Vintage Aviation News

EAA Warbirds of America Launches New Safety Website

April 9, 2013 Moreno Aguiari 0

EAA Warbirds of America has just launched a new website, www.warbirdsafety.com. Developed in cooperation with the International Council of Air Shows, the site is dedicated to disseminating information on warbird safety and best practices for […]

Super Constellation Completes Restoration in Delaware

April 9, 2013 Moreno Aguiari 0

The Air Mobility Command Museum at Dover AFB in Dover, Delaware, has recently completed its restoration of Lockheed L-1049E Super Constellation N1005C. This Super Constellation was built as a civilian model which never saw any […]

Hangar 11 P40 Kittyhawk Nearly Ready for Paint

April 8, 2013 Moreno Aguiari 0

The Hangar 11 Collection of the United Kingdom has recently reported that they are fast approaching the point where their Curtiss P-40 Kittyhawk G-KITT will be ready for a transit flight to receive her new […]

Buccaneer Arrives at SAAF Museum

April 8, 2013 Moreno Aguiari 3

The South African Air Force Museum in Ysterplaat, Cape Town, took delivery of Hawker Siddeley S.50 Buccaneer 416 recently. The jet had previously been residing at Cape Town International Airport, though it hadn’t flown since […]

Extraordinary Flight Training Opportunity in a Messerschmitt Me 262

April 7, 2013 Moreno Aguiari 4

The Collings Foundation is offering Unusual Attitude / Upset Recovery Training and Type Ratings in one of World War II’s most historically important and iconic jet aircraft – the Messerschmitt Me 262. The Messerschmitt Me […]

Vintage Wings of Canada Announces a new Chairman

April 6, 2013 Moreno Aguiari 0

After being involved with Vintage Wings of Canada (VWOC) for the last three years as a volunteer pilot and event organizer, Todd Lemieux has been named Chairman of the Board for the organization, agreeing to […]

Martin JRM Mars Headed to National Aviation Museum in Pensacola

April 5, 2013 Moreno Aguiari 10

Philippine Mars, one of two surviving Martin JRM Mars out of a total of seven built has been retired and will be flown to the National Naval Aviation Museum in Pensacola, Florida. The large, four-engined […]

RAF Museum Partners with UAE Armed Forces Museum and Military History Center

April 4, 2013 Moreno Aguiari 0

The Royal Air Force Museum has announced its official association with the United Arab Emirates Armed Forces Museum and Military History Center, subsequent to the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) at the 2013 […]

Mosquito Keeps Buzzing

April 4, 2013 Moreno Aguiari 2

The world’s only airworthy De Havilland Mosquito, FB.26 KA114, is returning home to Virginia Beach. Its owner, Jerry Yagen, had sent it to Avspecs Ltd in New Zealand for restoration. Avspecs gave the Mosquito back […]

Connecticut Air and Space Center Still Recovering from Hurricane Sandy

April 4, 2013 Moreno Aguiari 1

The Connecticut Air and Space Center (CASC) in Stratford, Connecticut has been repairing the damage wrought by Hurricane Sandy which brought historic devastation to the Northeast this past October. The facility’s storage and restoration building […]

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