On a wet day at Hamilton, NZNAC's C-47 ZK-AOJ "Piopio" takes on fuel.

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

NZNAC's C-47 ZK-APB as "Popotea".

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

Jet Ranger OO-COP (2346) at Grimbergen. With a registration like that we wonder whether it was ever used by the Belgian Police?

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Bell Model 206 Jet Ranger / OH-58 Kiowa - СШАUSA - 1966

Although OO-HOB (2272) was clearly an SF.260MX military demonstrator it was sold by ASPE as a civil model.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: SIAI-Marchetti SF-260 - ИталияItaly - 1964

Delta acquired this DC-6B from Trollair who delivered it to Antwerp on 24.11.72 still wearing the colours of an earlier lease to Bangladesh Biman but regd OO-LVG (2292).

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Douglas DC-6 / C-118 Liftmaster - СШАUSA - 1946

G-ABJZ, c/n 1842, seen at Bekesbourne in 1938 when it was based there with Airsales & Service Ltd. Note the two Miles M.2 Hawks in the background, one of which is probably A&S's G-ACHZ.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: De Havilland Gipsy Moth / Moth X - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1928Miles Hawk / M.2 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1932

It is an otherwise normal Super Cub N4351Z fitted with a set of lower short-span wings. The c/n is 18-8669 but we do not know the location or date, though it is likely to belong to the early seventies. Can anyone throw any light on the purpose of this modification, its designation if any and whether it has been applied to any other types or models?
The Super Cub 'biplane' N4351Z which has been identified by Terry Murphy and Walter K.van Tilborg as an Aeromod Loadstar 100 conversion. The 21ft span lower wing gave the Loadstar a STOL performance and a minimum control speed of some 24-26 mph. Similar conversions included N1492C and N77565 while the prototype first flew in 1965 or 1966. The owner of N4351Z for many years was Dennis D.Pruett who took it to Africa in the early seventies, its registration was cancelled 3.82 and it became VP-WLH.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Piper Super Cub PA-18 / L-8 / L-21 - СШАUSA - 1949

Instone Air Lines' famous Vickers Vimy Commercial G-EASI "City of London". This photo, which appears in the book "The First Croydon Airport 1915-1928", has been faked to show the Plough Lane-site terminal buildings in the background. Note the Vimy's integral passenger steps protruding just below the lower wing trailing edge
"G-EASI Vimy 6.8.21 Damaged undercarriage and port lower wing taxying at Le Bourget." In this case the accident was relatively minor and the Vimy was active until 1926 with Instone and Imperial Airways.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Vickers Vimy Commercial - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1919

Also owned by Skyworks was Do 27A OO-LWJ (2296) unfortunately it too was written-off.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Dornier Do.25 / Do.27 - ГерманияGermany - 1954

Ranger-engined UC-61K CX-AQE following some minor repairs to the rudder. The background is equally interesting, comprising from left to right an early model Cessna 172, Cessna UC-78 (possibly CX-AGC), a Luscombe Silvaire and a Seabee!

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Cessna 172 Skyhawk / 182 Skyline / T-41 - СШАUSA - 1955Cessna T-50/UC-78/JRC-1 Bobcat - СШАUSA - 1939Fairchild C-61 Forwarder / Model 24 / Argus - СШАUSA - 1932Luscombe 8 / 50 Silvaire - СШАUSA - 1938Republic RC-3 Seabee - СШАUSA - 1945

FR.172J OO-WIY at Ghent 12.10.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Cessna 172 Skyhawk / 182 Skyline / T-41 - СШАUSA - 1955

According to the Air-Britain "Vickers Viscount and Vanguard" monograph only one of P.L.U.N.A.'s first three Viscounts was given a name, this being CX-AQO. However the photo clearly shows the name "Liberatador Gral José de San Martin" worn by CX-AQP

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Vickers Viscount - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1948

According to the Air-Britain "Vickers Viscount and Vanguard" monograph only one of P.L.U.N.A.'s first three Viscounts was given a name, this being CX-AQO. However the photo clearly shows CX-AQO at Montevideo on 28.8.60 is nameless.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Vickers Viscount - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1948

Cessna A188B

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Cessna 188 AG Wagon - СШАUSA - 1965

An aerial view of Lodestar ZK-APU "Korimako".

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Lockheed Lodestar L-18/C-59/R5O - СШАUSA - 1939

Well-known from its frequent visits to Britain is the red and yellow Stampe SV.4B OO-MON (2344) complete with ferocious cowlings. In this shot by Freddy Ceulemans it is seen at its base, Moorsele.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Stampe et Vertongen SV-4 - БельгияBelgium - 1933

This Belgian-built Tipsy B G-AFCM survived the war only to be burnt at the British company's factory at Slough when it closed down in 1952.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Tipsy B / BC - БельгияBelgium - 1937

ZK-AOL in New Plymouth Aero Club colours at Mangere

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: De Havilland Tiger Moth / D.H.82 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1931

Alan Potter of Willmott's ATD demonstrating 'AON low-level at Timaru in the fifties

