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DH Mosquito
FB.26 ZK-MOS (ex RCAF KA114) at Auckland-Ardmore on 27 September
2012 after its first flight following an eight-year restoration
oroject. Its derelict remains were shipped from Canada to New Zealand
for what is probably the most demanding warbird restoration ever
completed. Photo: Paul Howard |
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DH Mosquito
PR.XVI RAAF A52-600 (ex RAF NS631) when located on a farm at Monak,
Victoria by a team from Warbirds Aviation Museum, Mildura in December
1966. The farmer had purchased it from RAAF disposals with the idea
of mounting it on a turntable with engines running as a wind machine
to reduce frost damage to his orchard trees, but never reassembled
the aircraft. It is now with RAAF Museum. Photo: Geoff Goodall |
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DH Vampire
T.11 VH-ZVZ (ex Zimbabwe Air Force R4032) at RAAF Point Cook, Victoria
in February 2008. A group of seven former Rhodesian Air Force Vampires
were acquired from Zimbabwe in 1988 by a Melbourne warbird syndicate.
This is the only one made airworthy so far. Photo: Phil Vabre |
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C-7B Caribou
N124DG (c/n 120 ex CV-2B 62-4179) still in US Army camouflage, at
Opa Locka, Florida in 1997. Earlier Darryl Greenamyer flew this
Caribou to Greenland to support the ill-fated recovery of abandoned
Boeing B-29 Kee Bird. Photo: John Chapman |
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Douglas
B-18A N52056 (ex USAAC 37-29) retired at Greybull, Wyoming in October
1979. It had been a fire attack tanker and sprayer with Mel Christler
and later Hawkins & Powers Aviation, based at Greybull. This prewar
veteran was traded to the US Air Force Museum at Castle AFB, California
in exchange for several Douglas C-117Ds. Photo: Geoff Goodall |
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Douglas
A-20G Havoc N67921 (ex 43-22210) at Harlingen, Texas in October
1977 during the annual Confederate Air Force airshow. Civilianised
post-war as an executive transport for the Hearst publishing companies,
this A-20 later became a pest control sprayer before being saved
by the Confederate Air Force.
Photo: Geoff Goodall |
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Douglas
B-23 Dragon N4000B (ex 39-57) at Harlingen, Texas in October 1979
after being flown by its owner Tom Page in the bomber fly-past at
the annual Confederate Air Force airshow. This was originally one
of a number of Dragons given civil executive conversions by Pan
American Airways at La Guardia, New York. Photo: Geoff Goodall |
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Douglas
B-23 Dragon N747M (ex 39-33) arrives at a warbird airshow at Madera,
California in August 1989. At the time it was owned by the legendary
Ed Daly, founder of Word Airways, and an earlier owner had been
Howard Hughes.
Photo: Geoff Goodall |
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Douglas
B-23 Dragon N52327 (ex 39-36) in "Boardroom Bomber" days, photographed
in 1960 as an executive transport for California Oil Company. This
Dragon became one of the last still flying, before being traded
to USAF Museum in exchange for Convairs in storage at Davis Monthan.
It is now on display at McChord AFB in Washington State, back in
pre-war USAAC markings. Photo: Eddie Coates |
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Douglas
A-24B Dauntless N82GA (ex 42-54532) was first acquired by the Confederate
Air Force in Texas in 1970. It still flies with them today under
the new name Commemorative Air Force. It was earlier a photo survey
aircraft in Mexico as XB-QUC. Photo: Peter R. March |
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Douglas
A-26C N4818E (ex 44-35371) at Billings, Montana in October 1981,
as fire tanker #59 with Lynch Air Tankers of Billings. This aircraft
has been modified with Denny Lynch's designed Lynch STOL 26 wing
fences to improve hot-and-high performance. Photo: Geoff Goodall |
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Douglas
A-26B N2DM (ex 41-39163) at San Francisco in August 1958 in the
"Boardroom Bomber" era of military disposals aircraft being rebuilt
as luxury executive transports. N2DM was owned by Diamond Gardner
Corp, and had been modified as an On Mark Marketer. Photo: Larry
Smally via Gordon Reid collection |
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Douglas
A-26B N167B (ex 44-34602) of Scandinavian Historic Flight. Note
the 8 gun nose and fuselage windows from its previous life as an
executive Monarch 26. Photo: Peter R. March |
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Douglas
AD-4NA N91945 (ex Gabon Air Force 126882) at Harlingen, Texas in
October 1977. Only a few months earlier it had been ferried across
the North Atlantic after several Skyraiders were retrieved from
Gabon by French enthusiasts. Photo: Geoff Goodall |
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Douglas
EA-1E N65164 (ex US Navy Bu135152) was restored for warbird enthusiast
Harry Doan after being acquired as a derelict training airframe
from a naval air station in Memphis, Tennessee. Photo: Peter R.
