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11 April 2014 |
15 Years ago – on the day – www.preservedaxisaircraft.com
was launched! It is my pleasure to announce that a solution to
continue to keep www.preservedaxisaircraft.com
online has been achieved. I’ve agreed to Classic Wing’s proposal to take over
this website in order for them to continue to run it and develop it further.
I’m very pleased with this solution, especially since Dave McDonald with
Classic Wings, was one of the first contributors back in 1999 and have been a
close contact throughout these 15 years, sharing information, photos and
rumors. So it cannot transfer in to better hands! Good luck! /Mike |
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8 November 2013 |
IMPORTANT NOTICE! This is the last update to this website. Finally I’ve come to the decision to close down this
website. It has not been an easy decision, but it is a decision which has matured
over several years. During 2013 I’ve only managed to do two updates preceding
this one – which are unacceptable for a website if it is to exploit the
advantage the media has over printed books or magazines. Admittedly the
contributions from visitors has declined markedly over the last five years
possibly due to the fact that most aircraft are already listed – but also
because my own aviation interest has developed in to other areas. My main
interest today is not preserved axis aircraft, it
has instead shifted towards archival research in to WWII aviation. A concrete
result of my research is available in this e-article
dealing with Handley Page Hampden in Swedish service published today.
Obviously things have also changed in my private life over the last 15 years
which also have an impact on my hobby. I’ve gone from being single with no
kids to married with two kids and a career which effectively necessitates
some prioritization of time. This website was launched almost 15 years ago – in
the previous millennium (1999) – when internet was fairly new and very little
information regarding preserved axis aircraft had been published on the
“world wide web”. As can be seen from the graphical design of the site no
makeover has been done since the launch. This has been long overdue but I
lack the skills, necessary programs and most importantly the time required.
However the basic and simple design has served its purpose and it has been a
fantastic adventure for me to interact with so many of you who have visited
the website. I’ve never stopped being surprised of how many people all over
the world who share the interest and have taken their time to send me new
pieces of information, photos, corrections, suggestions and also plain
appreciation! My heartfelt thank you for your support in both action and
word! More than 350 people have made substantial
contributions, often several times over the years. You represent some 40
countries from all continents except Antarctica and I’ve had the opportunity
of personally meet between 10 and 20 of you in real life. Some of you have
ventured to my home country while some of you have acted host to me when I’ve
travelled to your country. Many of you have acted guide to aviation museums
or made special arrangements for me when I’ve visited during “closed days” in
museums. You’ve arranged tours of storage areas or restoration facilities or
even opened up aircraft for me to explore and experience inside. I’ve been
very privileged to experience this. Thank you! Together we have collected
some 2000 entries with approximately 1800 illustrations. I never thought
there were so many aircraft and artifacts preserved! Despite the lack of
updates still some 4000-5000 unique visitors come by every month. This is of
course lower than the peak of almost 10.000 unique monthly visitors. I don’t know how many have mailed over the years but
most likely several thousand different people. You’ve written with
appreciation and encouragement for the work done, you’ve asked questions
regarding information on the website, asked for recommendations for trips
you’ve planned, added photos or information, asked for photos from my
collection as support when building plastic models, building flight
simulators cockpits for online games, for making accurate line drawings, for
making molds for series production of plastic models, for publication in
articles or books as well as just for your own collection. You’ve shared
photos of artifacts asking for help to identify the items you have in your
own collection. Some of you have been looking to acquire aircraft yourself
while others have wanted to sell aircraft. One of you has even been in the
unfortunate situation where you’ve been trying to source a derelict aircraft
stolen from you. Restorers have made contact searching for parts, additional
wrecks and quite often engines. Owners of aircraft have often dropped an
e-mail to introduce yourself as “the owner” or “new owner” of an aircraft
that has been sold in order for me to update the website, sometimes also
asking if I could hook you up with other people operating the same type of
aircraft. It has been quite exciting to get insight in to and follow so many
projects, dreams and hobbies. Directors of TV programs have also asked for
suggestions on how to get in touch with owners of certain aircraft types or
suitable people to interview regarding various aspects of WWII aircraft. Over
the years many references have been made to the preserved axis aircraft
website on various discussion forums, many links lead to the site and it has
been quoted in magazines and also as a source in books. This is all quite an
accomplishment for what started out as a way of putting on line a few photos
of varying quality from my visits to museums in the 80’s and 90’s. Next step.
