Worldwide Numbers of Warbirds Flying by Type

[JohnTerrell]

I thought it would be interesting to share here some complete/full lists (at least hoping so) tallying the number of currently active or "ready-to-fly-when-desired" examples of various/particular warbird types and where they are located around the world - the hope is to be as accurate and comprehensive as possible for any given warbird type. My stipulations for these lists are to only include examples which are known to have flown within the past 5 years, and could, at the present time, be taken out and flown. These lists only cover certain types, and does not attempt to cover all - especially those such as the AT-6 and Stearman, of which there are an extremely large number flying today. Feel free to post any corrections you may see fit and/or lists of flying examples of other types.


There are at least 183 Douglas DC-3's (of all variants and modifications) flying:
Australia: 8 (VH-AES, VH-ABR, VH-AGU, VH-EAE, VH-EAF, VH-MMA, VH-OVM, VH-TMQ)
Bolivia: 1 (CP-2421)
Canada: 24 (C-FBKB, C-FCUE, C-FDTD, C-FGCX, C-FKGL, C-GKKB, C-FLFR, C-FMKB, C-FTGI, C-FTGX, C-FVNS, C-FWUI, C-GAWI, C-GDAK, C-GEAI, C-GEAJ, C-GGSU, C-GHGF, C-GJKB, C-GOOU, C-GPNR, C-GRSB, C-GVKB, C-GWZS)
China: 1 (N41CQ)
Colombia: 17 (FAC1654, FAC1658, FAC1667, FAC1681, FAC1683, FAC1686, HK-1175, HK-1315, HK-2006, HK-2820, HK-3215, HK-3286, HK-5016, PNC-0213, PNC-0256, PNC-0257, PNC-0258)
Denmark: 1 (OY-BPB)
El Salvador: 1 (YS-347E)
Finland: 1 (OH-LCH)
France: 2 (F-AZOX, F-AZTE)
Germany: 1 (ZS-NTE)
Hungary: 1 (HA-LIX)
Iceland: 1 (TF-NPK)
India: 1 (VP905)
Mauritania: 1 (5T-MAH)
Netherlands: 1 (PH-PBA)
New Zealand: 3 (ZK-AWP, ZK-DAK, ZK-JGB)
Norway: 1 (LN-WND)
Russia: 3 (RA-05738, RA-2059G, RA-2944G)
South Africa: 13 (SAAF6814, SAAF6825, SAAF6828, SAAF6839, SAAF6852, SAAF6854, SAAF6885, SAAF6887, ZS-ASN, ZS-BXF, ZS-CAI, ZS-CRV, ZS-DIW)
Sweden: 1 (SE-CFP)
Switzerland: 2 (N150D, N431HM)
Thailand: 7 (RTAF46151, RTAF46153, RTAF46154, RTAF46156, RTAF46157, RTAF46158, RTAF46159)
Turkey: 1 (N3291)
United Kingdom: 4 (G-ANAF, N147DC, N473DC, ZA947)
United States: 86 (N103NA, N115U, N131PR, N138FS, N143D, N144WC, N146RD, N147AZ, N151ZE, N15MA, N15SJ, N17334, N173RD, N18121, N193DP, N198RD, N1XP, N200MF, N231GB, N24320, N25641, N26MA, N271SE, N272R, N272ZZ, N2805J, N28AA, N28TN, N3006, N300BF, N300MF, N30TN, N3239T, N33611, N33632, N33644, N33VW, N34, N341A, N345AB, N34DF, N353MM, N353MM, N400MF, N4089T, N43XX, N44587, N45366, N467SP, N472AF, N47E, N47SJ, N47TB, N500MF, N5106X, N534BE, N583V, N59314, N60154, N61981, N62CC, N64766, N64767, N64784, N705GB, N728G, N734H, N737H, N74589, N751A, N763A, N791HH, N7AP, N8336C, N834M, N836M, N844TH, N86584, N8704, N87745, N877MG, N882TP, N92578, N932H, N982Z, N99FS)


