Month: June 2013

Ex-Soviet Aircraft Disintegrating as Moscow’s Oldest Airfield Dwindles

At the former Khodynka Aerodrome, birthplace of Russian aviation, center of Soviet-era aircraft design and…

National Naval Aviation Museum Celebrates its 50th Anniversary

The National Naval Aviation Museum (NNAM) of Pensacola, Florida is celebrating its 50th Anniversary this…

Some of the Most Important Planes on US Navy Carriers Never Fly

The US Navy currently operates 10 Nimitz-class supercarriers, portable military airports which give the United…

Restored Wildcat and One Recently Retrieved from Lake Michigan to Share a Stage at AirVenture 2013

As we recently reported, the ever-popular Warbirds in Review Program at EAA AirVenture 2013 in…

Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina a Definite Maybe for Warbirds Over Wanaka 2014

One of the crowd favorites at the biennial Warbirds Over Wanaka International Airshow, held in…

US Air Force and Hollywood’s Ongoing Long-Term Relationship

Many of the over one million yearly visitors who tour the National Museum of the…

Pearson Field Education Center Rises from Pearson Air Museum Ashes

We've been reporting on the ongoing saga of the breakup of the Pearson Aviation Museum…

Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina Found in Puerto Rico is Australia Bound

The Rathmines Catalina Memorial Park Trust (RCMPT), after a worldwide, seven-year search, located and purchased…

2013 EAA AirVenture Warbirds in Review Roster Announced

EAA AirVenture 2013 being held July 29 through August 4 in Oshkosh, Wisconsin has just…

The Restoration to Flying Condition of XP-82 Twin Mustang Prototype 44-83887

Tom Reilly is no stranger to warbird restoration; he owned the Flying Tigers Warbird Restoration…