Vought F4U Corsair
Aircraft identifier is 158.
Not much info available.
Source : Asisbiz. Image is probably under copyright.
Supermarine Spitfire
RAF serial no X4276, identifier KL-B
Spitfire X4276, which possessed the squadron letters KL-B and was nicknamed ‘KIWI’, was the personal machine of the legendary WW2 ace Alan C Deere. X4276 crashed on 28th December 1940 after a mid-air collision with another Spitfire during a training sortie, Al Deere bailing out safely. It then underwent its maiden flight with the squadron commander, Squadron Leader James Leathart, on 1st September 1940 and was flown by Al Deere five days later, following which Deere 'claimed' X4276 as his personal aircraft.
Info from Aviation Safety Network.
The image here is a painting by aviation artist Alex Hamilton. This is his site, where more such images are available and can be viewed / purchased.
Avro Lancaster
RAF serial no W4964, identifier WS-J
This Mark 1 Avro Lancaster bomber was one of just 35 Lancaster aircraft (out of 7600) that completed an impressive 100+ operations during the war, including the attack on the German warship Tirpitz, which was its 100th operationIt had a distinctive Johnny Walker symbol and tag line. The aircraft was struck off charge in late 1944, and the fuselage section was donated to the Newark Air Museum in 1974, where it is still on display bearing some of its original wartime paintwork.
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3. Newark Air Museum page
B-29 Superfortress
Aircraft is named Enola Gay, serial no 44-86292
The Enola Gay was the first aircraft to drop an first atomic bomb - over the city of Hiroshima on 6th August 1945. The complete aircraft is now on display at the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum in Washington DC.
Info from Wikipedia.
Fiat G.91
Aircraft serial no is MM54400, identifier '32-10'
Not much info on this aircraft, but the frame of this aircraft is now preserved at Piacenza airport at San Damiano, Italy. The frame is much weathered but the identifier and serial number is still faintly visible. This was as of Oct 2014.
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1. Wolverhampton Aviation Group
2. EuroDemobbed - out of service military aircraft in Europe.
Curtiss JN-4 "Jenny"
Aircraft serial no 42
Not much info available on the actual aircraft.
Flying Machines (site is in Russian)
Fokker Dr.1
Aircraft serial no 425/17.
This aircraft with the distinctive red colour belonged to the WW1 German flying ace - Baron Manfred von Richthofen, or more popularly known as the Red Baron. He was officially credited with 80 air combat victories. He was flying this aircraft when he received a fatal shot on 21st April 1918, and though he managed to land without much damage to the aircraft, it was soon taken apart by souvenir hunters.
Info from Wikipedia.
Sopwith Camel
Aircraft serial no B7270.
Sopwith Camel B7270, of 209 Sqn. RAF (earlier 9 Sqn RNAS) was flown by Captain Arthur Roy Brown, a Canadian air ace. On 21st April 1918, Brown engaged the famous German ace Manfred von Richthofen - the Red Baron - in this aircraft, and during the aerial dogfight, the Red Baron took the fatal bullet that killed him. The RAF credited Brown with shooting down Richthofen at that time.
This aircraft was built around March 1918 and continued to serve in the war until atleast October 1918, after which its whereabouts are unknown.
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1. Wingnuts (pdf)
2. Wikipedia
Boeing MB-3A (Thomas-Morse MB-3)
Aircraft serial no 52.
No info found on this aircraft, but managed to find an undated picture.
Jaktfalk J 6 Gerfalcon (J 6B)
Aircraft serial no 3219.
No info found on this aircraft, but managed to find an undated picture.
Grumman F3F
Aircraft serial no 4-F-7.
No info found on this aircraft.
Grumman F3F-1 0232 fighter of U.S. Navy fighter squadron VF-4 in 1939-01-13. VF-4 was assigned to the aircraft carrier USS Ranger (CV-4)
North American F-86 Sabre (F-86F)
Aircraft serial - USAF identifier 51-13361 'FU-361'
No info found on this aircraft.
Lockheed F-104 Starfighter
Aircraft serial - USAF registration 63-13247
This was part of the 58 TFTW (Tactical Fighter Training Wing) which the USAF ran with the West German Air Force which flew the F-104 Starfighters. This particular aircraft crashed on 8th Nov 1971 due to an engine failure mid-flight. The pilot - Lt Col Floyd Totten of the USAF - ejected safely.
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No photographs available of this particular aircraft.
Vought F4U Corsair
Aircraft identifier 883, serial no 17883
Corsair 883 (serial 17883) was part of Marine Squadron VMF-214, and was probably flown by flying ace Major Gregory "Pappy" Boyington, commander of the unit. Not much is known of this particular aircraft, though its probable that Boyington was flying this aircraft when he was shot down in January 1944.
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1. WW2Aircraft.net discussion group.
3. Wikipedia
Grainy photo of the Corsair 883 with Boyington in the cockpit.
WW2Aircraft.net discussion group.
Vought F4U-1A Corsair, BuNo 17883, of Gregory "Pappy" Boyington, the commander of VMF-214, Vella Lavella, end of 1943
Grumman F9F Panther (F9F-2B)
Identifier 116 of VF-721
No info available.
VF-721 F9F-2B Panther BuNo 123655, A-116, from USS Boxer, CV-21, over North Korea, 26 June 1951.
