The USAM has concentrated on the interior of the B-29 since its acquisition, but the museum has also polished part of the forward fuselage to a mirror finish in a trial with Flitz polish.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Boeing B-29 Superfortress - СШАUSA - 1942

Craig Charleston testing the DB 601 engine in the 109E at Chino on September 10, 1999. At this stage the engine had been run for nearly five hours, the goal being to clock up eight hours on it before the first flight, which was scheduled for late September.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Messerschmitt Bf.109E - ГерманияGermany - 1938

The cockpit of the ’109.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Messerschmitt Bf.109E - ГерманияGermany - 1938

C-47 ZK-CAW at Taupo was once a crop-sprayer.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Douglas DC-3 / C-47 Skytrain/С-53 Skytrooper / Dakota - СШАUSA - 1935

You can also eat in C-47 ZK-AOK at Mangaweka.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Douglas DC-3 / C-47 Skytrain/С-53 Skytrooper / Dakota - СШАUSA - 1935

The sole Beaver 2 had an Alvis Leonides engine. After various registrations it has returned to Canada as C-GHGN.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: De Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver - КанадаCanada - 1947

Also with Historic Flying is the ex-New Zealand Mk V JG891, which served with the RAAF during World War Two as A58-178.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Supermarine Spitfire Mk.V - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1941

Spitfire Mk IX MK912, under restoration with Historic Flying at Audley End, will fly as G-BRRA next year.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Supermarine Spitfire Mk.IX / XVI - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1942

Former French Aeronavale SP-2H Neptune 566 has become VH-LRR in Australia and has arrived at Sydney’s Bankstown Airport for the Historic Aircraft Restoration Society.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Lockheed Neptune P2V - СШАUSA - 1945

The MiG-9 was the first jet aircraft to enter Russian Air Force service, and was powered by two RD-20 turbojets, the Russian version of the BMW 003 engine. The prototype first flew in October 1946.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: МиГ МиГ-9 / И-300 - РоссияRussia - 1946

Cessna Bird Dog LX-PAC visited from Luxembourg.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Cessna L-19 / O-1 Bird dog / Model 305 - СШАUSA - 1950

Lisunov Li-2 23441605 bears the name of Moscow’s Sheremetyevo Airport on its fuselage, and is operated by a Tushino-based enthusiasts’ group, the MCHS. In total 6,157 of the Soviet “DC-3ski” were built at Tashkent and Komsomolsk, the last one being rolled out in 1954.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Лисунов Ли-2 / ПС-84 - РоссияRussia - 1939

Hans Furrer’s new Bleriot XI replica HB-RCV on one of its recent test flights.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Bleriot Bleriot-XI - ФранцияFrance - 1909

G-LOTI engine-running at Brooklands in 1997. The aircraft was flown only once.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Bleriot Bleriot-XI - ФранцияFrance - 1909

Completed in the early 1980s, Mike Beach’s Bleriot replica G-LOTI is steered carefully through his garden gate. It is to go on display in London’s Millennium Dome.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Bleriot Bleriot-XI - ФранцияFrance - 1909

This fine portrait of the RAF Battle of Britain Memorial Flight’s Spitfire PR.XIX PS915 and Lancaster PA474 was taken en route from Clacton Air Show in Essex to the unit’s Coningsby base in Lincolnshire on August 27, 1999. Coningsby station CO Gp Capt Peter Ruddock was flying the Spitfire, while Sqn Ldr Dave Thomas piloted the Lane; the camera aircraft was flown by Dale Featherby. A change of markings for the Lane is expected over the coming winter: watch out for details and a feature on the Flight soon.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Avro Lancaster / Type 683 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1941Supermarine Spitfire FR.XIV / FR.XVIII / PR.XIX - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1943

Super Catalina N9505C was first used as a firebomber with Alcan Airways at Kingman, Arizona, in 1964. It failed to sell at the Moses Lake auction on August 30, 1999.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Consolidated PBY Catalina - СШАUSA - 1935

N98252 is an ex-RCAF PBY-6A which flew with the Florida Forestry Board at Tallahassee from 1964 to 1972. It looks set to remain at Moses Lake following its failure to sell.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Consolidated PBY Catalina - СШАUSA - 1935

ON AUGUST 2, 1999, visitors to the sprawling Mojave Airport north of Los Angeles were treated to a splendid sight: a fully-loaded Consolidated Catalina trundling into the air, something which caused even the most hardened airport employees to stop and watch.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Consolidated PBY Catalina - СШАUSA - 1935

The Yakovlev UT-2 at the Moscow show came from the Monino Museum. Between 1938 and 1944, 7,243 examples of this wooden basic trainer were built, from which the post-war metal Yak-18 series was developed.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Яковлев УТ-2 - РоссияRussia - 1937

Gleaming in its newly-applied paint scheme, the Duxford Aviation Society’s Britannia G-AOVT emerges from the Superhangar on September 6, 1999 after a three-year restoration.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Bristol Britannia / Type 175 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1952

The rather sorry-looking fuselage of Britannia G-AOVS Amy, in use by Luton Airport’s fire section, awaits transport to a new location owing to redevelopment of its current site.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Bristol Britannia / Type 175 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1952

The amphibious Shavrov Sh-2, CBC-28002, being towed into its display position by an ancient Russian truck.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Шавров Ш-2 - РоссияRussia - 1930

Dutch-based CASA Jungmann G-BUVN in RNethAF marks.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Bucker Bu.131 Jungmann - ГерманияGermany - 1934

Newly-refurbished Fairchild PT-19A Cornell at Priory Farm, Norfolk.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Fairchild PT-19 / PT-23 / PT-26 Cornell - СШАUSA - 1939

The Cornell’s forward cockpit, looking pristine after the aircraft’s facelift.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Fairchild PT-19 / PT-23 / PT-26 Cornell - СШАUSA - 1939

Ill-fated Flamant F-AZAI, seen here at Cannes last year, crashed at Issoire on September 5, 1999.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Dassault MD-311/MD-315 Flamant - ФранцияFrance - 1947

Auster Autocrat G-AXUJ has merely changed registration - to become the phonetically apt G-OSTA.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Auster J/1 - J/5 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1945

A GENUINE single-seat Hawker biplane fighter from the 1930s, in the shape of Hawker Nimrod S1581/G-BWWK, will take to the air again in the next few months following a six-year restoration by Aero Vintage in East Sussex. After test flying, it will move to Duxford where it will be based with the Fighter Collection.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Hawker Nimrod - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1931

Off to the USA is Focke-Wulf FWP.149d G-BPWW.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Piaggio P.148 / P.149 - ИталияItaly - 1951

One of the airworthy aircraft appearing at the highly successful Delta Jets Flying Day at Kemble on August 30, 1999 was Fox One Ltd’s Hunter T.7 G-BXFI/WV372. Once painted in a Royal Navy colour scheme and coded 877/VL, it now sports the colours of No 2 Squadron RAF, with which it served in Germany.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Hawker Hunter T - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1955

Neatly-spatted KZ.VII D-EKOF arrives.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: SAI KZ.III / KZ.VII - ДанияDenmark - 1944

The completed DH-4B outside Century Aviation’s base at Wenatchee, Washington.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Boeing DH-4M / O2B / Model 16 - СШАUSA - 1920

Moth Major HB-UPE subsequently visited Woburn.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: De Havilland Moth Major / D.H.60GIII - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1932