March |
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Douglas
XA2D-1 Skyshark Bu125485 on a smoggy morning at Chino California
in March 1995. This remarkable prototype had been saved from the
LAX fire service practice ground. Photo: Geoff Goodall |
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Douglas
VC-117D N30000 (ex Bu17175) at Tucson AZ in 1992, painted in the
colour scheme of the 1949 Douglas demonstrator Super DC-3.
Photo: John Chapman |
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Douglas
C-124C Globemaster 52-0994 at Willow Run Michigan, October 1979
as an instructional airframe at the Detroit Institute of Aeronautics.
It was later made airworthy and civil registered as N86599 in October
1986 for a ferry flight to McChord AFB near Tacoma, Washington.
This was the final flight of any Globemaster. Photo: Geoff Goodall |
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Douglas
A4L Skyhawk N403FS (ex Bu150586) at Flight Systems Inc's home base
at Mojave, California in September 1979, with some of Flight Systems
other aircraft in the background. Photo: Geoff Goodall |
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EKW C-3605
Schlepp G-DORN (ex Swiss Air Force C-552) retains its camouflage
and markings from its Swiss target tug days. The lengthened nose
with Lycoming T53 turboprop engine is shown to advantage in this
view. Photo: Peter R. March |
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English
Electric Canberra PR.9 XH135 was in the final group of three Canberras
retired by RAF in July 2006. They were purchased by Ground Equipment
Supplies company and the three were ferried to Kemble on 28 July
2006.
Photo Peter R. March |
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Fairchild
C-82A N8009E (ex 44-23027) at Anchorage, Alaska in October 1981,
while operated by Flying B Inc of Anchorage. This aircraft had earlier
been modified by Steward Davis at Long Beach, Caljfornia as a Steward
Davis Jet Packet 1600 with auxiliary jet engine on roof and other
mods to improve performance.
Photo: Geoff Goodall |
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Fairchild
C-119F N383S (ex RCAF 22133) at Lancaster-Fox Field, California
in September 1977 as fire tanker #133 with Hawkins & Powers Aviation.
It had previously been modified as the only Steward Davis STOL Master.
Photo: Geoff Goodall |
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Fairchild
C-119F N8092 (ex RCAF 22103) at Hawkins & Powers Aviation's home
base Greybull, Wyoming in September 1979. This fire tanker company
acquired 14 Canadian C-119s, ferried them to Greybull where they
were parked for many years. Some were tanked up and entered fire
fighting service, the others were stripped for parts. Photo: Geoff
Goodall |
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Fairchild
C-123K N546S (ex 54-0615) at Van Nuys, California in December 1990,
with N677DG behind. Both were owned by Fowler Aeronautical Service
of Van Nuys, who hoped to use them and Caribous on African relief
contract work.
