Many
of the CAF aircraft are rare. The CAF operates the only flying examples
of the historic B-29 Superfortress and Curtiss SB2C Helldiver.
Others ~ such
as the Consolidated B-24/LB-30 Liberator, Bell P-63 Kingcobra fighter,
Japanese Mitsubishi A6M2 Zero and SBD Dauntless ~ are one of only
two or three of that type left flying today. Of the over 140 history
aircraft operated by the CAF, about 100 are in flying condition at
any given time. Restoration and maintenance of these 50+ year old
planes is always ongoing.
Many CAF members
also fly their own warbirds at CAF events.
Aircraft
Types Represented in the CAF Fleet
- Aeronca
L-3 Defender ("Grasshopper")
- Beech AT-11
Kansan
- Beech C-45
Expeditor (USN SNB and JRB)
- Bell P-39
Airacobra
- Bell P-63
Kingcobra
- Boeing
PT-17 Kaydet (USN N2S)
- Boeing
B-29 Superfortress
- Boeing
B-17 Flying Fortress
- Cessna
UC-94 (C-165 Airmaster)
- Cessna
UC-78 Bobcat (RCAF Crane)
- Chance
Vought FG-1D (F4U) Corsair
- Consolidated
B-24 Liberator (British RLB-30)
- Curtiss
C-46 Commando
- Curtiss
SB2C Helldiver (USAAF A-25)
- Curtiss
P-40 Warhawk (Kittyhawk and Tomahawk)
- DeHavilland
DH-94 Moth Minor
- DeHavilland
DHC-1 Chipmunk
- Douglas
A-26 Invader
- Douglas
C-47 Skytrain (USN R4D, RAF Dakota)
- Douglas
SBD Dauntless (USAF A-24)
- Douglas
B-23 Dragon
- Erco YO-55
Ercoupe
- Fairchild
PT-19, PT-23 and PT-26 Cornell
- Fairchild
UC 61
- Fiesler
Fi-156 Storch
- Fleet 16B
Finch
- Focke-Wulf
Fw-44 Stieglirz
- Grumman
AF-2S Guardian
- Grumman
TBM (TBF) Avenger
- Grumman
FM-2 (F4F) Wildcat
- Grumman
F6F Hellcat
- Grumman
F8F Bearcat
- Interstate
L-6 Grasshopper
- Japanese
Zero fighter replica (North American Harvard conversion)
- Japanese
Val dive bomber replica (North American SNJ conversion)
- Japanese
Kate torpedo bomber replica (Vultee BT-13 Valiant conversion)
- Junkers
Ju 52 (Spanish-built CASA 352L) German bomber/transport
- Lockheed
C-60 Hudson (Model 18 Lodestar, A-28/29, C-56)
- Lockheed
PV-2 Harpoon
- Lockheed
T-33
- Messerschmitt
Me-108 Taifun German liaison/trainer
- Messerschmitt
Me-109 German fighter
- Mikoyan-Gurevich
MiG-17
- Mitsubishi
A6M2 Model 21 Zero Japanese carrier fighter
- Navy N3N
"Yellow Peril"
- North American
P-51 Mustang
- North American
AT-6 Texan (USN SNJ, RAF Harvard, various models)
- North American
B-25 Mitchell
- North American
BT-14
- North American
P-82 Twin Mustang
- North American
T-28 Trojan
- PBY-6A
Catalina
- Piper L-4
Grasshopper (J-3 "Cub")
- Republic
P-47 Thunderbolt
- Ryan PT-22
Recruit
- Ryan L-17
Navion
- Sikorsky
UH 19 helicopter
- Stinson
AT-19 Reliant (RNAF V-77)
- Stinson
S-108 (WWII Civil Air Patrol)
- Stinson
L-5 Sentinel (USN/Marines QY)
- Stinson
L-9B "Grasshopper"
- Taylorcraft
L-2 "Grasshopper"
- Vultee
BT-13 and BT-15 (USN SNV, "Vibrator")