There are about 168 P-51 Mustangs currently flying in the world:
Australia: 7 (A68-105, A68-107, A68-170, A68-199, Eclat, Snifter, The Flying Undertaker)
Belgium: 1 (Scat VII)
Canada: 2 (44-63350, 44-73463)
Czechia: 1 (Excalibur)
France: 1 (Nooky Booky IV)
Germany: 7 (44-72811, A68-100, Double Trouble Two, Little-ite, Louisiana Kid, See Me Later, Queen of Hearts)
Italy: 1 (Marinell)
Mexico: 1 (Shangri-La (Mex))
New Zealand: 2 (44-74829, Dove of Peace)
Netherlands: 2 (D*mn Yankee, Trusty Rusty)
South Africa: 1 (Mustang Sally)
Sweden: 1 (It's About Time)
Turkey: 1 (Ferocious Frankie)
United Kingdom: 6 (Berlin Express, Blakeslee, Contrary Mary, Hun Hunter~Texas, Miss Helen, Tall in the Saddle)
United States: 135 (42-83731, 43-6006, 44-13257, 44-73420, 44-74483, 44-74602, 44-74878, 44-74978, 44-84864, 45-11558, 44-12840, 44-64314, A68-39, Ain't Missbehavin, Alabama Rammer Jammer, American Beauty, Angels Playmate, Baby Carmen, Bald Eagle, Barbara Jean, Blondie, Boise Bee, Boomer, Bucket List, Bum Steer, Bunny, Buzzin Cuzzin, Charlotte's Chariot II, Cincinnati Miss, Cottonmouth, Crazy Horse, Crazy Horse 2, Cripes A' Mighty (IV), Cripes A' Mighty 3rd, Crusader, Daddy's Girl, Dakota Kid, Diamondback, Dolly, Double Trouble Two (x2), Dream Maker, E Pluribus Unum, Fragile but Agile, Frances Dell, Frenesi, Gentleman Jim, Geraldine, Glamourous Glen III, Goldfinger, Grim Reaper, Gunfighter, Happy Jack's Go Buggy, Hell-er Bust, Ho Hun, Hurry Home Honey, Impatient Virgin, Ina the Macon Belle, Jacqueline, Jeanie Too, Kimberly Kaye, Kwitcherbitchen, Lady Alice, Lady B, Lady Jo, La Pistolera, Little Horse, Little Rebel, Little Witch, Live Bait, Lope's Hope 3rd, Lou IV, Mad Max, Man O War, Merlin's Magic, Millie G, Miracle Maker, Miss America, Miss Kandy, Miss Kitty III, Miss Marilyn II, Miss Van Nuys, Moonbeam McSwine, Mormon Mustang, Mrs. Virginia, My Sweet Mary Lou, NACA 127, Nervous Energy V, Never Miss, Obsession, Old Crow (x2), Old Red Nose, Ole' Yeller, Patty Ann II, Petie 2nd, Petie 3rd, Primo Branco, Princess Elizabeth, Quicksilver, Red Dog, Red Dog XII, Rosalie, Scat VI, Section Eight, Shangri-La (US), Short-Fuse-Salle, Sierra Sue II, Sizzlin' Liz, Six Shooter, Slender Tender & Tall, Speedball Alice, Stang/Dazzling Donna, Stang Evil, Straw Boss 2, Strega, Swamp Fox, Sweet and Lovely, Sweet Revenge, Sweetie Face, Tempus Fugit, The Brat III, The Rebel, Tiger's Revenge, Toulouse Nuts, Tuskegee Airmen, Twilight Tear, Upupa Epops, Val Halla, Voodoo, Was That Too Fast, Weaver's Nude, Wee Willy II, Worry Bird)


There are about 68 Spitfires flying in the world:
Australia: 4 (MV239, PL344, TB863, TE392)
Belgium: 1 (SL721)
Canada: 1 (TE294)
Denmark: 1 (MJ271)
France: 1 (PS890)
Germany: 2 (SM845, TP280)
Israel: 1 (TE554)
Netherlands: 2 (MK732, TB885)
New Zealand: 4 (MH367, NH799, PV270, TB252)
Sweden: 1 (RW386)
United Kingdom: 38 (AB910, AR213, AR501, BM597, EE602, EP120, JG891, MH434, MJ627, MJ755, MJ772, MK356, ML407, MT818, MV154, MV293, N3200, NH341, P7350, PL965, PL983, PM631, PS853, PS915, PT462, PT879, PV202, RN201, RR232, RW382, SM520, TA805, TD248, TD314, TE184, TE308, TE311, X4650)
United States: 12 (AR614, BL628, BR601, EP122, MJ730, MK959, ML417, NH749, P9374, SL633, SM832, SM969)

-----Purposely Not included: Seafires PP972, PR503, SX336 and VP441 - all four have not been flown in a few years or more.


