National Warplane Museum flagship B-17G Flying Fortress Fuddy Duddy over Elmira.

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

The two Thunder City-operated Buccaneers, ZU·AVI and ZU-BCR, made their first public appearance as a duo at Ysterplaat.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Blackburn Buccaneer / B-103 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1958

THE REMAINS OF THE Blohm und Voss Bv 138 flying-boat raised from the seabed off the Danish island of Zealand last spring is currently sitting in the car park at the Danmarks Flyvemuseum at Billund in central Denmark. The fuselage and the tubular wing spar have now been cleaned and coated with an oil-based preservative in an effort to arrest the process of corrosion.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Blohm und Voss BV.138 - ГерманияGermany - 1937

Bud Field's DC-3 has been painted in his house colours, and bears the legend of his proposed museum.

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

Mosquito prototype W4050, on show since 1959, is now destined for a sympathetic restoration.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: De Havilland Mosquito B / D.H.98 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1940

The ultra-rare Focke Wulf 190D-13 faces an uncertain fate with the sale of the Champlin Museum. The Fw 190 is painted to represent a machine from JG26.
Focke-Wulf Fw 190D NX190D may fly again, as it is not now part of the sale to the Seattle Museum of Flight.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Focke-Wulf FW.190D - ГерманияGermany - 1942

Nieuport 11 replica N9163A is painted in the Lafayette Escadrille colours of Victor Chapman, the first American to lose his life in WW1.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Nieuport Nieuport-11/16 Bebe - ФранцияFrance - 1915

Curtiss P-40E A29-133 (formerly RAF ET730) flew 92 operations with 75 Sqn RAAF.

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

Two-seat Avia CS-199 UC-26 has been on show for some years in cramped conditions - the wing belongs to a Mraz Cap (licence-built Fieseler Storch).

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Avia S-199 - ЧехословакияCzechoslovakia - 1947

Single-seat Avia S-199 UF-25 is now fully restored and on show; note the bulged canopy

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Avia S-199 - ЧехословакияCzechoslovakia - 1947

Rhinebeck's SPAD VII replica is painted in the markings of French ace Charles Guynemer.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: SPAD S.VII - ФранцияFrance - 1916

Ex-Beaufighter pilot John Edgar in the cockpit of RD220.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Bristol Beaufighter - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1939

Japanese ace Saburo Sakai's Mitsubishi Zero V-173 hangs in the new AWM building.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Mitsubishi A6M Reisen - ЯпонияJapan - 1939

The AWM Hawker Sea Fury FB.11 is displayed on a mock-up section of carrier deck.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Hawker Fury / Sea Fury - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1944

PBY-5A Catalina c/n 1656, which retains the rare nose turret, is currently under restoration at Quito.

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

Despite the recent scrapping of several World War Two wrecks on some of the Pacific Islands, this Consolidated B-24 Liberator was still to be found languishing at Popondetta, Papua New Guinea, during July 2000.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Consolidated B-24H / B-24J Liberator - СШАUSA - 1943

THE NEWARK AIR MUSEUM'S latest acquisition, Hawker Siddeley Gnat T.1 XR534, arrived at the museum's Winthorpe Showground site on December 2, 2000, making a short journey from Durham-on-Trent where it had been stored in the garage of a local motor mechanic.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Folland Gnat - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1955

Eminent test- and combat pilot Wg Cdr Roland Beamont had a 30min flight in Carolyn Grace's Spitfire Tr.9 ML407/G-LFIX from Boscombe Down on October 4, 2000. "My flight with Carolyn was a joy", he says. "She has a very sure pair of hands."

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Supermarine Spitfire Trainer - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1942

A FORMER BOTSWANA Air Force BAC Strikemaster, G-BXFX/ZG811, operated by Global Aviation, crashed near Louth, Lincolnshire, at 1330hr on December 9, 2000, killing pilot John Anthony West, 51, and seriously injuring the passenger, engineer Tony Lyth. Both men are reported to have ejected from the aeroplane at low level after the Strikemaster failed to come out of a spin.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: BAC BAC.167 Strikemaster - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1967

This study of the second British-built Dolphin II, D3615, at Villacoublay is unusual, as it depicts the aircraft with short exhaust pipes for its 300 h.p. Hispano-Suiza engine, rather than the long ones normally associated with this type. There are two possibilities; either the short exhaust allowed too much hot air to impinge in the radiators, impairing their efficiency, or the long exhausts cranked over the radiator were deemed unsatisfactory.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Sopwith Dolphin / 5F.1 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1917

