Vintage Aviation News

JULY 19, 2024

The power plant modifications plate on the engine bay’s firewall. Using Vought drawings, some of the tail wheel struts were manufactured in-house in our machine shop, for the funding was not available to purchase the exceedingly difficult-to-find components. Today, Ens. The same didn’t happen on the port side.

Tail 119

Tail Firewall Approach Flight Deck 119

Vintage Aviation News

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

of Charlotte, North Carolina in 1964, where it was registered under the civilian tail number N4716C. The engine was replaced with a newly overhauled R-2800-43/51 by Anderson Airmotive, and the entire firewall forward was overhauled. For several years, the aircraft’s history was quiet until 1975, when it was acquired by Earl E.

Firewall 78

Firewall Tail Pilot 78

Vintage Aviation News

MAY 6, 2024

Brooks had long wished to own an airworthy Flying Fortress as his father, Elton Brooks, had flown 35 missions as a B-17 tail gunner with the 570th BS, 390th BG from RAF Framlingham in England. Left unchecked, the fire consumed most of the aircraft; just the tail and outboard wing sections survived the blaze.

Tail 126

Tail Airplanes Cockpit Firewall 126

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SEPTEMBER 2, 2024

The Stinson’s Lycoming R-680 being sent to Radial Engines Ltd (Garry Ackerman) Over the next four years, RARE Aircraft worked on the Stinson, removing the remaining fabric from the wings, straightening bends and addressing corrosion in the tail, and rectifying other structural issues in the wings and fuselage.

Firewall 98

Firewall Airplanes Hangar Tail 98

Vintage Aviation News

AUGUST 28, 2024

In the process, she lost her outer wing panels, engine section and a number of other components, so what remains today consists mostly of the fuselage, from the firewall back, and the tail feathers. With such a short operational life and no combat record, BuNo.36175

Firewall 98

Firewall Tail Approach Pilot 98

Vintage Aviation News

MAY 21, 2024

During the 18-month restoration, Frank replaced TG114’s damaged cockpit section with the piece from VR919 and the tail section of VR918. It was repaired and mated to the wing center section of ex-German target tug, and the tail section was from an ex-Iraqi Sea Fury. People didn’t have that kind of equipment to do that type of work.”

Cockpit 105

Cockpit Airplanes Tail Firewall 105