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: De Havilland Tiger Moth / D.H.82 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1931

The first aircraft to be operated by Robertson Air Service was Tiger Moth ZK-APV, caught here in a low sun at Mangere by Ken Meehan. The company still uses the yellow and black chequerboard pattern on the tails of its aircraft. The tail and nose of ZK-APV are preserved as 'trophies' on the walls of Robertson's base at Hamilton.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: De Havilland Tiger Moth / D.H.82 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1931

The end of ZK-APW. The Tiger Moth hit telephone lines at Te Akua on 11.12.51 and then collided with steeply sloping ground. Pilot Les Brooker was seriously injured.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: De Havilland Tiger Moth / D.H.82 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1931

The first fatal aerial topdressing crash in NZ, pilot Jerry Hooper was killed when ZK-AOM crashed near Mangahoe

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: De Havilland Tiger Moth / D.H.82 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1931

First owned by H.F. Broadbent, Vega Gull G-AFEH became G-AHVN after the war but although the error was corrected it was wfu in 11.50 and later broken up at Blackpool.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Percival Vega Gull / K.1 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1935

Vega Gull G-AFBW with difficult-to-read registration became the Royal Navy's W9377 on impressment but its subsequent fate is not known.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Percival Vega Gull / K.1 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1935

Another smart non-standard colour scheme, this time on D17S-4896 the Florida-based N69H of a company called The Legal Eagle. Photographed at Tamiami on 15.9.65 by Peter Keating.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Beechcraft Model 17 Staggerwing - СШАUSA - 1932

Not all Staggerwing owners retain the standard colour scheme, this simple variation is shown on D17S-4804 N66300 at Teterboro on 2.6.54.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Beechcraft Model 17 Staggerwing - СШАUSA - 1932

Emerging from the gloom of its hangar at Detroit on 12.9.63, D17S-4840 N9597H displays a dramatic double crossed shadow pattern on the apron.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Beechcraft Model 17 Staggerwing - СШАUSA - 1932

Ronald Uloth's Beech D17S CF-EKA c/n 4813 which was built as a US Navy GB-2.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Beechcraft Model 17 Staggerwing - СШАUSA - 1932

One of the competitors in the London to Victoria Air Race of 1.7.71 was D17S-4870 CF-GWL, seen here at Abingdon before the event

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Beechcraft Model 17 Staggerwing - СШАUSA - 1932

Another race meeting, this time at Reno on 20.9.70 with D17S-4867 N60149 as visitor.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Beechcraft Model 17 Staggerwing - СШАUSA - 1932

D17S-4813 CF-EKA in less active pose at Lake St.John, Ontario on 15.7.73. This is an unusual paint scheme in that the bird symbol is extended right on to the engine cowlings.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Beechcraft Model 17 Staggerwing - СШАUSA - 1932

Another Beech 17 at Reno on 20.7.70, D17S-4891 N46810 was doubtless a race participant. Then owned by Bert Jensen of Crystal Bay, Nevada, it had been modified by a previous owner who fitted extended streamlined cowlings similar to a G17S model.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Beechcraft Model 17 Staggerwing - СШАUSA - 1932

N51121, D17S-4914, taxies in at Reading 7.71.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Beechcraft Model 17 Staggerwing - СШАUSA - 1932

Lined up with other vintage types, D17S-4846 N9370H at Watsonville on 16.5.71.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Beechcraft Model 17 Staggerwing - СШАUSA - 1932

Still active in South Africa is D17S-4885 ZS-AJT though this photo at Johannesburg-Rand was taken in 4.72.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Beechcraft Model 17 Staggerwing - СШАUSA - 1932

Lockheed 14-WF62 c/n 1490 written off in a crash landing at Heston on 15.1.40.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Lockheed Super Electra 14 - СШАUSA - 1937

Porterfield ZK-APJ carried three different civil registrations in less than ten years in NZ, it recently featured on a "Digest" front cover as NZ598.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Porterfield 35 Flyabout - СШАUSA - 1936

Proctor 5 ZK-AQJ

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Percival Proctor / P.28 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1939

Used as a flying test bed by the Bristol Aeroplane Co for the Hercules development programme, G-AFBT was the only Northrop 2L Gamma registered in the UK. It was dismantled before the end of the war.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Northrop Gamma / A-13 / A-16 - СШАUSA - 1932

Also owned by Abelag was this Learjet 25B OO-LFZ (2333) photographed in their hangar at Brussels on 20.9.74.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Learjet Learjet 23 / 24 / 25 - СШАUSA - 1963

Another pre-war shot (surely not at the same Party?) this time depicting the Shuttleworth Hanriot G-AFDX which is now in the RAF Museum at Hendon.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Hanriot HD.1 - ФранцияFrance - 1916

A fine shot of Auster ZK-APO which was converted from J/1 to J/1B with Gipsy Major but retained the small rudder of the Autocrat.

