- Air Force: Private - Chariots of Fire Fighter Collection
- Aircraft: Supermarine 379 Spitfire FR.XIVe
- Registration: ZK-XIV / NH799 / T (cn 6S/648269) Aircraft Info
- Views: 367
- Location: Omaka (NZOM) , New Zealand April 5, 2023
Calm before the storm. NH799 awaiting her pilot, Frank Parker, for a test flight, two days before the Classic Fighter Show 2023. NH799 was first restored to airworthiness by Historic Flying Ltd at Audley End, England, taking to the air on 21 January 1994.
- Air Force: New Zealand - Air Force
- Aircraft: Lockheed Hudson III
- Registration: NZ2013 / YZ-R (cn 414-3826)
- Views: 276
- Location: Off-Airport - Wigram , New Zealand March 18, 2023
NZ2013 was part of a diverted RAF order and was shipped directly to Auckland from Los Angeles. The Hudson is finished in the colour scheme that it would have worn when serving with No.4 Squadron, RNZAF, at Nausori, Fiji in 1943-44.
- Air Force: New Zealand - Air Force
- Aircraft: Vickers 277 Vildebeest Mk.III
- Registration: NZ102
- Views: 282
- Location: Off-Airport - Wigram , New Zealand March 18, 2023
View of the cockpit section of Vildebeest NZ102. Manufactured at the Vickers factory, Weybridge, England, the aircraft was shipped to New Zealand in March 1935, and assembled at Hobsonville for delivery to the Bomber Reconnaissance Flight of the RNZAF.
- Air Force: New Zealand - Air Force
- Aircraft: Vickers 277 Vildebeest Mk.III
- Registration: NZ102
- Views: 222
- Location: Off-Airport - Wigram , New Zealand March 18, 2023
Vildebeest NZ102 served with No.2 FTS, Woodbourne in early 1940 and with No.1 (GR) Squadron at Whenuapai during 1940-1941. The remains of NZ102 were acquired by the Air Force Museum in 1986 with restoration work commencing in 2002.
- Views: 246
- Location: Off-Airport - Wigram , New Zealand March 18, 2023
The white preservative layer will protect the former US Navy PBV-1A (BuAerNo.68045) and USAAF (44-34081) OA-10A while awaiting restoration by the Air Force Museum. The RNZAF operated the PBY-5 and PB2B-1 versions (serials NZ4001 to NZ4056).
- Air Force: New Zealand - Air Force
- Aircraft: Avro 652 Anson I
- Registration: / NZ406 / G
- Views: 229
- Location: Off-Airport - Wigram , New Zealand March 18, 2023
With the fuselage largely from NZ415 (ex RAF LT376), parts from NZ410, NZ422 and C.19 VL352 have been used in this composite rebuild. NZ406 is in the markings of the School of General Reconnaissance, RNZAF Bell Block (New Plymouth), 1943, and coded 'G'.
- Air Force: New Zealand - Air Force
- Aircraft: Grumman TBF-1 Avenger
- Registration: NZ2504 (cn 5219)
- Views: 218
- Location: Off-Airport - Wigram , New Zealand March 18, 2023
NZ2504 was received by the RNZAF on 21 September 1943 as one of the first shipment of six Avengers. Issued to No.30 Squadron at Gisborne on 5 October 1943 and used both by No.30 and later, No.31 Squadron, for crew training.
- Air Force: UK - Air Force
- Aircraft: Airspeed AS-10 Oxford I
- Registration: G-AIKR / PK286
- Views: 210
- Location: Off-Airport - Wigram , New Zealand March 18, 2023
Post-war Oxford I PK286 was converted to AS-65 Consul and as such served several civilian companies, registered G-AIKR. The restoration by the Air Force Museum of New Zealand has brought her back in her original Oxford configuration.
- Air Force: UK - Air Force
- Aircraft: Airspeed AS-10 Oxford I
- Registration: G-AIKR / PK286
- Views: 213
- Location: Off-Airport - Wigram , New Zealand March 18, 2023
Built as an Oxford I for the RAF, the aircraft was converted into an AS-65 Consul post-war. Spending some decades with the Canada Aviation and Space Museum, the aircraft came to New Zealand in 2000 and is on display in her original Oxford configuration.
- Air Force: New Zealand - Air Force
- Aircraft: Curtiss P-40F Warhawk
- Registration: 41-14205 / NZ3000 (cn 17421)
- Views: 244
- Location: Off-Airport - Wigram , New Zealand March 18, 2023
As the RNZAF did not operate short fuselage Merlin-powered P-40Fs, this aircraft was restored to P-40E (Allison V-1710) standard and is now on display in the main Aircraft Hall in RNZAF Pacific theatre colours as 'NZ3000'.
- Air Force: USA - Air Force
- Aircraft: Boeing B-52D Stratofortress
- Registration: 56-0689 (cn 464060)
- Views: 430
- Location: Duxford (EGSU) , UK - England July 17, 2015
IWM’s B-52D entered service with the 28th BW at Ellsworth AFB, South Dakota, in October 1957. She made more than 200 bombing missions during the Vietnam conflict. On 8 October 1983, a 7th BW crew flew the B-52 to Duxford.
- Views: 259
- Location: Weston-super-Mare , UK - England May 2, 2022
XT443’s last operational service was with No.829 Squadron, FAA, aboard HMS Aurora, coded ‘AU-422’. The Wasp retired in 1987.
