Here is a great item to add to your collection of reference material. This Manual Pack contains a mix of various flight and maintenance manuals for the following US WWII medium and heavy bombers.
Boeing B-17, Boeing B-29, Consolidated B-24, Consolidated B-32, Douglas A-20, Douglas A-26/B-26, Lockheed Hudson, Martin B-26, North American B-25.
All manuals are in PDF format.
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The Aeronca 15AC Sedan is a four-seat, fixed conventional gear (this one is on floats) light airplane that was produced by Aeronca Aircraft between 1948 and 1951. Designed for personal use, the Sedan also found applications in utility roles including bush flying. The Sedan was the last design that Aeronca put into production and was the largest aircraft produced by the company.
This walk-around shows mostly external detail with some internal detail shots.
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Number of Images: 36
Resolution: 1200 dpi
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The Aeronca Chief is a single-engine, two-seat, light aircraft with fixed conventional landing gear, which entered production in the United States in 1945.
Designed for flight training and personal use, the Chief was produced in the United States between 1946 and 1950. The Chief was known as a basic gentle flyer with good manners, intended as a step up from the 7AC Champion which was designed for flight training.
Like many classic airplanes, it has significant adverse yaw, a powerful rudder, and sensitive elevator controls. It had a well-appointed cabin, with flocked taupe sidewalls and a zebra wood grain instrument panel. There was never a flight manual produced for the 11AC or 7AC series airplanes, as a simple placard system was deemed enough to keep a pilot out of trouble.
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Number of Images: 47
Resolution: 1200 dpi
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The Aeronca Model 7 Champion, more commonly known as the “Champ”, is a single-engine, two-seat, fixed conventional landing gear airplane. Designed for flight training and personal use, it entered production in the United States in 1945.
Like the Piper Cub with which it competed, the Champ features tandem seating. While the J-3 model of the Cub is soloed from the rear seat, the Champ can be soloed from the front, giving improved forward visibility on the ground and during takeoffs, landings, and climbs. The Champ has a wider cabin than the Cub and offers better visibility.
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Number of Images: 90
Resolution: 1200 dpi
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The Aeronca Model 7 Champion, more commonly known as the “Champ”, is a single-engine, two-seat, fixed conventional landing gear airplane. Designed for flight training and personal use, it entered production in the United States in 1945.
Like the Piper Cub with which it competed, the Champ features tandem seating. While the J-3 model of the Cub is soloed from the rear seat, the Champ can be soloed from the front, giving improved forward visibility on the ground and during takeoffs, landings, and climbs. The Champ has a wider cabin than the Cub and offers better visibility.
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Number of Images: 101
Resolution: 1200 dpi
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The Beech SNB-1 is a training variant of the Beech D-18. The USN SNB-1 is a glass-nosed, C-series aircraft that were built for bombardier, gunnery, and other training requirements during WWII.
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Number of Images: 55
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The Beechcraft Model 17 Staggerwing is an American biplane with an atypical negative wing stagger (the lower wing is farther forward than the upper wing). It first flew in 1932.
The Hawker Hurricane is a British single-seat fighter aircraft of the 1930s–40s that was designed and predominantly built by Hawker Aircraft Ltd. for service with the Royal Air Force (RAF). It was overshadowed in the public consciousness by the Supermarine Spitfire’s role during the Battle of Britain in 1940, but the Hurricane inflicted 60 percent of the losses sustained by the Luftwaffe in the engagement and fought in all the major theatres of the Second World War.
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The Beechcraft Bonanza is an American general aviation aircraft introduced in 1947 by Beech Aircraft Corporation of Wichita, Kansas. The six-seater, single-engined aircraft is still being produced by Beechcraft and has been in continuous production longer than any other aircraft in history. More than 17,000 Bonanzas of all variants have been built, produced in both distinctive V-tail and conventional tail configurations; early conventional-tail versions were marketed as the Debonair.
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Number of Images: 64
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Here is a collection of three and four-view drawings, outlines, and renderings of over 200 various aircraft perfect for subject research. Each drawing was carefully scanned, despeckled, and organized for your convenience. If you were to purchase these drawings individually from other documentation services you would be paying many, many times the price, but as models ourselves, we value good research material and this is our way to share it with you at a fair price. Be on the lookout for Volume 2 later this year!
This download is over 800 megabytes so make sure you have sufficient room and bandwidth.
