Date		What's New or what has been added
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29 January 2012	The restored IMAM Ro.37bis was rolled out at the Volandia museum. It will be on show there for a while before being moved to the Italian Air Force Museum possibly later this year. Great work! Guy black share a photo of Bf 109 E-1/b W.Nr. 4034.
28 December 2011	Some additions from my visit to NASM. Photos of following Nakajima aircraft; B6N2 Tenzan and C6M1-S Saiun as well as improved photo of J1N1-S Gekko. The following Japanese engines have been added; Aichi Atsuta Ha60-31, Ha32-21 Kasei, Ha33-62 Kinsei, Ha34-11, Nakajima Mamoru 11 (NK7A), Nakajima Ha15 “Shi”, Shoda-Hikoki Shoda-Ken No 1 and Yokosuka Naval Arsenal Engine No3. Some of these are extremely rare experimental engines. Continuing on the Japanese theme, Knut Erik Hansen have shared photos of Tachikawa Ki-9 “Spruce” as well as a better photo of Mansyu Ki-79b, both on display in Indonesia.
17 November 2011	Today Museo Storico dell'Aeronautica Militaire rolled in the IMAM Ro 43 in to their exhibition in the museum. Gregory Alegi added photos of it from the occasion of the roll in. Bernd Borchert shared a photo of the He 162 now on display in Germany.
6 November 2011	Added photos from NASM showing Nakajima J5N1 relics, Mitsubishi G4M3 cockpit, Aichi B7A1 Ryusei and its cockpit. In addition to these aircraft photos I’ve also uploaded some images of some ultra-rare German engines including a Jumo 207 D, Heinkel HS 011 (two examples), two BMW 801, DB 601 E, DB 603 A-2, Gnome Rôhne K 14 N from a Henschel Hs 129 and lastly an Argus AS 10 R.
5 November 2011	Alan Erickson added a photo of a Bf 109 rudder privately owned in US and Bernd Borchert send in a photo of Hermann Graf’s rudder on display at Technik Museum Speyer as well as the Bf 108 W.Nr. 2126 recovered and exhibited at Luftwaffe Museum Gatow. Dave Lednicer shared inflight photos of Fw 190A-5/U-3 N19027. The following photos from my visit to NASM has been added: Japanese engines Ha43-11 (Mitsubishi), Ha43-11ru (Mitsubishi) and Ha33-62 Kinsei (Mitsubishi). I’ve also added a photo of the Kawanishi N1K1 Kyofo “Rex” that has been missing. It is currently stored in several sections but is complete. Photos of the NASM Bü 181 has also been added including a cockpit photo.
3 October 2011	Just returned from a trip to USA which included a guided tour of both the Udvar Hazy and Silver Hill storage facility. It is an amazing job that is undertaken there. From a “preserved axis aircraft” perspective, it is definitely one of the most exciting places on earth to visit. My sincere thanks to NASM, Scott Willey and the rest of the dedicated “crew” I had the opportunity to meet and talk to. As a result there will be several new updates to the website during the next upcoming months, especially of preserved Japanese engines. It will take some time to go through all the photos and verify proper identity of the object, which can be a challenge when it comes to photos of engines in dark cramped places, so be patient! One of the most exciting news is that the Lippish DM-1 is about to be taken out of storage and put on display. When I made my visit it had been brought in to the new restoration facility but was still in its crate, where it was placed back in 1946. Through some openings in the crate I had the opportunity to take a close look and take some photos, which have now been added to this site. Possibly the first photos made public after 65 years in storage. It sure looks to be both complete and in very good condition! It will be exciting to see more of it when it’s taken out of the crate and re-assembled. During my visit to NASM Udvar Hazy I also had the opportunity to check the W.Nr. plate on their Focke-Achgelis Fa 330 and can now confirm the true W.Nr. as 100404 instead what has often been mistakenly listed as 60133. As previously said, more updates will follow!
	Clint Mitchell added a photo of a Bf 109 fin and rudder preserved in a Pub in Kent. Thanks!
