#air-legend

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N69972 Boeing B-29 Superfortress DOC 44-69972 USAAF US Navy BuNo 44-69972 Aircraft was constructed by Boeing in Wichita Kansas USA by Chris Murkin Via Flickr: N69972 Boeing B-29 Superfortress DOC 44-69972 USAAF US Navy BuNo 44-69972 Aircraft was constructed by Boeing in Wichita Kansas USA From 1945 Served with the USAAF 44-69972 then from 1956 served with the US Navy BuNo 44-69972 In 2000 the Aircraft taken apart and transported to Wichita to be restored to fly again, parts were used from B29 44-69957 Photo taken at EAA Airventure Wittman Regional Airport Oshkosh Wisconsin USA July 2025 HAD_2004

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RAF Westland Lysander V9312 G-CCOM & RAF Westland Lysander V9367 G-AZWT Lizzie by christopher murkin Via Flickr: RAF Westland Lysander V9312 G-CCOM 1941 the Aircraft was based at RAF Lyneham The Lysander was used primarily to drop off and pick up secret agents this aircraft is now Based at Duxford Aircraft was built in 1940 at the Westland factory in Yeovil Somerset uk RAF Westland Lysander V9367 G-AZWT Nickname the Lizzie RCAF s/n 2355 After the Aircraft was built it served with the Royal Canadian Air Force s/n 2355 Lysander is now painted to resemble V9367 MA-B of No. 141 RAF Squadron G-AZWT Nickname the Lizzie Lysander was flown by F/O Peter Vaughan-Fowler of 161 (Special Duties) Squadron during March 1943 aircraft was used to carrying agents to and from occupied France during WWII Photo taken at Shuttleworth Old Warden Aerodrome Biggleswade Bedfordshire UK May Airshow 2019 ADE_8789

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Curtiss P-40F Kittyhawk 41-19841 USAAC G-CGZP & Grumman Wildcat FM2 G-RUMW Fleet Air Arm JV579 Royal Navy by Chris Murkin Via Flickr: Curtiss P-40F Kittyhawk 41-19841 USAAC G-CGZP Lee's Hope Aircraft was built at Buffalo New York USA Grumman Wildcat FM2 G-RUMW Fleet Air Arm JV579 Royal Navy The Old Thing Photo taken at Duxford 9th May 2026 Flying Day Show (VE Day) HAH_6566

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N12260 F4F-3 Grumman Wildcat NX12260 US Navy BuNo 12260 by Chris Murkin Via Flickr: N12260 F4F-3 Grumman Wildcat NX12260 US Navy BuNo 12260 This aircraft crashed in May 1944 off USS Wolverine on Lake Michigan it was not until December 1991 that it was recovered from the river to be restored to an airworthy condition; it made it first flight after being restored on the 18th July 1994 Photo taken at EAA Airventure Wittman Regional Airport Oshkosh Wisconsin USA July 2025 HAC_6613

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N69972 Boeing B-29 Superfortress DOC 44-69972 USAAF US Navy BuNo 44-69972 by Chris Murkin Via Flickr: N69972 Boeing B-29 Superfortress DOC 44-69972 USAAF US Navy BuNo 44-69972 Aircraft was constructed by Boeing in Wichita Kansas USA From 1945 Served with the USAAF 44-69972 then from 1956 served with the US Navy BuNo 44-69972 In 2000 the Aircraft taken apart and transported to Wichita to be restored to fly again, parts were used from B29 44-69957 Photo taken at EAA Airventure Wittman Regional Airport Oshkosh Wisconsin USA July 2022

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G-HHII RAF Hawker Hurricane Mk IIB BE505 XP-L Hurribomber Painted in the colours of RAF 174 squadron by Chris Murkin Via Flickr: G-HHII RAF Hawker Hurricane Mk IIB BE505 XP-L Hurribomber Painted in the colours of RAF 174 squadron Built in Hatfield in June 1945 just before the end of WWII Photo taken at the Imperial War Museum Duxford Cambridgeshire 26th January 2026 HAA_0065

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N68JR 1944 North American P-51D Mustang 422051 NL68JR 44-22051 USAAF & 44-2892 USAF Sweet Revenge by Chris Murkin Via Flickr: N68JR 1944 North American P-51D Mustang 422051 NL68JR 44-22051 USAAF & 44-2892 USAF Sweet Revenge Photo taken at EAA Airventure Wittman Regional Airport Oshkosh Wisconsin USA July 2025 HAD_2542

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Grumman Wildcat FM2 G-RUMW Fleet Air Arm JV579 Royal Navy The Old Thing by Chris Murkin Via Flickr: Grumman Wildcat FM2 G-RUMW Fleet Air Arm JV579 Royal Navy The Old Thing This aircraft was acquired by The Fighter Collection in 1993 and shipped to Duxford in April of the same year. This aircraft wears the colours of a Fleet Air Arm Wildcat on board HMS Tracker in 1944 Photo taken at Duxford 9th May 2026 Flying Day Show (VE Day) HAH_6630