What is included in this volume:
| Aeronca Collegian | AGO Type 1917 | Albatros CV | American Eagle A129 |
| American V-1 Moth | Amiot 143M | Anderson Greenwood Model 14 | Arado Ar96 |
| Armstrong Whitworth | Armstrong Whitworth FK10 | Beechcraft Bonanza 35 | Beechcraft Mentor 45 |
| Bellanca Bomber | Bellanca Columbia | Bell P-39 | Berckmans Scout |
| Bergamaschi PL3 | Bloch MB-152 | Blohm and Voss BV141 | Blohm And Voss BV222 |
| Boeing 314 Clipper | Boeing F2B | Boeing P-12 | Boeing P-26A |
| Boeing XBFB1 | Boeing XF6B-1 | Boeing XPBB-1 Searanger | Boing 307 Stratoliner |
| Breda 65 | Breguet 14 B2 | Breguet 19 A2 | Brewster Buffalo |
| Bristol Bulldog Mk-IIA | Bristol F.2 | Bristol Scout | British BE12B |
| Brown B-3 | Brunner-Winkle Bird | CAB Minicab | Cessna 172 Skyhawk |
| Cessna CR-3 Racer | Cessna YAT-37 | Chance Vought C-143 | Chance Vought F4U-7 |
| Chance Vought F8U-1 Crusader | Chance Vought OS2U1 | Chance Vought SBU-1 | Chance Vought TBU-1 Seawolf |
| Chance Vought V-100 | Cierva Autogiro | Consolidated Commodore | Consolidated Fleet Biplane |
| Curtiss Goshawk | Curtiss Hawk 75 | Curtiss Hawk F-11 | Curtiss O1 Falcon |
| Curtiss Robin | Curtiss S03C Seagull | Curtiss SOC-1 | Curtiss Wright A-12 Shrike |
| Curtiss Wright Condor | Curtiss Wright CW-1 Junior | Curtiss Wright CW-23 | Curtiss Wright Model 19 Coupe |
| Curtiss XP-934 Swift | CZL MetaSokol | Dayton-Wright Bauman RB-1 | DeHavilland 4 Recon Plane |
| DeHavilland 86 | DeHavilland Chipmunk | DeHavilland DH-5 | DeHavilland DH98 Mosquito |
| DeHavilland DHC.3 Otter | DeHavilland Hornet Moth | DeHavilland Vampire | Dewoitine D.27 |
| Dewoitine D.501 | Dornier Do.335 | Douglas A-26 Invader | Douglas DC-3 |
| Douglas O-38 | Douglas O-46A | Douglas RB-66 | Douglas XB-42 Mixmaster |
| Douglas Y10 | EDO XOSE-1 | Entwicklungsring Sud VJ101C | Epps Lightplane |
| Fairchild C-119 | Fairchild F24 | Fairchild Sekani | Fairchild T-31 |
| Fairey Long Range Monoplane | Fletcher FL23 | Fly Baby | Focke Wulf 190A |
| Fokker C-2 | Fokker DR1 | Fokker E III | Fokker T5 Bomber |
| Ford 5-AT-C Tri-Motor | Franklin Sport Model A | Friedrichshafen FF33 | Friedrichshafen Type G3 Bomber |
| General Aviation AF-15 Flying Boat | Gloster Gamecock | Gloster Gauntlet | Gloster Goldfinch |
| Gloster IV Seaplane | Gloster Sea Gladiator | Goodyear F2G | Gregor FDB-1 |
| Grumman F2F | Grumman F7F Tigercat | Grumman FF-1 | Grumman G-22 |
| Grumman JF-3 | Grumman JRF-2 | Grumman Mallard | Grumman O-1 Mohawk |
| Grumman SF-2 | Grumman XP-50 | Halberstadt CL2 | Halls Springfield Bulldog |
| Handley Page O400 | Hannover CLIIIa | Hanriot Biche Pursuit H-110 | Hanriot HD.2 |
| Hansa-Brandenburg Model LDD | Hawker Fury II | Hawker Hunter MkII | Hawker Sea Hawk |
| Heinkel He162 | Heinrigh 1909 Monoplane | Jamieson Jupiter | Johnson Rocket 185 |
| Junkers J.1 | Junkers J.2 | Kawasaki Ki-100-1b | Kawasaki Ki-61 |
| Kinner Bird | Kinner Light Transport | Klemm Eagle | Kyishu J7W1 Shinden |
| LFG Roland D-2 | Lockheed C-69 Constellation | Lockheed Electra | Lockheed F-90 |
| Lockheed F-94C Starfire | Lockheed Orion | Lockheed Vega | Loening OL-9 |
| Loening PA-1 | Loire-Nieuport 250 | Loving-Wayne Racer WR-1 | Macchi MB323 |
| Martin B-26 Marauder | Martin M-130 China Clipper | Martin P6M-1 | McDonnell FD-1 Phantom |
| Messerschmitt Bf110 | Messerschmitt M29 | Messerschmitt Me210 | Messerschmitt Me262 |
| Midget Mustang | Miles Falcon | Mitsubishi Type Zero | Monocoupe 90 |
| Morane-Saulnier 405 | Morane-Saulnier A1 | Northrop A-17 | Northrop F-5 |
| Northrop F-89D Scorpion | Northrop Gamma | Northrop X-4 | Northrop XB-35 |
| Orenco D | PA-22 Autogyro | Pfalz D.III | Phonix C.1 Dront |
| Phonix D.1 | Pilatus Turbo-Porter PC-6 | Piper J3 Cub | Pitcairn Mailwing |
| Pitts Special | Potez 37R2 | PZL-104 Wilga | PZL P-11C |
| Ryan M-1 | Ryan NX211 Spirit Of St Louis | Ryan ST | Ryan XF2R-1 Fireball |
| Saab Viggen AJ-37 | Salmson SAL 2-A2 | SE 5A | Seversky P-35 |
| Sikorsky S-42 | SNCASO SO7060 | SNECMA C-450 Coleoptere | Stearman 73 Trainer |
| Stearman 75 Kaydet | Stearman XA-21 | Stinson A | Stinson L-5 |
| Stinson Pursuit Trainer | Thomas Morse O-33E | Thomas Morse Scout | Travel Air 2000 |
| Travel Air 4000 | Travel Air 6000 | Verville PW-1 | Vought F4U Corsair |
| Vultee VIIGA | Waco 240A | Waco C-6 | Waco Model UKC |
| Westland Pterodactyl V | Westland Whirlwind | Westland Wyvern | WFW W-14 Thunderbird |
| Wilbault 170-C1 Trombe | Wright-Martin M-8 | YAK 15 | YAK 18 PM |
The Culver Cadet is an American two-seat light monoplane aircraft, also once a radio-controlled drone, produced by the Culver Aircraft Company.
