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The Last Blackburn Beverley is Saved

By Zac Yates The sole surviving example of the Cold War-era Blackburn Beverley transport aircraft has been saved after an ambitious crowdfunding target was reached in just seven weeks. As reported by Vintage Aviation News, [...]
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D-Day Squadron Returns to Germany to Celebrate The Berlin Airlift 75th Anniversary

U.S. Army Garrison Wiesbaden, together with the State of Hesse, will host a public commemoration of the 75th anniversary of the end of the Berlin Airlift on June 16. After the conclusion of the D-Day [...]
Warbird Restorations

Nothing By Chance: The Return of Parks Biplane N499H

By Zac Yates “I only know that I want that biplane. I want it because I want to travel through time and I want to fly a difficult airplane and I want to feel the [...]
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D-Day 80: Yorkshire Air Museum Unveils New Theme for 2024-2025

The Yorkshire Air Museum (YAM) has announced the launch of “Elvington 44/45 – The Fight for Liberty”, a site-wide exhibition that spans one of the most momentous 12 months in modern history. Over the last [...]
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Pima Air and Space Museum Acquires Iconic Philippine Mars

Following the announcement in March by the British Columbia Aviation Museum that it had acquired Martin JRM Hawaii Mars today, with much surprise, the Pima Air and Space Museum (PASM) made public via Facebook its [...]

D-Day Squadron Returns to Germany to Celebrate The Berlin Airlift 75th Anniversary

Warbirds News

April 26, 2024 0

U.S. Army Garrison Wiesbaden, together with the State of Hesse, will host a public commemoration of the 75th anniversary of the end of the Berlin Airlift on June 16. After the conclusion of the D-Day […]

Pima Air and Space Museum Acquires Iconic Philippine Mars

Warbirds News

April 25, 2024 9

Following the announcement in March by the British Columbia Aviation Museum that it had acquired Martin JRM Hawaii Mars today, with much surprise, the Pima Air and Space Museum (PASM) made public via Facebook its […]

Cavanaugh’s CASA 2.111 On The Move

Aviation Museum News

April 24, 2024 6

By Gary Daniels The Cavanaugh Flight Museum museum closed its doors to the public on December 31st, 2023, after 30-plus years at Addison Airport, TX. As reported by Vintage Aviation News the museum, founded in […]

“PDK Airshow” to Host D-Day Squadron’s Aircraft Heading To Europe

Airshow News

April 24, 2024 1

PRESS RELEASE Following a year hiatus, Dekalb-Peachtree Airport (PDK), in Atlanta, GA will host their much-loved Good Neighbor Day Air Show and Open House event on May 11, 2024. This year’s show will focus on […]

WASP Homecoming And Airshow To Kick Off in Sweetwater, TX

Aviation Museum News

April 23, 2024 0

Avenger Field has become a well-known destination for historians and aviation enthusiasts alike in the last several years. The ability of the National WASP WWII Museum to tell the story of the Women Air Force […]

Nothing By Chance: The Return of Parks Biplane N499H

Warbird Restorations

April 26, 2024 0

By Zac Yates “I only know that I want that biplane. I want it because I want to travel through time and I want to fly a difficult airplane and I want to feel the […]

Air Mobility Command Museum Restoring C-46

Warbird Restorations

April 25, 2024 2

By Noah Stegman Rechtin Almost a year after the Air Mobility Command Museum (AMCM) at Dover AFB, DE added a Curtiss C-46 Commando to its collection the museum is making good progress on the World […]

Flying EE Lightning Project Leaves U.S., Focuses on New Jet

Warbird Restorations

April 22, 2024 1

PRESS RELEASE In 1997, the Anglo American Lightning Organisation (AALO) was founded by Andrew Brodie, Jon Roth, Phil Wallis and Max Waldron. The group acquired English Electric Lightning T.5 XS422 in the UK and relocated […]

The Movie Memphis Belle’s Engines Run Again

Warbird Restorations

April 14, 2024 1

By Adam Estes This weekend the Boeing B-17G Flying Fortress known as the Movie Memphis Belle conducted its first engine runs at the Palm Springs Air Museum (PSAM) in California since its arrival at the […]

