Bit of a mystery, this one, displayed fenced in (including barbed wire!) at a DAV post. The only markings on her are as noted, "UH 1 ADP200847A" applied on the tailboom, using the type of lettering stickers typically used on mailboxes here in the US. Variant is presumed to be UH-1B as listed on AerialVisuals, but not known for certain.

The sole aviation exhibit at this location. Identity remains unknown; 0-16349 is marked on the tail, but UH-1D 66-16349 is listed as having gone to a civil owner in Mexico as XC-LIW. The datablock by the cockpit door was read off as 74-223_9, the 6th digit being unreadable due to glare. I hope to eventually revisit and confirm the correct digit. Some sources quote as 74-22349 c/n 13673.

Ex U.S. Air Force 64-18266.

Operated from tuna ships for fish spotting. The pilot was American and the helicopter operated throughout the Pacific. It crashed into the sea off Mexico in July 6, 1980, Bob Kerr photo.

1985 built Dassault Falcon 20G of the French Navy arriving into YMML from YSSY. Dassault built the Falcon 20/200 series of aircraft up until 1987, totalling around 500 aircraft. 77 is one of five such aircraft that have been based at Papette, French Polynesia for most of their operational lives. They will be replaced in this role soon by a Falcon 2000 variant.

Spun in at Harewood (now Christchurch/NZCH) on May 15, 1945. Photo from: Air Force Museum of New Zealand

The fuselage of this aircraft was built in the UK and the rest in New Zealand. Separate c/ns were issued. RNZAF code numbers were not tied to the aircraft serial but to the unit, in this case the 3EFTS. The code was worn on the cowling and under the wings. The serial was on the rear fuselage. NZ756 was sold postwar as ZK-ASN. Photo from: Air Force Museum of New Zealand

Withdrawn from use in 1997. Bob Kerr photo

Sold in Australia as VH-HEA in January 1986. Bob Kerr photo

On display at Udvar-Hazy. Shortly after delivery on 6 Nov 1943, this P-38J was converted to a two-seat trainer, spending its time at Wright Field as an experimental aircraft. It was flown there on 16 Apr 1945 by Maj. Richard I. Bong, America's highest scoring fighter ace. He had planned to fly for an hour but the right engine blew up, cutting the test short. On 20 Jun 1945 it was earmarked for storage as a museum aircraft. The J had redesigned oil cooler intakes and larger radiator scoops. Turbo-supercharger cooling intakes on top have replaced the carburetor air scoop on earlier models.

While spotting on the north end of Lunken, I spied this little ultralight in the yard of an auction company just across the road from the airport golf course. The auction listing is still archived online, and lists it as being built in 1999. However, as this variant of the Kitfox series is classified as an ultralight under FAR Part 103, no registration (and by extension no c/n) is known for it.

Built in 1994.

Langley Research Center. Photographer: Dave Ostrowski. Previous ID: Great Britain XS689 & U.S. Air Force 64-18263.

This VIP configured B767 was delivered to Kalair late 2000, flew for them until 2021. Ex Gulf Air A4O-GW.

This Falcon 20 was build in 1967.

This is F-84F-61-RE-50-10 MM 53-6637 that made its final landing in Piacenza on 10 August 1970, in charge to 50 Stormo as 50-10. Stored in Castrette it received the tail or at least the fin from MM 53-6695 (36 Stormo badge and 156 Gruppo yellow arrows on the fin). It was then repainted with fake 69474 serial and 69-4 unit code, to be displayed in front of Labora's former hardware store, after some repositioning and change of mount. Labora moved to the industrial area of Santarcangelo di Romagna, and it was displayed in the inner parking of La Ferramenta, but visible from via della Gronda Est.

This Airbus A310-300 was operating for Aeroflot from March 1998 until September 2003.