Eduard has released their new ProfiPACK edition Spitfire Mk.Ia model kit in 1/48 scale.

The kit (82151) includes Eduard plastic parts and decals, pre-painted photo etched details and a painting mask. Liveries are also included for seven machines: P9386, S/Ldr Brian J. Lane of 19 Squadron; X4253, P/O Wilfred G. Duncan Smith of 611 Squadron; X4828, F/Lt Wojciech Kolaczkowski of 303 Squadron; R6709, P/O Colin Falkland Gray of RNZAF 54 Squadron; N3250, P/O/ Allan R. Wright of 92 Squadron; R6690, P/O/ John C. Dundas of 609 Squadron and R6835, F/O Brian J. Carbury of 603 Squadron.

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A 1940 Boeing Stearman A75 N2S1 (N50142 S/N 75-962) with complete logs has hit the market. The listing states (in part):

2 Owners. Regularly Flown-Always hangered. Never Sprayer. New Tires and Redlines. Dec. 2019 – No Ground Loops. Many Original Features. Storage Available!

The 220 Continental W670-powered machine reportedly has 4,275 TT and 821 SMOH. It is located in Evansville, Indiana and is currently available for bidding. Click here to check out the complete listing on eBay.

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A 3/4 scale Titan T-51 Mustang described as “the first Titan T-51 to fly in Europe” is currently available for sale. The listing states (in part):

Possible p/x for a dodge challener or Camaro. Microlight 3 axis or weightshift or cheaper light aircraft. 3/4 scale 2 seater replica P51 Mustang. Powered by a rotax 912s. Great short field performance. Aerobic.

The aircraft reportedly has approximately 460 hours on the airframe / engine. It is currently out of permit, but the listing states that a ferry permit can be arranged with delivery “anywhere in the UK.” The aircraft is currently being offered for £55,000, although offers are also being accepted. Click here to check out the complete listing on eBay.

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North American B-25J N5672V (S/N 10847686) “Betty’s Dream” is available for sale with a newly reduced price.

The airframe reportedly has 668 hrs since complete restoration by Aero Trader of Chino, CA (Dec. 1998) / 5156 Hrs SMOH. The two Wright R-2600-29A engines each have 668 SMOH by JRS. Additional features include an avionics package, IFR certification, authentic, de-milled guns, functional turrets and gun sights and ammo belts and boxes.

The aircraft, an Oshkosh Golden Wrench Award, Reserve Grand Champion winner, is now being offered for $2,695,000. Click here to check out the complete listing.

(Photo: Alan Wilson from Peterborough, Cambs, UK / CC BY-SA via Wikimedia Commons)

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A 450 hp Pratt & Whitney R-985 radial engine has been spotted for sale. The listing states (in part):

R-985 450hp Early Antique Model Engine. Has external oil lines for rocker shaft and value covers held by clips. We think this was built in the mid 1940’s… Engine turns free…

The engine is located in Auburn, California and is currently being offered for US $8,000. Click here to check out the complete listing on eBay.

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A 1936 Porterfield 35-70 with “no damage history, logs complete and always hangared” has hit the market.

The aircraft (N326GH / S/N 182) reportedly completed a five year restoration in February 2018 and had an annual in January 2020. It has 1052 TT and 52 SMOH. The machine is located in Port Orange, Florida and is currently available for bidding. Click here to check out the complete listing on eBay.

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A Grumman E-2CHawkeye cockpit section has been spotted for sale.

Details are very limited, although a number of additional photos accompany the listing. The section appears to be a project and is located in West Islip, New York. It is currently being offered for US $2,000. Click here to check out the complete listing on eBay.

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North American F-86F N86FR (S/N 31201) has been re-listed for sale with a newly reduced price.

The aircraft was manufactured in 1952 and delivered to FA Argentina as C-109 in 1960. It was recovered from Argentina and assembled in Coleman, TX in 1989, receiving its FAA airworthiness certificate the following year. It is now registered as N86FR and flown as USAF/SkyBlazers 31201 (FU-201).

The airframe reportedly has 4417.4 Hrs TTSNEW, while the GE J-47-GE-27 engine (5970 # Thrust) has 402 Hours SMOH. The machine includes an avionics package as well as two 120 gallon wing aux tanks, smoke system, strobe lights, vertical card compass, recent tires, excellent canopy glass and ELT. It is located at the Valiant Air Command Museum in Titusville, Florida and is now being offered for $250,000. Click here to check out the complete listing.

(Photo: Valder137 / CC BY via Wikimedia Commons)

There are people of humility, who have felt as though they did not leave a legacy. But there are those of us they left behind, who know quite well that they did.

​In March 2020, the aviation community lost one of its most ardent advocates, aviation historian, author and publisher, Giacinta Bradley Koontz. Known by her friends and colleagues simply as, “Gia”, this self-described “Aviation Anthropologist” received her B.A. in Anthropology from San Diego State University. In 1994 Gia became interested in the life of America’s first licensed pilot, Harriet Quimby, later becoming her biographer with the publication of Gia’s first book, “The Harriet Quimby Scrapbook, The Life of America’s First Birdwoman. [continue reading…]