List of surviving Link Trainers explained

See main article: Link Trainer. This is a list of Link Trainers still in existence.

Australia

At least 22 AN-T-18 trainers survive in Australia, in various states of repair.[1] A number of these are in museums, but the majority are in the custody of the Australian Air Force Cadets, who were given them in the 1950s by the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF). They were maintained until 1975 by the RAAF, and as a result many are still in relatively good condition, being either fully or partially operational. The number of operational AN-T-18s has been boosted in recent years by the restoration of several machines.

Belgium

Canada

Czech Republic

Finland

Ireland

Luxembourg

Netherlands

New Zealand

Malta

Portugal

Serbia

South Africa

Sri Lanka

Spain

Sweden

United Kingdom

United States

Notes and References

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  6. Web site: Displays. RAAF Museum. 29 May 2017.
  7. Web site: General Displays. South Australian Aviation Museum. 14 May 2017.
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  9. Web site: Link Trainer flight simulator A13-13 . Australian War Memorial . 5 March 2019.
  10. Web site: Flight Simulator – Link Trainer, Model AN-T-18, A13-32, 1941. Museums Victoria. 29 May 2017.
  11. Web site: Instrument flight simulator, Link Trainer, Serial No. AT5/2034, with accessories and manual, metal/wood/plastic/electrical components, Air Trainers Ltd, Aylesbury, England, United Kingdom, 1951. . Museum of Applied Arts & Sciences . 12 June 2020.
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  17. Web site: 1998 Fall & Winter Newsletter. Bomber Command Museum of Canada. Nanton Lancaster Society. 21 May 2017. 1998.
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  64. Web site: Link Instrument Flying Trainer Type D4. Trenchard Museum RAF Halton. Trenchard Museum. 14 May 2017.
  65. Web site: MORE LINK TRAINERS ARRIVE AT HALTON'S AIR HERITAGE CENTRE. Royal Air Force. UK Crown. 14 May 2017. 26 October 2015.
  66. Web site: Flying Training Area. Norfolk and Suffolk Aviation Museum. 14 May 2017.
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  68. Web site: RAF Manston History. RAF Manston History Museum. 7 September 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20160305174855/http://www.rafmanston.co.uk/history.shtml. 5 March 2016.
  69. Web site: History of 130. https://web.archive.org/web/20100110060458/http://aircadets130bournemouth.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=5:history-130&catid=25:our-heritage&Itemid=2. dead. 10 January 2010. 130 Bournemouth Squadron. 14 May 2017.
  70. Web site: 195 (Grimsby) Squadron History. 195 (Grimsby) Squadron Air Training Corps. 22 May 2017.
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  72. Web site: Link trainer restoration - Picture of National Museum of World War II Aviation, Colorado Springs - Tripadvisor. 2020-10-21. www.tripadvisor.com. en.
  73. Web site: Link Trainer Has Arrived. Wings of the North. 13 May 2017. 8 November 2015.
  74. Web site: Wi-Fi, Food and More. Orlando Melbourne International Airport. 14 May 2017.
  75. Web site: Permanent Exhibits. Robertson. Roberson Museum and Science Center. 13 May 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20131003111757/http://www.roberson.org/exhibits-events/permanent-exhibits. 3 October 2013.
  76. Web site: De Angelo . Joseph . The Link Flight Trainer . ASME . 28 January 2019 . 10 June 2000.
  77. Web site: Link Flight Trainer. MOST. Milton J. Rubenstein Museum of Science & Technology. 13 May 2017.
  78. Web site: Link Trainer – Flight Simulator. American Treasure Tour. 13 May 2017.
  79. Web site: Museum Exhibits. Antique Airfield. Antique Aircraft Association and Airpower Museum. 28 May 2017.
  80. Web site: Of Monocoupes and ...Links?. Antique Airfield. Antique Aircraft Association and Airpower Museum. 28 May 2017. 21 November 2010.
  81. Web site: APM Link Trainer Restoration by Tom Huf. Antique Airfield. Antique Aircraft Association and Airpower Museum. 28 May 2017. 25 March 2011.
  82. Web site: APM Link Trainer Flys Again. Antique Airfield. Antique Aircraft Association and Airpower Museum. 28 May 2017. 3 April 2011.
  83. Web site: INDOOR MUSEUM . Castle Air Museum . 7 May 2020.
  84. Web site: Reconstructed Link Trainer Flight Simulator. Combat Air Museum. 14 May 2017.
  85. Web site: From EAA's Attic: Link Trainer . EAA . 30 May 2020 . 9 October 2018.
  86. Web site: AERONOTES. Empire State Aerosciences Museum. 13 May 2017. 9. Winter 2016–2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171028043230/http://www.esam.org/PDFs/Winter17.pdf. 28 October 2017. dead.
  87. Web site: Link Trainer. Estrella Warbirds Museum. Estrella Warbirds Museum, Inc.. 13 May 2017.
  88. Web site: LINK Trainer. Heritage Flight Museum. 13 May 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170620080048/http://heritageflight.org/collections/link-trainer/. 20 June 2017. dead.
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  93. Web site: Link C-3. 14 May 2017.
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  96. Web site: [Homepage]]. Minter Field Air Museum. 14 May 2017.
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  98. Web site: LINK TRAINER (MEZZANINE). National Naval Aviation Museum. Naval Aviation Museum Foundation. 13 May 2017.
  99. Web site: Link Trainer. National Museum of the US Air Force. 13 May 2017. 4 May 2015.
  100. Web site: The Link Trainer Flight Simulator. Naval Air Station Fort Lauderdale Museum. NAS Fort Lauderdale Museum. 13 May 2017.
  101. Web site: Museum . National Warplane Museum . 17 June 2022.
  102. Web site: 1929 Link Trainer. Port Townsend Aero Museum. 14 May 2017.
  103. Web site: Link Trainer. Prairie Aviation Museum. 13 May 2017.
  104. Web site: MUSEUM DISPLAYS. Selfridge Military Air Museum. 14 May 2017.
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  109. Web site: Memorabilia Collections. Valiant Air Command Warbird Museum. Valiant Air Command. 13 May 2017.
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  112. Web site: The 1942 Model C-3 Link Trainer. Western Museum of Flight. 13 May 2017.
  113. Web site: The Link Trainer. Stark Ravings. 28 May 2017.
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  123. Web site: Hangar 3, Fleming Field. CAF Red Tail Squadron. 29 May 2017. 25 January 2013.
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  131. Web site: Link C-3 "Blue Box". Air Victory Museum. 13 May 2017.
  132. Web site: GAT-1 Trainer. Air Victory Museum. 13 May 2017.
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  139. Web site: Flight Simulator, Link Trainer, ANT-18. Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum. 13 May 2017.
  140. Web site: Link Trainer, 1-CA-1 (Model F, C-8). Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum. 13 May 2017.
  141. Web site: Flight Simulator, Link Trainer, School Trainer, "Jitterbug, Jr.". Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum. 13 May 2017.
  142. Web site: Flight Simulator, Link Trainer, Pilot Maker, Serial No. 3. Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum. 13 May 2017.
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