There are about 52 Yak-3/9/11 & LET C-11 type aircraft flying in the world:
Belgium: 1 (D-FENK)
Czech Republic: 1 (OK-JZE)
Finland: 1 (G-YCII)
France: 11 (F-AZFJ, F-AZIM, F-AZIR, F-AZJB, F-AZLY, F-AZNN, F-AZOK, F-AZOS, F-AZXZ, F-AZYF, F-AZZK)
Germany: 8 (D-FAFA, D-FJII, D-FLUG, D-FMAX, D-FYAC, D-FYAK, D-FYGJ, D-FYWM)
Italy: 1 (D-FIST)
Netherlands: 1 (F-AZZK)
New Zealand: 2 (ZK-VVS, ZK-YOV)
South Africa: 1 (N17ZA)
Switzerland: 1 (HB-RYA)
United Kingdom: 5 (G-BTUB, G-BTZE, G-BZMY, G-OLEG, G-OYAK)
United States: 19 (N102Y, N130AM, N42YK, N529SB, N43UP, N854DP, N4425S, N1157H, N498SD, N6373Y, N6388U, N5943, N25YK, N2124X, N261MS, N18AW, N219Y, N11WY, N316DH)

-----Purposely Not Included: F-AZZV and G-CDBJ, which I believe are undergoing repairs. I have removed ZK-YYY from the list, as it was severely damaged/wing torn off at Warbirds Over Wanaka after clipping a cherry picker left on the grass runway. I have removed Yak-11 F-AZYA, which had a runway excursion and flipped on its back. N7YK (**new/future reg required**) in New Zealand is undergoing overhaul/restoration work at Omaka.

Allison-Engined Yak-3 New Production (12): D-FLUG, D-FYAC, D-FYGJ, (F-AZZV), (G-CDBJ), G-OLEG, N102Y, N17ZA, N42YK, N529SB, N854DP, ZK-VVS
Allison-Engined Yak-9 New Production (10): D-FAGA, D-FENK, D-FIST, HB-RYA, N1157H, N219Y, N4425S, N6373Y, N6388U, (VH-YIX)
Allison-Engined Yak-3 Conversions (built from LET C-11's): F-AZLY, F-AZXZ, N130AM, (ZK-YYY)
N7YK is converted from a LET C-11 to resemble a Yak-7, and powered by an Allison engine


There are about 46 BT-13's and BT-15's flying in the world:
Australia: 1 (VH-JKV)
Canada: 1 (C-FXYP)
France: 1 (N93)
Germany: 1 (N71502)
Netherlands: 1 (N313BT)
United States: 41 (N11FW, N133BT, N10458, N27003, N2808, N4043, N52411, N53331, N54679, N54822, N54841, N55537, N56319, N56360, N56478, N56867, N56882(?), N57486, N58698, N59840, N59961, N60795, N61BT, N61372, N62700, N63884, N641CM, N65364, N67208, N67496, N67629, N67789, N69013, N69041, N69605, N73402, N75004, N818DM, N826BT, N8527P, N93BT)

-----Purposely Not Included: N59842 was damaged in a takeoff accident in 2018. N62644 was damaged in a takeoff accident in 2019.


There are 37 B-25 Mitchells flying in the world:
Austria: 1 (Red Bull)
Canada: 1 (Hot Gen)
Netherlands: 1 (Sarinah)
United States: 34 (Axis Nightmare, Barbie III, Berlin Express, Betty's Dream, Briefing Time, Buster, Champaign Gal, Devil Dog, Executive Sweet, Georgie's Gal, God and Country, Grumpy, Guardian of Freedom, Heavenly Body, In the Mood, Killer B, Lady Luck, Maid in the Shade, Miss Hap, Miss Mitchell, Pacific Princess, Panchito, Paper Doll, Photo Fanny, Russian To Get Ya, Semper Fi, Show Me, Special Delivery, Super Rabbit, Take-Off Time, Tondelayo, Wild Cargo, Yankee Warrior, Yellow Rose)

-----Purposely Not included: New York based B-25J "Old Glory" (44-28938/N7946C) was significantly damaged in an off-airport forced landing in Stockton, CA on September 19, 2020.


There are about 37 Grumman Avengers flying in the world:
Australia: 1 (VH-MML)
France: 1 (F-AZJA)
Germany: 1 (HB-RDG **New Registration Pending**)
New Zealand: 1 (ZK-TBE)
United States: 33 (N93818, N5264V, N420GP, N81865, N7226C, N683G, N3967A, N28SF, N6VC, N85650, N73642, N108Q, N109K, N40402, N7835C, N9586Z, N9548Z, N4171A, N9590Z, N5260V, N3969A, N145WB, N293E, N436GM, N4169A, N6447C, N325GT, N33BM, N86280, N4170A, N7030C, N9584Z, N53503)

-----Purposely Not included: N9548Z, of the Fantasy of Flight collection, which has not been flown in several years.