This is a complete walkaround that includes both airframe shots and detail.
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Number of Images: 143
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The de Havilland Vampire is a British jet fighter developed and manufactured by the de Havilland Aircraft Company. It was the second jet fighter to be operated by the RAF, after the Gloster Meteor, and the first to be powered by a single jet engine.
This walkaround contains 332 images, mostly detail of the aircraft components and airframe.
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Number of Images: 332
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The de Havilland Canada DHC-1 Chipmunk is a tandem, two-seat, single-engined primary trainer aircraft developed and manufactured by Canadian aircraft manufacturer de Havilland Canada. It was developed shortly after the Second World War and sold heavily throughout the immediate post-war years, being typically employed as a replacement for the de Havilland Tiger Moth biplane.
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Number of Images: 89
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The Grumman S-2 Tracker (S2F prior to 1962) was the first purpose-built, single airframe anti-submarine warfare (ASW) aircraft to enter service with the United States Navy. Designed and initially built by Grumman, the Tracker was of conventional design — propeller-driven with twin radial engines, a high wing that could be folded for storage on aircraft carriers, and tricycle undercarriage. This walkaround features numerous external photos and external detail.
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Number of Images: 126
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Here is a great item to add to your collection of reference material. This Manual Pack contains a mix of various flight and maintenance manuals for the following US trainer/liaison aircraft.
Fairchild UC-61, Fairchild PT-19, North American T-6, Piper L-4, Schweizer TG-3A, Stinson L-5, Stinson Reliant
All manuals are in PDF format.
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Number of Manuals: 12
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“City of Klamath Falls” is an Oregon Air National Guard aircraft. Complete walk around gear, details, some cockpit. Some photos are dark because of being in the hanger on a rainy day.
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Number of Images: 75
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The Percival P.56 Provost is a British basic trainer that was developed for the Royal Air Force in the 1950s as a replacement for the Percival Prentice. It was a low-wing monoplane with a fixed, tailwheel undercarriage and like the Prentice had a side-by-side seating arrangement.
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Number of Images: 275
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Designated the F4F, its first flight took place in September of 1937. Fifty-four fixed-wing aircraft were ordered in 1939, and in 1940, the Navy decided that all future aircraft were to be built with folding wings. The French ordered 100 aircraft before the war broke out, but when the Germans invaded and France fell, the British took over the deliveries, renaming it the Martlet.
As Grumman got involved in the production of its next fighter, the Hellcat, Wildcats were built under license by General Motors and were designated as FM-2s. Wildcats played a major role in protecting the American carriers during the Battle of Midway when four Japanese carriers were sunk and the war turned in favor of the Americans. Wildcats were used through 1943 until they were replaced by later designs.
This walkaround mostly focuses on the undercarriage detail.
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Number of Images: 16
Resolution: 1200 dpi
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The De Havilland Canada DHC-4 Caribou (designated by the United States military as the CV-2 and later C-7 Caribou) is a Canadian-designed and produced specialized cargo aircraft with short takeoff and landing (STOL) capability. The Caribou was first flown in 1958 and although mainly retired from military operations, is still in use in small numbers as a rugged “bush” aircraft.
This walk-around shows external detail with no internal detail shots.
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Number of Images: 44
Resolution: 1200 dpi
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Download Size: 51 Megabytes
The Curtiss P-40 Warhawk is an American single-engined, single-seat, all-metal fighter and ground-attack aircraft that first flew in 1938. The P-40 design was a modification of the previous Curtiss P-36 Hawk which reduced development time and enabled a rapid entry into production and operational service. The Warhawk was used by most Allied powers during World War II, and remained in frontline service until the end of the war. It was the third most-produced American fighter of World War II, after the P-51 and P-47.
This walk-around shows mostly external detail with some internal detail shots.