- Air Force: UK - Navy
- Aircraft: Westland WG-13 Lynx
- Registration: XW839 (cn 09-02)
- Views: 233
- Location: Weston-super-Mare , UK - England May 2, 2022
XW839 was the fifth common prototype of the WG-13 Lynx. With development work completed, the helicopter was allocated to the Royal Navy Engineering College, RNEC Manadon (HMS Thunderer), Plymouth in 1980.
- Air Force: Italy - Air Force
- Aircraft: Panavia Tornado IDS
- Registration: MM7039 / 6-33 (cn 345/IS038/5048) Aircraft Info
- Views: 299
- Location: Leeuwarden (LWR / EHLW) , Netherlands March 25, 2022
MM7039/6-33 of the GEA/6 Stormo, with callsign ‘AMI-0602’ on finals to RWY-05. Whereas the serial on the fin has been lost in the soot, the Red Devil has managed to escape.
- Air Force: UK - Air Force
- Aircraft: Gloster E28/39 (Replica)
- Registration: W4041 / G
- Views: 302
- Location: Gloucestershire (Gloucester) - Staverton (GLO / EGBJ) , UK - England May 1, 2022
The real W4041 is on display at the Science Museum, London. On 15 May 1941, the Gloster E.28/39 W4041/G first flew from RAF Cranwell, piloted by Philip E. G. ‘Jerry’ Sayer. In front is a RB.23 Welland, the first British production jet engine.
- Air Force: UK - Air Force
- Aircraft: Gloster Meteor F.8
- Registration: WH364 / A
- Views: 323
- Location: Gloucestershire (Gloucester) - Staverton (GLO / EGBJ) , UK - England May 1, 2022
WH364 is in the markings of S/L Christopher C. McCarthy-Jones, CO of No.601 (County of London) Squadron as based at RAF North Weald. At least two of the squadron’s Meteor F.8s, WL167 and WK722, carried these markings.
- Air Force: UK - Air Force
- Aircraft: Gloster Gamecock I (Replica)
- Registration: BAPC.259 / J-7904
- Views: 323
- Location: Gloucestershire (Gloucester) - Staverton (GLO / EGBJ) , UK - England May 5, 2022
This Gamecock I replica wears the colours of S/L Arthur F. Brooke, the highly respected and inspirational CO of No.43 Squadron, RAF Henlow. His aircraft also had a white/black chequered spine. The squadron flew Gamecocks from April 1926 until June 1928.
- Air Force: UK - Navy
- Aircraft: AgustaWestland Merlin HC4
- Registration: ZJ125 / J (cn 50137/RAF09)
- Views: 380
- Location: Off-Airport - Okehampton Camp , UK - England May 5, 2022
ZJ125/J of No.845 Squadron, RNAS Yeovilton, approaching the landing spot on the northeastern flank of Black Down above the Okehampton Army Camp.
- Views: 323
- Location: Norwich - Horsham St. Faith (NWI / EGSH) , UK - England August 6, 2022
XX109 was mainly used for development work and service trials with the A&AEE. On 26 April 1975, BAC testpilot Tim Ferguson undertook several take-offs and landings on the then new M55 motorway near Blackpool to test the type’s rough airstrip capacity.
- Air Force: UK - Air Force
- Aircraft: Hawker Hunter FR10
- Registration: XG172 / XG168 / 10 (cn 41H/680009)
- Views: 228
- Location: Norwich - Horsham St. Faith (NWI / EGSH) , UK - England August 6, 2022
No.79 Squadron/229 OCU at RAF Chivenor had a number of FR.10s on strength, including XG168, which was flying with the unit in the early 1970s, coded ‘10’. The true identity of this Hunter is XG172.
- Air Force: Denmark - Air Force
- Aircraft: Hawker Hunter F51
- Registration: E-409 / XE683 / G (cn 41H/680268)
- Views: 232
- Location: Norwich - Horsham St. Faith (NWI / EGSH) , UK - England August 6, 2022
Royal Danish Air Force Hunter F.51 E-409 representing F.4 XE683/G of 74 Squadron, based at RAF Horsham St. Faith, as seen at the time of Exercise Vigilant, held 25-25 May 1957, for which at least two of the unit’s Hunters had their fins painted white.
- Air Force: Saudi Arabia - Air Force
- Aircraft: English Electric Lightning F53
- Registration: 53-686 / XR768 / A (cn 95291) Aircraft Info
- Views: 297
- Location: Norwich - Horsham St. Faith (NWI / EGSH) , UK - England August 6, 2022
On this side, F.53 53-686 has the colours of 74 Squadron applied, representing XR768, the first full-production F.6 for the RAF, delivered to 74 on 1 August 1966. XR768/A was the personal mount of W/C K.J. 'Ken’ Goodwin, CO, 74 Squadron from 1966-69.
- Views: 283
- Location: Norwich - Horsham St. Faith (NWI / EGSH) , UK - England August 6, 2022
XW268 in the anniversary markings of her last unit, No.899 Squadron, FAA. The partly stripped coat of grey on the fin reveals former code ‘U’ (233 OCU) as well as ‘68’ on the starboard side from her days with the Harrier Conversion Unit at RAF Wit
- Air Force: UK - Air Force
- Aircraft: Gloster Meteor F.8
- Registration: WK654
- Views: 265
- Location: Norwich - Horsham St. Faith (NWI / EGSH) , UK - England August 6, 2022
In June 1950, No.245 (Northern Rhodesia) Squadron, based at RAF Horsham St. Faith, became the first Meteor F.8 day fighter squadron in the RAF and also the last to fly the type until April 1957.