There are 34 P-40's flying in the world:
Australia: 4 (41-25109, 42-14112, 42-104687, 42-104986)
Canada: 1 (42-104827)
France: 1 (42-105915)
New Zealand: 1 (42-104730)
United Kingdom: 2 (41-13357, 41-19841)
United States: 25 (41-13297, 41-13390, AK295, AK753, AK827, AK905, AK933, AK940, 41-5709, 41-35918, 42-10083, 42-10256, 43-5508, 43-5795, 43-5802, 43-5813, 42-104977, 42-105192, 42-105306, 42-105861, 42-105867, 42-106396, 44-7369, 44-47923, 42-104721)

-----Purposely Not included: AK752, of the Jim Smith collection, which is no longer flying. 41-25158, in New Zealand, is currently chained down due to a legal issue. 42-105120 is nearing completion of re-restoration and modifications at American Aero Services. 42-9733 is being rebuilt by the Schroeder family.


There are at least 33 flying examples of the Grumman Goose in the world:
Australia: 2 (VH-GWH,VH-MBA)
Canada: 5 (C-FIOL, C-FUAZ, C-FMXW, C-GDDJ, C-GYVG)
United States: 26 (N9KL, N42GL, N70AL, N77AQ, N119AA, N401SJ, N600ZE, N640, N642, N703, N789, N985R, N1019N, N22932, N48550, N68157, N95467, N39FG, N159F, N121SR, N9074U, N69263, N7211, N778, N87U, N6DF)


There are at least 31 A-4 Skyhawks flying in the world:
Canada: 7 (C-FGZD, C-FGZE, C-FGZH, C-FGZI, C-FGZO, C-FGZS, C-FGZT)
United States: 24 (N128TA, N146AT, N147AT, N141EM, N142EM, N143EM, N144EM, N145EM, N146EM, N147EM, N161EM, N162EM, N163EM, N164EM, N166EM, N167EM, N207AT, N2262Z, N234LT, N252WL, N49WH, N518TA, N524CF, N7051J)


There are 29 Corsairs flying in the world:
Australia: 1 (VH-III)
Austria: 1 (OE-EAS)
France: 1 (F-AZEG)
Germany: 1 (D-FCOR)
United Kingdom: 1 (G-FGID)
United States: 24 (N83782, N700G, N773RD, N11Y, N83JC, N46RL, N72NW, N29VF, N43FG, N209TW, N451FG, N9964Z, N4TF, N240CF, N72378, N713JT, N45NL, N43RW, N179PT, N494M, N1337A, N5588N, N4901W, N4634)

-----Purposely Not Included: N65WF, of the Jim Smith collection, which is no longer flying. ZK-COR, in New Zealand, is currently chained down due to legal issue. On July 3, 2019, C-GVMC was severely damaged in a landing mishap.


There are about 20 Sea Furies flying in the world:
Belgium: 1 (OO-ISS)
Czechia: 1 (N62143)
France: 2 (F-AZXJ, F-AZXL)
Germany: 1 (N1954H)
Italy: 1 (D-CRZY)
South Africa: 1 (N42SF)
United Kingdom: 2 (G-CBEL, G-RNHF)
United States: 11 (N878M, N71GB, N20SF, N19SF, N15S, N24SF, N85SF, N39SF, N924G, N233MB, N63SF)

-----Purposely Not Included: N260X, which reportedly has not been flown in several years. Hawker Sea Fury G-INVN (WG655) was involved in an off-airport forced landing on August 4, 2020, causing significant damage to the airframe.


There are about 18 Skyraiders flying in the world:
France: 3 (F-AZDP, F-AZFN, F-AZHK)
United Kingdom: 1 (G-RADR) **currently down for servicing**
United States: 14 (N39606, N2AD, N65164, N959AD, N665TC, N23827, N409Z, N39147, N91945, N62466, N965AD, N188RH, N4277N, N91935)


There are about 17 A-26 Invaders flying in the world:
Canada: 1 (C-GWLT)
Germany: 1 (N500MR)
Sweden: 1 (N167B)
United States: 14 (N240P, N4988N, N126HK, N26PJ, N7079G, N7705C, N99420, N3222T, N9682C, N26BP, N4818E, N4313, N26BK, N626SH)

-----Purposely Not Included: N34538 and N4959K, which I don't believe have been flown recently nor are set to fly anytime soon.


There are 16 Hawker Hurricanes flying in the world:
Australia: 1 (5481)
Belgium: 1 (KZ321)
France: 1 (DR393)
Germany: 1 (5487)
United Kingdom: 10 (AE977, BE505, LF363, P2902, P3700, P3717, PZ865, R4118, V7497, Z7015)
United States: 2 (5667, BW881)


There are 15 Grumman Wildcats flying in the world:
United Kingdom: 1 (G-RUMW)
United States: 14 (N12260, N86572, N11FE, N551TC, N5HP, N222FM, N6290C, N909WJ, N774FM, N58918, N18P, N29FG, N315E, N5833)