What will happen next is that when the registration for the domain www.preservedaxisaircraft.com
expires the website will effectively be closed down. I don’t know exactly
when that will happen but I guess it will take place between 6-18 months from
now depending on for how long I’ve paid for it – this is something I don’t
remember at the moment. J Thank you all! /Mike |
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25 June
2013 |
It’s about time to make an update! Some interesting
things have happened, most noteworthy is the
recovery of the Do 17 Z by RAF Museum. Joakim Westh added a photo of the restored Kl 35 SE-AKN. The
only preserved Kl 35 with an enclosed cockpit and an unusual type of landing
gear. Bü 131 Doflug
D-EAZO has also made the way to the Håtuna
collection – a new photo added courtesy of Jan Forsgren. Tor Nørstegård shared a photo of MS 500 W.Nr. 43
currently under restoration in Norway. Also from Norway and E Knutson is a
new photo of the Caproni Ca 310 and construction. Lorenz Fritz contributed a photo of the recently
restored Klemm L 25 D-EJOL that just become
airborne again. From Laurens v. Oelsen came a photo of a DB 603 on
display at the Dornier Museum Friedrichshafen. Progress is also being made in Norway with Fw 190 A3/U3 W.Nr. 0132219 Interesting news from Italy has been provided by
Gianandrea Bussi who shared a photo of the Italian Air Force Museum’s RE 2002
that has been moved to Volandia Museum at Vizzola Ticino for restoration. A new photo has been
added. John MacKay sent a photo of Flying Heritage
Collection two-seat Mitsubishi A6M3 Model 22 Zeke. |
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27 January
2013 |
Trevor Matthews of Lashenden
Air Warfare Museum added a photo of their newly restored Fiesler
Re IV that will be return on display during 2013. Mario Raguž added a photo of the Fizir
FN trainer and Rogazorski R-100 aircraft that was
operated by Croatia for some time. Alan Gale shared a photo of FHC Mitsubishi A6M Zeke
s/n 1303. Rodesch Pascal
contributed a Photo of Klemm Kl 25 LX-MAF that has now been restored and
placed in a newly opened museum "Fliger Musee" in Mondorf les Bains I’ve also added some more photos from my visit at
NASM; RI 502
RATO unit, R4M Rocket, Ohka Rocket engine nozzle, Ta 152 incl cockpit photo, Me 410 incl
cockpit photo, BV 155 incl cockpit photo |
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12 August
2012 |
Jacques Strubi added
information and photo of a previously unlisted Bf 108, W.Nr. 2086 which is
under restoration. Exciting news! He added also a photo of Nord N1002 No 282
under restoration as well as a new photo of Nord N1002 No 91. Almási Balász added photos
of the Hungarian Levante II which has been added to
a new section dedicated to Hungarian aircraft together with a photo of a WM
K-14 engine and propeller from a licence built Reggiane RE 2000.
Travis Dalton shared a photo of a Jumo 004 on show
at the Military Aviation Museum in Virginia Beach. From Norway comes a photo of the Ar
96 under restoration (Roar Henriksen) and of the Heinkel He 115 raised some time ago. William Villani
added a fabric section stated to be from the fin of a Caudron
C.445 preserved at Louisiana Museum of Military History, Ruston, LA, which
can be found under the relic section, foreign aircraft. Most likely it is not
from a Caudron C.445 since they had plywood covered
fins, and none were built with such high W.Nr. as painted on the fin. My
guess is that it is from a Fw
44, but until better knowledge is gained it is displayed under the Caudron designation. Scott Willey shared a photo of some He 177 fuel
tanks preserved at NASM, it can be found in the relic section. A Croatian section with three entries has been added
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11 April 2012 |
Andy Marden shared a photo
of Bf 108/Nord 1002 under restoration at Chino. Nice to see it under
restoration. A photo has been shared by Roger of a aft section of a Achi Val that
is preserved at John Gerber’s Pacific War Museum on Guam. It is uploaded on
the relic section. I've added photos of a Jumo 004, DB 601, HM 504 A-2,
a Ju 52/3m g4e instrument panel and a Lichtenstein
SN-2 radar from a Bf 110 preserved at the Swiss Air Force Museum (Flieger FLAB Museum)
and a Jumo 205 on view at Dornier Museum in Friedrichshafen as well as a Do
335 instrument panel in storage. Lastly I’ve made an upload of yet another batch of
engine photos from NASM Paul Garber storage facility! It is truly amazing
what stuff has been preserved there. Photos include a third BMW 003, two
additional Jumo 004 (the original ones from the Me 262 on display), Ha 32-22,
Aichi Atsuta 30 series Ha 60-3X (likely 32), two Nakajima Homare
12 (Ha45-12) and an Italian Alfa Romeo 128 R.C.21. |
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29 January
2012 |
The restored IMAM Ro.37bis was rolled out at the Volandia museum. It will be on show there for a while
before being moved to the Italian Air Force Museum possibly later this year.
