Fantasy of Flight, Polk City, Florida |
| Unfortunately, most of Kermit Weeks' aircraft are locked inside the main hangar or stored out on the grass on an inaccessible area of the airport. A few interesting aircraft are accessible for viewing in the one open and somewhat crowded hangar. Such a shame for "the world's greatest aircraft collection".
The aerial shots were taken from one of Jack Brown's Cub floatplanes (see the Miscellaneous page). I visited again in April 2024. Click here to view those photos. |
| Aircraft | Reg'n | Thumbs | Notes |
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| Albatros DVA-1 replica | N19175 |
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Beautiful replica by The Vintage Aviator of New Zealand. |
| Avro 643 Cadet II | N643AV VH-PRU A6-25 |
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| Beech D17S Staggerwing | N52962 |
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Ex USN GB-2 23694, USAAF UC-43 Traveler 44-67772. |
| Boeing Stearman A75N1 (PT17) | NC67412 (N67412) |
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Ex USN 29970. |
| Brown B-1 Racer | NR83Y (N83Y) 8 |
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1933 design rebuilt in 1947. The only survivor of the 5 aircraft built by the Brown Aircraft Company. |
| Brown B-2 Racer replica | N255Y 33 |
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Miss Los Angeles, 1934 - replica built by Ed Marquart for Bill Turner. |
| Bucker (Doflug) Bu-131N Jungmann | NX41455 (N41455) GD+EG 4477 |
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Doflug = Dornier-Flugzeuge, the Swiss branch of Dornier. |
| Consolidated B-24J Liberator | N94459 as 42-50551 RR |
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"Joe". Ex RAF KH401, Indian Air Force HE771 |
| Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina | N96UC 48375 |
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US Navy |
| Curtiss (Pruett) Model D JP-1 Headless Pusher replica | N8234E |
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| Curtiss Robin | N8313 |
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| Curtiss TP-40N Warhawk | NX923 (N923) 47923 |
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A rare two-seater, ex 44-47923. |
| Curtiss-Wright CW-1 Junior | NC10967 (N10967) |
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| Douglas DC-3A | N4797H |
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Gate guard next to the freeway. This aircraft, as KJ839, was the first ever turboprop conversion of a DC-3 (in the UK, with Armstrong Siddeley Mambas). |
| Granville Brothers Gee Bee R-2 Super Sportster replica | NR2101 (N2101) 7 |
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The well-known and enthusiastically-flown replica built by Delmar Benjamin. |
| Granville Brothers Gee Bee YL-1 Senior Sportster replica | N3215M NR718Y (N718Y) 7 |
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| Granville Brothers Gee Bee Z Super Sportster replica | NR77V (N77V) 4 |
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| Grumman (General Motors) FM-2 Wildcat | N222FM 86741 4 |
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| Howard DGA-5 Ike replica | 'NR56Y' (N56Y) |
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| Laird LC-DW-500 Super Solution replica | N22ML 400 |
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| Lockheed L-1649A(F) Starliner | N974R D-ALAN |
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Lufthansa |
| Martin B-26 Marauder | N4297J |
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Ex 40-1464. Crashed in Canada in 1942, recovered in 1971. Restored in 1992. |
| Morane-Saulnier A-1 | 1572-12 |
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Some sources say that this a replica, but others think it's a restored original. |
| New Standard D-25A | NC9125 (N9125) |
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Waldo Wright Flying Service |
| Nieuport 17 replica | N1290 N1653 |
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| North American B-25J Mitchell | N1943J 152 |
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Apache Princess. Ex 43-28059 |
| Piper L-4J Grasshopper (J-3C-65D) | N5798N 54883 JK |
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USAF 45-4883. |
| Sopwith F7-1 Snipe replica | N6313S as E8102 |
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Another replica by The Vintage Aviator of New Zealand. |
| Standard E-1 | N49128 |
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Original |
| Thomas-Morse S-4C Scout | N1917T 633 |
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Original |
