Photographer: Benjamin Knowles Jr.

Built from former USAF KC-97 parts. First flew as N212AS in 1972. To Aeromaritime/Airbus Industrie as F-BPPA in 1973 and used for flying aircraft sections between factories. Retired at Toulouse in 1996 and preserved.

Delivered to USAAF in 1945. Saw combat in Korean War for two years, sold surplus in 1957. Converted into a water bomber in the U.S. (N5457V) and later used in the same role in Canada (C-GHLK). From 1990-1999 it was owned and flown by the Canadian Warplane Heritage marked as a French Air Force A-26. Transferred to the U.S. and registered as N119DR. In 2011 reregistered N4313.

This A-26 was the first aircraft to be dedicated in the Air Park, on 4 July 1970. It was originally mounted on a pylon, as seen in the photo. It was later repainted and repositioned onto its landing gear. It saw combat in Vietnam with the 56th Special Operations Wing, based at Nakon Phanom Royal Thai Air Base, flying its last combat mission on 9 November 1969.

Built for USAAF as C-47B 44-76256. To Central Air Transport Corp as XT-722 in 1945. Later registered in the U.S. as N8329C, N4663V, and finally N99H. On 19 February 1971 during a takeoff from C.R.C. Crose airport near Houston, Texas a dragging brake resulted in a ground loop, causing substantial damage to the airframe. The a/c was written off, with the registration cancelled in September 1974.

Delivered to USAAF 23 October 1943. Participated in Operation Overlord (D-Day, 6 June 1944). After WWII it remained in Europe and was used in the Berlin Airlift. Transferred to Turkish Air Force in 1949, returned to U.S. in 1970, assigned to Ohio ANG. On 9 June 1973 it was dedicated in the Air Park, having been modified to represent an AC-47D.

Photo by Joe Spiteri.

Photo by David Spiteri Staines.

Plain Jane departing to Southend.

This Beech 18 is the true EC-ASJ registration and is in flying condition. A Beech 18 is preserved in the Museum in Malaga, with the same registration but in the E18S version.

Photographer: Angelo Gialanella

Photographer: Al Rodriguez. K25 slide scan. Delivered 1945 as C-46F 44-78678. Biscayne Aircaft N5617V 1949, Flying Tiger Line, Riddle Airlines. Converted to Super C-46 for Canadian Pacific as CF-CZK 1955, Carolina Aircraft Corp N355K 1963, operating from Miami as Airstar from 1966, cancelled 1970. Rebuilt 1976 as N8875 and leased to Air Haiti, NEBA CP-1616 1980. Skidded off runway Trinidad 5 December 1988 and damaged beyond repair, noted derelict 2008. Originally built as C-46A 42-107368 msn 27055. A complete rebuild in 1976 used major components from msn 22501 taking on this identity in 1976.

Photographer: Adriano Agnoli