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Re: Last of a type aircraft?

Mon Oct 21, 2013 6:55 am

Fight2FlyPhoto wrote:Historic Flight Foundation's B-25D "Grumpy" is the oldest flying Mitchell around and only "D"

Of corse which has already been mentioned once, I believe, is FHC's Fw-190A5. Only flying original airframe and only (for now) working BMW.
I would imagine historical significance would allow their IL-2 to be a decent exception to the engine rule.

They used to be the only ones flying an I-16, but that seems to have gone on the back burner.


Yankee Air Force's B-25 is also a "D" model.

Re: Last of a type aircraft?

Mon Oct 21, 2013 6:59 am

Avro Lancaster - only two left. One in Canada and one in the UK

I don't know how many are left worldwide, but Jerry Yagen's JU-52 is the only flying one in North America.

Re: Last of a type aircraft?

Mon Oct 21, 2013 8:52 am

You guys are missing a big one, and it's currently for sale in "Trade A Plane." Piper L-14 liason aircraft.

Re: Last of a type aircraft?

Mon Oct 21, 2013 11:12 am

I think for the purpose of Mr. Wilkinson's story...the original intent of this thread...that merely model differences aren't what he's looking for.
After all, even to an aviation enthusiast, the last flying "C" is not THAT big of a deal when there are dozens of "D"s (or whatever) out there.

Now the last flying DC-2, or 247 is noteworthy....

Re: Last of a type aircraft?

Mon Oct 21, 2013 12:56 pm

At the moment there's either zero or one P-39s flying, depending on the current status of Friedkin's.

Hurricane Mk.IV (VWoC).

How many F4Fs flying now? I think just Lewis'?

Goodyear F2G, alas.

Not sure where we stand on F4U-7s at the moment. Zero, one or two?

Since variants count, Liza was on the right track with Lancasters; there's one B.I and one B.X. And the variants are more different than you might think.

Similarly there's one B-24A (LB-30, whatever) and one B-24J.

Sopwith Camel (Arango).

S.E.5a (Shuttleworth).

Sopwith Pup/Dove (Shuttleworth).

(Probably several other Shuttleworth aircraft.)
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Re: Last of a type aircraft?

Mon Oct 21, 2013 1:11 pm

Last Lockheed Vega.

Wiki lists four Vegas left; all in museums. Kermit Weeks has one of them - has it flown lately? And isn't there someone else rebuilding one with a metal fuselage?
Last GeeBee.

One Gee Bee on static display in Mexico, rebuilt after a fatal crash. All current flyers are reproductions.

Re: Last of a type aircraft?

Mon Oct 21, 2013 2:29 pm

Hello....AN-225 anybody?

Re: Last of a type aircraft?

Mon Oct 21, 2013 2:41 pm

Liza wrote:I don't know how many are left worldwide, but Jerry Yagen's JU-52 is the only flying one in North America.


Flying:

1 x CASA 352 (Spanish licence-build) in France
1 x CASA 352 in South Africa
1 x CASA 352 (re-engined with BMW engines) in Switzerland
3 x Ju 52 in Switzerland (still with BMW engines)
1 x Ju 52 in Germany (Lufthansa's; with P&W engines)

Re: Last of a type aircraft?

Tue Oct 22, 2013 2:47 pm

Collings foundation f-4d.
Cavanugh has the only fly able f9f panther.
Fairly certain, (I think there is one in Texas) the group in Detroit has a temco pinto.
Kermit has the only possible flyer b-26 I believe.

Please correct me if I'm wrong.

Re: Last of a type aircraft?

Tue Oct 22, 2013 7:37 pm

Flyin Illini wrote:Fairly certain, (I think there is one in Texas) the group in Detroit has a temco pinto.


Please correct me if I'm wrong.


there are several Pinto's flying, at least one or two in AZ, and we have one here in NorCal, although it may not have flown for the last couple of years.

Re: Last of a type aircraft?

Wed Oct 23, 2013 12:06 am

The next ten from my latest book that have not been listed yet.

1) Consolidated PB4Y-2 Privateer
2) Piper PT
3) Northrop N-9MB Flying Wing
4) General Sky Farer
5) Bellanca T-14-14
6) New Standard D-31
7) Porterfield 75-C Flyabout
8) Arrow Sport M
9) Grumman G-32A
10) Pasped Skylark

Re: Last of a type aircraft?

Wed Oct 23, 2013 7:34 am

The Historic Aviation Restoration Museum's

De Havilland Dh-4-m2
Zenith Z6a
St Louis Cardinal (though another may have flown by now)

Terry Chastain's Flagg F-13

Don

Re: Last of a type aircraft?

Wed Oct 23, 2013 9:41 am

Fifty more,

1) Fleetwings Seabird
2) Anec II
3) Dart Kitten
4) Melberg MG-2
5) Foster Wikner Wicko
6) Miles Whitney Straight
7) Percival Vega Gull
8) Polson Special
9) Miles Hawk Speed Six
10) Luscombe Phantom
11) Percival Mew Gull
12) Waco S3-HD
13) Blackburn Monoplane
14) deHavilland Moth Major
15) Blackburn B-2
16) Waco JYM
17) Fleet Model 8
18) Fleet Model 9
19) Kadiak Speedster
20) Arrow Active Mk II
21) Bellanca Aircruiser
22) Waco CRG
23) Franklin Sport
24) Russel Light Monoplane
25) Sikorsky S-39
26) Travel Air 10D
27) Inland W-500 Sport
28) Southern Martlet
29) Golden Eagle Chief
30) Parnall Elf
31) Laird Speedwing
32) Cunning-Hall PT-6F
33) Wallace Touroplane
34) Civilian Coupe
35) Kreutzer Air Coach
36) Hawker Tomtit
37) Monocoach
38) Monosport
39) Hamilton Metalplane
40) General Aristocrat
41) Kari-Keen Coupe
42) Dewoitine D.27
43) Sikorsky S-38
44) Fokker Super Universal
45) Lincoln Page LP-3
46) Cessna AW
47) Avro Avian
48) Thunderbird W-14
49) Winstead Special
50) deHavilland D.H.51

Just for fun.

Re: Last of a type aircraft?

Wed Oct 23, 2013 2:10 pm

I thought of two more.

Guy Blacks DH9 is close to flying and will certainly be unique.

Does B-25H Barbie III count? Only surviving H model?

Andy Scott

Re: Last of a type aircraft?

Wed Oct 23, 2013 2:27 pm

DH82EH wrote:I thought of two more.

Guy Blacks DH9 is close to flying and will certainly be unique.

Does B-25H Barbie III count? Only surviving H model?

Andy Scott

EAA's Hangar Art B-25 is an H restored with a J nose...
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