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

Ilyushin AirlinersIlyushin Il-14 – Ilyushin Il-62 – Ilyushin Il-96 Sergey Vladimirovich Ilyushin worked his way from ditch digger to the creation of his own design bureau in Soviet Russia in 1933. His Ilyushin Il-2 ground attack aircraft was the most produced combat aircraft in history with over 36,000 aircraft produced (and second most produced aircraft … More The Curator’s Choice 44

This is something of a test project to see how an index of the aircraft over at The Little Aviation Museum might go. There are about 700 aircraft in the collection now and I’m starting to think about ways in which people can find their way to subjects that of particular interest to them before … More A is for Aircraft

Reconnaissance Aircraft of World War IIPotez 63.11 – Blohm und Voss Bv141 – Yokosuka R2Y1 One of the most important things the military needs to know in time of war is where the enemy is, what it’s doing and what it’s strengths and weaknesses are. Helping to supply that information falls to one of the … More The Curator’s Choice 43