Warbirds a.o. Classic Planes
Going back in time
Fairchild PT-26A Cornell (M-62A-3), N58799 (FV154, Boy's Dream). C/n (msn): T43-4724.
P-51 Mustang 'Trusty Rusty'
De Havilland DHC-1 Chipmunk Mk22, G-BWTG (WB671 / 910) - c/n (msn): C1/0119.
In a brief article ('Vleugels', 2023 #3)) I read that G-BWTG is presently a temporary guest at 'Vliegend Museum Seppe' (Breda-Seppe) this summer.
This DHC-1 Chipmunk
was built in 1950 and delivered to the R.A.F. where it served with several Flying Schools, reg'd WB671.
In 1966 it was transferred to the Royal Navyand served until 1994.
Through Sotheby's it was sold and was reg's G-BWTG in '96. Shortly after it found a home in The Netherlands and since 2009 it is part of Robert de Man's Classic Wings at Teuge.
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Taylorcraft Plus D, PH-AOP (LB323, c/n 182). Was built as a Plus D-1 Auster Mk1 and converted after WW2 to a Plus D.
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Piper J.3C-65 Cub, N29EG (479709 / 43-B, 'Rotation Blocs?', c/n 12005. Built in 1944 as an L-4H Grasshopper
with the US military serial 44-79709.
Not a bad crowd..
On the left: Boeing PT-13D Kaydet (E75), N1944S (217701 / 306 - c/n 75-5864). On the right FV154.
Fairchild PT-26A (M-62A-3) Cornell, N58799 / FV154, 'Boy's Dream'). C/n (msn): T43-4724.
Boeing PT-17 (Stearman) Kaydet (A75N1), N46557 (41-25643 / 643, 3150 - c/n 75-3150)
"Built mid 1941 as USAF 41-25643. It was written-off 08-Dec-1942 at Lakeland, FL. It was rebuilt and became
civil in 1948 as N46557." [¬AirHistory.net]
Fokker D.XXI (replica), PH-XXI (229). Licence-built by: Van Egmond, c/n (msn): 5502
Display Paint: Netherlands - Air Force (KLu).
"Jack van Egmond's Fokker D.21 - a terrific addition to the warbird scene.
Incredibly, it is powered by a factory-fresh Wright R-1820 Cyclone radial which the Dutch MoD still had in its crate somewhere. The original D.21 had a Bristol Mercury and never flew with the Cyclone.
Fokker did design a Cyclone installation however, which has helped the certification process for this gorgeous replica, and the look is much the same." ¬AirHistory.net |
Taylorcraft Plus D, PH-AOP (LB323, c/n 182) going airborne
Fokker S.11-1 Instructor, E-27 + E-29 (PH-HOK, c/n 6272)
 Clockwise: Piper Cub 8A-33 + Piper Cub PH-GEN + Piper Cub PH-UCI + FV154 'Boy's Dream'
De Havilland D.H. 82A Tiger Moth II, N935NL (T-9354 - c/n 86378)
D.H. 82A Tiger Moth II N935NL heading for take off, the pilot looking left & right while taxiing.
Bolkow BO-207, PH-BLW (63), c/n 243
Beech C23 Sundowner 180, PH-MBS (c/n M-1968)
Stinson 108-1 Voyager 150, N9117K (c/n 108-2117). Since overhaul (before 2020) the registration is now vertical
on the tail, used to be on the fuselage. ¬AirHistory.net
North American P-51 Mustang, PH-JAT '413578', titled 'Trusty Rusty'; operator Early Birds.
See also my page Wings of Freedom, 2019.
Chipmunk G-APLO/8 was built at the de Havilland factory at Hawarden, Chester in 1950 and given the RAF serial
WB696. I also came across it with Classic Air Force @Newquay (2013) and Coventry's air museum in 2011.
Light Aero Avid Flyer Mk IV, PH-2H7 (c/n 1137D) + Auster J-1N Alpha, G-BLPG (16693/693, c/n 3395)
Stinson Vultee V-77 Reliant NC64435 seen in the hangar of ATN Aircraft Division; was checked and assembled at Hoogeveen in 2017. There's hope it may fly in 2024.
C/n 77-499) believed to be manufatured in 1946 or 1943.
www.aironline.nl/weblog/2019/07/07/n64435-stinson-v-77-reliant-in-restauratie-op-hoogeveen (NL)
Fokker D.XXI, 229. Very sorry I missed the flight, a shame it did not fly or started the engines
in the afternoon.
See the reference (under 'DXXI') the the Wright engine: 'Wright R-1820 Cyclone radial'.
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Photos © R.Leeuw
