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Helicopters (Great and Small)Aerospatiale SA.319 Alouette III – Mil Mi-6 (Hook) – Hughes OH-6A It took many years and a World War to bring the helicopter from a technical idea to a working machine. They have been with us now for about eighty years and in that time they have evolved into many shapes and … More The Curator’s Choice 48

Korean War fightersMcDonnell F2H-2 – MiG-15 – North American F-86F The Korean War began in June 1950 when North Korea invaded South Korea. It went through several phases when each side was in the ascendance but eventually the war ground to a stalemate and an armistice was signed in July 1953. North Korea was supported … More The Curator’s Choice 47

Pan American Airways – an extremely short history.Sikorsky S-42-A – Boeing 377 Stratocruiser – Boeing 747-100 In its day Pan American Airways was one of the worlds leading airlines and perhaps the most well known with its unique ‘Pan Am’ logo. It began in 1927 flying between Florida and Cuba and expanded rapidly in the … More The Curator’s Choice 46

Here is the link to the latest issue of The Little Aviation Museum’s Newsletter

Cold War InterceptorsGloster Javelin FAW.9 – McDonnell F-101B – Tupolev Tu-138 During the first decade of the Cold War the great fear held on both sides of the Iron Curtain was fleets of bombers armed with nuclear weapons destroying their countries. To counter them both sides designed and made interceptors, aircraft specifically designed to meet … More The Curator’s Choice 45

This year has been a slow one for me with only 27 completed models, normally it’s somewhere in the 40s. Before I made this list I thought this low build rate was because I’d spent so much time during the year getting The Little Aviation Museum going, but it’s not really that simple. The main … More Models for 2022