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Three C-47 / DC-3 Aircraft Offered For Sale

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Three C-47/DC-3 aircraft have hit the market.

The collection reportedly consists of three airframes (C-47-DL S/N 9053 – N47FJ, C-47B-5-DK S/N 14511 – N51938 and DC-3-455 S/N 6325 – N486C) as well as six PW R1830 engines.

According to the descriptions, N47FJ was constructed in 1943 and served with the US Army Air Corps in Algeria as well as with the 9th Air Force in England, where it flew sorties in support of the D-Day landings. It last flew in 1990 and has a TTSN of 22,322.75.

N51938 was built in 1944 and originally delivered to the US Navy, serving as an executive transport. It last flew in 1982 and has a TTSN of 21,259.

N486C was built for American Airlines in 1942, but ended up serving with Air Transport Command during WW2. It was later acquired by Eastern Airlines. It last flew in 1990 and has a TTSN of 48,962.

The aircraft are located in Missouri and carry a list price of $135,000 for all three machines. Click here to check out the complete listing.

(Top Image: NASA via Wikimedia Commons)

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Hobby Boss Releases New Tool 1/32 B-24J Liberator Model Kit

Hobby Boss has released their new tool B-24J Liberator model kit in 1/32 scale.

The new kit (83211) reportedly includes detailed fuselage and wing with accurate design, finely detailed cockpit and gear cabin, grooved rubber tires and PE parts. Three marking options are also included which recreate S/N 44-40674 “Going My Way,” S/N 42-109816 “War Goddess” and 44-40927 “My Akin ?.”

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New Kermie Cam Video Features AT-6 Flight, Voice-Over and Cockpit Tour

For his latest installment of “Kermie Cam,” Fantasy of Flight owner Kermit Weeks has released a new version of his North American AT-6 flight while providing a full review of the machine’s cockpit and a voice-over of the flight, which includes a couple of rolls, 4 point roll and snap rolls.

This particular machine is a AT-6D painted in the colors of the Womens Airforce Service Pilots (WASP) and featuring their mascot “Fifinella” on the cowling.

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Watch the Stop Motion Assembly of a Brass Etrich Taube Structure Model [Video]

Modeler extraordinaire Tom Grigat has returned with a new stop motion animation video detailing his construction of Aerobase’s 1/160 Etrich Taube.

The model consists of brass parts and represents the structure of the unique Austrian design, which was introduced in 1910 and saw military service as a training and reconnaissance machine. Regarding the Aerobase kit, Grigat states:

It’s completely assembled without any glue used and is more some kind of a little trinket than a scale model. But it shows the beautiful construction of the aircraft – and the propeller rotates by blowing at it…

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Yak-11 Project With “Many NOS Parts” Offered For Sale

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A 1954 Yak-11 project has hit the market. The listing states:

Project, Not A Crash. 1954 Yak 11. Build A Mustang Eater. All Parts Except No Main Gear Legs. Many NOS Parts.

The machine is located in Corona, California and is currently being offered for US$98,000. Click here to check out the complete listing.

(Top Image: TSRL via Wikimedia Commons)

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Reduced Scale P-51 Offered For Sale

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A reduced scale P-51 has hit the market. The listing states (in part):

The plane is made from construction of metal and plywood and canvas. Engines equipped with a Rotax 582 (65PS) 2 tact, control system, desktop instruments, armchair, brakes. Painted in accordance with the original designations of U.S.-Army of the period. The plane has no documentation release for flights. Caution !!! The auction applies to the replica without a Rotax 582 engine. The engine for an additional fee of GBP 3000.

The machine was reportedly built from a kit and acquired in the Czech Republic. It is said to be scaled 1:0.75 to the original. It is currently located in Wroclaw, Poland and is available for £7,500, although bids are also being accepted. Click here to check out the complete listing on eBay.

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“Nearly 100% Complete” TF-104G Starfighter Project Offered For Sale

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A Lockheed TF-104G Starfighter project has hit the market.

The aircraft (S/N D-5810) is described as a two seat training model manufactured in 1963 which spent its entire career in service with the Royal Netherlands Air Force (RNLAF) until retirement in 1984. The listing states (in part):

The project includes what is believed to be a “0” time General Electric J-79-11F (no logs) and afterburner (in container). The engine was removed from the storage container and run up on a test stand to approximately 80% power in 2016. The project includes an extensive spare parts inventory which includes a brand-new set of wings. The aircraft is nearly 100% complete and in stock military condition with the exception of the clocks and stop watches.

The machine has reportedly received gradual restoration over the last few years and includes “a very extensive technical library,” ground support equipment, and one pair of wingtip fuel tanks / underwing pylons. It is located in Maine and is currently being offered for $325,000. Click here to check out the complete listing.

(Top Image: Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons)

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Modelsvit Releases New Tool XP-55 Ascender Model Kit

Modelsvit has released their new tool XP-55 Ascender model kit in 1/48 scale.

The aircraft, built by Curtiss-Wright, performed its maiden flight in 1943 but its performance was found to be lacking. Only three examples of the type were built – two of which were destroyed in crashes. The third is currently on long-term loan from Kalamazoo, Michigan’s Air Zoo to the National Air & Space Museum in Washington DC.

The new kit (4808) reportedly includes PE sheet (instrument panel, seat belts, cabin side panels), two canopies (open/closed), painting masks (inner/outer) and marking options for two machines (S/N 278846, S/N 278847).

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“Extremely Rare” Messerschmitt Bf 109 G-6 Project Offered For Sale

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An “extremely rare” Messerschmitt Bf 109 G-6 has been spotted for sale. The listing states (in part):

completely built fuselage (hammer rivets used), almost complete set of landing gears, two DB 605 engines, propeller hub, cowling, lots of wing parts, many tail parts and many many more parts

An original Werknummer and data plate are reportedly included. The project is located in Austria and is currently being offered for $128,000. Check out the links below for additional details.

(via Barnstormers Additional Information via Warbird Auctions Top Image: Björn Huber via Wikimedia Commons)

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New Kermie Cam Video Offers Uncut Pilot’s Eye View of Albatros D.Va Flight

Following on his recent Curtiss Pusher video, Fantasy of Flight owner Kermit Weeks has released another new “Uncut Kermie Cam” video capturing a full flight in his Albatros D.Va reproduction from the pilot’s perspective.

The reproduction was built by The Vintage Aviator, Ltd. in New Zealand and sports an original Mercedes engine as well as other original equipment. It appears in the colors of Ltn. Adolf Schreder of Jasta 17. Schreder scored one victory before being killed in action on March 17, 1918 while flying a Pfalz D.IIIa.

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