Category: Modern Era (1945-Present)

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Flying Colours: Historic Aircraft Color Profiles By Richard J. Caruana

Coming soon from MMPBooks and Richard J. Caruana is Flying Colours of Richard J. Caruana, which focuses on illustrations of historic aircraft produced over his 50 year career.

During the last decade or so a considerable number of requests were received, especially from the younger generation, for me to put together a cross-section of my work into a book. Truly an impossible task considering the thousands of illustrations produced over these fifty years. It was therefore with this in mind that I’m embarking on this voyage of memories that will hopefully be met with approval by both those who remember the drawings in now-defunct or difficult to find publications and also those too young to have had the opportunity of enjoying them. It also gave me the chance to update older illustrations to today’s standards.

This release will be the latest in a series of publications focusing on his aircraft profiles. It will include the Fokker D.VII, FIAT CR.32, Fleet Air Arm Corsairs, Boulton Paul Defiant, Last of the Spitfires, USAF Starblazers, SEPECAT Jaguar and Guido Pongiluppi.

The 48 page, paperback publication is currently available for pre-order with release set for March 15.

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1961 Piper Comanche Airframe For Sale: “Complete, Straightforward Project”

A 1961 Piper PA-24-180 Comanche airframe has been spotted for sale.

According to the listing, it has 2,461 hours total time, a clean 1961-style center-stack panel with intact flight and engine instruments, good cloth interior, and a modern blue/white/gold paint scheme. It is sold minus its prop-struck O-360 engine and propeller. It suffered a gear-up landing that scraped the belly from mid-cabin to the aft edge of the nose gear well, with no reported damage to wings, flaps, ailerons, Metco-style wingtips, tail surfaces, firewall, cowling, engine mount, or landing gear and drive system. The aircraft comes with complete logs from new through the last annual, weight and balance, AD compliance sheets, POH/AFM, FAA airworthiness certificate, and bill of sale.

It is currently on a tiedown at Oshkosh, Wisconsin, and is currently available for US $5,995, although bids are also being accepted. Click here to check out the eBay listing, which includes additional photos and details.

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Now Available: Sword Models’ New Tool Short SB.6 Seamew

Sword Models has released their new tool Short SB.6 Seamew model kit in 1/72 scale.

As previously reported, the Seamew was a British lightweight carrier-based anti-submarine aircraft developed by Shorts in the early 1950s to replace the FAA’s Avenger. It first flew on 23 August 1953 but suffered handling problems and shifting defense priorities, which led to limited production and ultimately cancellation after only a small number of airframes were built.

The release (SW72157) is described as “quite large” and includes liveries for XE169 of HMS Warrior and XA123 of HMS Bulwark.

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1969 Piper Cherokee 140B Airframe For Sale: “Largely Complete, Cheap”

A 1969 Piper Cherokee 140B project airframe has been spotted for sale.

According to the listing, the project has sat for many years in the dry Palm Springs, California desert. It has no engine, prop, exhaust, FAA paperwork, logbooks, or documented history, but it is a largely complete airframe with upgraded 140B interior/“six‑pack” throttle‑quadrant panel, pilot toe brakes, modern-style seats, and installed nav/coms, audio panel, Mode C transponder, and portable intercom. It also includes most interior plastics and trim.

The airframe shows minimal corrosion thanks to the arid climate, but has sun-damaged paint and a damaged aftermarket right wingtip. It is being sold cheaply as a rebuildable aircraft or high-value parts donor.

The project is currently available for US $3,995, although bids are also being accepted. Click here to check out the eBay listing, which includes additional photos and details.

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WW2 Rocket Interceptors Detailed With Immaculate Tech Drawings, Full Performance Specs

Coming soon from Fonthill Media and author Justo Miranda is Rocket Interceptors 1941–1947:

During its short life, the rocket interceptor, a concept that reached maturity towards the end of the Second World War, attracted the attention of top scientists, designers and aeronautical engineers in Germany, the USSR, the United States and Japan. It was universally agreed that an interceptor capable of flying 300 mph faster than any other aircraft would give the wielding power untouchable aerial superiority. However, this new technology was unable to adapt to the realities of war.

The complexity of the propulsion system and the need to develop new aerodynamic concepts were challenges too great for the aeronautical industries of the major powers at the time, which specialized in the mass construction of piston fighters. Nor were fighter pilots able to adapt to the high-G combat conditions that came with achieving speeds of nearly 900 mph; it was simply not possible for them to aim and fire.

In 280 immaculate technical drawings, each set within its historical context and with full performance specifications, Rocket Interceptors 1941–1947 presents 125 project, prototype and combat rocket-powered aircraft developed by Germany, the United States, the USSR and Japan in the 1940s, though initial development for some can be traced as far back as the 1920s. This is the last word on a technology that, had it been properly harnessed, might have changed the course of the Second World War.

The 288 page, hardcover book is currently available for pre-order with release set for May 30.

