The Seafang was a navalised Spiteful. The initial production model was the F.31 but only nine of the 150 ordered were built. In addition two of the F.32 version, with contra-rotating props, were built. The Fleet Air Arm preferred the Sea Fury as its fleet fighter because of its better low-speed handling. Photo from: Imperial War Museums

In March 1946, Lancastrian VM726 set a record of 62 hours and 8 minutes between the UK and New Zealand. Photo from: Air Force Museum of New Zealand

Departing Whenaupai Airport - Auckland's International Airport from 1945 to 1965 - probably on March 8th,1946 during Sydney-Auckland-Sydney demonstration flight. The aircraft operated its first revenue flight on 11 February 1946 but was lost in a crash shortly after take-off from Perth, Western Australia 26 June 1950 with the loss of all on board. (Unknown Photographer)

Withdrawn from use in 1965. Now displayed at the Museum of Transport and Technology in Auckland in its RNZAF markings NZ775. Photo from: Whites Aviation Collection/Alexander Turnbull Library

ZK-AHW was withdrawn from use in September 1946 and returned to the RNZAF. Scrapped. Photo from: Whites Aviation Collection/Alexander Turnbull Library

The Skyhopper prototype at Culver City, CA in May 1946. That's some "airport" with a lot of other planes in the weeds including the Fairchild PT-19 next to the Skyhopper. This original single-seat version was marketed as the Skyhopper I, but the type name was later changed to Skyhopper 10.

Painted up for this Lockheed publicity photo with the fake registration NC70000. It had originally been delivered to the USAAF, then used by TWA for crew training with the civil registration NC54214 (also as NX54214) . Passed back to the USAAF and finally sold to TWA (as N54214) in August 1951 with just 180 hours on the clock. Photo from: Civil Aviation Historical Society, Melbourne, Australia

"Flagship Copenhagen" just before delivery to AOA on 25 March 1946. It served them until damaged when right undercarriage collapsed at Boston Logan on 3 May 1947. Repaired. AOA sold to Pan Am 25 September 1950. Sold to Panair do Brasil in December 1957 as PP-PDP. Scrapped at Galeao in 1970.

The Spearfish was a large anti-submarine and naval bombing aircraft powered by a Bristol Centaurus piston engine. Only five were built before the programme was cancelled in favour of the upcoming turboprop Gannet. RN241 was the first of two completed at Fairey's Ringway facility. None of the type survives. From Faireys 60 years ago.