Category: WW2 Era (1939-45)

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Award Winning, “Always Hangared” Spitfire MK26B Offered For Sale

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An “always hangared, all logs, no damage history” Spitfire MK26B is available for sale. The listing states (in part):

Professionally Built 2014 Supermarine Spitfire MK26B Offered for Sale. This Aircraft was awarded the ‘Best in Show’ by the Replica Fighter Association at Oshkosh In July 2019! Engine/Prop: Isuzu 3.5L V6 water cooled, quad cam, fuel injected; HP: 260; TT: 55; SMOH: 55; Exterior Colors: Beige/Army Green; N#: C-FUXM; SN: 071; Always Hangared; Journey/Flight Logs Complete; No Damage History

Avionics / Equipment / Modifications: All Aluminum Semi-Monocoque airframe; Pre-programmed Motec ECU with Motec 18017E Sport Dash Computer; MTV23-B three blade prop with electrically controlled variable pitch, installed in Oct. 2018; Retractable MLG; 650NM range; Underwing radiators; VFR Instrumentation; Provision for 2nd seat; +6/-4″G” rating

The machine is located in Breslau, Ontario, Canada and is currently being offered for US $269,000, although offers are also being accepted. Click here to check out the complete listing on eBay.

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Two Seat Titan T-51 Mustang Offered For Sale

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A Titan T-51 Mustang is available for sale. The listing states (in part):

2 seater aircraft. First built & flown in 2010 , she was the first Titan T51 to fly in Europe. She is a permit aircraft & is in permit until may 8th 2020. Accident history in 2012 involved a wheels up landing , the original builder recovered the aircraft & carried out all the rebuild work. 3 way electro hydraulic retractable undercarriage. 2 x 50 lt fuel tanks plus the balance tank. Approximately a 4 hour range at economy cruise or 130 mph/110 kts. Total airframe hours 450 ,engine 420. Engine is a Rotax 912s

The aircraft is located in Norwich, United Kingdom and is currently available for £55,000, although offers are also being accepted. Click here to check out the complete listing on eBay.

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Airfix Releases New Tool 1/48 DH Tiger Moth Model Kit

Airfix has released its new tool DH Tiger Moth model kit in 1/48 scale.

As previously reported, The kit (A04104) was developed to be “as accurate as possible,” utilizing original research data and engineering drawings as well as information gathered from an airworthy Tiger Moth at Headcorn Aerodrome. It also incorporates a “clever design feature” for builders looking to achieve maximum detail:

The wing internals have tiny and rather discrete indentations which serve as a guide to the placement of rigging holes, should you decide to go for total authenticity with your build, holes which are not visible if you elect not to rig the model.

The new model reportedly includes livery options representing K-2585/G-ANKT (formerly T6818), owned and operated by The Shuttleworth Collection and K-4259/G-ANMO, based at Headcorn Aerodrome.

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“Restored, Licensed, Flying” 1943 Curtiss P-40N-1 Offered For Sale

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1943 Curtiss P-40N-1, S/N 42-104687 (VH-ZOC), has hit the market. The listing states (in part):

VH-ZOC Curtiss P-40N Kittyhawk c/n 28449. Built to USAAF order as 42-104687 but diverted to the RNZAF as Kittyhawk Mk IV NZ3215. Sold for scrap post-War and remained at Asplin’s Supplies, Rukuhia New Zealand, 1952-60. Rescued and the hulk was eventually purchased by Allan Arthur and exported to Australia. Restoration work at Wangaratta and Deniliquin. Restoration completed at Pioneer Aero, Ardmore, New Zealand. Restoration completed 2006. Shipped to Australia in August of 2006 and registered VH-ZOC. The P-40N is painted in RAF 112 (Shark) Squadron green livery (with Code GA-Q). RAF 112 Sqn fought against Rommel in the Middle East during WWII.

According to the listing, the airframe has 265 hrs since restoration by Pioneer Aero, while the Allison V-1710-115 engine has 265 hrs SMOH by Cascade Engines. The aircraft is “licensed and flying in Australia,” and is currently being offered for $1,795,000 USD. Click here and here to check out complete listings.

