Still parked here after all these years, and I think this plane sees little action. (Nikon D850 + Tamron 15-30mm F2.8 Di VC USD G2)

A nice prop visitor to Luton. Built in 1957 as a Convair 440-90 and registered to Convair as N8466H. Delivered to General Dynamics Corp as N440J on 20 Mar 1957. To the Gulf Oil Co as N108G in Jan 1962. Converted to a Convair 580 on 28 Mar 1962. Reregistered to N108GL in Mar 1971. To N114M in Apr 1971. To N114ML in Feb 1977. To Sweden and ScanBee as SE-IEY in Dec 1980. To Canada with Kelowna Flightcraft as C-GKFL on 20Jan 1987 and converted to a freighter. To New Zealand as ZK-KFL with Air Freight NZ in Feb 1990. Transferred to Air Chatham on 29 Nov 2016. Scrapped by Jun 2022.

Preserved at the entrance to this extremely interesting, now closed, airfield in a mountain that straddles Croatia and Bosnia. The plane was built for the USAAF as 44-76592 and later flew with the RAF as KN453. Note that the port and starboard sides are different.

In the process of being stripped down / broken up.

The highlight of RIAT 1996 at Fairford for many, this Russian Navy Il-38 is seen here basking in the evening sun.

In the 'Spies in the Skies' exhibition here until late February 2024. Adapted for use as a reconnaissance aircraft by the Secret Intelligence Service in 1939. Flown by Sidney Cotton, one of the founding fathers of the PRU, this was the last British civilian aircraft to leave Berlin before the outbreak of the Second World War.

This Turbo Beaver served with the Royal Canadian Mounted Police January 1968 - July 1996. Registered C-GNUF to Somiper Aviation after sale, it later became C-GPMY 2011 - 2013. Sold in the USA, the aircraft is currently registered N548GT and based in Montana at the time of uploading.

Three out of four Albanian Il-14 models in one shot, headed by Czech-built Avia 14M 31-61.

US Army Air Force 42-23951 was transferred to Qantas as VH-AFA in August 1944. Later VH-AEZ with Trans Australian Airlines, the aircraft worked it's way around the world as VR-NCO, 5B-AA, EI-ANK, G-ATBE before coming to Canada in 1970 for North Coast Air Services. Pictured with Ilford Riverton Airways (later Air Manitoba), the aircraft was last flying for Points North Air Service 1994 - 98, it was donated to the Saskatchewan Aviation Museum in 2014.

Registered in June 1975 as An-2P CCCP-07793 operating with Aeroflot Belarus. Re-registered as EW-07793 in June 1995.

Ex Bu37537 delivered in December 1945 and struck off in December 1956. Became N6651D in 1957 and was converted to a borate bomber by Wenairco in 1962. Flew with various operators until February 1984 when bought by SI Verschoot of Custom Farm Service of Montana who placed the aircraft with the Naval Aviation Museum at Pensacola where it was displayed unmarked until 1988, when put into storage. Displayed as 37537 on the USS Lexington in Corpus Christie by 1993 and awaiting restoration with the Commemorative Air Force at Midland, Texas by 2000. Cancelled from the US register in November 2014.

Delivered to USAF as 43-49849 10th Jan 1945 and transferred to the RAF as KN241 16th Jan 1945. Registered G-AMZH 2nd May 1953 and sold to TAA Niugini as VH-SBW 16th May 1965 and re-registered P2-SBW 4th March 1974. Re-registered P2-ANQ 3rd Dec 1975 and withdrawn from use 31st July 1977. Preserved and displayed at a roundabout at AYPY (Port Moresby)

Photo by Jim Tunney.

Parked on old general aviation side of the field along with another Dak. Delivered to the USAAF on 30May1944 as 42-108962 and transferred to the RAF 4 days later as KG651. To ZS-BRW on 16May1947 Pan African Air Charters. To the UK 06Feb1951 as G-AMHJ with Cyprus Airways. Later with Iraq Petroleum Transport Co, Hunting Clan,British United, Morton Air Services, BUIA, British Island Airways, Macedonian Aviation, Intra Airways, Jersey European, Air Atlantique, Air Luton and Atlantic Air Transport. WFU CVT 04 Jan 2002. Restored 2004 at Shawbury as KG651. To Metheringham visitor centre 16 Nov 2015.

Ex USAF HU-16B 51-7236. To the US Coast Guard in 1953 as UF-1G, converted to UF-2G c1957 and re-designated HU-16E in July 1962. Arrived at the National Museum of Naval Aviation in October 1977.

Parked in the museum in Istanbul, this Viscount was retired only four years prior to this picture being taken.