Collings Foundation Boeing B-17G 44-83575/N93012 on the ramp at Tom Reilly s restoration centre at Kissimmee, near Orlando, Florida in early March. The bomber is coming to the end of an extensive rebuild following its major landing accident at Beaver County Airport in Pennsylvania on August 23, 1987.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Boeing B-17E / B-17G Flying Fortress - СШАUSA - 1941

G-USTV makes a high pass before climbing further for handling tests. Still in green and red primer, the Bf 109 will be painted in desert camouflage for its official debut on May 2, 1991.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Messerschmitt Bf.109G - ГерманияGermany - 1942

Airborne at last: Messerschmitt Bf 109G 10639/G-USTV takes off from a grass strip at RAF Benson in Oxfordshire on March 17, 1991 for its first flight at the end of an 18yr restoration.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Messerschmitt Bf.109G - ГерманияGermany - 1942

G-USTV’s pilot Gp Capt Reg Hallam extracts himself from the cockpit after the flight, assisted by restoration team member Sgt Paul Blackah.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Messerschmitt Bf.109G - ГерманияGermany - 1942

Hallam taxies G-USTV to the take-off point.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Messerschmitt Bf.109G - ГерманияGermany - 1942

Another aircraft at Tom Reilly’s workshops is this Curtiss P-40 wreck, recently recovered from South America and destined for inclusion in an airworthy rebuild project.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Curtiss P-40D Kittyhawk / Warhawk - СШАUSA - 1941

De Havilland D.H.60M Moth G-AANL, newly restored by Ron Souch, runs-up with owner Derek Ellis in the cockpit before its recent first flight. Formerly on the Danish register as OY-DEH, the Gipsy II-engined Moth is now resplendent in the orange/black/silver colour scheme of National Flying Services Ltd.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: De Havilland Gipsy Moth / Moth X - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1928