There are about 15 PBY Catalinas flying in the world:
Australia: 1 (VH-PBZ)
Canada: 4 (C-FNJE, C-FPQL, C-FPQM, C-FUAW)
New Zealand: 1 (ZK-PBY)
United Kingdom: 1 (G-PBYA)
United States: 8 (N206M, N2172N, N222FT, N4NC, N427CV, N459CF, N9521C, N9767)


There are as many as 13 Lockheed PV-1/PV-2/Lodestar/Model 18/Hudson type aircraft flying in the world:
Australia: 1 (Hudson VH-KOY)
United States: 12 (Howard 250 Tri-Gear N177L, Lodestar N1940S, Howard 250 N250JR, Lodestar N41CW, Howard 500 N500HP, Howard 500 N500LN, Lodestar N60JT, Lodestar N631LS, PV-2 N6657D, PV-2 N7265C, PV-2 N7670C, PV-2 N83L)

-----Purposely Not Included: N6655D, of the Lone Star Flight Museum, which I haven't seen/heard evidence of flying recently or within the past 5 years.


There are 12 F8F Bearcats flying in the world:
United Kingdom: 1 (G-RUMM)
United States: 11 (N1DF, N14WB, N2209, N3025, N58204, N747NF, N4752Y, N7825C, N800H, N8TF, N9G)

-----"Rare Bear"/N777L, which hasn't flown in a few years, is currently receiving attention at Ezell Aviation. N68RW was slightly damaged (prop/maybe engine) in a taxiing incident on August 30, 2020, at Wheeler Field in Hawaii.


There are about 12 Bf-109's/Buchons flying in the world:
Germany: 4 (D-FMGS, D-FMGV, D-FMGZ, G-AWHM)
United Kingdom: 5 (G-AWHC, G-AWHH, G-AWHK, G-AWHR, G-CIPB)
United States: 3 (N342FH, N109GY, N90602)

-----Purposely Not Included: All three of the EADS/Airbus Bf-109's are currently down for repairs/overhaul work. The Bf-109E WkNr.1983, based in Germany (registration unknown by me) has been completed to fly and taxi-tested, but I am unaware if it has yet flown or not.


There are 12 Polikarpov fighters in the world (only a few flown):
Germany: 1 (I-16 "D-EPRN")
Russia: 4 (I-15 "02089" (**known to be flown, but what reg?**), I-15 "RA-0281G", I-153 "RA-1562G", I-16 "RA-1561G")
Spain: 2 (I-16 "EC-JRK", I-153 "EC-LPC")
United States: 5 (I-15 "N3815R", I-153 "N153RP", I-16 "N1639P", I-16 "N30425", I-16 "N7459")

-----Only airframes which have flown in recent years are a few of the examples based in Germany, Russia and Spain.


There are about 12 MiG-15's flying in the world:
Canada: 1 (C-FMVN)
Czechia: 1 (OK-UTI)
Norway: 1 (N104CJ)
Poland: 1 (SP-YNZ)
Russia: 1 (RA-0488G)
United States: 7 (N15UT, N87CN, N996, N669MG, N515MG, N157GL)


There are about 11 F-86 Sabres flying in the world:
Australia: 1 (VH-SBR)
France: 1 (F-AYSB)
United States: 9 (N188RL, N48178, N186PJ, N1FT, N50CJ, N186AM, N86FR, N860AG, N386BB)

-----Purposely Not Included: I'm not sure how recently N38453 or N86F have been flown or if the current intention is to fly. N87FS/"Minute Men", which I don't know if it has yet flown since its overhaul/restoration. VH-IPN, which is currently voluntarily not flown.


There are 11 P-47 Thunderbolts flying in the world:
United Kingdom: 1 (Nellie B)
United States: 10 (Balls Out, Dottie Mae, Hairless Joe, Hun Hunter XVI, N3395G, N47DF, Snafu, Tallahassee Lassie, Tarheel Hal, Wicked Wabbit)


There are 11 Fw-190's (1 original and 9 Flug Werk replicas) flying in the world:
Australia: 1 (VH-WLF)
Germany: 2 (D-FWAA, D-FWMV)
New Zealand: 1 (ZK-RFR)
Sweden: 1 (D-FWSE)
United States: 6 (N19027 **only original**, N190AF, N190BR, N190DK, N190RF, N447FW)

-----Purposely Not Included: D-FWJS, which I'm not sure of its current status/location.


There are about 10 MiG-17's flying in the world:
United States: (N117BR, N1710, N1713P, N17HQ, N217SH, N406DM, N620PF, N6953X, N717MG, N917F)

-----Purposely Not Included: N1426D, N217JG, N217RH, N711TF, and N905DM, which haven't appeared to be active in the last few years.