10 September 2011	Tim Badham shared a photo of the Ohka 11 that previously has been with Defence Explosives and ordinance school but now has been moved to IWM Duxford. It is currently in storage. Claudio Basile located one of his old photos from 1994 showing the surviving parts of a Piaggio P108 that remains. Check under relics. Jan Wullink shared a photo of a Bf 110 under wing gun pod on display in the Belgian cityHuy, added to the Messerschmitt relics page. Joseph Kuehlem shared a photo of Fw 190 A-2 W.Nr. 0125425 on display near Bergen Tim Fray added a photo of Nord 1002 W.Nr. 183 which has changed ownership and is under restoration, hopefully taking to the air in 2012. Many thanks for these great additions!
7 July 2011	Uli Thüer shared a photo of Fw 44 SE-BSZ just before its transfer flight from Västerås in Sweden to its new home at Paderborn in Germany. It has also been confirmed that the He 162 W.Nr. 120076 that has been for sale for a time now have found its way in to the collection of Deutches Technikmuseum in Berlin. It is currently under refurbishment to be added to the display. In the meantime a second Rheinmetall Rheintochter is now also on display. The first one is on loan from RAF Museum Hendon, while the new one has been assembled from parts from originating various missiles in the NASM collection. With the help of these parts and some newly made ones, a new example of the missile has been recreated. Quite an achievement! A photo of the new missile has been added. Angel Sanches added a photo of a CR 32 propeller blade preserved with original colours from the civil war in Spain. See Italian relics.
29 May 2011	André de Zwart added a photo of Kl 25 TF-SUX taken during his trip on Iceland. Oliver Zeumer wrote in with information that Bf 108 HB-HEB has made its first post restoration flight on 30 April. Jan Wullink Added a photo of a Hs 293 elevator and a drop tank from a Bf 110 operated by NJG 1 on show at Fortress Spijkerboor in The Netherlands. Lauerns V. Oelsen added photos of BMW VI, BMW 132, BMW 801 and BMW 003 engines from the BMW museum.
17 March 2011	Richard Muller shared a photo of the ex NAS Willow Grove Me 262 having been put on show at National Museum of Naval Aviation in Pensacola, Florida. Wolfgang Falch added a photo of Sandyair’s latest regstoration, Bf 109 G-14, W.Nr. 462707.
4 January 2011	JohnTerniotis added photo of fuselage skin from He 111 of KG 26 preserved in Greece. Bernd Borchert sent in photo of CASA 1131 I-OPEF and a photo of the Fw 190 A-8 under reconstruction with Luftwaffe Museum. The later is using a fuselage built by Flugwerk but incorporates original parts from several wrecks. Laurens v. Oelsen contributed a photo of Klemm Kl 35 F-AZTK, previously D-EHKO.
4 September 2010	Marco Riffelmann added a photo of Bü 181 D-EDEN, FV25080. Paul Ressle sent in a photo of Bü 133 W.Nr. 28 former U-81 which has now returned to airworthiness. Robert N. Abbott Jr. Contributed a photo of MS 500 W.Nr. 751 N42FM Laurens v. Oelsen has photographed MS 502, HB-RFB, Doflug Bü 131 D-EDEF, HB-UVF, CASA 1131E D-EIJL, Kl 35 D-EFUB and AS 410 engine at Altenrhein museum.
5 August 2010	Richard R. Muller added a new photo of the Ju 52 at Royal Hellenic AF Museum. John MacKay shared photos of Fi 103, Re-4 and at the Flying Heritage Museum. Stewart W. Bailey mailed photos of the Evergreen Aviation & Space Museum’s Zeke under restoration at Vintage Aircraft in Ft. Collins, CO Dan Johnson contributed a photo of the Mitsubishi A6M2 Zeke N8280K Stefano Felicetti located a Jumo 211 in a museum on Sicily, Italy Laurens v. Oelsen has photographed the Junkers A 50 now on show at the Hugo Junkers Museum in Dessau. Many thanks to all of you for these updates and contributions!