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

After some years of inactivity, Falco OO-MEN (2326) received a new owner and a rather unflattering camouflage scheme in 1979. It is shown here on a visit to the PFA Rally at Leicester on 7.7.79

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Aviamilano F.8.L Falco - ИталияItaly - 1955

A type not seen on many European registers, Beagle 206 OO-EEL (2348) was an Ostend resident.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Beagle Basset / B.206 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1961

Also at Mangere, Gemini ZK-AQO

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Miles Gemini M.65 / Aries M.75 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1945

Canadian-built Fox Moth ZK-AQB at Tauranga 18.2.68

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: De Havilland Fox Moth / D.H.83 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1932

Aircraft Service's much-rebuilt ZK-AQD at Mangere

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: De Havilland Fox Moth / D.H.83 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1932

When landing at Bluff Station in an isolated part of the Kaikoura Ranges, Marlborough AC Fox Moth 'APT bent its prop. The engine was removed and taken to Blenheim for repair and the aircraft tied down - only to be wrecked one night in a gale. The remains were taken to the coast by horse and the aircraft was eventually rebuilt - an object lesson in perseverance!

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: De Havilland Fox Moth / D.H.83 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1932

European Air Service Navajo OO-GPB (2274).

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Piper Navajo PA-31 / Chieftain / Cheyenne - СШАUSA - 1964

OO-BEL (2334) hardly seems a suitable registration for an Enstrom helicopter but it is presumably derived not from the type but from the name of the owners, Abelag. It was a visiter to the Paris Salon at Le Bourget on 28.5.73.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Enstrom F-28/280 Shark - СШАUSA - 1960

The two Skyworks NV P.149DS OO-LWH/I wore identical colour schemes after conversion. OO-LWH (2294) is shown at Hilversum 22.3.77 four months before it was written-off.

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

P.149D OO-MAK (2277) was still in basic Luftwaffe colours at Kiewit on 15.9.74.

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

At first glance the two above do not seem like Archive material at all'. They are clearly ex-RAAF Vampires, the top one ex A79-657 with a crudely painted N11933 on the boom, the lower one is N11930 with a serial ending '45. The photographs were taken by Rod Simpson at Jefferson County Airport, Denver in March 1971 and he simply asks if anyone knows what happened to them?
The ex-RAAF Vampires have been identified as part of a lot of fourteen purchased in 1970 by Westair International of Broomfield, Colorado. They were registered N11920 to N11933 inclusive, being respectively ex A79-602/613/616/617/618/624/631/635/639/644/645/646/654 and 657. N11927 was re-regd N35DS later. Most are still current, though not necessarily active, and our featured N11930 is with Edward Stead of Bedford, NH, while N11933 was wfu in 10.76 but is still with Bradley Museum, Windsor Locks, CT.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: De Havilland Vampire T / Vampire NF / D.H.113 / D.H.115 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1950

Apache CX-AQJ, believed to have been taken in mid-1967 at an unidentified location.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Piper Apache PA-23 / Aztec - СШАUSA - 1952

About to change from F-BNSA to OO-NSA, Commodore CofR 2275 at Grimbergen on 21.8.72.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: SOCATA MS.880 Rallye - ФранцияFrance - 1959

OO-BMJ (2324) Commodore in the new 1973 paint scheme at Ghent on 12.10.73.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: SOCATA MS.880 Rallye - ФранцияFrance - 1959

Short Bros was nothing if not busy during the immediate pre-war years, with development work continuing on the company’s C-class Empire flying-boats, the Stirling four-engined bomber and the larger, transatlantic brother of the C-class, the G-class, the first of which, G-AFCI Golden Hind, is seen here at Rochester. In addition, work was gathering pace on the S.32 landplane airliner, also to be capable of transatlantic services.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Short S.26 G-class - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1939

BA Swallow G-AFCL is still current but when photographed at Tollerton on 29.9.62 it sported a distinctly crushed style of fin and rudder.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: British Klemm L.25 Swallow - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1933

The Taylor Young Model A G-AFDN at a pre-war gathering, possibly the RAeS Garden Party at Heathrow on May 8th 1938 (?) Though impressed on 31.7.41 it was soc 1.12.41 as unsuitable, being used as an instructional airframe at Bury St.Edmonds. It did not survive to be restored after the war.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Taylorcraft A / B / C / F-19 / F-21 / F-22 - СШАUSA - 1937

SZD-19 Zefir 2A sailplane OO-ZGY (2286) wearing its owner's initials 'JE' on the tail.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: PZL SZD-19 Zefir / SZD-24 Foka / SZD-31 Zefir 4 - ПольшаPoland - 1959

Three different angles on G-ABJJ, c/n 1840. Cliff Minney has depicted the Moth in its wartime training role as BK842 and standard brown/green/yellow colour scheme.

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

Three different angles on G-ABJJ, c/n 1840. This view was taken at Fairoaks between 1948 and 1950 when the Moth was operated by Universal Flying Services. Note the standard long exhaust in comparison with the later picture

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

Three different angles on G-ABJJ, c/n 1840. Seen again at Fairoaks, but this time on 27.8.61 when owned by R.K.Dundas Ltd and shortly before it was sold to Canada. Here it has been fitted with short stub exhausts instead of the traditional type.

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