Great work! Guy black share a photo of Bf 109 E-1/b W.Nr. 4034. |
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December 2011 |
Some additions from my visit to NASM. Photos of
following Nakajima aircraft; B6N2 Tenzan and C6M1-S
Saiun as well as improved photo of J1N1-S Gekko. The following Japanese engines have been added;
Aichi Atsuta Ha60-31, Ha32-21
Kasei, Ha33-62 Kinsei, Ha34-11, Nakajima Mamoru 11
(NK7A), Nakajima Ha15 “Shi”, Shoda-Hikoki Shoda-Ken No 1 and Yokosuka Naval Arsenal Engine No3.
Some of these are extremely rare experimental engines. Continuing
on the Japanese theme, Knut Erik Hansen have shared photos of Tachikawa Ki-9 “Spruce” as well as a better photo of Mansyu Ki-79b, both on display in Indonesia. |
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17 November 2011 |
Today Museo Storico dell'Aeronautica Militaire
rolled in the IMAM Ro 43 in to their exhibition in the museum. Gregory
Alegi added photos of it from the occasion of the
roll in. Bernd Borchert shared a photo of the He 162 now on
display in Germany. |
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6 November
2011 |
Added photos from NASM showing Nakajima J5N1 relics, Mitsubishi
G4M3 cockpit, Aichi B7A1 Ryusei and its cockpit. In
addition to these aircraft photos I’ve also uploaded some images of some
ultra-rare German engines including a Jumo 207 D, Heinkel
HS 011 (two examples), two BMW 801, DB 601 E, DB 603 A-2, Gnome Rôhne K 14 N from a Henschel Hs
129 and lastly an Argus AS 10 R. |
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5 November 2011 |
Alan Erickson added a photo of a Bf 109 rudder
privately owned in US and Bernd Borchert send in a photo of Hermann Graf’s
rudder on display at Technik Museum Speyer as well
as the Bf 108 W.Nr. 2126 recovered and exhibited at Luftwaffe Museum Gatow. Dave Lednicer shared inflight
photos of Fw 190A-5/U-3 N19027. The
following photos from my visit to NASM has been
added: Japanese engines Ha43-11
(Mitsubishi), Ha43-11ru (Mitsubishi) and Ha33-62 Kinsei
(Mitsubishi). I’ve also added a photo of the Kawanishi
N1K1 Kyofo “Rex” that has been missing. It is
currently stored in several sections but is complete. Photos
of the NASM Bü 181 has also been added
including a cockpit photo. |
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3 October
2011 |
Just returned from a trip to USA which included a
guided tour of both the Udvar Hazy and Silver Hill
storage facility. It is an amazing job that is undertaken there. From a
“preserved axis aircraft” perspective, it is definitely one of the most
exciting places on earth to visit. My sincere thanks to NASM, Scott Willey
and the rest of the dedicated “crew” I had the opportunity to meet and talk
to. As a result there will be several new updates to the
website during the next upcoming months, especially of preserved Japanese
engines. It will take some time to go through all the photos and verify
proper identity of the object, which can be a challenge when it comes to
photos of engines in dark cramped places, so be patient! One of the most exciting news is that the Lippish DM-1 is about to be taken out of storage and put
on display. When I made my visit it had been brought in to the new
restoration facility but was still in its crate, where it was placed back in
1946. Through some openings in the crate I had the opportunity to take a
close look and take some photos, which have now been added to this site.