29 June 2010	Roger Soupart made it it in the right time, he caught HA 1112 OO-MAF when it was aired outside its hangar for the first time in 16 years. A photo has been added. Rob Leigh added a photo of Fi 156 G-STCH which had been missing up until now. Many thanks to both of you!
22 June 2010	This summer’s greatest news must be the recovery of Bf 109 G-2 W.Nr. 14649 that was done resently in Norway. A photo has been added courtesy of Birger Larsen. Likewise a photo of Bf 109 G-2 14798 has been added, thanks to Alan Scheckenbach. Jürgen Bergmoser shared a photo of the He 111/Casa 2.111 that has been completely restored and is now on display in the Schleissheim museum. Alfred Preuß sent in a photo of Fw 44 SE-BZS sporting a mix of Swedish and Finnish military markings as well as a Swedish civil registration, which has been added as a second photo. Claudio Basile shared a number of photos of Italian relics, a spinner of a MC 205 and a armoured seat from the same type. He also added a photo of a spiner from a Fiat G 55 and two Bf 109 drop tanks. A number of other people (Stefan Schmoll, Hendrik Gels and others), many thanks to you all for the updates!
9 May 2010	The Malpensa Aviation Museum in Italy opened on the 8^th of May. On show is the SM 79 formerly identified as L-111 but now identified as L-114. A new photo have been added thanks to Gregory Alegi. Check out http://www.volandia.it/
14 March 2010	A photo of an ultra-rare DB 604 engine was added by Bernt Borchert. Thanks!
16 February 2010	Gunnar Åkerberg shared a photo of Klemm Kl 35 SE-BGA taking to the air for the first time after a ground-up restoration. From Pat Carry comes the news that the Fi 103 under restoration with Air Zoo museum in Kalamazoo has been completed and put on display. A new photo has been uploaded. Peter van Gogh reports about a newly discovered Klemm L 20 in Argentina, which has now been entered in to the website. No current photo yet though.
20 December 2009	Fred van der Horst added a photo of a BMW 801 now on show at IWM Duxford. Gregory Alegi send in a photo of the Breda 25/28 in storage at Museo Storico dell'Aeronautica Militaire, Italiana, Vigna di Valle
12 December 2009	Great news from Wolfgang Falch at Sandy Air Corp. They’ve rolled out their Bf 109 G-6 W.Nr. 441059 which is a great accomplishment! He also shared a picture of his new project, a rare Bf 109 E-3a, an export version intended for Yugoslavia but which was not delivered but taken over by Luftwaffe. W.Nr. is so far unknown. Frédéric Besnard added photos of CASA 1131E 2149 F-AZNB. Claudio Basile, long time contributor who sent his first photo 10 years ago!, added a photo of the new exhibit at Museo Storico dell'Aeronautica Militaire, Italiana, Vigna di Valle, a substantial relic from a Savoia S 55 flying boat. He also added a photo of the two cockpits in Ca 100 I-GTAB. Guy Black shared a photo of his IMAM Ro 37.
30 September 2009	From Atushi Fred Fujimori comes a great inflight photo of the Tillamook Air Museum’s Ki 43. Another Fiat A 50 engine has been restered by the team at by Departimento Di Meccanica at Università Degli Studi Di Palermo writes Giuseppe Genchi Ralf Gaida wrote that quite possibly there is a first flight imminent for the Bü 181 D-EKYF during October. Keep your fingers crossed! Oliver Cannon have returned to Maleme Cemetery museum on Crete and have mailed some additional photos of all material that have been preserved by the passionate people in this small museum. New additions include Ju 52 ladders as well as upper and lower cowling for an engine.
12 August 2009	Giuseppe Genchi wrote in to tell about the completion of the restoration of Università Degli Studi Di Palermo engine collection being housed by Departimento Di Meccanica. Check www.dima.unipa.it/collectione/ for more information. Kari Kupiainen added a new photo of the Brewster Buffalo on show in Finland.
