Delivered Collection (#4)

Curtiss C-46D Commando N74690 (msn 33463, ex 44-78067) of Aero Maintenance Inc, Miami Springs, FL. Delivered to U.S. Army Air Force as 44-78067 on 21 March 1945 and struck off charge on 2 May 1947

Short S. 45 Solent Mk. 3 N9946F
Short S.45 Solent Mk.3 N9946F Isle of Tahiti of South Pacific Airlines at San Francisco. Delivered to the Royal Air Force as Short Seaford I NJ203

United States Air Force - Bell P-59B Airacomet 44-22650
United States Air Force - Bell P-59B-1-BE Airacomet 44-22650 (msn 27-58) at Wright-Patterson AFB. 30 October 1944 :taken on strength by USaF, (delivered prior to contract cancellation)

Kaiserliche Marine - Ago C. IIW 539
Kaiserliche Marine (Imperial German Navy) - Ago C.IIW 539, one of two floatplane versions of the 3-bay C.II landplane reconnaissance aircraft delivered to the Marine-Fliegerabteilung

Kaiserliche Marine - Albatros W. 2 450
Kaiserliche Marine (Imperial German Navy) - Albatros W.2 450. The sole Albatros W.2, which was delivered to the Marine-Fliegerabteilung in June 1916. Date: 1916

United States Air Force - Fairchild XC-119A (XC-82B)
United States Air Force - Fairchild Model 105 XC-119A - XC-82B 45-57769 (MSN 10139). A C-82A rebuilt as the prototype XC-82B, then redesignated XC-119A (Model 105)

Albatros L. 72c Albis D-1140
Albatros L.72c Albis D-1140 (msn 10108) of the Hamburger Fremdenblatt newspaper. The L.72 was most likely studied as a bomber during the early secret German rearmament programs

Caspar C 27 M owe (seagull) 2-seat floatplane trainer. One of two built, it is unclear which one this photo depicts. (msn 7004)

Armstrong Whitworth AW. 650 Argosy C. 1 9Q-COE
(ex Royal Air Force) Armstrong Whitworth AW.650 Argosy C.1 9Q-COE (msn 6778, ex XP446), of O.R.A.S. (Otrag Range Air Services) at East Midlands Airport

Armstrong Whitworth AW. 650 Argosy T. 2 9Q-COA
(ex Royal Air Force) Armstrong Whitworth AW.650 Argosy T.2 9Q-COA Jason (msn 6791, ex XR136), of O.R.A.S. (Otrag Range Air Services) at East Midlands Airport

United States Army Air Corps - USaC - Curtiss P-40
United States Army Air Corps (USaC) - Curtiss P-40 (Model 81). The first production standard, delivered with the stars and stripes on both wings, unusually

Luftstreitskrafte - Junkers CL. I. 1802 - 18
Luftstreitskrafte - Junkers CL.I.1802-18, 1st prototype. Given the company designation Junkers J 10, forty-seven production aircraft were delivered by the armistice in November 1918. Date: 1918

Pigeon Scout
Pigeon Fraser Scout 117, delivered to Langley Field November 1917, transferred o McCook Field for testing, but crashed soon after taking off on its first flight, killing the pilot

PENN Air National Guard - Fairchild C-119J Flying Boxcar 51
Pennsylvania Air National Guard - Fairchild C-119J Flying Boxcar 51-8167 (msn 170), at Reading, PA. Delivered to the United States Air Force as Kaiser-Frazer C-119F-KM Flying Boxcar

United States Navy - North American PBJ-1 Mitchell 35857 NAMU JOHNSVILLE PA of the Naval Air Maintenance Unit at Naval Air Station Johnstown PA

Curtiss-Wright C-46D-15-CU Commando N95445 (msn 33477 - ex 44-78081) of Phenix Airlines. One of several irregular carriers which existed specifically for the purpose of transporting gamblers to

General Airborne XCG-16A 44-76193 at Clinton County Field, Wilmington, OH.. Designed by Hawley Bowlus and Albert Criz, the sole General Airborne Transport Co

Empire Test Pilot School - Fairey Gannet T. 5 XG873
Empire Test Pilot School - Fairey Gannet T.5 XG873 (msn F9402) at Farnborough. First flown on 9 March 1956, delivered on 23 March 1956, later tested to destruction at the Fairey facility at Hayes

Ex Royal Air Force - English Electric Canberra B. 2 WH725
Ex Royal Air Force - English Electric Canberra B.2 WH725, preserved at the Imperial War Museum Duxford. WH725 was delivered on 25 May 1953 and struck off charge on 8 March 1972. Date: circa 1980

United States Air Force - North American AT-28D 51-3681 (msn 174-219), in storage at the Sacramento Air Materiel Area (SMaR), McClellan AFB, CA

Royal Air Force - Supermarine Swift F Mk. 3
Royal Air Force - A Supermarine Swift F Mk.3 on the Engine-running de-tuner pan at the South Marston Vickers-Supermarine factory near Swindon

Oregon National Guard - de Havilland Canada L-20A Beaver 53-7951 (msn 770/1492). Delivered on 17 February 1955 and disposed of to MASDC on 14 February 1972

Fleet Air Arm - Fairey Gannet T. 5 XG886
Fleet Air Arm - Fairey Gannet T.5 XG886 (msn F9415) of 849 Naval Air Squadron Headquarters Flight, from RNAS Brawdy, at RAF Odiham