Possibly the first photos made public after 65 years in storage. It sure
looks to be both complete and in very good condition! It will be exciting to
see more of it when it’s taken out of the crate and re-assembled. During my visit to NASM Udvar
Hazy I also had the opportunity to check the W.Nr. plate on their Focke-Achgelis Fa 330 and can
now confirm the true W.Nr. as 100404 instead what has often been mistakenly
listed as 60133. As previously said, more updates will follow! |
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Clint Mitchell added a photo of a Bf 109 fin and
rudder preserved in a Pub in Kent. Thanks! |
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September 2011 |
Tim Badham shared a photo of the Ohka 11 that
previously has been with Defence Explosives and
ordinance school but now has been moved to IWM Duxford.
It is currently in storage. Claudio Basile located one of his old photos from
1994 showing the surviving parts of a Piaggio P108
that remains. Check under relics. Jan Wullink shared a photo of a Bf 110 under wing
gun pod on display in the Belgian cityHuy, added to
the Messerschmitt relics page. Joseph Kuehlem shared a
photo of Fw 190 A-2 W.Nr. 0125425 on display near Bergen Tim Fray
added a photo of Nord 1002 W.Nr. 183 which has changed ownership and is under
restoration, hopefully taking to the air in 2012. Many
thanks for these great additions! |
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7 July
2011 |
Uli
Thüer shared a photo of Fw 44 SE-BSZ just before
its transfer flight from Västerås in Sweden to its
new home at Paderborn in Germany. It has also been confirmed that the He 162 W.Nr.
120076 that has been for sale for a time now have found its way in to the
collection of Deutches Technikmuseum in Berlin. It is currently under
refurbishment to be added to the display. In the meantime a second Rheinmetall Rheintochter is now
also on display. The first one is on loan from RAF Museum Hendon, while the
new one has been assembled from parts from originating various missiles in
the NASM collection. With the help of these parts and some newly made ones, a
new example of the missile has been recreated. Quite an achievement! A photo
of the new missile has been added. Angel Sanches added a photo of a CR 32 propeller blade
preserved with original colours from the civil war
in Spain. See Italian relics. |
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29 May
2011 |
André de Zwart added a photo of Kl 25 TF-SUX taken
during his trip on Iceland. Oliver Zeumer wrote in with information that Bf
108 HB-HEB has made its first post restoration flight on 30 April. Jan
Wullink Added a photo of a Hs 293 elevator and a
drop tank from a Bf 110 operated by NJG 1 on show at Fortress Spijkerboor in The Netherlands. Lauerns V. Oelsen
added photos of BMW VI, BMW 132, BMW 801 and BMW 003 engines from the BMW
museum. |
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17 March 2011 |
Richard Muller shared a photo of the ex NAS Willow
Grove Me 262 having been put on show at National Museum of Naval Aviation in
Pensacola, Florida. Wolfgang Falch added a
photo of Sandyair’s latest regstoration,
Bf 109 G-14, W.Nr. 462707. |
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4 January 2011 |
JohnTerniotis added
photo of fuselage skin from He 111 of KG 26
preserved in Greece. Bernd Borchert sent in photo of CASA 1131 I-OPEF and
a photo of the Fw 190 A-8 under reconstruction with
Luftwaffe Museum. The later is using a fuselage
built by Flugwerk but incorporates original parts
from several wrecks. Laurens v. Oelsen contributed a photo of Klemm Kl 35 F-AZTK, previously D-EHKO. |
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4 September 2010 |
Marco Riffelmann added a
photo of Bü 181 D-EDEN, FV25080. Paul Ressle sent in a photo of Bü
133 W.Nr. 28 former U-81 which has now returned to airworthiness. Robert N. Abbott Jr. Contributed a
photo of MS 500 W.Nr. 751 N42FM Laurens v. Oelsen has photographed MS 502, HB-RFB, Doflug Bü 131 D-EDEF, HB-UVF,
CASA 1131E D-EIJL, Kl 35 D-EFUB and AS 410 engine at Altenrhein
museum. |
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5 August
2010 |
Richard R. Muller added a new photo of the Ju 52 at
Royal Hellenic AF Museum. John MacKay shared photos of Fi 103, Re-4 and at the
Flying Heritage Museum. Stewart W. Bailey mailed photos of the Evergreen
Aviation & Space Museum’s Zeke under restoration at Vintage Aircraft in
Ft. Collins, CO Dan Johnson contributed a photo of the Mitsubishi
A6M2 Zeke N8280K Stefano Felicetti located
a Jumo 211 in a museum on Sicily, Italy Laurens v. Oelsen has photographed the Junkers A 50
now on show at the Hugo Junkers Museum in Dessau. Many thanks to all of you for these updates and
contributions! |
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29 June
2010 |
Roger Soupart made it it
in the right time, he caught HA 1112 OO-MAF when it was aired outside its
hangar for the first time in 16 years. A photo has been added.