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1974 Cessna P-337T Skymaster For Sale: “Extensively Updated, New Annual”

A 1974 Cessna P-337T Skymaster has been spotted for sale. The listing states (in part):

This 1974 Cessna P-337T Skymaster is a well-equipped and extensively updated twin-engine aircraft known for its unique centerline thrust design and dependable performance. It has 3,143 total airframe hours, with 320 hours on the front engine and 733 hours on the rear engine. This aircraft is fully loaded and features pressurization, turbocharging, and IFR capability with a mostly glass avionics suite. Notable upgrades include winglets and an additional air scoop for the rear engine installed in 2020, along with propeller overhauls completed the same year. In 2021, the aircraft received factory enhancements including a JPI EDM-960 engine monitoring system and an S-TEC 60 autopilot. Garmin 750 software updates were completed in 2022, further enhancing navigation and flight management capability. Additional avionics include a Garmin 796 panel mount, GDL-88 ADS-B In and Out, GTX-337 transponder, and GMA-340 audio panel. Recent maintenance includes all new hydraulic lines and new tires installed in 2024. With its advanced avionics, strong maintenance history, and numerous upgrades, this Skymaster is a capable and well-maintained aircraft ready for its next owner. New January 2026 annual.

The aircraft is located in Bonaire, GA and offers are currently being accepted. Click here to check out the eBay listing, which includes additional photos.

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DH Vampire Cockpit Project For Sale: “Very Complete, Includes Goblin Engine”

A de Havilland vampire T11 cockpit pod restoration project has been spotted for sale.

Most vampires have bad wood rot or are badly damaged but this is a fantastic example. There’s a lot of parts that go with this project that may become spare as there’s that much. Pod comes in a 20 foot shipping container that is included within the sale.

Main instrument panel 85% complete; Two Martin baker ejection seats Mk3b. Seats are around 70% complete; Canopy with replacement Perspex; Armoured windscreen glass; Throttles and gun sight trays are fitted. Two control column grips; Part complete de Havilland goblin engine; Pod stand; Engine stand; Crew entry ladder; Spare engine fairings and panels
Bonnet parts such as the oxygen bottles and batteries, G45 gun camera.

This is a fantastic opportunity to buy a very complete and very good condition T11 project with the added bonus of a goblin engine to display too. Would make a great museum piece or man cave addition.

The project is located in Brough, United Kingdom and is currently available for £8,871.25, although offers are also being accepted. Click here to check out the eBay listing, which includes additional photos and details.

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1976 Piper PA-36 Pawnee Brave 300 Airframe Project Offered For Sale

A 1976 Piper PA-36 Pawnee Brave 300 airframe project has been spotted for sale.

According to the listing, the airframe has 6,529 total hours and remains in current calendar annual use. It’s a working ag-sprayer aircraft with complete and consecutive logs, a fully installed Satloc M3 guidance system, and intact flight and engine instrumentation. The sale includes the airframe, control cables, Lycoming engine mount, and exhaust system—but no engine, prop, or spinner. It sustained light wind damage (minor wrinkling to right horizontal/elevator and left wingtip, broken left wheel flange, and bent cockpit door), with no fuselage, firewall, or cowling damage. FAA bill of sale, logbook, and AD compliance sheets are included.

The project is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota and is currently available for US $14,995, although bids are also being accepted. Click here to check out the eBay listing, which includes additional photos and details.

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1999 Diamond DA20-C1 For Sale: “No Damage, Fly Home, Cheap!”

Spotted for sale is a sleek, composite two-seat, low-wing 1999 Diamond DA20-C1 trainer with a T-tail and bubble canopy providing panoramic visibility.

According to the listing, the aircraft is powered by a 125 hp Continental IO-240B engine (921 SMOH, 6,512 TT) with over 1,000 hours left to TBO, it cruises at 130 knots while burning less than 6 gph. This aircraft has no damage history—an inspection after an insurance claim confirmed no hail damage—and remains in glossy white with minor cosmetic wear. It features stick controls, comfortable molded seats, and avionics including a King KX-125 NAV/COM, KLN 35A GPS, KT-76A transponder, Garmin GDL-82 ADS-B Out, and Garmin GPS 396. Qualifying as Light Sport under MOSAIC regulations, it’s flyable with a driver’s license medical, making it ideal for training or personal use. The last annual was March 2025, valid until April 2026, and it’s offered airworthy and ready to fly home—priced about $30,000 below comparable DA20s.

The aircraft is located in Maxwell, Texas ands is currently available for US $59,950, although bids are also being accepted. Click here to check out the eBay listing, which includes additional photos and details.

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1975 Cessna 150 For Sale: “Exceptional Condition, Ready to Fly”

A 1975 Cessna 150 has been spotted for sale. The listing states (in part):

Beautiful 1975 Cessna 150 in exceptional condition inside and out. This is a true pride-of-ownership aircraft with only 220 hours since major overhaul and low total time… Equipped with a Garmin 530 GPS/NAV/COM… Low Total Time 2520… Very clean inside and out… Ready to fly – recent annual

The aircraft is located in Atlantic Beach, North Carolina and is currently available for US $69,900, although offers are also being accepted. Click here to check out the eBay listing, which includes additional photos and details.

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