Hawker Siddeley HS-125 series 1B N125Y
Hawker Siddeley HS-125 series 1A/522 N125Y (msn 25095) of Pitts industries at Van Nuys Airport in California. G-ATSO -Hawker Siddeley Aviation Ltd - flight test N125Y - Pitts Industries - delivered 8

Vickers Viscount 708 G-ARER (msn 012) of Maitland Drewery Aviation at Southend Airport. Registration history: First flown on 3 July 1953

Martin 4-0-4 N474A (msn 14165), of Eastern Airlines Delivered May 1952 to Eastern Air Lines Mohawk Airlines December 1962 to September 19651973 with Colony Airlines Date: 1950s-1960s

Douglas DC-6B N37557 (msn 43299) Mainliner Chicago of United Airlines, delivered new on 2 February 1952. Delivered to Mars Aviation on 9 July 1968 Ontario CA and broken up for spares

GAF Nomad 24A VH-BRP
Government Aircraft Factories (GAF) Nomad 24A VH-BRP (msn 080), of BPA Bush Pilots Airways. First flown on 13 February 1978 and delivered to BPA Bush Pilots Airways on 28 February 1981

GAF Nomad 22B VH-BRQ
GAF Nomad 22B amphibian VH-BRQ (msn 33) of Barrier Reef Airways. Fitted with floats in 1980, number: 33 was first delivered to the United States as N59365 in October 1977

Royal Thai Air Force - GAF Nomad 22B VH-UVJ - 40232 (msn 138) nearing completion at Hawker-Pacific. This aircraft was delivered to the RThAF in December 1982 Date: 1982

GAF Nomad 22B VH-WRT Hunter Valley (msn 56) of Clubair. First flown on 12 August 1977 and delivered to Clubair on 27 June 1978

Dassault Mystere 20 CF-SRZ (msn 11) of Home Oil Co. from Calgary in Canada, at London Heathrow Airport. Delivered new to Pan-American Airways in October 1965, then owned by Home Oil Co

Gerusalemme Liberata (Jerusalem Delivered), 1581, by Torquat
Torquato Tasso (1544-1595). Italian poet. Gerusalemme Liberata (Jerusalem Delivered), 1581. Epic poem. Chant I. Printed in Venice, 1788

DISTRICT MESSENGERS / GPO
Young boys worked as GPO District Couriers and delivered packages all over London. They wore a distinct uniform with badges on their hats. Date: circa 1930

ADVERT / ONOTO PEN 1924
Onoto pens - delivered by the modern Santa Claus Date: circa 1924

Boeing 727-29C HZ-HE4 (msn 19987 / Line Number 634), owned by Sheik Hassan Ena, at London Heathrow Airport. First flown on 11.09.68 and delivered new to Sabena on 01.10.68

Fairchild F-27AF N25JM (msn 45), delivered new to the Johns Manville Corporation. Date: 1959

Riley Turbo Skyliner N416SA (msn 14060) Built in 1954 as de Havilland Heron 2 and exported to Turkey as TC-HAT. Converted to Riley Turbo Skyliner ca 1977

Royal Air Force Stinson Model 74 Vigilant IA HL430- 70-49
Royal Air Force Stinson Model 74 Vigilant IA HL430 (known as O-49 by the USaF). The RAF was scheduled to receive over a hundred Vigilants but only fourteen were delivered

Hawker P. 1101 Hunter T Mk. 7 prototype
Hawker P.1101 Hunter T Mk.7 prototype XJ615. First flown on 8 July 1955, the initial shape of the canopy caused severe airflow problems

Royal Air Force Auster T. 7 WE600
Royal Air Force Auster T.7 WE600, at the RAF 50th anniversary show, RAF Abingdon. Delivered on 25 May 1951, relegated to ground training duties as 7602M and later preserved in the RAF Museum

Hawker Siddeley HS. 125-403B 5N-AMY
Hawker Siddeley HS.125-403B 5N-AMY (msn 25227) at Cranfield. Delivered as G-AYFM, to G-MKOA, to 5N-AMY, to N227MS. Date: 1980s

Royal Air Force Hunting P. 84 Jet Provost T. 4 XP551
Royal Air Force Hunting P.84 Jet Provost XP551 T4, delivered on 7 December 1961 to the Central flying School at RAF Little Rissington and scrapped on 22 November 1968 at No.27 MU Shawbury

Boeing S-307 Stratoliner N19903 (msn 2003) at. Boeing S-307Stratoliner, NC19903 was delivered to Pan American Airlines on 22 March 1940 at Brownsville, Texas

Fokker F-27-600 PH-FPN (msn 10483) at the 1970 SBAC Farnborough Air Show. PH-FPN was delivered to the Imperial Iranian Air Force as 5-8808. Date: 1970

Auster T. 7 WE600
Auster T.7 WE600 at RAF Abingdon for the RAF 50th Anniversary. WE600 was delivered on 25 May 1951, later allotted maintenance serial 7602M and ultimately preserved at the Cosford Aerospace Museum

Royal Air Force - McDonnell Douglas F-4M Phantom Fgr. 2 XV249
Royal Air Force McDonnell Douglas F-4M Phantom FG.1 XV429 (msn 3124/9259) of No.111 Squadron RAF at RAF Coningsby in Mapril 1975. (The F-4M/ FGR.2 was the RAF variant)

Royal Air Force - McDonnell Douglas F-4K Phantom FG. 1 XV573
Royal Air Force McDonnell Douglas F-4K Phantom FG.1 XV573 (msn 3065/9327) at RAF Leuchars. (The F-4K - FG.1 was the Royal Navy variant, transferred to the RAF on release from Fa service)

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