After a combat tour in Europe with the US Air Force (43-3634). this B-25 was sent to Canada to train Royal Air Force crews in October 1944. Transferred to the Royal Canadian Air Force (KL148} in July 1945, the aircraft served until 1961 and was struck off strength . Bought by Hicks & Lawrence in 1962, it was registered CF-WVN. The intention was conversion for agricultural operations, but was instead it was stored at St. Thomas , ON until sold in 1969 to the USA as N3774.

Former US Navy bu 27491 later served with the Honduran Air Force.

After being restored by Steve Pitcairn, one of the first public demonstration flights was at the 1986 EAA Convention, as seen here. In September 2005 Mr. Pitcairn donated this aircraft to the EAA Museum in Oshkosh, WI. where it is on display.

Built in 1931 for the Champion Spark Plug Company. Flown by Captain Lewis Yancey 1931-32 in demonstration flights, one of them being a flight over the Gulf of Mexico from Havana, Cuba to the Yucatan Peninsula of Mexico. It was then on display at the Chicago Museum of Science & Industry until it was sold off after WW2. It was eventually discovered in a barn and was acquired by Steve Pitcairn, who restored it to flying condition. Steve is seen in the slide taxiing out for takeoff at the 1986 EAA Convention, which was one of the first public flying displays of it after restoration.

This 1954 Beech E18S was never in the military, but it did fly for Millardair in Canada as C-GWSV 1975 - 93.

Hegy Propellers founder Ray Hegy manufactured wooden propellers for homebuilt and ultra light aircraft. In 1950 he began design and build of a single place high performance biplane. The Hegy R.C.H.I. "El Chuparosa" (Spanish for hummingbird) first flew in 1959. It was regular at the annual EAA Fly-in at Rockford, IL 1960 - 69 before the event moved to Oshkosh, WI. The unique aircraft was donated to the EAA on August 14, 1977.

US Air Force Texan 49-3272 was active 1951 - 56. Stored at Davis-Monthan AFB, it was sold surplus in 1956 and registered N3167G.

This a/c was exported to Australia in 2014, and is currently registered there as VH-FNO.

The last de Havilland Canada Twin Otter rolled off the DHC production line in December 1988. In 2006, Viking Air bought the type certificates for DHC designs no longer in production. While providing parts and service for these aircraft, Viking chose in 2007 to put the Twin Otter back into production. The first series 400 aircraft flew in 2010. In 2016, the 100th Viking produced Twin Otter flew using the same registration as their first. The aircraft is operated by sister company Pacific Sky Aviation providing training for Viking Air customers.

Aeronca Aircraft returned to civilian aircraft production in 1945 with two new designs ; the 7AC Champion and 11AC Chief. The manufacturer ceased light aircraft production in 1951 and in 1954, the Champion Aircraft Corporation was formed and bought the 7AC design for production. This 1962 Champion Challenger was sold in September 2016 and was registered C-FPTR. It was involved in a mid-air collision on June 14, 2020, damaging the tail. The aircraft set down on the Ottawa River and flipped over with the pilot exiting with minor injuries. The other aircraft was able to land at Arnprior airport.

USAAF S/N 44-81447. This a/c was transferred to the Aeronautica Militare Italiana in 1951 as MM53148. Returned to the U.S. in 1981 and registered with the FAA as N1364N.

This was originally SNJ-6 USN Bureau Number 112178. In the background are AI-114 (Harvard Mk.IV N15797) and AI-112 (Harvard Mk.IV N9097). These a/c were all modified many years ago to resemble Japanese A6M "Zero" a/c for the movie "Tora Tora Tora".

This is T-6G USAF s/n 49-3222. It was on the airshow circuit for many years, and was equipped for night airshow demonstrations. It has a current FAA registration as of 2022.

Built by Mr. B. Rogers in 1996. The fuselage was from a P-51D with a P-51H vertical fin installed. The wings and horizontal stabilizers were from a Learjet Model 23. The engine was a Griffith with contra rotating props. On 18 September 1999 at the Reno National Air Races during the first lap of the Unlimited Class final race it crashed, fatally injuring the pilot. The crash appeared to have been caused by flutter which caused separation of the empennage from the fuselage.

Air Plains Services markets their 300 horsepower Cessna upgrade as the 180XP. The aircraft carries "Inpulse" advertising highlighting another FAA Approved Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) that enables the aircraft to utilize unleaded automotive fuel.