There are 9 B-17's flying in the world:
United Kingdom: 1 (Sally B)
United States: 8 (44-83785, Aluminum Overcast, Movie Memphis Belle, Sentimental Journey, Texas Raiders, Thunderbird, Yankee Lady, Ye Olde Pub)

-----Purposely Not Included: "Fuddy Duddy", which isn't actively flown and hasn't been flown since 2014.


There are 9 P-38 Lightnings flying in the world:
Austria: 1 (Red Bull)
United States: 8 (23 Skidoo, Glacier Girl, Honey Bunny, Pudgy V, Scat III, Tangerine, Thoughts of Midnite, White 33)


There are 7 Bell Cobra fighters flying in the world:
United States: (P-39's N139RL, N39FF, N6968 and P-63's N163BP, N163FS, N191H, N6763)


There are 7 Tigercats flying in the world:
United States: (Bad Kitty, Here Kitty Kitty, La Patrona, N379AK, N7195C, N7629C, N909TC)


There are 6 F6F Hellcats flying in the world:
United States: (N1078Z, N30FG, N4998V, N79863, N41476, N9265A)


There are 6 Curtiss C-46 Commandos flying in the world:
Canada: 2 (C-FAVO, C-GTPO)
United States: 4 (N54514, N1837M, N7848B, N78774)

-----Purposely Not Included: C-GIBX and N1822M, both under repair. In Bolivia, CP-987 is for sale (listed as airworthy) and CP-1655 is stored/not flying. N53594 is non-airworthy and displayed static with the CAF SoCal Wing.


There are 5 A6M Zeroes flying in the world:
United States: (N3852, N46770, N553TT, N712Z, N8280K)


There are 5 Hawker Biplanes flying in the world:
United Kingdom: (Demon G-BTVE, Fury Mk.I G-CBZP, Hind G-AENP, Nimrod Mk.I G-BWWK, Nimrod Mk.II G-BURZ)


There are 5 SBD Dauntlesses flying in the world:
United States: (N34N, N5254L **actually an A-24 Banshee**, N670AM, N82GA, N93RW)


There are 4 Gloster Meteors flying in the world:
Australia: 1 (VZ467)
United Kingdom: 2 (WL419, WA638)
United States: 1 (WA591)


There are 4 J2F Ducks flying in the world:
United States: (N1214N, N3960C, N5SF, N63850)

-----Purposely Not Included: N8563F is reportedly in storage and its registration has expired.


There are 4 Junkers JU-52 types flying in the world:
France: 1 (F-AZJU)
South Africa: 1 (ZS-AFA)
Switzerland: 1 (HB-HOY)
United States: 1 (N352JU)

-----Purposely Not Included: The Lufthansa Ju-52 D-CDLH, which stopped operations in early 2019, and the two Ju-Air Ju-52's HB-HOP and HB-HOS, which were pulled from operations in late 2018.


There are 3 Avro Ansons flying in the world:
New Zealand: 1 (ZK-RRA)
United Kingdom: 2 (G-AHKX, G-VROE)


There are 3 CAC Boomerangs (including 1 all-metal look-alike) flying in the world:
Australia: 2 (VH-MHR, VH-XBL)
Belgium: 1 (N32CS)


There are 3 Me-262's (reproductions) flying in the world:
Germany: 1 (D-IMTT)
United States: 2 (N262AZ, N262MF)


There are 3 Mosquitoes flying in the world:
United States: 3 (KA114, PZ474, TV959)

-----Purposely Not Included: VR796, in Canada, which has not flown since 2015 and there is no current indication of it flying again in the near future.


There are 3 Westland Lysanders flying in the world:
Canada: 1 (C-FVZZ)
United Kingdom: 2 (G-AZWT, G-CCOM)

-----Purposely Not Included: C-GCWL, which has been down for repairs since the summer of 2016.


There are 2 Avro Lancasters flying in the world:
Canada: 1 (FM213)
United Kingdom: 1 (PA474)


There are 2 B-24's flying in the world:
United States: (Diamond Lil, Witchcraft)


There are 2 B-29's flying in the world:
United States: (Doc, FIFI)


There are 2 F-100 Super Sabres flying in the world:
United States: (N26AZ, N2011V)


There are 2 Fairey Swordfish flying in the world:
United Kingdom: (LS326, W5856)


There are 2 Gloster Gladiators flying in the world:
United Kingdom: (G-AMRK, G-GLAD **currently receiving engine work**)


There are 2 Grumman F3F type aircraft flying in the world:
United States: (N20FG, N20RW)

-----Purposely Not Included: G-32A N100TF, which has been on static display at the Planes of Fame Valle, Arizona location for many years now.


There are 2 Ilyushin IL-2's flying in the world:
Russia: 1 (RA-2783G)
United States: 1 (N112VW)


There are 2 Mig-3's flying in the world:
Russia: (RA-1563G, RA-2224G)

-----Purposely Not Included: N107FB, which has not flown since arriving in the US several years ago.


