Southend Historic Aircraft Museum

17/06/2026

Another Mee photo. Tipsy Belfair, G-APOD briefly joined the collection shortly before the auction in 1983…

16/06/2026

10th April 1983 was the auction day for the Museum’s exhibits. It generated lots of visiting aircraft. Thanks to Mee for his picture from the Control Tower, albeit it the end of his 35mm film roll! Remember those?

31/05/2026

Another one tracked down - well, sort of!

The Museum’s Fiesler Storch was photographed by Hitchman back in 2015 at New Smyrna Beach, Florida.

There‘s always been some confusion over its whereabouts and is often mentioned at Kermit Weeks’ Fantasy of Flight but, having spoken with him personally, I can confirm that that is not the case and his ‘N156FS’ is an altogether different airframe.

The Flypast Forum suggests the following: - “According to Peter Cohausz's superb work "Deutsche Flugzeuge bis 1945" this machine surfaced in Florida as N156FS being w/n 110064 and at one time "CB+VD", D-EKMU, OE-ADR, Fv3812.

However, according to the renowned website Preserved Axis Aircraft, the listing of surviving Fieslers shows a slightly different origin for w/n 110064 i.e.:

N2405P, exN156FS and it comments that" Aircraft has probably been sold again and re-registered. Ex Propeller Service of Miami, ex CB+VD, Fv 3812, N464FB, D-EYWB."

It is believed that the airframe has, indeed, been sold and is now in Minnesota, which I’m trying to confirm.

The really sad amongst you might recognise the colour scheme that featured on the Airfix aircraft kits of the aircraft.

09/05/2026

Pleasingly rapid progress after decades of neglect

14/04/2026

More progress on G-APRJ

Melbourne’s weather keeps playing havoc with our restorations at the moment BUT - the Lincoln is now getting treated with super etch primer ahead of the first coat of paint ✈️❤️ this helps add a protective layer to the skin so it will survive longer.