Convair 440 XA-SQG (oddly marked 340 on the nose) arrives at Brown Field, San Diego, from its base at Ensenada on September 11, 2000.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Convair CV-240 Convair-Liner / C-131 / C-340 / C-440 - СШАUSA - 1946

The Letov S-20 is a partial replica, but the museum also holds the wing of an S-20J.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Letov S-20 - ЧехословакияCzechoslovakia - 1925

Confederate Air Force P-82 N12102 being towed into its hangar at Gillespie Field, San Diego.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: North American P-82 Twin Mustang - СШАUSA - 1946

The P-82 arrives at Gillespie by truck from MCAS Miramar.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: North American P-82 Twin Mustang - СШАUSA - 1946

The remains of Fairey Barracuda LS931 being unloaded at Yeovilton.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Fairey Barracuda - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1940

The rear fuselage of LS931 on Jura.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Fairey Barracuda - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1940

Robert Ragozzino's heavily modified Stearman, N75939, at Wittman Field, Oshkosh, before his record-setting round-the-world flight.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Stearman PT-13 / PT-17 Kaydet / Model 73 (Boeing-Stearman) - СШАUSA - 1934

The only airworthy Avro Shackleton MR.3 in the world, 1722 (c/n 1532), operated by the South African Air Force Historic Flight, was repainted during the run-up to the Ysterplaat airshow.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Avro Shackleton / Type 696 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1949

The oldest aeroplane at Quito is a Macchi-built Hanriot HD-1 which made a record-setting flight over the Andes in November 1920.

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

Canada geese swim past Vickers Vanguard G-APEP at Brooklands on November 8, 2000.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Vickers Vanguard - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1959

Canadair Yukon HC-AZH flying from Guayaquil Airport, Ecuador, in the late 1970s

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Canadair CL-44 Yukon - КанадаCanada - 1960

Luciano Sorlini's newly·restored Avia FL.3 I-AVIG.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Azionaria Vercelles (AVIA) F.L.3 - ИталияItaly - 1939

Genuine Boeing FB·5 A7123 is now coming together at a secret location in Utah, USA.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Boeing PW-9 / FB / P-7 / P-8 - СШАUSA - 1923

Gerolamo Gavazzi's Caproni Ca 100 has recently flown following a four-year restoration.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Caproni Ca.100 Caproncino - ИталияItaly - 1929

Seventies chic: Convair 580 ZS-LYL, wearing an almost identical livery to that seen on Court Line Lockheed TriStars.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Convair CV-540/CV-580/CV-600/CV-640 - СШАUSA - 1955

The only surviving Douglas BTD-1 Destroyer is currently being restored by the NWM.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Douglas SB2D / BTD Destroyer - СШАUSA - 1943

The only Percival Provost flying in the USA, N435WV, was flown to Elmira by owner Mike Dale.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Hunting Percival Provost / P.56 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1953

Piaggio P.149 HB-EFX is a Focke-Wulf-built aeroplane; it has now forsaken its Alpine environment for a new home in the USA.

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

The Piaggio P.149s have been used to train more than 1,200 Swissair pilots since 1961.

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

A NEW RESIDENT in the Delta Jets hangar at Kemble is Hawker Hunter T.7 G-VETA/XL600, which was ferried from its former home at Bournemouth by its new owner Gordon Hannam, seen deploying the braking parachute on arrival at Kemble on November 13, 2000. Hannam is a former Royal Air Force Red Arrows pilot, flying as Red 3 in 1984 and Red 5 in 1985-86.

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

GRANGER ARCHAEOPTERYX G-ABXL, which has been based at Old Warden with the Shuttleworth Collection since 1968, but not flown since the mid-1970s, was taken to Don Cashmore's workshop at Radcliffe-on-Trent on December 13, 2000 for restoration to flying condition. The project is being funded by Richard Granger, son of John Granger, who with his brother Francis built the parasol-wing tailless ultra-light at Nottingham between 1927 and 1930. The aircraft will be restored using the original drawings and, when completed, probably in about two or three years, will be painted in the apple-green colour in which it flew until it went into storage at Chilwell, Nottingham, in 1936.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Granger Archaeopteryx - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1930

Greg Herrick's Stinson SM 6000B NC11153 in flight over Minnesota during the summer of 2000.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Stinson SM-6000 / Model U Airliner - СШАUSA - 1930

Sporting a rather home-made canopy. Meteor FR.9 FF-123 is one of four of this rare variant of Meteor to survive in Ecuador.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Gloster Meteor F.Mk.8 / FR.Mk.9 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1948

F2G Super Corsair NX5577 (NX5577N ???), seen here in the 1980s while stored at the Soplata farm at Newbury, Ohio.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Goodyear F2G Super Corsair - СШАUSA - 1944