There are 2 P-36/Hawk 75 type aircraft flying in the world:
United Kingdom: (G-CIXJ, G-CCVH)


There are 2 Douglas DC-4/C-54 type aircraft flying in the world:
United States: (N3054V, N460WA)

-----Purposely Not Included: ZS-AUB, ZS-AUA and ZS-BMH in South Africa are no longer flying. N500EJ of the Berlin Airlift Historical Foundation was severely damaged by storms on April 13, 2020. Alaska Air Fuel C-54/DC-4 N96358 was damaged on October 10, 2020 when it overran the runway.


Examples of only 1 of the type flying in the world:
A-20 Havoc - United States: (N747HS)
Blenheim/Bolingbroke - United Kingdom: (G-BPIV)
C-97G Stratofreighter - United States: (N117GA)
Fairey Firefly - United States: (N518WB)
FJ-4 Fury - United States: (N400FS)
Gloster Gauntlet - Finland: (OH-XGT)
Helldiver - United States: (N92879)
Ki-43 Oscar - United States: (N43JE **reproduction**)
P-26 Peashooter - United States: (N3378G)
P-35/AT-12 - United States: (N55539)
PB4Y Privateer - United States: (N2871G)
SAAB B17A - Sweden: (SE-BYH)
XP-82 Twin Mustang - United States: (N887XP)

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[G_MAN400]

Wow!

[ErrolC]

Excellent work John!
I believe CAC Sabre VH-PCM is still voluntarily not flown as no certified ejection seat is available (and hasn't been since 2015 or so). I don't now what in the way of ground runs etc occur.

[tom roberts]

Great job Thanks

[mukflyer]

John,

AD-4W N4277N does fly often around the Erickson home base of Madras. I flew it about 5 hours in the last few months, It is also in the 2018 Ghost calendar. We just have not taken it to any shows, because there has not been a request for it.

Jim

[JohnTerrell]

Thank you very much Jim, and I'm glad to hear that it has been flying (I'm a big Skyraider fan - one of my grandmothers worked on building the tail units for them). I will happily edit the info. Also, thank you Errol for the information pertaining to the current status of VH-PCM/VH-IPN.

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[OD/NG]

Outstanding work, John! I'm always impressed by your level of knowledge on warbirds. I swear, you should start a website, or write a book, with your vast knowledge!

I would love to see this thread as a "sticky" or on a website permanently, updated as needed to keep current. Think of how easy it would be when somebody asks a question on survivors' that we could just reference this.

[JohnTerrell]

As long as the information is or is at least mostly accurate (always crossing my fingers), it is rather nice to be able to quickly reference. I have yet to try or begin, but it would also be really nice to have a complete/comprehensive list of all of the Lockheed PV-2's/Harpoon types flying today, as well as all of the BT-13/15's flying today (I think there are probably quite a bit more than most realize).

[OD/NG]

As long as the information is or is at least mostly accurate (always crossing my fingers), it is rather nice to be able to quickly reference. I have yet to try or begin, but it would also be really nice to have a complete/comprehensive list of all of the Lockheed PV-2's/Harpoon types flying today, as well as all of the BT-13/15's flying today (I think there are probably quite a bit more than most realize).

As you know, the best place to start for "airworthy" types is the FAA Registry here:

http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry ... quiry.aspx

But, two problems with using it:

1) The database is hard to use and not "search friendly". For example, for an Avenger, do you use Grumman, Eastern Motors, TBF, TBM, etc.? Some will pop up and some won't. I think it depends on what the owner registers the aircraft as.

2) Just because an aircraft has an "N number", doesn't necessarily mean it is currently airworthy. Some aircraft sit on N numbers for years without flying, while some last flew 30 to 40 years ago.

[JohnTerrell]

2) Just because an aircraft has an "N number", doesn't necessarily mean it is currently airworthy. Some aircraft sit on N numbers for years without flying, while some last flew 30 to 40 years ago.

Very true - although it can be quite time-consuming, if I'm not sure on or familiar with an aircraft, I always will do a combination of searching Google Images, Flickr, and Airliners.net and/or Airport-Data to see if I can find any photos of the aircraft flying or out and about, taken within the past few years. In this day in age, it is typically a big red flag when no pictures show up at all of said aircraft, or you can only find very dated photos of the particular aircraft. I had a list somewhere at one time which showed I think up to 30 or so P-51 Mustangs listed with the FAA that are only projects or parts/paperwork at this time.