Photo: Geoff Goodall |
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Fairey
Battle Mk.1 N2188 as it was salvaged from tidal swamp mangroves
near Port Davis, South Australia during 1974. This view shows the
fuselage section, many other parts were recovered for Warbirds Aviation
Museum at Mildura. N2188 is now under long-term restoration by the
SA Historical Aviation Museum at Port Adelaide. Photo Nigel Daw |
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Fairey Firefly
AS.6 VH-HMW (ex Royal Australian Navy WD828) at Ballarat Victoria
in February 1985. The previous year it completed an 11-year restoration
for owner Mike Wansey of Newcastle NSW. Photo: Geoff Goodall |
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Fairey
Firefly FR.Mk.1 MB410 was delivered to the Royal Thai Air Force
in 1952. It is seen at the Thai Air Force Museum at Don Muang Air
Base, Bangkok in March 2012. Photo: John Chapman |
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Fiat
G.46-3B G-BBII (ex Italian Air Force MM52801) flew in Italian camouflage
as MM52801 and code 97-4. It has now returned home, being flown
by an Italian private owner. Photo: Peter R. March |
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Fw
190A-8/N G-FWAB (980554) at Duxford. This is from the production
of new-build A-8s constructed at Gammesldorf, Germany by private
company Flug Werk GmbH in recent years. Photo: Peter R. March |
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Folland
Gnat T.1 G-MOUR (ex RAF XS102) flies in RAF Yellow Jacks scheme
as XR991. Photo: Peter R. March |
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Fouga
CM.170 Magister N302FM (ex French Air Force No.354) at Oshkosh in
July 1989. This Magister was to crash during its landing approach
to the following year's Oshkosh in July 1990. Photo: Geoff Goodall |
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Gloster
Gladiator G-AMRK (ex RAF L8032) has been maintained and flown by
the Shuttleworth Collection since 1960. Photo: Peter R. March |
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Gloster
Meteor TT.20 N94749 (ex RAF WD592) at Mojave, California in October
1981 while owned by Al Letcher. Photo: Geoff Goodall |
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Grumman
FM-2 Wildcat G-RUMW (ex Bu86711) owned by The Fighter Collection
at Duxford. It flies in wartime Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm camouflage,
code "F". Photo: Peter R. March |
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Grumman
F6F-5 Hellcat N1078Z (ex Bu70222) "Tinsi III" in November 2003 with
the Commemorative Air Force. Photo: Peter R. March |
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Grumman
F8F-2P Bearcat G-RUMM (ex Bu121714) at Duxford, September 2008 owned
by The Fighter Collection. Photo: Peter R. March |
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Grumman
AF-2S Guardian N3144G (ex Bu123100) at Harlingen, Texas in October
1978. Photo: John Chapman |
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Grumman
TBF-1C Avenger II NZ2504 survived the scrap man to be displayed
at Te Rapa RNZAF base, New Zealand, where it is seen in 1977. The
following year it was collected by the RNZAF Museum and moved to
Wigram where it was restored to taxying condition. Photo: Geoff
Goodall |
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Grumman
TBM-3S N9187Z (ex Bu53818) becoming airborne in a TBM formation
at the annual Confederate Air Force airshow Harlingen, Texas in
October 1977. After US Navy service, this aircraft flew for the
Royal Canadian Navy as an Avenger AS.3 before civil disposal to
become a forest fire bomber in USA. Photo: Geoff Goodall |
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Grumman
TBM-3E VH-TBM (ex Bu91110) at Bundaberg, Queensland in August 2011.
This former US fire bomber was imported from New Zealand in 1999
by Randal McFarlane, Brisbane. A few months after this picture was
taken, it was ferried back to NZ to a new owner. Photo: Phil Vabre |
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Grumman
TS-2A N405DF (ex Bu133295) at Ramona, California in November 1992.
Tanker #72 was one of the large fleet of Trackers operated as fire
bombers by the California Department of Forestry, 22 being later
re-engined with Garret turbines. Photo: Geoff Goodall |
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Grumman
C-1A Trader N7171M (ex Bu146048) at Chino, California in November
1990 retaining the markings of its final US Navy deployment as a
Carrier Onboard Delivery COD on USS Lexington. Photo: Geoff Goodall |
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Grumman
F7F Tigercat N7629C (ex Bu80374) was one of a fleet of Tigercats
operated as forest fire tankers by Sis-Q Flying Services of Santa
Rosa, California, with tanker number E62. During 1981 its retardant
tank and plumbing was removed while offered for sale as a warbird.
Seen visiting the Confederate Air Force airshow at Harlingen Texas
in October 1981. Photo: Geoff Goodall |
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Grumman
OV-1A Mohawk N4235Z (ex 59-2604) restored in US Army markings. Photo:
John Chapman |
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Grumman
TF-9J Cougar N24WJ (ex Argentine Navy) at Chino, California in October
1991. The following day, on a return flight to Florida, it crashed
into the sea off the Louisiana coast. Photo: Geoff Goodall |
