Shaw based A-10 arriving for an Air Warrior detachment

Previously G-BNWP. It later became N254MY & N700KW.

Fairchild retroactively gave the model number KR-31 to the C-2 Challenger, despite not building any. The example shown here in the "weeds" was one of two of the type operated by a pilot school run by William H. Engle and trading as Silver Star Aircraft Service. Photo from: William Engle via Tim Martin

Built in 1929 specifically to compete in the Guggenheim Safe Aircraft Competition, which it won (controversially). It was equipped with automatic wing leading edge slots, full-span wing flaps and floating ailerons on the lower wing that automatically adjusted themselves parallel to the airflow. The combination of these devices gave the Tanager a stalling speed of 31 mph and allowed it to land in only 90 ft. On 19 July 1930 it was destroyed on the ground when flames from its engine set the grass alight at Cleveland/OH. Photo from: William Engle via Tim Martin

An evening lander on runway 24

103 FS OA-10A departing off 03R to begin a CAS mission in the Air Warrior program

Built in 1946, exported as RP-C903 in 1964 and was burnt out in a ground fire at Manila, PI on 10 February 1980. Photo from: William Engle via Tim Martin

The ninth Beaufort airframe. Probably a factory photo from Filton. By August 1939 this machine was with No 22 Sqn at Thorney Island, coded OA-H. It was struck off charge in 1945. Photo from: Hagley Museum and Library

Designed by a Mr Stearman with help from Messrs Beech and Cessna, the Travel Air 2000 (1925 to 1930) had a 90 hp Curtiss OX-5 engine. In 1927 this one was the first pilot school aircraft owned by Parks Air Lines. St Louis based Parks Air College used the name Parks Air Lines for a flight school and aircraft manufacturing operation at KSTL. The name Parks Airport on the sign just visible to the left is presumably for publicity purposes. In this seemingly staged photo a student may be getting his license signed off by a Dept of Commerce examiner after surviving some figure-eights, a dead stick landing and three touch-and-goes. Photo from: William Engle via Tim Martin

First flight February 10th 1974. delivered new to TWA as N31018 March 23rd 1974. May 1995 SE-DSC Air Ops (Air Operations of Europe) Augsut 1996 broken up at Bournemouth, UK. Seen after pushback from the Charter-terminal at Gardermoen in June 1995, shot through a terminal window on a grey day.

The Parks P-2 was powered by a 150 hp Axelson-Floco B engine and was designed and built at the St Louis based Parks Air College circa 1929. It was cancelled by the FAA on 13 August 1931. Parks used the name Parks Air Lines for a flight school, aircraft manufacturing operations and presumably displayed the name Parks Airport prominently on the hangar roof (background) at KSTL for publicity. Photo from: William Engle via Tim Martin

One of 15 built in 1930 and Pennsylvania based with a private individual at this time. Engine type was a Wright Whirlwind of 220 hp. Cancelled by the FAA as destroyed on 28 October 1947. Photo from: William Engle via Tim Martin

First flight in 2008 as PT-SDC. Delivered new to Flybe as G-FBEK April 25th 2008. Stored in 2014 and 2015, returned to service for Flybe February 2016. wfu February 2020 and stored until June 2022. July 11th 2022 SE-RSO "Eilif Viking" for SAS, opb SAS Link.... Seen just after "rotate" at take-off rwy 01R as SK1467 to Copenhagen. It is now common that departures earlier done by A321s are flown by smaller aircraft after the Pandemic.

Photographer: Rainer Haufschild.