(Photo: Bidgee via Wikimedia Commons)

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1944 Grumman / Eastern FM-2 Wildcat Offered For Sale

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1944 Grumman / Eastern FM-2 Wildcat S/N 16203 (N909WJ) is currently for sale.

The airframe reportedly has 624.9 hrs since complete restoration by Vintage Aircraft of Fort Collins, CO, while the Wright R-1920-56W engine has 624.9 hrs SMOH by JRS Enterprises. The machine is equipped with an avionics package and wears the U.S. Navy colors of observation composite squadron VOC-1, which operated off of the USS Wake Island and USS Marshall Island during the landings on the Philippines, Iwo Jima, and Okinawa.

The Wildcat is located in California and is currently being offered for $1,300,000. Click here to check out the complete listing.

(Photo: D. Miller via Flickr)

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Watch the Stop Motion Assembly of an Enhanced Hobby Boss P-51D

For his latest stop motion assembly video, YouTuber and master modeler Tom Grigat of TOMs Modelling in Motion has selected the Hobby Boss P-51D Mustang “Yellow Nose” (Product Link) in 1/48 scale.

As Tom points out: “Since I tried to compare the kit to the recent eduard P-51D royal class kit, I added some aftermarket parts to the kit.” These include: Eduard interior, No: 49603; HGWmodels/Eduard seatbelts, No: 148003; Aires “Wheel bay set with doors”, No: 4613; Alutubes from Albion Alloys; Rubber thread from Uschi van der Rosten and Quickboost Resin Propeller.

Click below to check out the newly released video.

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Airfix Releases First Sprue / Test Build Photos of New Tool Bristol Beaufort

Airfix has released the first sprue/test build photos of its upcoming new tool Bristol Beaufort Mk.I model kit in 1/72 scale.

As previously reported, details about the kit (A04021) are currently scarce, although it appears to have two liveries representing N1016 of 22 Squadron and L9866 of 217 Squadron. It is currently slated for release in the autumn.

The newly released photos show parts from this “very early stage” of development and are reportedly subject to “many changes before the kit is released for production.” Click below to see more.

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“One of a Kind, Corporate Configured” 1945 Douglas DC-3 For Sale

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A “one of a kind, corporate configured” Douglas DC-3 (S/N 34378 / NC33611) is available for sale. The listing states (in part):

One of a kind corporate configured 1945 Douglas DC-3. S/N 34378 is the former transport of the Columbia Broadcasting System, Outboard and Marine Manufacturing and EAA. Low total time with only 17,896 hours. This DC-3 was the last of its model to operate carrying passengers for a Part 121 Air Carrier on the US registry and also has a number of historic aviation figures in its logbook such as Paul Poberezney and Jimmy Leeward to name a few. S/N 34378 was the cover for Flying Magazine in August 1981 and AOPA Magazine in December 2016. This is a rare turn-key opportunity to purchase an exceptionally cared for DC-3 with spare parts and support equipment.

The aircraft is reportedly powered by Pratt & Whitney R1830-94 engines with 152 and 920 SMOH by Anderson Aero Engines in 2013. The machine is located in Virginia with pricing available upon request. Click here to check out the complete listing.

(Photo: Acroterion via Wikimedia Commons)

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PBY-5A “In Flight Conditions” Available For Sale

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Consolidated Vultee PBY-5A S/N CV-332 (CC-CDT) is available for sale.

According to the listing, the machine is “in flight conditions” with water bomber equipment installed. The airframe reportedly has 7193 TT, while the two Pratt & Whitney R-1830-92 engines are described as having 243 and 127 hrs.

The aircraft is located in Chile and is currently being offered for $350,000 USD, although this is reportedly negotiable. Click here to check out the complete listing.

(Photo: Pedro Aragão via Wikimedia Commons)

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“Great Shape, Always Hangared” Stearman PT-17 Offered For Sale

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A W670 Continental-powered 1941 Stearman PT-17 Kaydet has hit the market. The listing states (in part):

Classic/Antique Single Engine Airplane, SMOH: 530, Redline Brakes, Registration N6348, Always Hangared, Plane is in great shape!

The machine is located in Woodland, California and is currently being offered for US $94,900, although offers are also being accepted. Click here to check out the complete listing on eBay.

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