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22 June
2010 |
This summer’s greatest news must be the recovery of Bf
109 G-2 W.Nr. 14649 that was done resently in
Norway. A photo has been added courtesy of Birger
Larsen. Likewise a photo of Bf 109 G-2 14798 has been added, thanks to Alan Scheckenbach. Jürgen Bergmoser shared a
photo of the He 111/Casa 2.111 that has been completely restored and is now
on display in the Schleissheim museum. Alfred Preuß sent in a photo of Fw
44 SE-BZS sporting a mix of Swedish and Finnish military markings as well as
a Swedish civil registration, which has been added as a second photo. Claudio Basile shared a number of photos of Italian
relics, a spinner of a MC 205 and a
armoured seat from the same type. He also added a
photo of a spiner from a Fiat G 55 and two Bf 109
drop tanks. A number of other people (Stefan Schmoll,
Hendrik Gels and others), many thanks to you all for the updates! |
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9 May 2010 |
The Malpensa Aviation
Museum in Italy opened on the 8th of May. On show is the SM 79
formerly identified as L-111 but now identified as L-114. A
new photo have been added thanks to Gregory Alegi.
Check out http://www.volandia.it/ |
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14 March
2010 |
A photo of an ultra-rare DB 604 engine was added by
Bernt Borchert. Thanks! |
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February 2010 |
Gunnar Åkerberg shared a photo of Klemm Kl 35 SE-BGA taking to the air for the first time
after a ground-up restoration. From Pat Carry comes the news that the Fi 103 under
restoration with Air Zoo museum in Kalamazoo has been completed and put on
display. A new photo has been uploaded. Peter van Gogh reports about a newly discovered Klemm L 20 in Argentina, which has now been entered in to
the website. No current photo yet though. |
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20
December 2009 |
Fred van der Horst added a photo of a BMW 801 now on
show at IWM Duxford. Gregory Alegi send in a
photo of the Breda 25/28 in storage at Museo Storico dell'Aeronautica Militaire, Italiana, Vigna di Valle |
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December 2009 |
Great news from Wolfgang Falch
at Sandy Air Corp. They’ve rolled out their Bf 109 G-6 W.Nr. 441059 which is a
great accomplishment! He also shared a picture of his new project, a rare Bf
109 E-3a, an export version intended for Yugoslavia but which was not
delivered but taken over by Luftwaffe. W.Nr. is so far unknown.
Claudio Basile, long time contributor who sent his
first photo 10 years ago!, added a photo of the new exhibit at Museo Storico dell'Aeronautica Militaire, Italiana, Vigna di Valle, a
substantial relic from a Savoia S 55 flying boat.
He also added a photo of the two cockpits in Ca 100 I-GTAB. Guy Black shared a photo of his IMAM Ro 37. |
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30
September 2009 |
From Atushi Fred Fujimori
comes a great inflight photo of the Tillamook Air Museum’s Ki 43. Another Fiat A 50 engine has been restered by the team at by Departimento Di Meccanica at Università Degli Studi
Di Palermo writes Giuseppe Genchi Ralf Gaida wrote that
quite possibly there is a first flight imminent for the Bü
181 D-EKYF during October. Keep your fingers crossed! Oliver Cannon have returned to Maleme
Cemetery museum on Crete and have mailed some additional photos of all
material that have been preserved by the passionate people in this small
museum. New additions include Ju 52 ladders as well as upper and lower cowling
for an engine. |
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12 August
2009 |
Giuseppe Genchi wrote in
to tell about the completion of the restoration of Università Degli Studi Di Palermo engine collection being housed by Departimento Di Meccanica.