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Number of Images: 37
Resolution: 1200 dpi
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Download Size: 42 Megabytes
The Cessna 305A was a single-engined, lightweight, strut-braced, high-wing monoplane with a tailwheel landing gear. The greatest difference from the Cessna 170 was that the 305A had only two seats, in tandem configuration (the largest tandem-seat aircraft Cessna ever produced), with angled side windows to improve ground observation. Other differences included a redesigned rear fuselage, providing a view directly to the rear (a feature later dubbed “Omni-View”, carried over to Cessna single-engined aircraft after 1964), and transparent panels in the wings’ center-section over the cockpit (similar to those found on the Cessna 140 and the later Cessna 150 Aerobat model), which allowed the pilot to look directly overhead. A wider door was fitted to allow a stretcher to be loaded.
This walk-around shows mostly external detail with some internal detail shots.
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Number of Images: 25
Resolution: 1200 dpi
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The Aeronca 15AC Sedan is a four-seat, fixed conventional gear light airplane which was produced by Aeronca Aircraft between 1948 and 1951. Designed for personal use, the Sedan also found applications in utility roles including bush flying. The Sedan was the last design that Aeronca put into production and was the largest aircraft produced by the company.
This walk-around shows mostly external detail with some internal detail shots.
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Number of Images: 27
Resolution: 1200 dpi
Download Type: .zip file
Download Size: 32 Megabytes
Here is a great item to add to your collection of reference material. This Manual Pack contains a mix of various flight and maintenance manuals for the following US fighter aircraft.
Bell_P-39Q, Bell P-63, Bell YFM1, Brewster Buffalo, Curtiss Hawk 75, Curtiss P-36A, Curtiss P-40, Grumman F6F, Grumman F7F, Grumman F8F, Lockheed P-38, Lockheed P-80A, North American P-51, Northrop P-61, Republic P-47, Vought F4U
All manuals are in PDF format.
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Number of Manuals: 20
Download Type: .zip file
Download Size: 308 Megabytes
The Ryan Brougham was a small single-engine airliner produced in the United States in the late 1920’s and early 1930’s. Its design was reminiscent of the M-1 mail plane first produced by Ryan in 1926, and like it, was a high-wing, strut-braced monoplane of conventional design that was a commercial follow-up after the Spirit of St Louis.
Unlike the M-1, the Brougham had a fully enclosed cabin for the pilot and four passengers. The Brougham prototype was derived from the later M-2 and was powered by a 150 hp Hisso engine. The only common parts between the famous Spirit of St. Louis and the first Ryan B-1s were the tail surfaces and a few of the wing fittings. Later B-1 Brougham production versions had no common parts.
This walk-around shows mostly external detail with some internal detail shots.
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Number of Images: 74
Resolution: 1200 dpi
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Download Size: 85 Megabytes
The Martin B-26 Marauder was an American World War II twin-engined medium bomber built by the Glenn L. Martin Company from 1941 to 1945. First used in the Pacific Theater in early 1942, it was also used in the Mediterranean Theater and in Western Europe.
Not to be confused with the Douglas A-26 Invader, later designated B-26.
This walk-around shows mostly external detail.
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Number of Images: 20
Resolution: 1200 dpi
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Download Size: 23 Megabytes
The Fairchild Model 24 is a four-seat, single-engine light transport aircraft designed in the 1930s by Fairchild Aviation Corporation. It was adopted by the United States Army Air Corps as UC-61 and also by the Royal Air Force. The Model 24 was itself a development of earlier Fairchild models and became a successful civil and military utility aircraft.
The aircraft was used by small air charter operators for short-distance taxi work and many were acquired by private pilot owners. It served with military forces as diverse as Finland, Thailand, Israel, Canada, the United States and Australia. The last “new” Fairchild 24 was assembled in 1948 from a large inventory of leftover parts in Winfield, KS
This walk-around shows mostly external detail.
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Number of Images: 37
Resolution: 1200 dpi
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Download Size: 45 Megabytes
The Lockheed EC-121 Warning Star was a United States Navy and United States Air Force Airborne early warning and control radar surveillance aircraft. A military version of the Lockheed L-1049 Super Constellation, it was designed to serve as an airborne early warning system to supplement the Distant Early Warning Line, using two large radomes, a vertical dome above and a horizontal one below the fuselage. EC-121s were also used for intelligence gathering (SIGINT).
It was introduced in 1954 and retired from service in 1978, although a single specially modified EW aircraft remained in service with the U.S. Navy until 1982. The U.S. Navy versions when initially procured were designated WV-1 (PO-1W), WV-2, and WV-3. Warning Stars of the U.S. Air Force served during the Vietnam War as both electronic sensor monitors and as a forerunner to the Boeing E-3 Sentry AWACS. U.S. Air Force aircrews adopted the civil nickname, “Connie” (diminutive of Constellation) as reference, while naval aircrews used the term “Willie Victor” based on a slang version of the NATO phonetic alphabet and the Navy’s pre-1962 “WV-” designations for the aircraft type.
