Category: WW2 Era (1939-45)

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Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum’s Avenger Performs Engine Test As Flight “Getting Closer” [Video]

The Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum’s newly restored TBM-3E Avenger C-GCWG has performed an engine as its upcoming return to the air gets closer.

As previously reported, the aircraft (S/N 53858) was constructed in 1945 by General Motors, Eastern Aircraft Division and served with the US Navy until the 1950s. Upon entering civilian service it was converted to a spray plane, operating first in California and then New Brunswick before being retired in 1992.

The Avenger was acquired by the museum in late 2009 and a team of volunteers has since invested thousands of hours to restore it to airworthy condition. It wears the colors of a post-war RCN Avenger AS.3.

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“Barnfind” 1943 A75N1 Stearman Offered For Sale

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1943 Boeing A75N1 Stearman S/N 75-4532 (N62940) described as a “barnfind owned by the same family for over 50 years” is available for sale.

The airframe reportedly has 2290 TTSN, while the Pratt & Whitney R-985 engine has 377 hrs SMOH. The machine boasts Redline brakes and a Hamilton Standard propeller with 2 hrs SPOH, but is in need of paint and possibly fabric. Its last annual was in 2014, although it is said to be ferryable.

The aircraft is currently being offered for $58,000. Click here to check out the complete listing.

(via Platinum Fighter Sales)

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For Sale: 1944 North American SNJ-5 With Newly Completed Annual

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1944 North American Aviation SNJ-5 S/N 84-923 (N3931R) is available for sale.

The airframe reportedly has 11032.2 hrs TTSN. The Pratt & Whitney R-1340 engine has 540.3 hrs SMOH by Covington Engines (2012) and spins a Hamilton Standard 2 blade propeller with 27.4 hrs SMOH. The machine includes an avionics package, T-6G steerable tailwheel and an O/H oil cooler (installed 8/2020). Annual was completed 8/2020.

The aircraft is located in Delaware and is currently being offered for $185,000. Click here to check out the complete listing.

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Airfix to Release Spitfire FR Mk.XIV Kit With Racing Liveries

Airfix has announced the upcoming release of a new 1/48 Spitfire FR Mk.XIV model kit with racing liveries.

The soon to be released offering (A05139) is based on the new tool FR Mk.XIV kit (A05135) released in 2019 and includes two marking options representing post-war racing machines:

Scheme A – Supermarine Spitfire FR Mk.XIV G-FIRE, Duxford, Cambridgeshire, England, 1988
Scheme B – Supermarine Spitfire FR Mk.XIV, CF-GMZ ‘Edmonton Canada, The Crossroads of the World’, Canada, 1949

The new kit is slated for release sometime this autumn. Click below to check out livery profiles.

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For Sale: Newly Restored, Multiple Award Winning XP-82 Twin Mustang Prototype

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The newly restored XP-82 Twin Mustang prototype S/N 44-83887 (N887XP) is now available for sale.

The airframe reportedly has 25 hrs since restoration by Tom Reilly, while the Packard -1650-23 (RH turning) and Packard V-1650-25 (LH turning) engines have 25 hrs SMOH by Vintage V-12s. The propellers are Custom MT 4 blade types with 25 hrs since new. The machine has full dual controls, an avionics package and bare metal exterior with Stars and Bars, as flown in 1944.

Right hand seat can perform all flight functions with the exception of Landing Gear Up, Aileron Trim, Primary Radio, Start and Prime Switches. Right hand seat can control elevator and rudder trims, all engine controls, Landing Gear Down, fuel controls, coolant doors, CAT, and all lightning.

The aircraft is a multiple award winner, taking home Grand Champion Post WWII, Phoenix Award and two Golden Wrench Awards at EAA Airventure in 2019. It is currently being offered for $12,000,000. Click here to check out the complete listing.

(Photo: TheG3NERAL John 3:16 / CC BY-SA via Wikimedia Commons)

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Eduard Releases Limited Edition 1/32 and 1/48 Bf 109E “Adlerangriff” Kits

Eduard has released two new limited edition Bf 109E “Adlerangriff” model kits in 1/32 (11107) and 1/48 (11144) scales.

The two offerings focus on Bf 109E-1,3,4,4/B aircraft from the of Battle of Britain and include Eduard plastic parts and decals, pre-painted photo-etched parts, a painting mask, resin wheels and a resin figure of Adolf Galland,CO of III./JG 26. Each kit also includes 13 marking options. The 1/48 scale edition is also touted as a dual combo kit with plastic parts, photo-etched details and painting masks for two complete models.

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Full-Scale Spitfire Mk 1 / MJ-100 Reproduction Project Offered For Sale

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In addition to the Spitfire Mk IX reproduction project posted for sale yesterday, a full-scale Spitfire Mk 1 / MJ-100 project has also been listed for sale.

The Mk 1 project was reportedly built from Jurca MJ-100 plans and includes authentic Spitfire blueprints. The listing states (in part):

No skin on fuselage frame, just skeleton. Does not come with electronics, mechanical, engine. This aircraft was designed and built to be a flying replica, however since it is not finished and to avoid any possible liability issues, I am offering it without the engine and propellor as a NON-flying display replica. I am not selling molds, but they can be taken again, using this replica as a plug. So, you could make molds from this plane to produce an entire squadron of other planes.

The project is located in Papillion, Nebraska and is currently being offered for US $22,000, although bids are also being accepted. Click here to check out the complete listing on eBay.

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Full-Scale Spitfire Mk IX Reproduction Project Offered For Sale

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A full-scale Spitfire Mk IX project touted as “very detailed and accurate” has hit the market.

According to the listing, the machine was constructed by a father and son team in Argentina back in 2007 and follows original blueprints of a Spitfire Mk IX. Vinyl-ester resin and aerospace quality fiberglass were reportedly used in construction with the aid of two aeronautical engineers to ensure the correct adaptation from metal construction (of original planes) to composites. The listing states (in part):

In order to produce this plane, it was necessary to build a full-size mock up, with all the details, then molds to laminate each part. I am not selling molds, but they can be taken again, using this replica as a plug. So, you could make molds from this plane to produce an entire squadron of other planes. There are some parts missing as they were never built with this plane: Ailerons (both) One flap… This aircraft was designed and built to be a flying replica, however since it is not finished and to avoid any possible liability issues, I am offering it without the engine and propeller as a NON-flying display replica.

The aircraft is located in Papillion, Nebraska and is currently being offered for US $31,000, although bids are also being accepted. Click here to check out the complete listing on eBay, which includes additional details and photos. A Spitfire Mk 1 / MJ-100 reproduction project is also available, click here to learn more.

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Revell Releases 1/32 Hawker Tempest V Model Kit

Revell has released a Hawker Tempest Mk V model kit in 1/32 scale.

The offering (03851) is described as a reboxing of Special Hobby’s 1/32 Tempest V (SH32052) with changed decals. The “very detailed, level 5” kit contains nine injection molded frames with “very precise engravings.” Livery options are not listed, but product images suggest JN751 (flown by W/C R.P. Beamont, OC 150 Wing) is included.

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ICM Shares Model / Sprue Renderings For Upcoming 1/32 Stearman PT-13

ICM has released renderings and sprue images for their upcoming Stearman PT-13/N2S-2/5 Kaydet model kit (32052) in 1/32 scale.

The release follows ICM’s new tool 1/32 Stearman PT-17 kit (32050) kit released earlier this year. Additional details, including liveries, pricing and a potential release date appear to be absent at the moment.

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