Check www.dima.unipa.it/collectione/
for more information. Kari Kupiainen added a new photo of the Brewster Buffalo on
show in Finland. |
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18 May
2009 |
Long time since the last update. Have even missed to
mark the 10 year anniversary of Preserved Axis Aircraft being on line! It’s a
combination of having been forced to move the website to another hosting
service because my previous provider closed down, and being occupied with my
two small children. This website was first launched on 11 April 1999.
Today it has some 1966 entries and 1764 photos. It has been a great team work
and a big thank you is well due to all of you listed in the “credit” section who over the years have contributed both photos
and information. Many of you have been doing this for up to ten years! The backlog for this update includes: A photo of the Norwegian Fw
190 having been assembled in USA prior to shipment to Norway, where it should
have arrived by now. Thanks Birger Larsen for the
update. Kai Frommelt contributed
an improved photo of Fw 44 D-EKHD. Ralf Gaida wrote in to
tell that his Bü 181 project D-EKYF is making great
progress and is nearing completion. From Roger Soupart came a photo showing the Ju 52
now on display at the Aviodrome in Holland depicting
a scenario from 10 May 1940. Albert Zeller added that Bü
133 HB-MKM has been completed and that Doflug Bü 131 c/n 74 HB-USB is next up
for restoration at the Bücker museum in
Switzerland. Thanks for all of these updates! |
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19 March
2009 |
Stefan Schmoll sent in a
photo of the Bü 181 W.Nr. 331381, D-EQXC under
restoration with the Quax Flieger group at
Dortmund. Roger Soupart continues to contribute photos and
information. This time he has located the canopy frame of a Me 410 and a
wooden drop tank for a He 111. These pieces are on display at Wings to
Victory Museum at Midden Zeeland Airport in
Zeeland, Holland Patric Lacroix added a photo of a Ki-43 placed on display in the
Victory Part in Moscow together with the tail and wing of an unidentified Bf
110. Martin Baumann shared information on a new Fi 156/MS
502 project appearing in Brasil. It concerns ex
LV-ZIU from Argentina that will be restored to airworthy condition. Thank you to you all that have contributed photos
and information! P.S. The website is under move to a new vendor which
could result in disruption during the next days. |
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1 February
2009 |
Doeado Schipper added a photo of CASA 1131 E3B-628, N628BJ based
at Longmont in Colorado. Birger Larsen
send a photo after work has commenced on fitting internal equipment on Ju 88
1203. Stefan Schmoll tells us
that Junkers A 50 W.Nr. 3517 previously in Australia have been sold and is
now on display at the Hugo Junkers museum in Dessau, waiting for being
restored back to airworthy condition. Exciting news! Per-Øivind
Skarphol added a photo of Ju 88 W.Nr. 0119 showing the progress of the
restoration. Thanks to you all for these updates! |
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December 2008 |
The restoration of Bü 181 D-EKYF
makes progress as shown in a newly added photo by Rolf Gaida.
Arnt Espen Skipnes writes in
regarding the progress of the restoration of Ca 310 at Stavanger in Norway.
