engine run – World Warbird News https://www.worldwarbirdnews.com The latest in warbirds and historical aviation Sat, 20 Jun 2026 13:56:35 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.worldwarbirdnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/WWN-icon-256-150x150.png engine run – World Warbird News https://www.worldwarbirdnews.com 32 32 Engine runs for RAAF Museum Mustang “Duffy’s Delight” https://www.worldwarbirdnews.com/2019/02/05/engine-runs-for-raaf-museum-mustang-duffys-delight/ https://www.worldwarbirdnews.com/2019/02/05/engine-runs-for-raaf-museum-mustang-duffys-delight/#respond Tue, 05 Feb 2019 17:05:09 +0000 https://www.worldwarbirdnews.com/?p=3753

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RAAF Museum CAC Mustang A68-170 post engine change second start - 04Feb19.
RAAF Museum CAC Mustang A68-170 post engine change second start - 04Feb19.
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The North American Mustang Mk 23 “Duffy’s Delight” (serial A68-170, registered VH-SVU) of the Royal Australian Air Force Museum recently made its first engine runs since the engine was returned from overhaul.

Mustang A68-170 painted as A68-750 at Avalon Airport in 2011 (Photo Johntorcasio (CC BY-SA 4.0)).

The aircraft was fully restored in the nineties and made its first post-restoration flight on 17 February 1999. In 2012, the aircraft was grounded after metal had been detected in its Merlin engine’s oil screens.

The Merlin was shipped to the UK for overhaul and was reattached to the airframe in late 2018. More ground runs will be necessary according to the RAAF Museum & Heritage Centres’s Facebook page but one can reasonably expect to see “Duffy’s Delight” back in the air soon.

https://www.facebook.com/RAAF.Museum/posts/2037510773029167

Source: RAAF Museum & Heritage Centres

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On May 24, Blue Swallow Aircraft made its first engine run on a 1918 Curtiss JN-4 “Jenny” powered by an original Custiss OX-5 V8 engine. The aircraft has been under restoration since May 2013.

Source: Early Aero

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Source: Memorial Flight

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Continue reading]]> The de Havilland Mosquito FB.26 KA114 under restoration by Avspecs Ltd made its first engine run today. The company, based in Auckland, New Zealand, is restoring the aircraft to airworthiness for its owner, Jerry Yagen. The restoration of the Mosquito being a lengthy process, the first flight of KA114 has been postponed several times but should take place soon. The first flight should take place 29th of September, although such a date could be postponed for various reasons.

The Mosquito is a rare warbird as its wooden construction does not age well. The last flight of a Mosquito took place on 21 July 1996, when T.3 RR299 crashed, killing its crew of two.

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