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Eduard Releases Limited Edition Dual Combo Bf 109E / Bf 109F-2 Model Kit

Eduard has released a limited edition “Barbarossa” dual combo model kit featuring Bf 109E and Bf 109F-2 aircraft in 1/48 scale.

The kit (11127) focuses on aircraft flown in the Soviet Union during Operation Barbarossa, and also through the second half of 1941. The offering reportedly includes Eduard plastic parts and decals, pre-painted photo-etched parts, a painting mask, resin parts for the seat and undercarriage wheels and marking options for 11 machines.

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T-33 Featured in AOPA Pilot Magazine Offered For Sale

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A 1954 Canadair T-33 Silver Star (S/N 375 / N33HW) has hit the market.

The listing states that the machine is AOPA PILOT magazine featured and includes three navs, three coms and a spare engine.

The aircraft is based in Santa Fe, New Mexico with pricing available upon request. Click here to check out the complete listing.

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Georgia’s Museum of Aviation Foundation Seeks New President/CEO

The Museum of Aviation Foundation at Robins AFB in Warner Robins, Georgia is seeking a new President/CEO. The current CEO has released a statement which reads (in part):

Leading the Museum of Aviation Foundation over the past four years has been an amazing honor and privilege. With that, the time has come for me to transition the leadership of this wonderful institution into capable hands.

That said, the Foundation Board of Directors has initiated an immediate search for my successor.

A document has also been released which details position requirements and submission instructions. The statement reads that all submissions must be received by close of business Wednesday, May 8, 2019.

Click below to check out the museum’s complete announcement.

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Former RAN Historic Flight Sea Fury Prepared for Transport to New Home

HARS Navy Heritage Flight of New South Wales, Australia has reported that Hawker Sea Fury WG630 is in the process of being relocated from Nowra to its new home at Albion Park.

The Sea Fury was previously part of the RAN Historic Flight collection, which was acquired by HARS Aviation Museum in 2018. The flight, which was grounded in 2008, consists of the Sea Fury, as well as two Grumman Trackers, two Bell UH-1B helicopters, two Westland HAS.31B helicopters, a de Havilland Sea Venom and a C-47. The Sea Fury will reportedly be on public display while engineering staff work to create a restoration/repair schedule which will hopefully see the machine returned to airworthy condition.

The Sea Fury, which was in storage at Air Affairs in Nowra, recently had its fuselage loaded onto a semitrailer for Friday’s journey. Click below to check out a video of the process.

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Kermit Weeks Releases Second Episode of Q & A Video Series

Fantasy of Flight’s Kermit Weeks has released the second installment of his “Kerime Q’s” video series which answers select questions from his YouTube channel videos.

The second episode sees Kermit responding to questions on the P-51C paint scheme which were raised after the first episode. He then answers a broad selection of questions dealing with Hurricane Andrew and it’s aftermath, progress on the S-38 and Fokker D.VII, acquisition of the Seversky P-35, and much more.

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“Very Complete” A-26 Invader Project With WW2, Korea History For Sale

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A “very complete” A-26B Invader project has hit the market. The listing states (in part):

Stock A26B 41-39486 in storage since 1964. WW2 and Korea history. Very complete. Everything is stored inside the wings are the only parts outside. This is a project that needs full restoration. Lot of new old parts. Several buildings of parts. Has a duel control kit included. Has a semi truck trailer included to move this airplane.

The aircraft is located in Kingsford, MI and is currently being offered for $40,000. Click here to check out the complete listing.

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EAA Museum B-25H Performs First Post-Restoration Flight [Video]

After “countless hours” of work, the EAA Museum’s B-25H Mitchell “Berlin Express” returned to the air on Saturday for its first post-restoration flight.

As previously reported, the aircraft (N10V / S/N 43-4432) was originally delivered to the USAAF in 1943 and went on to serve as an administrative aircraft at several bases around the US. Following the war, it passed through the hands of several owners, including Tallmantz Aviation, who used the machine in the 1970 film Catch-22.

The B-25 was donated to the EAA Museum in Oshkosh, Wisconsin in 1972 where it was restored to flying status as “The City of Burlington.” However, it was damaged in a landing accident in the 1980s, which resulted in cosmetic repairs and static display at the museum.

In 2015, the decision was made to fully restore the aircraft and return it to airworthy condition in order to “honor veterans and promote educational outreach.”

Click below to check out a video of the flight and an overview of the restoration.

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Eduard Releases New Fw 109A-8 Model Kit

Eduard has released a new 1/48 Fw 190A-8 model kit from “so-called New Generation Tools.”

The kit (82147) reportedly features Eduard plastic parts, pre-painted photo etched parts, a painting mask and marking options for five aircraft, including representations of W.Nr. 350189 of 12./JG 5; W.Nr. 960542 of Stab/JG 4; W.Nr. 171180 of 6./JG 300 (shown on box art above); W.Nr. 172733 flown by Uffz. Ernst Schroder and Ofhr. Walter Kohne’s machine of 3./JG 1. Click below to check out Buy on eBay on eBay / livery profiles.

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Two Award Winning P-51D Mustangs Offered For Sale As Pair

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A pair of award winning North American P-51D Mustangs honoring the Pattillo brothers have hit the market. The offering includes 1944 P-51D S/N 44-73279 (N451D) “Sweet & Lovely” and 1945 P-51D S/N 45-11495 (N5551D) “Little Rebel.”

Sweet & Lovely’s airframe reportedly has 133 hours since restoration and is powered by a “Packard -1650-7 w -9 Heads and Banks.” Little Rebel’s airframe reportedly has 88 hours since restoration and is equipped with a “Packard -1650-7 w 500 Series Heads and Banks; Roush Pistons; Eye Engineering – Fingers.”

Features reportedly include new fuselages with new longhorns and skins, wings with new spars and skins, “everything new or overhauled.”

The aircraft are located in Oklahoma and are available as a pair for US $5,400,000. Click here and here to check out complete listings.

(Photo: D. Miller via Flickr)

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FM-2 Wildcat N909WJ Offered For Sale

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A 1944 FM-2 Wildcat (S/N 16203 / N909WJ) has hit the market.

The aircraft reportedly has 602 hours since ground up restoration by Darrel Skurich and is powered by a Wright R-1820-56W with 607 SMOH by J.R.S. Engines. It is said to include an avionics package as well as Red Line brakes, Jasco alternator, wing jury struts, pre-oiler, oil recovery system and Concorde gel battery. The machine also comes with several spares, including a wingtip, manuals, main wheel and several tires.

The Wildcat is located at KARR Airport in IL and is currently being offered for $1,250,000. Click here to check out the complete listing.

(Photo: D. Miller via Flickr)