This walkaround shows external detail only.
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Number of Images: 42
Resolution: 1200 dpi
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The Ryan M-1 was a mail plane produced in the United States in the 1920s, the first original design built by Ryan. It was a conventional parasol-wing monoplane with two open cockpits in tandem and fixed, tail-skid undercarriage.
This walkaround is all detail shots that are hard to get.
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Number of Images: 35
Resolution: 1200 dpi
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The North American F-82 Twin Mustang was the last American piston-engine fighter ordered into production by the United States Air Force. Based on the P-51 Mustang, the P-82/F-82 was originally designed as a long-range escort fighter in World War II. The war ended well before the first production units were operational.
This walkaround is all detail shots that are hard to get. Lots of goodies in this package if you are modeling the P-82/F-82.
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Number of Images: 56
Resolution: 1200 dpi
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One of the most famous of all WWII aircraft, the North American P-51 Mustang was an American long-range, single-seat fighter and fighter-bomber used during World War II, the Korean War and other conflicts. The “K” model was a Dallas-built version of the P-51D. After World War II, it was exported to various countries including China, where it served in the Chinese Nationalist Air Force. A total of 1,500 aircraft were built. This particular aircraft was converted into a racer called “Second Fiddle”.
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Number of Images: 60
Resolution: 1200 dpi
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The North American B-25 Mitchell was an American twin-engined medium bomber manufactured by North American Aviation. It was used by many Allied air forces, in every theater of World War II, as well as many other air forces after the war ended, and saw service across four decades.
The B-25 “Mitchell” was named in honor of General Billy Mitchell, a pioneer of U.S. military aviation. By the end of its production, nearly 10,000 B-25s in numerous models had been built.[1] These included a few limited variations, such as the United States Navy’s and Marine Corps’ PBJ-1 patrol bomber and the United States Army Air Forces’ F-10 photo reconnaissance aircraft.
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Number of Images: 25
Resolution: 1200 dpi
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The Luscombe 11 Sedan was a civil utility aircraft produced in the United States in the late 1940s. Cream with maroon trim. Complete walk-around, close up detail photos including surface detail, landing gear and cockpit.
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Number of Images: 62
Resolution: 1200 dpi
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The Stearman C3 was an American-built civil biplane aircraft of the 1920s, designed by Stearman Aircraft of Wichita, Kansas. It was also the first Stearman aircraft to receive a type certificate.
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Number of Images: 51
Resolution: 1200 dpi
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The Gee Bee Model R Super Sportster was a special purpose racing aircraft made by Granville Brothers Aircraft of Springfield, Massachusetts at the now-abandoned Springfield Airport (Massachusetts). Gee Bee stands for Granville Brothers. This walk-around is of Delmar Benjiman’s excellent replica. it contains exterior, landing gear, surface detail and cockpit.
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Number of Images: 78
Resolution: 1200 dpi
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Download Size: 98 Megabytes
The North American F-86D Sabre (sometimes called the “Sabre Dog”) was a transonic jet all-weather interceptor of the United States Air Force and others. Based on North American’s F-86 Sabre day fighter, the F-86D had only 25 percent commonality with other Sabre variants, with a larger fuselage, larger afterburner engine, and a distinctive nose radome.
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Number of Images: 35
Resolution: 600 dpi
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The Republic P-47 Thunderbolt was one of the largest and heaviest fighter aircraft in history to be powered by a single piston engine. It was heavily armed with eight .50-caliber machine guns, four per wing. When fully loaded, the P-47 weighed up to eight tons, and in the fighter-bomber ground-attack roles could carry five-inch rockets or a significant bomb load of 2,500 pounds. The P-47, based on the powerful Pratt & Whitney R-2800 Double Wasp engine — the same engine used by two very successful U.S. Navy fighters, the Grumman Hellcat and Vought Corsair. The “Thunderbolt” was to be very effective as a short-to-medium range escort fighter in high-altitude air-to-air combat and, when unleashed as a fighter-bomber, proved especially adept at ground attack in both the World War II European and Pacific Theaters.
This walkaround is chocked full of great detail shots including the cockpit, landing gear and some surface details.
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Number of Images: 56
Resolution: 1200 dpi
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The Pitts Special (company designations S1 and S2) is a series of light aerobatic biplanes designed by Curtis Pitts. It has accumulated many competition wins since its first flight in 1944. The Pitts biplanes dominated world aerobatic competition in the 1960s and 1970s and, even today, remain a potent competition aircraft in the lower categories.
This subject was built in 1986 and was located in Langley Washington at the the time of these photos.
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Number of Images: 50
Resolution: 1200 dpi
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The Douglas SBD Dauntless was a World War II American naval scout plane and dive bomber that was manufactured by Douglas Aircraft from 1940 through 1944. The SBD (“Scout Bomber Douglas”) was the U.S. Navy’s main carrier-borne scout plane and dive bomber from mid-1940 through mid-1944. The SBD was also flown by the U.S. Marine Corps, both from land air bases and aircraft carriers. The SBD is best remembered as the bomber that delivered the fatal blows to the Japanese carriers at the Battle of Midway in June 1942.
