley Viper turbojet engines and are said to have benefited from indoor parking for at least the last decade. Click below for additional details.

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Airworthy TA-4J Skyhawk Offered For Sale [Video]

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A privately-owned McDonnell Douglas TA-4J Skyhawk has hit the market.

The aircraft, S/N 14291 / N518TA, was originally manufactured in 1972 and has reportedly amassed a total time of 4,490 hours. The Pratt & Whitney J52-P8B-powered machine is certified in the experimental exhibition category and is said to have over 50,000 hours of labor invested in it, with every system “scrutinized, overhauled, refurbished and tested.”

Features reportedly include a large avionics package, complete/FAA approved maintenance manuals, flight hour recorder, oxygen system, dual controls and emergency locator beacon. A number of options are also available, such as autopilot, strobe lights and an operable ejection seat.

The list price is said to be about $2.9 million, although offers are reportedly being accepted. Click below to learn more.

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Extremely Rare, Airworthy Lysander Offered For Sale

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National Steel Car Corp. (Westland) Lysander 3A C-FVZZ, one of only three airworthy examples of the type in the world, has hit the market.

The machine’s fuselage reportedly came from S/N 1206 (RCAF 2365), built by the National Steel Car Corp., while the wings were sourced from another unconfirmed ex-RCAF airframe. It was initially restored to airworthy condition by Harry Whereatt and later restored again by Vintage Wings of Canada before returning to the air in June 2010.

The Lysander’s airframe reportedly has a total time of 990.9 hrs since new. Since its rebuild, the airframe and Mercury XX engine (S/N 57337) have amassed 74.7 hrs. The livery represents National Steel Car Lysander 416, the first built by the company in 1939.

The Lysander is currently being offered for US$950,000. Click here to check out the complete listing.

(via Platinum Fighter Sales Additional Information via Vintage Wings of Canada Photo: Jean-Guy Pitre via Wikimedia Commons)

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B-25 “Old Glory” Offered For Sale

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B-25 “Old Glory” has hit the market.

The aircraft (S/N 44-28938) was originally delivered in 1944 and served with the 12th Air Force in Italy before returning to the US in 1945. After initially being stored in Texas, the machine was put back into service in 1947, operating in an administrative role at McClellan Field, California.

After a decade at McClellan, the machine was declared surplus and sold. The following years saw it pass through the hands of numerous owners, spending time as a fire bomber before being restored to its military configuration and wearing the names “Dream Lover” and “Spirit of Tulsa” before being renamed “Old Glory” in 1995.

Pricing on the aircraft has not been reported. The full listing and contact details can be found here.

(via Barnstormers.com Photo: BrokenSphere via Wikimedia Commons Additional Information via B-25 History Project and Warbird Registry)

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Douglas A-1D Skyraider With Korean War Service Offered For Sale

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A Douglas A-1D Skyraider has hit the market.

The machine is said to have an extensive history in the Korean War, during which it operated from CV-47, USS Philippine Sea. It has reportedly been flying on the civilian registry since 1979, amassing a total time of 3,600 hrs with 700 SMOH. It is also said to be IFR certified with moving map GPS comm.

The machine is currently based in Houston, Texas and is being offered for $1,100,000. Click here to check out the complete listing on eBay.

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Douglas A-1D Skyraider With Korean War Service Offered For Sale

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A Douglas A-1D Skyraider has hit the market.

The machine is said to have an extensive history in the Korean War, during which it operated from CV-47, USS Philippine Sea. It has reportedly been flying on the civilian registry since 1979, amassing a total time of 3,600 hrs with 700 SMOH. It is also said to be IFR certified with moving map GPS comm.

The machine is currently based in Houston, Texas and is being offered for $1,100,000. Click here (eBay link) to check out the complete listing on eBay.

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Douglas A-1D Skyraider With Korean War Service Offered For Sale

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A Douglas A-1D Skyraider has hit the market.

The machine is said to have an extensive history in the Korean War, during which it operated from CV-47, USS Philippine Sea. It has reportedly been flying on the civilian registry since 1979, amassing a total time of 3,600 hrs with 700 SMOH. It is also said to be IFR certified with moving map GPS comm.

The machine is currently based in Houston, Texas and is being offered for $1,100,000. Click here (eBay link) to check out the complete listing on eBay.

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Douglas A-1D Skyraider With Korean War Service Offered For Sale

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A Douglas A-1D Skyraider has hit the market.

The machine is said to have an extensive history in the Korean War, during which it operated from CV-47, USS Philippine Sea. It has reportedly been flying on the civilian registry since 1979, amassing a total time of 3,600 hrs with 700 SMOH. It is also said to be IFR certified with moving map GPS comm.

The machine is currently based in Houston, Texas and is being offered for $1,100,000. Click here to check out the complete listing on eBay.

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