18 May 2009	Long time since the last update. Have even missed to mark the 10 year anniversary of Preserved Axis Aircraft being on line! It’s a combination of having been forced to move the website to another hosting service because my previous provider closed down, and being occupied with my two small children. This website was first launched on 11 April 1999. Today it has some 1966 entries and 1764 photos. It has been a great team work and a big thank you is well due to all of you listed in the “credit” section who over the years have contributed both photos and information. Many of you have been doing this for up to ten years! The backlog for this update includes: A photo of the Norwegian Fw 190 having been assembled in USA prior to shipment to Norway, where it should have arrived by now. Thanks Birger Larsen for the update. Kai Frommelt contributed an improved photo of Fw 44 D-EKHD. Ralf Gaida wrote in to tell that his Bü 181 project D-EKYF is making great progress and is nearing completion. From Roger Soupart came a photo showing the Ju 52 now on display at the Aviodrome in Holland depicting a scenario from 10 May 1940. Albert Zeller added that Bü 133 HB-MKM has been completed and that Doflug Bü 131 c/n 74 HB-USB is next up for restoration at the Bücker museum in Switzerland. Thanks for all of these updates!
19 March 2009	Stefan Schmoll sent in a photo of the Bü 181 W.Nr. 331381, D-EQXC under restoration with the Quax Flieger group at Dortmund. Roger Soupart continues to contribute photos and information. This time he has located the canopy frame of a Me 410 and a wooden drop tank for a He 111. These pieces are on display at Wings to Victory Museum at Midden Zeeland Airport in Zeeland, Holland Patric Lacroix added a photo of a Ki-43 placed on display in the Victory Part in Moscow together with the tail and wing of an unidentified Bf 110. Martin Baumann shared information on a new Fi 156/MS 502 project appearing in Brasil. It concerns ex LV-ZIU from Argentina that will be restored to airworthy condition. Thank you to you all that have contributed photos and information! P.S. The website is under move to a new vendor which could result in disruption during the next days.
1 February 2009	Doeado Schipper added a photo of CASA 1131 E3B-628, N628BJ based at Longmont in Colorado. Birger Larsen send a photo after work has commenced on fitting internal equipment on Ju 88 1203. Stefan Schmoll tells us that Junkers A 50 W.Nr. 3517 previously in Australia have been sold and is now on display at the Hugo Junkers museum in Dessau, waiting for being restored back to airworthy condition. Exciting news! Per-Øivind Skarphol added a photo of Ju 88 W.Nr. 0119 showing the progress of the restoration. Thanks to you all for these updates!
20 December 2008	The restoration of Bü 181 D-EKYF makes progress as shown in a newly added photo by Rolf Gaida. Arnt Espen Skipnes writes in regarding the progress of the restoration of Ca 310 at Stavanger in Norway. Fin, tail and rudder is completed, waiting for paint, and the fuselage is progressing. Exciting project going forward! A new photo have been added. It appears like the Norsk Luftfartsmuseum in Bodö got an early x-mas present with the return of their Ju 88 W.Nr. 1203 from Hungary. The fitting of cockpit equipment and other parts will start soon. The result will be very exciting! N1002 G-ATBG have suffered an off airfield landing as can be seen in a new photo. It suffered minor damage and will be in the air again during 2009. Many thanks to all of you who have contributed with bits and pieces of information as well as photos keeping this website updated. Wish you all a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! /Mike
6 December 2008	Yan Courtemanche wrote in to tell about a previously unlisted missile on display at Battle ship Massachusetts BB-59 at Battleship Cove, Fall River, MA in USA. A photo has been added. Thanks for this great addition!
