Vintage Aviation News

Douglas EA-3B Skywarrior Begins Restoration

March 12, 2013 Moreno Aguiari 0

Among the longest serving carrier-based jet aircraft in history, the Douglas EA-3b Skywarrior entered service in the mid-1950s and was retired in 1991. For many years after its introduction, it was also the heaviest aircraft […]

Yanks Air Museum Top Gun Open Cockpit Day- 3/16/13

March 12, 2013 Moreno Aguiari 0

Yanks Air Museum in Chino, California will be hosting their “Top Gun Open Cockpit Day” on March 16, 2013 from 10AM to 3PM. This may be your only chance to check out the cockpit of […]

Fantasy of Flight Stinson O-49 Vigilant Soon to Fly

March 11, 2013 Moreno Aguiari 0

Soon to be the only flying Stinson O-49 Vigilant in the world, 40-3102/N63230 is completing its restoration at the Fantasy of Flight Museum in Polk City, Florida. The two seat light observation aircraft was damaged […]

Female WWII ATA Pilots Honored at Aces High Aviation Gallery

March 10, 2013 Moreno Aguiari 0

During World War Two, a group of heroic female pilots played a key role in defeating the German war machine’s attempts to conquer the United Kingdom. The women were pilots for the Air Transport Auxiliary […]

Swedish Restoration of Heinkel He 111H-6 Proceeding

March 9, 2013 Moreno Aguiari 0

In a workshop in Falkenberg, Sweden, restoration of a Heinkel He 111H-6 is proceeding, with the nose section currently being fitted-out. This rare machine was recovered from the shores of Lake Sitasjaure in the far […]

The United States Army Air Forces are Reorganized.

March 9, 2013 Moreno Aguiari 0

It was March 9th 1942 when The United States Army Air Forces were reorganized with the separate Air Force Combat Command (the combat element) and United States Army Air Corps (the logistics and training element) […]

Canadian Vickers PBV-1A Flies from South Africa to its New Home in San Diego

March 8, 2013 Moreno Aguiari 0

Canadian Vickers PBV-1A Canso N427CV (the registration number is apparently a nod to the plane’s original Canadian Vickers construction number of CV-427) has recently completed a complete stem to stern restoration in Rand, South Africa, […]

The Grumman F11 Tiger Entered In Service

March 8, 2013 Moreno Aguiari 1

It was March 8th 1957, 56 years ago, when the Grumman F11 Tiger entered service with the United States Navy Attack Squadron 156 (VA-156). The world’s first carrier-based supersonic fighter, this single-seat fighter aircraft was […]

SM 79 ‘Sparviero’ “Sparrowhawk”

March 7, 2013 Moreno Aguiari 0

Unlike many pre-war German bomber types which started their career pretending to be airliners or fast mail aircraft, the Savoia Marchetti SM.79 tri-motor was a bona fide airliner which ended up as Italy’s best (and […]

Yokosuka D4Y Suisei Judy Awakens

March 7, 2013 Moreno Aguiari 0

A former Japanese Imperial Navy Yokosuka D4Y Suisei dive-bomber (Allied reporting name “Judy”) fired up her engine for the first time in almost 70 years recently at the Planes of Fame (POF) Museum and restoration […]

Month: March 2013