Category: WW2 Era (1939-45)

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Allison V1710-35 Engine For Sale: “Zero Time on Rebuild”

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An Allison V1710-35 engine has been spotted for sale.

Details are limited, although the listing reports that there is “zero time on the rebuild.” It is located in Wichita, Kansas and is currently being offered for US $37,500, although offers are also being accepted.

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80% Scale Spitfire Mk 26 For Sale: “A Delight to Fly”

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An 80% scale Spitfire Mk 26 has been spotted for sale. The listing states (in part):

FLYING SPITFIRE (mk26 80% scale replica) built from a kit in 2016. TTAF 20 hrs. Jabiru 8 cyinder 5100 engine, fixed pitch prop. A delight to fly with the same handling and evocative shape as the iconic original, but at a more accessible cost. Docile handling characteristics allows any competent pilot with, or aspiring towards, a tailwheel endorsement to fly this and be a hit at any event you attend.

The aircraft is located in Perth, United Kingdom. Click here to check out the listing on eBay.

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For Sale: Full-Scale, Static Spitfire Reproduction With Trailer

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A full-scale, static Spitfire reproduction has been spotted for sale. The listing states (in part):

Static full size fibre-glass & steel Spitfire replica with trailer. Rental income from events. Has been used to inspire the next generation and generate income at airshows, local events, RAF benevolent fund and poppies appeal fund raisers. Accessible cockpit. condition average, but authentic. Good small business opportunity, Gate Guardian or Museum piece.

The reproduction is located in Perth, United Kingdom and is currently available for bidding. Click here to check out the complete listing on eBay.

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1947 Beech 35 Bonanza For Sale: “A True Collectors Item, Annual Completed 9/21”

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A 1947 Beechcraft 35 Bonanza (S/N D-488) has been spotted for sale. The listing states (in part):

This is a true Collectors Item especially in the condition its in with every modification possible! 4947 Total Time Since New. The Engine has 480 Hours since overhaul by Cruiseair Aviation, Inc. it’s a Continental E-225-8. The Propeller has 480 Hours since new it’s a 215-107/215-213-84. Its has Dual Narco MK 12 D TSO Digital Nav Coms (overhauled) with a Narco AT150 TSO Transponder, Garmin GDL8 GPS, Narco CP136 Audio panel. King KLN 90B TSO ELT with new battery and no AD. Just Installed a brand new Garmin GDL82 ADSB unit $4,000. Some of the modifications are Tip Tanks, Brackett air filter, wing strobes, Beryl D’Shannon one piece windshield, Beechcraft long 3rdwindow with newer tinted glass on compete plane. Continue reading 1947 Beech 35 Bonanza For Sale: “A True Collectors Item, Annual Completed 9/21”

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Grumman TBM-3 Avenger For Sale: “Water Landing Damage. Yes, Cocoa Beach.”

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1945 Grumman TBM-3 Avenger N108Q (S/N 91188) has been spotted for sale.

Details are limited, although the listing states that the airframe and engine have 150 SMOH. The listing also states: “Water Landing Damage. Yes, Cocoa Beach.”

The aircraft is located in Visalia, California. Pricing is available upon request. Click here to check out the listing.

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Beech AT-11 Project For Sale: “90% Reskinned”

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A Beechcraft AT-11 project has been spotted for sale. The listing states:

Beechcraft AT-11 project. 90% reskinned. All new landing gear bearings, chains and u-joints. Yellow tag gear motor and drive. Yellow tag flap drive. All new engine control cables

The project is located in Princeton, Minnesota and is currently available for US $55,000, although bids are also being accepted. Click here to check out the complete listing on eBay, which includes a number of additional photos.

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1943 Spitfire IX For Sale: “0 Hrs Since 100 Point Restoration to Highest Standard”

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1943 Supermarine Spitfire IX (S/N MH603 VH-IXF) has hit the market. The listing states (in part):

Built for the RAF, MH603 rolled off the Vickers-Armstrong production line in Castle Bromwich during the spring of 1943 and delivered to 39 MU (Maintenance Unit) on 15 October that same year. She then passed onto 405 RSU (Repair and Salvage Unit) at Croydon on 25 October 1943. The Spitfire commenced Operational Service with 331 (Norwegian) Squadron on 3 January 1944 and served operationally coded FN*B (as she is marked today) and flown by Capt. Bjorn Bjornstad, then transferred to 274 Squadron and coded JJ*K on 2 June 1944 where she was flown by Warr Off O.S.G Baker. The Spitfire is noted as going to Fighter Leader’s School, FLS Millfield on 21 August 1944 and then to the Central Fighter Establishment (CFE) Tangmere on 1 June 1945. Following its operational service, the aircraft passed through a number of training and maintenance units.

The aircraft reportedly has 0 hrs since a “comprehensive 100 point restoration by Vintage Fighter Restorations, Scone, NSW, Australia circa 2009-2021.” The restoration was carried out to “the highest standard,” employing “all original British hardware, along with many NOS (new old stock) components and the fitting of new wing spars.” The Rolls Royce Merlin 70 also has 0 hrs SMOH by Air Sparrow Inc, as does the Rotol R12/4F5/5 propeller (0 hrs SPOH by Skycraft UK).

The machine is expected to return to the air in the fourth quarter of 2021. It is located in Scone, N.S.W. Australia and is available for £3,500,000. Click here to check out the listing.

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Rolls Royce Merlin II Engine Spotted For Sale

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A Rolls Royce Merlin II engine has been spotted for sale. The listing states (in part):

Serial #1019. I purchased from a gentleman that bought it as a complete and running engine in 1946. It is being sold as is with no guarantee. It is an amazingly beautiful historical artifact on it’s original shipping cradle. There is a steel shipping container measuring 54” high, 36” wide and 90” long. It weighs approximately 2000 pounds… This is one of the earliest intact Merlin engine that survived the war. A great addition to someones collection.

The engine is located in Kars, Ontario, Canada and is currently available for bidding. Click here to check out the listing on eBay.

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ICM Releases B-26K Counter Invader: “100% New Molds”

ICM has released their new B-26K Counter Invader model kit in 1/48 scale.

The offering (48279) was reportedly created with “100% new molds” and includes 344 details, including a detailed cockpit interior as well as 14 bombs and unguided rockets. The following liveries are also included:

В-26К 64-17651, 56th Special Operations Wing, 609th Special Operations Squadron, Nakhon Phanom, 1969
В-26К 64-17649, Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, 1970
В-26К 64-17645, 56th Special OperationsWing, 609th Special Operations Squadron, Nakhon Phanom, 1969
В-26К 64-17679, 1st Special Operations Wing, USAF, late 1960s

The model measures 325 x 455 mm.

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Three Bristol Hercules Engines Spotted For Sale

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Three Bristol Hercules engines have been spotted for sale. The listing states (in part):

One Hercules engine with it`s steel cradle. Two other Hercules engines, but not complete. Origin of donor aircraft unknown.

The engines are located in Clitheroe, United Kingdom and are currently available for bidding. Click here to check out the complete listing on eBay, which includes a number of additional photos.

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