During its combat service, the SBD was an excellent naval scout plane and arguably the world’s best dive bomber. It possessed long range, good handling characteristics, maneuverability, potent bomb load capacity, great diving characteristics, defensive armament and ruggedness.
About This Subject
Recovered from Lake Michigan, complete restoration photographed at the Naval Aviation Museum in Pensacola Florida. General shots of airframe, detail shots, no cockpit pics.
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Number of Images: 35
Resolution: 1200 dpi
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Download Size: 13.5 Megabytes
The Sopwith Pup was a British single-seater biplane fighter aircraft built by the Sopwith Aviation Company. It entered service with the Royal Flying Corps and the Royal Naval Air Service in the autumn of 1916. With pleasant flying characteristics and good maneuverability, the aircraft proved very successful.
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Number of Images: 41
Resolution: 600 dpi
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The Republic P-47 Thunderbolt was one of the largest and heaviest fighter aircraft in history to be powered by a single piston engine. It was heavily armed with eight .50-caliber machine guns, four per wing. When fully loaded, the P-47 weighed up to eight tons, and in the fighter-bomber ground-attack roles could carry five-inch rockets or a significant bomb load of 2,500 pounds. The P-47, based on the powerful Pratt & Whitney R-2800 Double Wasp engine — the same engine used by two very successful U.S. Navy fighters, the Grumman Hellcat and Vought Corsair. The “Thunderbolt” was to be very effective as a short-to-medium range escort fighter in high-altitude air-to-air combat and, when unleashed as a fighter-bomber, proved especially adept at ground attack in both the World War II European and Pacific Theaters.
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Number of Images: 52
Resolution: 600 dpi
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The Northrop P-61 Black Widow, named for the American spider, was the first operational U.S. warplane designed as a night fighter, and the first aircraft designed to use radar. The P-61 had a crew of three: pilot, gunner, and radar operator. It was armed with four 20 mm Hispano M2 forward-firing cannons mounted in the lower fuselage, and four .50 .cal M2 Browning machine guns mounted in a remote-controlled dorsal gun turret.
It was an all-metal, twin-engine, twin-boom design developed during World War II. The first test flight was made on 26 May 1942, with the first production aircraft rolling off the assembly line in October 1943. The last aircraft was retired from government service in 1954.
About This Subject: General walk-around, gear, some details.
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Number of Images: 55
Resolution: 600 dpi
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The Grumman F3F was the last American biplane fighter aircraft delivered to the United States Navy (indeed, the last biplane fighter delivered to any American military air arm), and served between the wars. Designed as an improvement on the single-seat F2F, it entered service in 1936.
About This Subject: Complete walk-around, gear, details, and cockpit.
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Number of Images: 24
Resolution: 600 dpi
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The Fokker Dr.I Dreidecker (triplane) was a World War I fighter aircraft built by Fokker-Flugzeugwerke. The Dr.I saw widespread service in the spring of 1918. It became renowned as the aircraft in which Manfred von Richthofen gained his last 19 victories, and in which he was killed on 21 April 1918.
About This Subject: walk-around, gear, details, and full cockpit.
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The Vultee Vengeance was an American dive bomber of World War II, built by Vultee Aircraft. The Vengeance was not used operationally by the United States but was operated as a front-line aircraft by the British Royal Air Force, the Royal Australian Air Force, and the Indian Air Force in Southeast Asia and the Southwest Pacific. The A-31/A-35 variants remained in service with U.S. units until 1945, primarily in a target-tug role.
About This Subject: RAAF version, complete walk-around, gear, details, and cockpit.
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The Lockheed P-80 Shooting Star was the first jet fighter used operationally by the United States Army Air Forces (USAAF). Designed and built by Lockheed in 1943 and delivered just 143 days from the start of the design process, production models were flying but not ready for service by the end of World War II. Designed with straight wings, the type saw extensive combat in Korea with the United States Air Force (USAF) as the F-80. America’s first successful turbojet-powered combat aircraft, it helped usher in the “jet age” in the USAF, but was outclassed with the appearance of the swept-wing transonic MiG-15 and was quickly replaced in the air superiority role by the transonic North American F-86 Sabre.
About This Subject: Complete walk-around, gear, details, and cockpit.
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The Navion is a United States single-engine, unpressurized, retractable gear, four-seat aircraft originally designed and built by North American Aviation in the 1940s. It was later built by Ryan Aeronautical Company and the Tubular Steel Corporation (TUSCO). The Navion was envisioned as an aircraft that would perfectly match the expected postwar boom in civilian aviation, since it was designed along the general lines of, and by the same company which produced the North American P-51 Mustang.
About This Subject: Complete walk-around, gear, details, and cockpit.