With regard to researching flying Avengers, it isn't too hard since all of the flying examples worldwide are all TBM variants, but with say the A-26, if you're searching the FAA registry, you have to make sure to include A-26 and (Douglas) B-26 in your search to cover them all. Furthermore, there are quite a few warbirds that are registered in the US with the FAA that are actually based in other countries, like Sweden, the Czech Republic, etc., and there is a Mustang that I believe is still based in Oklahoma that operates on the Canadian civil register.

[OD/NG]

2) Just because an aircraft has an "N number", doesn't necessarily mean it is currently airworthy. Some aircraft sit on N numbers for years without flying, while some last flew 30 to 40 years ago.

Very true - although it can be quite time-consuming, if I'm not sure on or familiar with an aircraft, I always will do a combination of searching Google Images, Flickr, and Airliners.net and/or Airport-Data to see if I can find any photos of the aircraft flying or out and about, taken within the past few years. In this day in age, it is typically a big red flag when no pictures show up at all of said aircraft, or you can only find very dated photos of the particular aircraft. I had a list somewhere at one time which showed I think up to 30 or so P-51 Mustangs listed with the FAA that are only projects or parts/paperwork at this time.

With regard to researching flying Avengers, it isn't too hard since all of the flying examples worldwide are all TBM variants, but with say the A-26, if you're searching the FAA registry, you have to make sure to include A-26 and (Douglas) B-26 in your search to cover them all. Furthermore, there are quite a few warbirds that are registered in the US with the FAA that are actually based in other countries, like Sweden, the Czech Republic, etc., and there is a Mustang that I believe is still based in Oklahoma that operates on the Canadian civil register.

Yes, all of it is extremely time-consuming. That sounds like a great methodology on how to compile your lists. At least now days we have the internet to use. When I was a kid growing up, I used to compile such lists, but the only thing I had to use were library books, and various warbird magazines such as Air Classics, Warbirds Int'l, etc. Even though we have the info at our fingertips now, it still must be "vetted" as you allude to above. Thanks again for all of the time you put into this. It's something I've wanted to do for myself for a while now, but I've just never had the time.

If you get bored, it would be cool to see more Axis types there as well. You already have the 109, 190, and Zero. It would be interesting to see the other types, such as Ju-52's, Jungmanns, Jungmeisters, Storchs, etc, Italian ones such as the G-59, and the replica types - Me 262, Oscar, etc. It's probably outside of the scope of what you want to do, but I would sure appreciate it!

Thanks for all your hard work on compiling these lists, J.T.! It IS appreciated!

[BenG]

Hello John, great work and thanks for putting the lists available to us.
For your records, P-40M 43-5802 has been registered on 30 June 2017 as a P-40N with the FAA.
More details are available here: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry ... bertxt=40P

[quemerford]

That Sabre list is seriously optimistic. "Capable of flying" might be more appropriate. My estimate would be 4.

[David Legg]

Re Canso A/Catalina N9767, unless there has been a very recent change (and it has been up for sale) then I think it is based at Melun-Villaroche in France, not Switzerland?

[JohnTerrell]

That Sabre list is seriously optimistic. "Capable of flying" might be more appropriate. My estimate would be 4.

I try really hard not to make things up - no estimating here...

1- VH-SBR, owned by Jeff Trappett, has been flown/flying within the past year.
2- N188RL, of the Warbird Heritage Foundation, has been flown/flying within the past year.
3- N48178, the F-86A belonging to John Swartz, has been flown/flying within the past year.
4- N186PJ, owned by Rod Lewis, has been completed/flying/flown within the past year.
5- N1FT, owned by Comanche Fighters/Dan Friedkin, has been flown/flying within the past year.
6- N860AG, owned by Comanche Fighters/Dan Friedkin, has been flown/flying within the past year.
7- N86FR, owned by Doug Mathews, has been flown/flying within the past year.
8- N50CJ, owned by Paul Keppler, has been flown/flying within the past year.
9- N186AM, owned by the Planes of Fame Air Musuem, has been flown/flying within the past year.
10- N80FS, owned by Richard Sudgen, I know has at least been flown within the past five years and should be capable of flying when desired.
11- C-GSBR, owned by Vintage Wings of Canada, has been flown within the past two years (currently for sale).

And that doesn't include N38453, N86F, or N87FS, any of which may have been flown within the past five years and could currently be ready to fly if desired, that I just don't know about/haven't seen evidence of. Sabre VH-IPN was taken off the list as well, after it was indicated to me that since 2015 it is intentionally not to be flown, unless the situation per the ejection seat fitted to the aircraft changes.

(My most optimistic list is probably the one for the P-38's, for the inclusion of "Honey Bunny", which I don't think has flown since 2013, and N505MH, which made a one-way flight from McMinnville to Chino earlier this year.)

I made a few more further edits, thank you Ben and David, and a few more additions (missed/overlooked a Sea Fury, and added the flying reproduction Me-262's and Oscar).