23 November 2008	Roger Soupart contributed a photo of a Fi 103 that has been put on display at DEAG Museum at Deelen AFB in Netherlands. It was recovered from a crashsite during 2002 and has been restored using mostly original parts. A fantastic piece of work! He also added a photo of an additional Fi 103 on display at Wings of Liberation Museum in Best also in Netherlands. Can anyone confirm to what extent it contains original parts? Continuing on the theme of Fi 103s Pierre-Olivier Buan sent in two photos of examples on show at Musée de la Guerre Mondiale de Tosny and the sole example on display in Switzerland. Andreas Samuelsson added a photo of a Bf 110 fin that is preserved with a private collector in Sweden. Thanks to you all for these additions!
13 November 2008	A new Bf 109 project have appeared based in Hungary. A dataplate from Bf 109G-6 with W.Nr. 95247 is available as is a parts from crashsites and a lot of other material. See photos. Thanks Almási Balázs for the update. Another piece of news is that the tail of RE 2000 FV2305 that has been in storage with Flygvapenmuseum in Sweden has now been put on display at Ängelholms Flygmuseum at the former F 10 airbase in south of Sweden.
23 October 2008	Good respons from the last update! The Ki 43 mentioned in last update was a replica, while the DFS 230 was the example previously at Wunstorf in Germany. New updates this time include: Photos of Bu 131 PP-TEZ currently under restoration in Brazil, thanks to Sergio Luis dos Santos and Heinz Gerhard Wolf Junior. Clifford Bossie wrote added a photo of Nakajima Ki 43 No 6430 that has been moved from Museum of Flight in Seattle to Pima Air and Space Museum in Tucson. Wolfgang Falch of Sandy Air Corp shared a photo of their latest project, Bf 109 G-6 W.nr. 441059. It is a static restoration which looks good! Lastly, Roger Soupart continues to locate new treasures. He added a Ju 88 Canopy on show at the Military Museum in Brussels. Thank you all for these updates!
29 September 2008	Long time no update, but here is one at last! Christoph Westhaus added a photo of the Hs 293 which has been returned on display at the Luftwaffe Museum at Gatow and the Nord 1002 No 269 which has been restored and put on display in Hungary. Robert Ahlfors sent in a photo of the recently restored Finnish Bristol Blenheim, which really looks great. Stefan Schmoll visited Dirk Bende and his company which have acquired Nord 1002 No 78 and No 168, see added photos. Roger Soupart attended the installation of a DFS 230 at the Eben Emael fortress museum in Belgium. Can anyone confirm whether or not it is an original frame or a replica. If the former, which one is it? Richard Muller shared a photo of a Wasserfall missile that has appeared in the National Museum of USAF. It is most likely the Wasserfall that was displayed at the Aberdeen proving ground. Hopefully it can be saved and put on indoor display in the future. Can anyone confirm if there is a genuine Nakajima Ki 43 on display outside the Shiran Museum in Japan? One is on display which looks genuine enough, but I’ve never heard of it before and it would also be questionable to display it outside for long term preservation reasons. So I think it could be a replica. Oliver Canon added some photos of new Ju 52 relics preserved at the museum on Crete Many thanks for these updates!
7 June 2008	The Museum of Flights Nakajima Ki 43 has been completed and rolled out. Thanks Dan Wilder for the photo. Christoph Westhaus wrote in with a photo regarding Fw 44 D-ENAY that has been overhauled and given a new paint scheme. At last a Fw 44 in full Luftwaffe camouflage! Great to see. Steve Hagan added a Mitsubishi Ha-26-II engine on show in Singapore. Another island finding is a Ju 88 canopy on show at the War Museum in Malta, Richard R. Muller contributed a photo of that exhibit. Thor P. Broen writes in with information about the identity of the Junkers W 34 at Tolga Museum. He also tells that the main wheels of the DFS 230 glider recovered earlier has been located. Thanks to all for these updates!
10 May 2008	Dirk Bende wrote in to tell us about the first flight of his Fi 156C-7 W.Nr. 2042, D-EDVB that took place on 6 May and was a success. Additional new photo has been added. Congratulations on the accomplishment!