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The Beechcraft Model 18 is a six to 11-seat,[2] twin-engined, low-wing, tailwheel light aircraft manufactured by the Beech Aircraft Corporation of Wichita, Kansas. Continuously produced from 1937 to November 1969, over 9,000 were produced, making it one of the world’s most widely used light aircraft. Sold worldwide as a civilian executive, utility, cargo aircraft, and passenger airliner, it was also used as a military aircraft.
About This Subject: Aluminum with blue trim. External walkaround no interior, no full subject shots.
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The O-2 Skymaster (also known as the “Oscar Deuce” or “The Duck”) is a military version of the Cessna 337 Super Skymaster utilized as an observation and forward air control (FAC) aircraft. The United States Air Force commissioned Cessna to build a military variant to replace the O-1 Bird Dog in 1966.
About This Subject: Full walk-around with many, many detail shots.
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The Arado Ar 196 was a shipboard reconnaissance low-wing monoplane aircraft built by the German firm of Arado starting in 1936. The next year it was selected as the winner of a design contest and became the standard aircraft of the Kriegsmarine (German navy) throughout World War II.
About This Subject: From the battleship “Prinz Eugene” at NAS WIllow Grove, PA.
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The Westland Lysander was a British army co-operation and liaison aircraft produced by Westland Aircraft used immediately before and during the Second World War. After becoming obsolete in the army co-operation role, the aircraft’s exceptional short-field performance enabled clandestine missions using small, unprepared airstrips behind enemy lines to place or recover agents, particularly in occupied France with the help of the French Resistance. British army air co-operation aircraft were named after mythical or historical military leaders; in this case the Spartan general Lysander was chosen.
About This Subject: N7791, AC-B, complete walk-around, landing gear, surface details, canopy details, no interior.
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The Bücker Bü 181 Bestmann was a two-seater, single-engine aerobatic monoplane aircraft built by Bücker Flugzeugbau GmbH in Rangsdorf, near Berlin and extensively used by the Luftwaffe in World War II.
About This Subject: This Buckner Bu181 is housed at Fantasy of Flight. Built in 1939 wn 461, “AM-YA”. Green upper surfaces, grey lower surfaces, full walk-around, surface detail, overhead shots, landing gear, no cockpit.
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Donald A. Luscombe formed the Luscombe Aircraft Engineering Company in 1933 at Kansas City, Missouri. The Phantom or Model 1 was the first aircraft built by the company, and first flew in 1934. It was a high-wing braced monoplane with conventional fixed tail-wheel landing gear, and was powered by a nose-mounted 145 hp (108 kW) Warner Super Scarab radial engine. The fully enclosed engine cowling, with individual air vents for each cylnder, was unique for a radial engine aircraft. Apart from the fabric wing surfaces, the aircraft was all-metal, and had a luxury interior with two side-by-side seats in an enclosed cabin.
About This Subject: N272Y – 1934, Cream with red trim. Complete walk-around, close-ups, surface details, landing gear and cockpit.
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The Consolidated PBY Catalina was an American flying boat, and later an amphibious aircraft of the 1930s and 1940s. It was one of the most widely used seaplanes of World War II. Catalinas served with every branch of the United States Armed Forces and in the air forces and navies of many other nations.
During World War II, Catalinas were used in anti-submarine warfare, patrol bombing, convoy escorts, search and rescue missions (especially air-sea rescue), and cargo transport. The PBY was the most numerous aircraft of its kind and the last active military PBYs were not retired from service until the 1980s.
About This Subject: BuNo 46522 “Snafu Snatchers” walk-around, no interior
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The Kawanishi N1K-J Shiden (“Violet Lightning”) was an Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service land-based version of the N1K. Assigned the Allied codename “George”, the N1K-J was considered by both its pilots and opponents to be one of the finest land-based fighters flown by the Japanese during World War II.
The N1K possessed a heavy armament and, unusual for a Japanese fighter, could absorb considerable battle damage. The N1K-J evenly matched the F6F Hellcat and was a better match than the A6M Zero for such aircraft as the F4U Corsair and P-51 Mustang. Despite such capability, it was produced too late and in insufficient numbers to affect the outcome of the war.
About This Subject: Located at the National Museum of Naval Aviation, “A-343-19”, complete walk around, several overhead shots, gear, surface detail, canopy detail, no interior.
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The Chance Vought F4U Corsair was an American fighter aircraft that saw service primarily in World War II and the Korean War. From the first prototype delivery to the U.S. Navy in 1940, to final delivery in 1953 to the French, 12,571 F4U Corsairs were manufactured by Vought, in 16 separate models, in the longest production run of any piston-engined fighter in U.S. history (1942–53)
About This Subject: U.S. Marines 97142, wings folded, full walk around, gear, surface detail, with cockpit.
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The Grumman TBF/TBM Avenger (designated TBM for aircraft manufactured by General Motors) was a torpedo bomber developed initially for the United States Navy and Marine Corps, and eventually used by several air and naval services around the world. This rugged torpedo bomber proved itself over and over again in WWII.
