Warplanes of the Second World War preserved in Ecuador
The aim of this website is to locate, identify and document Warplanes from the Second World War preserved in Ecuadoor. Many contributors have assisted in the hunt for these aircraft to provide and update the data on this website. Photos are as credited. Any errors found here are by the author, and any additions, corrections or amendments to this list of Warplane Survivors of the Second World War in Ecuador would be most welcome and may be e-mailed to the author at hskaarup@rogers.com.
Mundial preservados en Venezuela
El objetivo de este sitio web es localizar, identificar y documentar aviones de combate de la Segunda Guerra Mundial conservados en Ecuador. Muchos contribuyentes han ayudado en la búsqueda de estos aviones para proporcionar y actualizar los datos en este sitio web. Las fotos son tan acreditadas. Cualquier error encontrado aquí es por el autor, y cualquier adición, corrección o enmienda a esta lista de sobrevivientes de aviones de combate de la Segunda Guerra
Mundial en Ecuador sería bienvenida y se puede enviar por correo electrónico al autor a hskaarup@rogers.com.
Museo Aeronautico del Espacio, Mariscal Sucre AFB, Quito, Ecuador
The former Ecuadorian AFB is now known as the Park Bicentenario-Ingresso Rafael Aulesia. Quito stands at 9,350ft above sea level, close to the equator.
(Les Spearman Photo)
Beechcraft D-18S Expeditor (C-45G), ex-USAF (Serial No. 52-10565), FAE (Serial No. 465).
(Les Spearman Photos)
Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina (28-5A), FAE (Serial No. 53602), No. 602. Three Catalinas were used by the air force of Ecuador and in addition to patrol duties flew T.A.M.E. missions to the Galapagos Islands.
(Les Spearman Photos)
Douglas UC-67 Dragon (B-23), ex-USAAF (Serial No. 39-0031), coded HC-APV, one of only 8 survivors and the only one outside the USA. It flew with Pan Am in 1947.
(Les Spearman Photos)
Douglas DC-3A-467 (C-47B), ex-USAAF (Serial No. 44-77164), FAE (Serial No. 77164), coded HC-AUT.
(Les Spearman Photo)
Fairchild PT-19A Cornell, coded PP-GZN.
(Les Spearman Photo)
Gloster Meteor FR.9, coded FF-122, Fuerza Aerea Ecuatoriana.
(Les Spearman Photos)
North American TB-25J Mitchell (Serial No. 44-86866), c/n 108-47620, Reg. No. N9069Z; “Apache Princess“. This Mitchell,, painted in military markings, was impounded at Quito in 1965 for drug running. It was initially placed on display in the late-1970s and likely did not serve with the Ecuador Air Force.
Aircraft on display:
BAC Strikemaster Mk.89
BAe 748 Srs.267
Beech C-45G Expeditor
Beech T-34A Mentor
Beech T-34C Mentor
Cessna A150L Aerobat
Cessna A150L Aerobat
Cessna A-37B Dragonfly
Cessna T337D Super Skymaster
Cessna T-41A Mescalero
Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina
Douglas B-23 Dragon
Douglas DC-6B
Dassault Mirage F.1JA
Dassault Mirage F.1JA
Douglas C-47B Dakota
English Electric Canberra B.6
English Electric Canberra B.6
English Electric Canberra B.6
Fairchild PT-19A Cornell
Gloster Meteor FR.9
Hanriot Dupont HD-1
IAI Kfir C2
IAI Kfir CE
Lockheed C-130B Hercules
Lockheed AT-33A
Lockheed AT-33A
North American T-6D Texan
North American T-6G Harvard
North American T-28A Trojan
North American T-28D Trojan
North American TB-25J Mitchell
SEPECAT Jaguar ES
SEPECAT Jaguar ES
Sikorsky UH-19A Chickasaw
Stinson V77 Reliant