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1943 Curtiss P-40 Kittyhawk Shark Squadron Tribute Looks Ready to Bite
1943 Curtiss P-40 Kittyhawk Shark Squadron Tribute Looks Ready to Bite

2 Jan 2021, 09:40 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / 1943 Curtiss P-40 Kittyhawk wrapped in the livery of the British 112 Shark Squadron is presently for sale for $1,795,000

 
Last of Its Kind 1959 Pilatus P3 Is a Warbird Training Gem
Last of Its Kind 1959 Pilatus P3 Is a Warbird Training Gem

1 Jan 2021, 10:00 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / 1959 Pilatus P3 is one of many training aircraft made by the Swiss company; this particular one was the last to roll off assembly lines

 
Pilatus P2 Served in the Mighty Swiss Air Force, Is Cheaper Than a McLaren GT
Pilatus P2 Served in the Mighty Swiss Air Force, Is Cheaper Than a McLaren GT

27 Dec 2020, 10:55 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Pilatus P2 is a Swiss made trainer aircraft used extensively in the years following the Second World War; it's now selling for under $200k

 
1949 Hawker Fury Had 2,800 HP Engine Swap, Is Looking For a New Pilot
1949 Hawker Fury Had 2,800 HP Engine Swap, Is Looking For a New Pilot

26 Dec 2020, 11:15 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / 1949 Hawker Fury is one of the planes that served in Iraq decades ago; it had an engine swap after a forced landing in the 1980s

 
Boeing F/A-18 Super Hornet Makes a Ski Ramp Jump, Ready for Indian Navy Carriers
Boeing F/A-18 Super Hornet Makes a Ski Ramp Jump, Ready for Indian Navy Carriers

25 Dec 2020, 18:40 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Boeing and the U.S. Navy test the F/A-18 Super Hornet's capability of taking off a ski jump as America is chasing a contract with the Indian Navy

 
This 1945 Supermarine Spitfire Missed the Nazis, Flew Over Asia Instead
This 1945 Supermarine Spitfire Missed the Nazis, Flew Over Asia Instead

25 Dec 2020, 14:30 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / 1945 Supermarine Spitfire made in the last year of the war flew with the RAF 9th Squadron, then moved over to the Indian Air Force

 
1944 Messerschmitt Bf 109 Once Rained Death from Above, Now Entertains
1944 Messerschmitt Bf 109 Once Rained Death from Above, Now Entertains

20 Dec 2020, 09:07 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / This 1944 Messerschmitt Bf 109 rolled off the lines in as the upgraded G-14 variant, is now for sale in Germany for an undisclosed price

 
North American Harvard Trainer Is a Winged Texan Gone British
North American Harvard Trainer Is a Winged Texan Gone British

19 Dec 2020, 08:29 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Also known as Texans in the U.S., the Harvard was designed as a single-engined trainer and used from 1935 to well into the 1990s

 
1950 Fairey Firefly Would Have You Believe It Fought in Korea
1950 Fairey Firefly Would Have You Believe It Fought in Korea

13 Dec 2020, 09:09 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / 1950 Fairey Firefly was deployed with the 817 Squadron of the Royal Australian Navy and might have seen action over Korea is selling for an undisclosed price

 
1-of-600 Pilatus PC-7 Is a Rookie Pilot's Best Friend, for Sale
1-of-600 Pilatus PC-7 Is a Rookie Pilot's Best Friend, for Sale

12 Dec 2020, 08:52 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Pilatus PC-7 is a Swiss-made plane used by about 20 Air Forces as the first aircraft handed over to rookie pilots during training

 
1950 Vought Corsair Is the Last Surviving Korean War Flying Nightmare
1950 Vought Corsair Is the Last Surviving Korean War Flying Nightmare

6 Dec 2020, 08:37 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / 1950 Vought Corsair served mostly in skies over the Pacific since 1942, but also the Korean War, having been designed as a carrier-based aircraft

 
1949 Hawker Sea Fury Is One the Baghdad Furies That Made It to the U.S.
1949 Hawker Sea Fury Is One the Baghdad Furies That Made It to the U.S.

5 Dec 2020, 08:18 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / This 1949 Hawker Sea Fury was part of a batch of planes that served in the Iraqi Air Force and became known as the Baghdad Furies

 
P-51 Mustang Little Rebel Honors a War Ace, Specced to WW2 Requirements
P-51 Mustang Little Rebel Honors a War Ace, Specced to WW2 Requirements

29 Nov 2020, 08:25 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / P-51 Mustang Little Rebel is a tribute to Air Force lieutenant general Charles Curtis Pattillo (Buck Pattillo), a WW2 Ace in a Day

 
This 1940 Hawker Hurricane Was Shot Down and Lost for 50 Years, Back in the Air
This 1940 Hawker Hurricane Was Shot Down and Lost for 50 Years, Back in the Air

28 Nov 2020, 08:00 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / This 1940 Hawker Hurricane took part in the Battle of France, Operation Dynamo, the Battle of Britain, and many many other major fights during the war

 
This 1945 Supermarine Spitfire Was Late to the War, Still Looks Ready to Fight
This 1945 Supermarine Spitfire Was Late to the War, Still Looks Ready to Fight

22 Nov 2020, 08:22 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / 1945 Supermarine Spitfire was instrumental in keeping the Luftwaffe at bay during the Battle of Britain, and one of the most important RAF fighters

 
Yakovlev Yak-9s Helped Push the Nazis Out of Russia, Red Fighters Still Stun
Yakovlev Yak-9s Helped Push the Nazis Out of Russia, Red Fighters Still Stun

21 Nov 2020, 14:44 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Yakovlev Yak-9, a replica of the Red Army's fighters of the Second World War, is up for grabs with an undisclosed price, incredible look

 
A Twin Mustang Like This One Holds a Record for Longest Nonstop Flight
A Twin Mustang Like This One Holds a Record for Longest Nonstop Flight

15 Nov 2020, 08:55 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / A 1944 North American Mustang like this one holds the record for longest nonstop flight ever made by a propeller-driven fighter

 
This Mustang Is Worth $3.9 Million, But It Flies
This Mustang Is Worth $3.9 Million, But It Flies

14 Nov 2020, 09:06 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / 1944 North American TF-51D Mustang that served as part of the New Jersey Air National Guard is for sale for $3.9 million.

 
You Could Buy and Fly Away in the Real Star of the M.A.S.H. TV Show
You Could Buy and Fly Away in the Real Star of the M.A.S.H. TV Show

1 Aug 2020, 08:30 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / The "Mobile Army Surgical Hospital" American war comedy/drama series is still one of the highest-rated shows in history, so memorabilia come with high praise

 
The Only Thing Better Than a Mustang Mach-1 Is This P-51 Mustang
The Only Thing Better Than a Mustang Mach-1 Is This P-51 Mustang

18 Jul 2020, 13:00 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / North American Aviation bit the dust more than half a century ago, but its legacy will endure forever thanks to the legendary P-51D Mustang fighter