Lake Michigan FM-2 Wildcat Nearing Completion at The Kalamazoo Air Zoo

Warbird Restorations

April 12, 2024 0

By Adam Estes Vintage Aviation News (VAN) is no stranger to the restoration team of the Air Zoo Aerospace and Science Museum of Kalamazoo, Michigan, or their ongoing projects. However, one aspect that often sets […]

The Last Blackburn Beverley is Saved

Aviation Museum News

April 26, 2024 0

By Zac Yates The sole surviving example of the Cold War-era Blackburn Beverley transport aircraft has been saved after an ambitious crowdfunding target was reached in just seven weeks. As reported by Vintage Aviation News, […]

D-Day 80: Yorkshire Air Museum Unveils New Theme for 2024-2025

Aviation Museum News

April 25, 2024 0

The Yorkshire Air Museum (YAM) has announced the launch of “Elvington 44/45 – The Fight for Liberty”, a site-wide exhibition that spans one of the most momentous 12 months in modern history. Over the last […]

Cavanaugh’s CASA 2.111 On The Move

Aviation Museum News

April 24, 2024 6

Newark Air Museum Gifted Objects by RAF Museum

Aviation Museum News

April 23, 2024 0

PRESS RELEASE The ownership title of several objects that had been on long-term loan to the Newark Air Museum (NAM) from the Royal Air Force Museum (RAFM) were formally transferred to the NAM following a […]

WASP Homecoming And Airshow To Kick Off in Sweetwater, TX

Aviation Museum News

April 23, 2024 0

NASA Retires Its DC-8

Vintage Aviation

April 16, 2024 2

By Adam Estes When the Douglas DC-8 was first flown in 1958, it was just the second American jetliner produced, second only to the Boeing 707, and was among the first narrow-body, four-engine jetliners that […]

The Rebirth of an Iconic British Propeller Brand…in Italy!

Vintage Aviation

April 13, 2024 1

PRESS RELEASE The Fairey-Reed propeller for the de Havilland Canada DHC-1 Chipmunk, which is now getting very difficult to acquire, is undergoing new production engineering by GT-Propellers of Italy with different features. The original all-metal […]

Eclipse Chasing Concorde 1973

Aviation Museum News

April 6, 2024 6

By Commissioning Editor James Kightly As covered in our article ‘NASA WB-57 to chase the 2024 total solar eclipse‘, the high altitude capabilities of a rare, specialist aircraft is being used to undertake stratospheric astronomy. […]

EAA Ford Tri-Motor Tour Resumes

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March 29, 2024 0

PRESS RELEASE The excitement of the roaring ‘20s returns to the sky as EAA’s Ford Tri-Motor tour kicks off the 2024 season in April. The first stop on the schedule is at Double Eagle II […]

C-53 Takes Flight in New Livery as ‘Spirit of Douglas’

Vintage Aviation

March 26, 2024 1

The C-53 N8336C, previously known as Spirit of Benovia, has been renamed Spirit of Douglas and a brand new livery was applied by DC-3 restoration experts Aerometal International, Inc. in the U.S. The fully restored […]

Centennial Reenactment of First Aerial Circumnavigation of Australia

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April 21, 2024 0

By James Kightly, Commissioning Editor On April 12th, 2024 adventurer Michael Smith set off to recreate the first aerial circumnavigation of Australia by seaplane, starting exactly 100 years after two Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) […]

The Story of Delta’s Hercules Aircraft

Articles

April 19, 2024 0

Delta Air Lines, renowned as one of the world’s largest and most iconic airlines, boasts a rich history marked by innovation, expansion, and adaptability. While primarily recognized for its fleet of commercial airliners, Delta’s journey […]

Eglin Airfields, Home of the Doolittle Raiders

Articles

April 18, 2024 0

In the annals of military history, few acts of valor and audacity shine as brightly as the Doolittle Raid of April 18, 1942. This daring bombing mission, led by Lieutenant Colonel James “Jimmy” Doolittle, struck […]

D-Day 80 Heroes Remembered Photography Events

Articles

March 30, 2024 0

PRESS RELEASE COAP Wings is delighted to announce an exclusive program of flight and photography experiences during the D-Day 80 Heroes Remembered celebrations. Three exclusive, professionally choreographed events, dedicated to photography and run by COAP […]

Sebring Officer’s Club Rededicated

Articles

March 28, 2024 0

By Stephen Chapis What do the United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) International Motorsports Association (IMSA), and the Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring have in common? This is admittedly an odd question, but strange […]

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