28 April 2008	Angel Sanchez Serrano reports that the Do 24 at Museo Del Aire in Madrid has been moved in to a Hangar. Hopefully it will be restored since it has suffered substantial corrosion after its exhibit on an island in an artificial lake. A photo of it inside the hangar has been added. Mario Raguž sent in a photo of the recovered Ju 87 exhibited in Greece.
20 April 2008	Wolfgang Falch kindy sent in a photo of a stering column from a Cant Z 1007 aircraft. Indeed a very rare object. Long time contributor Benno Goethals visited Fundacion Infante de Orleans this spring and took some nice photos, among them an air to air photo of Bü 133 EC-ALP and a photo of CASA 1.131 EC-YTC. If anyone can add the serial number of the later I'd be gratefull. Raffaello Bisso added a photo of a propeller from a Ju 87 on show at the priate War museum in Sfakia on Crete. Many thanks to you all for the additions!
4 April 2008	Christian Gurling added a photo of the Tillamook Air Museum's Nakajima Ki 43 in flight. Congratulations for a great feat!
4 March 2008	Steve Hagan added an improved photo of the Ki 36 at the People's Liberation Army Museum in Beijing. thanks!
2 February 2008	John McKay contributed a photo of the Me 163 W.Nr. 191095 on loan to Mighty Air Force Museum in Savannah from NASM. Alan Crouchman added photos of CASA 2.111 No. 167 owned by Flying Heritage Collection and of He 111 W.Nr. 2320 in storage in Berlin. He also added a number of quite interesting photos of relics in storage with the Technical Museum in Berlin, including remains of the long term Me 262 W.Nr. 111006 project, a He 111 wing, a tail cone from a Ju 90 or 290 (my guess is that it is from a 290 since it was more numerous), Ju 87 remains possibly recovered from Africa and some Do 335 tires. The last photo added by Alan shows the sad remains of the SIPA S.121 (Ar 396) that crashed in France. Dan Wilder shared photos of some of the Ki-43 aircraft under rebuild with Texas Airplane Factory together with information on their registrations and serial numbers. Paul Hannah contributed an improved photo of the Kawasaki Ki-48 on show in China. Ken Gilbert shared some photos from 1976 showing some of the NAS Willow Grove aircraft as they looked then! Ar 196, Me 262 and N1K1 Kyofu. Many thanks to all of you for these updates!
21 January 2008	Thomas Siepert sent in a new photo of the Skoda-Kauba 257 wing on show at the Vojensky Muzeum at Kbely AB outside Prague showing the new display. Thomas also contributed a new photo of the Fw 190F W.Nr. 670071 on display at Cottbus showing the new display area with a roof for protecting it. Alexander Hurrle added some photos from the Aviaticum museum at Wiener Neustadt including an updated photo of Bf 109G-6 W.Nr. 784993 and the excellent engine collection on display there. The later include: Argus AS 10, BMW 132, BMW 801, DB 603, Jumo 213, Hirth HM 60, Hirth HM 500, Kroeber M 4, Siemens & Halske Sh 14 (under BMW) and Zündapp Z 92. Thanks for excellent photos!
12 January 2008	Time for a Bücker update! From Albert Zeller comes a photo of the Bü 181 FV 25093 currently under restoration at Swiss Bücker-Museum at Teufen. He also reports good progress on Bü 133 U-54 also under restoration. Ernst Meier sent in an updated photo of Bü 131 HB-URH in flight. From Marc and Ulrich Wenger comes a number of great photos. Bü 133 OE-AKF, Doflug built Bü 131 HB-UTN, HB-URF, HB-UUR, HB-UVG and CASA built CASA 1131 HB-UVN and HB-UVP. In addition to this Bü 181 SE-BNK, Luftwaffe aircraft that landed in Sweden during the war, is reported to be under restoration. Many thanks to all of you who contributed!
5 January 2008	We have a great start for 2008. Messerschmitts W.Nr. 7485, 8347 and 15458 has been sold by Charleston Aviation to a new owner and will be restored in Hungary! Quite exciting start of the year. No photos yet, but hope to be able to add that later.
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