Fin, tail and rudder is completed, waiting for
paint, and the fuselage is progressing. Exciting project going forward! A new photo have been added. It appears like the Norsk Luftfartsmuseum in Bodö got an
early x-mas present with the return of their Ju 88 W.Nr. 1203 from Hungary. The
fitting of cockpit equipment and other parts will start soon. The result will
be very exciting! N1002 G-ATBG have suffered
an off airfield landing as can be seen in a new photo. It suffered minor
damage and will be in the air again during 2009. Many thanks to all of you who have contributed with
bits and pieces of information as well as photos keeping this website
updated. Wish you all a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! /Mike |
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6 December
2008 |
Yan Courtemanche wrote in
to tell about a previously unlisted missile on display at Battle ship
Massachusetts BB-59 at Battleship Cove, Fall River, MA in USA. A photo has
been added. Thanks for this great addition! |
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November 2008 |
Roger
Soupart contributed a photo of a Fi 103 that has been put on display at DEAG
Museum at Deelen AFB in Netherlands. It was
recovered from a crashsite during 2002 and has been
restored using mostly original parts. A fantastic piece of work! He also
added a photo of an additional Fi 103 on display at Wings of Liberation
Museum in Best also in Netherlands. Can anyone confirm to what extent it
contains original parts? Continuing
on the theme of Fi 103s Pierre-Olivier Buan sent in
two photos of examples on show at Musée de la
Guerre Mondiale de Tosny
and the sole example on display in Switzerland. Andreas
Samuelsson added a photo of a Bf 110 fin that is preserved with a private
collector in Sweden. Thanks to
you all for these additions! |
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13 November 2008 |
A new Bf 109 project have appeared based in Hungary. A dataplate
from Bf 109G-6 with W.Nr. 95247 is available as is a parts
from crashsites and a lot of other material. See
photos. Thanks Almási Balázs for the update. Another
piece of news is that the tail of RE 2000 FV2305 that has been in storage
with Flygvapenmuseum in Sweden has now been put on
display at Ängelholms Flygmuseum
at the former F 10 airbase in south of Sweden. |
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23 October 2008 |
Good respons from the last update! The Ki 43 mentioned in last
update was a replica, while the DFS 230 was the example previously at Wunstorf in Germany. New updates this time include: Photos of
Bu 131 PP-TEZ currently under restoration in Brazil, thanks to Sergio
Luis dos Santos and Heinz Gerhard Wolf Junior. Clifford Bossie wrote
added a photo of Nakajima Ki 43 No 6430 that has been moved from Museum of
Flight in Seattle to Pima Air and Space Museum in Tucson. Wolfgang Falch of Sandy Air Corp shared a photo of their latest
project, Bf 109 G-6 W.nr. 441059. It is a static restoration which looks
good! Lastly,
Roger Soupart continues to locate new treasures. He added a Ju 88 Canopy on
show at the Military Museum in Brussels. Thank you
all for these updates! |
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29 September 2008 |
Long time
no update, but here is one at last! Christoph Westhaus added a photo of the Hs 293 which has been
returned on display at the Luftwaffe Museum at Gatow
and the Nord 1002 No 269 which has been restored and put on display in
Hungary. Robert Ahlfors sent in a photo of the recently restored Finnish
Bristol Blenheim, which really looks great. Stefan Schmoll visited Dirk Bende and
his company which have acquired Nord 1002 No 78 and No 168, see added photos. Roger
Soupart attended the installation of a DFS 230 at the Eben
Emael fortress museum in Belgium. Can anyone
confirm whether or not it is an original frame or a replica.
If the former, which one is it? Richard
Muller shared a photo of a Wasserfall missile that
has appeared in the National Museum of USAF. It is most likely the Wasserfall that was displayed at the Aberdeen proving
ground. Hopefully it can be saved and put on indoor display in the future. Can anyone
confirm if there is a genuine Nakajima Ki 43 on display outside the Shiran Museum in Japan? One is on display which looks
genuine enough, but I’ve never heard of it before and it would also be
questionable to display it outside for long term preservation reasons. So I
think it could be a replica. Oliver
Canon added some photos of new Ju 52 relics preserved at the museum on Crete Many
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7 June 2008 |
The Museum
of Flights Nakajima Ki 43 has been completed and rolled out. Thanks Dan
Wilder for the photo.
Steve
Hagan added a Mitsubishi Ha-26-II engine on show in Singapore. Another
island finding is a Ju 88 canopy on show at the War Museum in Malta, Richard R. Muller contributed a photo of that
exhibit. Thor P. Broen writes in with information about the identity of
the Junkers W 34 at Tolga Museum. He also tells
that the main wheels of the DFS 230 glider recovered
earlier has been located. Thanks to
all for these updates! |
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10 May 2008 |
Dirk Bende wrote in to tell us about the first flight of his
Fi 156C-7 W.Nr. 2042, D-EDVB that took place on 6 May and was a success.
Additional new photo has been added. Congratulations on the accomplishment! |
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28 April 2008 |
Angel
Sanchez Serrano reports that the Do 24 at Museo Del
Aire in Madrid has been moved in to a Hangar.