Douglas A-4 Skyhawk
Aircraft registration VA-164, BuNo 155022, named "Lady Jessie"
VA-164 was assigned to the aircraft carrier USS Hancock (CV-19) for a deployment to the Western Pacific from 18 March to 20 October 1975. Since late 1967 the squadron commander's aircraft ("401") of VA-164 was named "Lady Jessie", to honour LCdr. R.C. Perry, who had been shot down and killed in his "Lady Jessie" (A-4E, BuNo 151991) on 31 October 1967.
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A U.S. Navy Douglas A-4F Skyhawk (BuNo 155022) from Attack Squadron VA-164 "Ghostriders" in flight. Photo taken sometime in 1975.
Antonov An-124 (An-124-100)
Aircraft registration is UR-82009.
The UR-82009 is an Antonov An-124-100 which operates as a strategic airlift quadjet. This is one of the largest cargo airplanes in the world as of Jan 2020, and is the second heaviest operating cargo aircraft, behind the one-off An-225 Mriya. This particular aircraft was initially delivered to the Russian Federation Air Force in 1986, and is still in operation with the Antonov Design Bureau.
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1. Planelogger
2. Wikipedia
North American P-51 Mustang
Aircraft serial 43-6913, identifier 'VF-T'
This aircraft, coded VF-T, was the famous "Shangri-La" flown by the USAAF ace Captain Don (Dominic) S. Gentile. On 13th Apr 1944, while returning to base, Captain Gentile made a very low run for the benefit of the press & photographers, during which the Mustang's propellers struck the ground. He was then forced to make a belly landing, which damaged the aircraft beyond repair and was subsequently written off.
Info from Aviation Safety Network
This is the same aircraft as on the stamp, without its markings.
Copyrighted image showing the aircraft markings, drawn by aviation illustrator & artist Mark Styling. The link below is to his site where the artwork can be viewed & purchased.
Mark Styling's website.
Martin B-26 Marauder
AAF serial number 41-31773, identifier 'PN-O'
Built in April 1943, this B-26 nicknamed "Flak-Bait" (AAF serial number 41-31773) survived 206 operational missions over Europe, more than any other American aircraft during World War II. After the war, the aircraft was disassembled and sent back to the US, where it is now on display at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum, preserved just the way it was at the end of the war.
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2. Smithsonian NASM website
North American B-45 Tornado
USAF serial 7084, BE-084
No info on service record.
Photo is under copyright. Link below will redirect to the website from where it can be purchased.
Douglas A-3 Skywarrior
USAF Bureau no 147648, serial 613
No info on service record.
Republic F-84 (F-84G) Thunderjet
Identifier FS-437
No info on service record. Aircraft currently seems to be on display at the Ailes Anciennes Toulouse, which is an open-air museum for old aircraft.
Info from Ailes Anciennes Toulouse website.
North American FJ-1 Fury
Serial no 116.
No info on service record.
Lockheed F-94 (F-94B) Starfire
Identifier USAF FA-449
This was apparently the aircraft that scored the first F-94 night kill in 1953, but otherwise no info on service record.
Supermarine Sea Eagle
Aircraft registration is G-EBFK.
This aircraft - G-EBFK - was one of only three Supermarine Sea Eagles built, and were used for the world's first scheduled passenger air service by flying boat, between Southampton and Guernsey. This aircraft crashed on 21st May 1924.
See also entry for this same aircraft on a Jersey 1973 stamp.
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Gloster Sea Gladiator
Aircraft registration is N5519.
N5519 was one of a set of Gloster Sea Gladiator aircraft in the Hal Far Fighter Flight squadron that protected the island of Malta for several weeks during the Siege of Malta in 1940. Its not known what happened of this aircraft, but its presumed shot down sometime at the end of July 1940.
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1. Wikipedia
DHC-6 Twin Otter
Aircraft registration was G-BGPC, c/n 635, operated by Loganair.
This aircraft was destroyed in a crash near Laphraoig in Scotland, while on a regular flight from Glasgow to Islay / Port Ellen, while attempting to land in bad weather, on 12th June 1986.
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Short 330
Aircraft registration was G-BGNA, c/n no SH.3029.
Built in May 1979 by Short Brothers in Ireland. Long flight history, starting as G-BGNA in the UK where it was operated by multiple airlines, then briefly in Sweden, before going to Australia with Queensland Pacific Airlines, and then to the US. Was irreparably damaged while landing at Charleston-Yeager Airport in West Virginia in the US on 5th May 2017.
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Short Sandringham
Aircraft registration was LN-IAV, c/n no SH.915.
Aircraft crashed due to bad weather on 28th Aug 1947 while on a routine flight from Tromso to Oslo in Finland.
Info from Bureau of Aircraft Accidents Archives
Vickers Vanguard (Type 953C Merchantman)
Aircraft registration was G-APER.
No info available on this aircraft.
Boeing 314 Clipper
Aircraft registration was NC-18605, named "Dixie Clipper".
The Yankee Clipper was one of 12 Boeing 314 Clippers, which were long-range flying boats built by Boeing between 1938 & 1941. On 28th June 1939, the Dixie Clipper started the first commercial transatlantic journey for Pan Am. This particular aircraft was also one of the first presidential flights, ferrying US President Franklin Roosevelt to the Casablance Conference in 1943.
See also this entry for Gibraltar 2003, for one of the sister aircrafts of this one.
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1. Pan Am Historical Foundation
2. Wikipedia
3. Flickr
Douglas C-47
Aircraft registration was D8-Z "The Argonia".
This C-47 flew with the US 94th TCS and was a lead ship on D-Day, June 6th 1944, being one of the first to drop her Airborne Division troops into Normandy. There is a D8-Z at one of the aircraft museums in the US, but no confirmation whether it’s the same aircraft.