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Two color scheme. Exterior and interior shots, full walk-around, gear, some surface detail.
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The Grumman TBF/TBM Avenger (designated TBM for aircraft manufactured by General Motors) was a torpedo bomber developed initially for the United States Navy and Marine Corps, and eventually used by several air and naval services around the world. This rugged torpedo bomber proved itself over and over again in WWII.
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Three color scheme. All exterior shots, full walk-around, gear, some surface detail, no cockpit.
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The Vought SB2U Vindicator was a carrier-based dive bomber developed for the United States Navy in the 1930s, the first monoplane in this role. Obsolete at the outbreak of World War II, Vindicators still remained in service at the time of the Battle of Midway, but by 1943, all had been withdrawn to training units. It was known as the Chesapeake in Royal Navy service.
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9-B-12 BuNo 1383 – Blue-grey top with light grey underside. Several shots under restoration, photos with wings both folded and with them down. Several overhead balcony shots and full walkaround, gear, some surface detail, no cockpit.
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Originally produced between 1934-1935 by the WACO Aircraft Company of Troy, Ohio, the WACO YMF-5 has been regarded as the finest open cockpit sport biplane ever built. With its clean lines showing off its classic biplane shape and its powerful 275 HP radial engine, this current production American built 3 person luxury biplane captures the essence of what flying is all about: Magic, Beauty, Adventure and Romance.
Production of the WACO YMF was re-established in 1986 by the Classic Aircraft Corp in Lansing, MI, many updated features were integrated into the design without taking away from the original heart and soul of the aircraft.
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N40116 s/n F5-024 – Red and black with gold trim, “Mad Dog”, complete walk around, gear, wheel pants, surface detail, and cockpit.
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The Douglas A-26 Invader (designated B-26 between 1948 and 1965) is a United States twin-engined light bomber and attack aircraft that was built by Douglas Aircraft during World War II that also saw service during several of the Cold War’s major conflicts. A limited number of highly modified aircraft (designation A-26) served in combat until 1969.
The U.S. Navy also used a small number of these aircraft in their utility squadrons for target towing and general utility use until superseded by the DC-130A variant of the C-130 Hercules. The Navy designation was JD-1 and JD-1D until 1962, when the JD-1 was re-designated UB-26J and the JD-1D was re-designated DB-26J.
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Serial # 44-8928 Target tug scheme. Exterior walk-around with landing gear bay detail. No interior shots. Scanned from photo prints..
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The Consolidated B-24 Liberator was an American heavy bomber, designed by Consolidated Aircraft of San Diego, California. The B-24 was used in World War II by several Allied air forces and navies, and by every branch of the American armed forces during the war, attaining a distinguished war record with its operations in the Western European, Pacific, Mediterranean, and China-Burma-India Theaters. Often compared with the better-known Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress, the B-24 was a more modern design with a higher top speed, greater range, and a heavier bomb load; it was also more difficult to fly, with heavy control forces and poor formation-flying characteristics.
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USAAF serial number 44-44175 ex-Indian air force HE877. Full walk-around, no interior shots.
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The de Havilland DH.82 Tiger Moth is a 1930s biplane designed by Geoffrey de Havilland and was operated by the Royal Air Force (RAF) and others as a primary trainer. The Tiger Moth remained in service with the RAF until replaced by the de Havilland Chipmunk in 1952, when many of the surplus aircraft entered civil operation. Many other nations used the Tiger Moth in both military and civil applications, and it remains in widespread use as a recreational aircraft in many countries. It is still occasionally used as a primary training aircraft, particularly for those pilots wanting to gain experience before moving on to other tailwheel aircraft, although most Tiger Moths have a skid. Many are now employed by various companies offering trial lesson experiences. Those in private hands generally fly far fewer hours and tend to be kept in great condition.
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N4030E – Red and while with Maple Leaf on rudder, complete with cockpit shots.
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The Monocoupe 90 was a two-seat, light cabin airplane built by Donald A. Luscombe for Central States Aare Inc..The first Monocoupe (Model 5) was built in an abandoned church in Davenport, Iowa, and first flew on April 1, 1927.Various models were in production until the late 1940s.The AL variant in this walkaround was powered by a Avco Lycoming inline engine which makes it quite unique.
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NC15427 – Red with White trim, Wheel pants,spinner, complete walk around, surface detail with interior shouts through window.
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The Curtiss JN-4 “Jenny” was one of a series of “JN” biplanes built by the Curtiss Aeroplane Company of Hammondsport, New York, later the Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Company. Although the Curtiss JN series was originally produced as a training aircraft for the U.S. Army, the “Jenny” (the common nickname derived from “JN-4”, with an open-topped four appearing as a Y) continued after World War I as a civil aircraft, as it became the “backbone of American postwar civil aviation.” Thousands of surplus Jennys were sold at bargain prices to private owners in the years after the war and became central to the barnstorming era that helped awaken America to civil aviation through much of the 1920s.
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Military paint scheme, complete walk-around, lots of detail, a few interior shots.
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