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Documentary: Rise Like The Phoenix – The Recovery Of Six P-51 Mustangs From A Nuclear Test Site

Ben Branch January 31, 2021
Rise Like The Phoenix – The Recovery Of Six P-51 Mustangs From A Nuclear Test Site
  • Australian
  • Films
  • Planes

Rise Like The Phoenix is a fascinating 1990s-era documentary about a mission to recover six P-51 Mustang fighter planes from a nuclear test site in the Australian desert called Emu Field.

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Project Plane: A WWII-Era Boeing Stearman Model 75 – $50,000 USD

Ben Branch December 11, 2020
Boeing Stearman Model 75 1
  • American
  • Planes
  • Project Vehicles

  The Boeing Stearman Model 75 was the most prolific American biplane trainer aircraft of the Second World War, over 10,000 were built and…

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Restoration Project: An Original 1944 North American P-51D Mustang

Ben Branch November 19, 2020
North American P-51D Mustang Restoration
  • American
  • Planes
  • Project Vehicles

  This 1944 North American P-51D Mustang is currently for sale, it’s in the midst of a full restoration – once complete it will…

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North American T-28 Trojan Bent Propeller Blade Table

Ben Branch October 8, 2020
North American T-28 Trojan Propeller Blade Table
  • American
  • Home
  • Planes

  This table was made using three damaged propellers from a North American T-28 Trojan – they were almost certainly damaged from a belly landing…

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Royal Navy WWII Instructional Film: Catapult Ships

Ben Branch October 4, 2020
Supermarine Walrus Catapult
  • British
  • Films
  • Military
  • Planes

  This is a 1940 Royal Navy instructional film about the safe operation of ship-based catapults for launching aircraft like the Supermarine Walrus. The…

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Supermarine Walrus MK I Silver Wings 1:48 Scale – Airfix Quickbuild Kit

Ben Branch September 30, 2020
Supermarine Walrus
  • British
  • Gear
  • Planes

  This is the Airfix “Quickbuild Kit” of the legendary Supermarine Walrus, an amphibious biplane that first flew in 1935 and would save the…

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A Radioplane OQ-3 Engine – A Story About Marilyn Monroe, Ronald Reagan, And Drones That Were Designed To Be Shot Down

Ben Branch September 5, 2020
Radioplane OQ-3 Drone
  • American
  • Extraordinary Engines For Sale
  • Military
  • Planes

The story of the WWII-era Radioplanes can’t be told without mentioning that it was in the Radioplane factory that Marilyn Monroe was discovered, thanks…

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Hasegawa 1:16 Scale Model Sopwith Camel – The Legendary WWI British Fighter

Ben Branch August 29, 2020
Hasegawa 1-16 Scale Sopwith Camel 7
  • British
  • Gadgets
  • Gear
  • Planes

  This 1:16 scale Sopwith Camel model kit by Hasegawa has breathtaking detail throughout, it’s been designed to be displayed uncovered with no fabric…

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WWII Training Film: How To Fly The B-26 Airplane – 1944

Ben Branch August 16, 2020
How To Fly The B-26 Airplane
  • American
  • Films
  • Planes

“How To Fly The B-26 Airplane” is an original WWII training film for new trainee pilots, to help familiarize them with the legendary Martin…

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Documentary: Spitfire Sisters – The Female WWII Pilots of the ATA

Ben Branch August 9, 2020
Pauline Gower
  • British
  • Films
  • Military
  • Planes

  Spitfire Sisters is a documentary about the female members of the British ATA, or Air Transport Auxiliary, a civilian organisation of pilots who…

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Documentary: The Revival Of A De Havilland Mosquito

Ben Branch August 2, 2020
De Havilland Mosquito
  • British
  • Films
  • Military
  • Planes

This one hour documentary shows the restoration of a WWII era De Havilland Mosquito, from an empty abandoned shell to a fully equipped aircraft…

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The Original M*A*S*H Bell 47 Helicopter Is For Sale

Ben Branch August 1, 2020
MASH TV Show Helicopter 12
  • American
  • Military
  • Planes

The most memorable vehicles in the M*A*S*H TV series were almost certainly the twin Bell 47 choppers that featured heavily in the opening credits – the…

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