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This is a list of Link Trainers still in existence.

Australia

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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

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Canada

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Link Trainer at the Western Canada Aviation Museum

Czech Republic

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Finland

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Ireland

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Luxembourg

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  • One is on display at the 385th Bomb Group Memorial Museum in Perlé, Redange.[34]

Netherlands

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New Zealand

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Malta

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Portugal

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Serbia

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South Africa

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Sri Lanka

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Spain

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  • One is on display at the Fundación Infante de Orleans in Madrid.[42]

Sweden

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United Kingdom

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The Link Trainer at the Shuttleworth Collection in the UK

United States

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A Link Trainer on display at the Air Zoo
A Link Trainer on display at the Frontiers of Flight Museum
A Link Trainer on display at the Silent Wings Museum
A Link Trainer on display at the Texas Air Museum

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  95. ^ "Exhibits". Minnesota Air National Guard Museum. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
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  99. ^ "LINK TRAINER (MEZZANINE)". National Naval Aviation Museum. Naval Aviation Museum Foundation. Retrieved 13 May 2017.
  100. ^ "Link Trainer". National Museum of the US Air Force. 4 May 2015. Retrieved 13 May 2017.
  101. ^ "The Link Trainer Flight Simulator". Naval Air Station Fort Lauderdale Museum. NAS Fort Lauderdale Museum. Retrieved 13 May 2017.
  102. ^ "Museum". National Warplane Museum. Retrieved 17 June 2022.
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  104. ^ "1929 Link Trainer". Port Townsend Aero Museum. Retrieved 14 May 2017.
  105. ^ "Link Trainer". Prairie Aviation Museum. Retrieved 13 May 2017.
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  133. ^ "Link C-3 "Blue Box"". Air Victory Museum. Retrieved 13 May 2017.
  134. ^ "GAT-1 Trainer". Air Victory Museum. Retrieved 13 May 2017.
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