Hopefully it will be restored since it has suffered substantial corrosion
after its exhibit on an island in an artificial lake. A photo of it inside
the hangar has been added. Mario Raguž sent in a photo of the recovered Ju 87
exhibited in Greece. |
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20 April 2008 |
Wolfgang Falch kindy sent in a photo of
a stering column from a Cant Z 1007 aircraft.
Indeed a very rare object. Long time contributor Benno Goethals visited
Fundacion Infante de
Orleans this spring and took some nice photos, among them an air to air photo
of Bü 133 EC-ALP and a photo of CASA 1.131 EC-YTC.
If anyone can add the serial number of the later I'd be gratefull.
Raffaello Bisso added a photo of a propeller from a Ju 87 on show
at the priate War museum in Sfakia
on Crete. Many thanks to you all for the
additions! |
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4 April 2008 |
Christian Gurling added a
photo of the Tillamook Air Museum's Nakajima Ki 43 in flight. Congratulations for a great feat! |
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4 March 2008 |
Steve Hagan added an improved photo of the Ki 36 at
the People's Liberation Army Museum in Beijing. thanks! |
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2 February 2008 |
John McKay
contributed a photo of the Me 163 W.Nr. 191095 on loan to Mighty Air Force
Museum in Savannah from NASM. Alan Crouchman added photos of CASA 2.111
No. 167 owned by Flying Heritage Collection and of He
111 W.Nr. 2320 in storage in Berlin. He also added a number of quite
interesting photos of relics in storage with the Technical Museum in Berlin,
including remains of the long term Me 262 W.Nr. 111006 project, a He 111
wing, a tail cone from a Ju 90 or 290 (my guess is that it is from a 290
since it was more numerous), Ju 87 remains possibly recovered from Africa and
some Do 335 tires. The last photo added by Alan shows the sad remains of the
SIPA S.121 (Ar 396) that crashed in France. Dan Wilder shared photos of some of the Ki-43 aircraft under rebuild
with Texas Airplane Factory together with information on their registrations
and serial numbers. Paul Hannah contributed an improved photo of the Kawasaki Ki-48 on
show in China. Ken Gilbert shared some photos from 1976 showing some of the NAS
Willow Grove aircraft as they looked then! Ar 196,
Me 262 and N1K1 Kyofu. Many thanks to all of you for
these updates! |
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21 January 2008 |
Thomas Siepert sent in a new photo of the Skoda-Kauba 257 wing on show at the Vojensky
Muzeum at Kbely AB
outside Prague showing the new display. Thomas also contributed a new photo
of the Fw 190F W.Nr. 670071 on display at Cottbus
showing the new display area with a roof for protecting it. Alexander Hurrle added some photos from the Aviaticum museum at Wiener Neustadt including an updated
photo of Bf 109G-6 W.Nr. 784993 and the excellent engine collection on
display there. The later include: Argus AS 10, BMW 132, BMW 801, DB 603, Jumo
213, Hirth HM 60, Hirth
HM 500, Kroeber M 4, Siemens & Halske Sh 14 (under BMW) and Zündapp Z
92. Thanks for excellent photos! |
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12 January 2008 |
Time for a
Bücker update! From Albert Zeller comes a photo of the Bü
181 FV 25093 currently under restoration at Swiss Bücker-Museum
at Teufen. He also reports good progress on Bü 133 U-54 also under restoration. Ernst Meier sent in an updated photo of Bü
131 HB-URH in flight. From Marc and Ulrich Wenger comes a number of
great photos. Bü 133 OE-AKF, Doflug
built Bü 131 HB-UTN, HB-URF, HB-UUR, HB-UVG and
CASA built CASA 1131 HB-UVN and HB-UVP. In addition to this Bü 181 SE-BNK, Luftwaffe aircraft that landed in Sweden
during the war, is reported to be under restoration.
Many thanks to all of you
who contributed! |
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5 January 2008 |
We have a great start for 2008. Messerschmitts
W.Nr. 7485, 8347 and 15458 has been sold by Charleston Aviation to a new
owner and will be restored in Hungary! Quite exciting start of the year. No
photos yet, but hope to be able to add that later. |
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