Category: WW2 Era (1939-45)

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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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KōTARE Models to Release First All New 1/32 Spitfire Mk.I Since 1967

The new KōTARE model company, which includes members of the now defunct Wingnut Wings, has announced their first kit: a Battle of Britain era Spitfire Mk.I in 1/32 scale.

The upcoming offering (K32001) is described as “the first all new 1/32 Battle of Britain era Spitfire Mk.I kitset since 1967.” It is currently slated for release “later in 2022” with pricing still to be announced.

In addition to the box art, the company has also released a few renderings which can be seen below.

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Arma Hobby Releases Renderings for New Tool P-51B/C Kit

Arma Hobby has released a series of renderings for their upcoming new tool P-51B/C Mustang model kit in 1/72 scale.

The “Expert Set” offering (70038) will reportedly include parts to represent the P-51 B/C, Mustang Mk III and F6C. Features include plastic parts, photo etched parts, decals with six marking options (4x USAAF 2x RAF) and masks for canopy and wheels. At the moment it appears that there is no confirmed release date.

Click below to check out a selection of renderings detailing different variants included in the kit.

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Titan T-51D For Sale: “Fairly Hurt, Cheap”

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A “fairly hurt, cheap” 2008 Titan T-51D Mustang has been spotted for sale. The listing states (in part):

The aircraft is seriously hurt, as you can see! But not all is destroyed! The new engine, with 4.5 hours since install, appears 100% undamaged! The tubular engine mount is dented on the right side but intact, and all of the special engine modifications required to increase the conversion from the $8,000 engine only price to the $48,000 conversion price (with the exception of the radiator, possibly damaged but all there) and the damaged propellor, are intact. This aircraft is sold without avionics, but complete from (damaged) propellor to tail otherwise… The main landing gear (heavy duty option) seems to have held up well, as the mounts inside the wings failed, not the trunions, wheels or brakes.

The machine is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota and is currently available for US $25,950, although bids are also being accepted. Click here to check out the complete listing on eBay, which includes many additional photos and details.

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New Book Offers “Comprehensively-Illustrated, In-Depth Operational History” of 619 Squadron in WW2

Chris Ward continues his series on Bomber Command Squadron Profiles with his new book 619 Squadron, which is described as a “comprehensively-illustrated, in-depth operational history of this fine unit.”

The squadron was formed at Woodhall Spa in April 1943 under the banner of 5 Group, and it would serve as a standard “squadron of the line”, beginning operations in June 1943, during the most intense weeks of the five-month-long Ruhr offensive. From that point on, the squadron took part in all the main bombing campaigns, including the devastating four-raid series against Hamburg under Operation Gomorrah at the end of July. The squadron then participated in attacks against Italy, Peenemünde and the start of the Berlin offensive in August. Autumn saw the crippling attacks on Hannover, Mannheim and Kassel in September and October, followed by the main Winter Offensive from November 1943 to the end of March 1944, including the sixteen further raids on Berlin… 619 Squadron ended the war with a fine record of service, having made a telling contribution to Bomber Command’s part in the ultimate victory.

The paperback title spans 229 pages and measures 8.5 x 0.52 x 11 inches.

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