Vintage Aviation News

Yankee Air Museum Tries to Raise $6 Million to Purchase Former B-24 Bomber Factory

May 4, 2013 Moreno Aguiari 1

The Yankee Air Museum of Belleville, Michigan has just announced a $6 million campaign to purchase and undertake the necessary renovation costs to move the museum into a portion of the former General Motors Willow […]

Flying Bulls to Fly at the Royal International Air Tattoo

May 3, 2013 Moreno Aguiari 0

The Salzburg, Austria-based Flying Bulls Collection has just announced that they will be sending their meticulously restored and maintained Lockheed P-38L Lightning and Chance-Vought F4U Corsair for participation in the extraordinary seven-hour long flying display […]

Short Brothers Flying Boats Make a Splash at New Zealand Museum

May 3, 2013 Moreno Aguiari 11

The Museum of Transport and Technology (MOTAT), located in Western Springs, Auckland, New Zealand has recently gotten it’s massive Short S.45 Solent 4 ZK-AMO “Aranui” under cover in it’s new 32,000 square foot Aviation Display […]

Warbird Heritage Foundation Begins Restoration of Goodyear FG-1D Corsair

May 3, 2013 Moreno Aguiari 0

The Warbird Heritage Foundation of Waukegan, Illinois has recently acquired a Goodyear FG-1D Corsair 92050, N194G. The plane which was surplussed from military service in 1963 was extensively modified to run in the Reno Air […]

CAF AIRPOWER Tour 2013, Video by Scott Slocum

May 2, 2013 Moreno Aguiari 0

The only flying B-29 in the world is the spotlight of the CAF’s AirPower Tour. This sizzler touches on the various aspects of the tour including dramatic footage from the West Coast stops earlier this […]

Morane-Saulnier MS.230 Refreshed and Ready for Sale

May 2, 2013 Moreno Aguiari 0

Morane-Saulnier MS.230 N230ET has recently completed a seven-year restoration project and has been put up for sale. One of approximately 1,100 units produced, the plane French Parasol monoplane is believed to have been assembled by […]

Military Aviation Museum Turns Attention to Airacobras

May 2, 2013 Moreno Aguiari 0

The Military Aviation Museum of Virginia Beach, Virginia is getting into Bell P-39 Airacobras in a big way. The museum has two Bell Airacobras presently under restoration to display standards, a P-39Q and a P-400 […]

RAF Museum-London Asks for Public Input for World War One Exhibition

May 1, 2013 Moreno Aguiari 0

The RAF Museum-London is enlisting the public in choosing the exhibits that will be featured in the celebration of the centenary of the the First World War. The museum has set up a pinterest page […]

Jack Roush’s P-51B “Old Crow” Now Sports Bombs

May 1, 2013 Moreno Aguiari 2

Automotive mogul, legendary NASCAR team owner, and noted aviation enthusiast Jack Roush has recently had a pair of dummy bombs installed on his North American P-51B Mustang “Old Crow” NL551E. The plane is painted in […]

Month: May 2013

Yankee Air Museum Tries to Raise $6 Million to Purchase Former B-24 Bomber Factory

Flying Bulls to Fly at the Royal International Air Tattoo

Short Brothers Flying Boats Make a Splash at New Zealand Museum

Warbird Heritage Foundation Begins Restoration of Goodyear FG-1D Corsair

CAF AIRPOWER Tour 2013, Video by Scott Slocum

Morane-Saulnier MS.230 Refreshed and Ready for Sale

Military Aviation Museum Turns Attention to Airacobras

RAF Museum-London Asks for Public Input for World War One Exhibition

Jack Roush’s P-51B “Old Crow” Now Sports Bombs

Hawker Typhoon Preservation Group Achieves Major Milestone

AirCorps Aviation’s Piper L-4H Restoration Report – Fall 2024 Update

Mid America Flight Museum Releases Update on B-17G ‘Thunderbird’

Matt’s Gnat: A Red Arrows Jet Restoration Downunder