Vintage Aviation News

HARS Receives Multi-Million Dollar Donation to Keep its DHC-4 Caribous Flying

July 7, 2013 Moreno Aguiari 0

Milspec Services is donating more than AU$2.2 Million of brand-new surplus parts to help keep the Historical Aircraft Restoration Society of Illawarra, Australia’s ex-Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) de Havilland Canada DHC-4 Caribous airworthy.

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McChord Air Museum Completes 25-Year Restoration, Wins Award

July 6, 2013 Moreno Aguiari 3

Volunteers for the McChord Air Museum, located at Joint Base Lewis-McChord near Tacoma, Washington have recently completed a 25 year restoration project on a Canadian Vickers SA-10 Catalina, a variant of the Consolidated PBY Catalina, […]

Aviation Pioneer Tom Gunn Exhibit at the Pacific Aviation Museum

July 5, 2013 Moreno Aguiari 0

The Pacific Aviation Museum of Pearl Harbor, Hawaii is opening a new exhibit on Saturday July 13th. Entitled “Pacific Aviation Pioneers”, the inaugural exhibit will be on aviation daredevil and stunt pilot Tom Gunn and […]

Planes of Fame Hosting AVG Flying Tigers Event July 6th

July 4, 2013 Moreno Aguiari 1

The Planes of Fame Air Museum in Chino, California will be holding a living history event on July 6. The topic for the event shall be the Flying Tigers and the AVG, featuring the Curtiss […]

Air Show Report: Germany’s Phantom Pharewell

July 3, 2013 Moreno Aguiari 8

After 40 years in service with the German Air Force, the service is retiring the last of their McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom IIs. Reflecting the central role these warbirds have played in the defense of […]

Palm Springs Air Museum Trying to Land an F-105 Thunderchief

July 3, 2013 Moreno Aguiari 4

The Palm Springs Air Museum of Palm Springs, California has been offered a Republic F-105 Thunderchief by the US Air Force. All that is required is the money to ship the Vietnam War-era bomber/fighter plane […]

Time is Running Out to Buy Yourself a Harrier Jump Jet!

July 2, 2013 Moreno Aguiari 0

It really shouldn’t, but it continues to amaze us the things that go up and often sell on eBay. From the vintage de Havilland parts that went into Jerry Yagen’s Mosquito to a complete Consolidated […]

Unsung Bravery: Merchant Marine Radio Officer Frank McLaughlin

July 1, 2013 Moreno Aguiari 10

If you’ll forgive us this telling of a story that’s on a slight tangent from our normal warbird fare: The mariners of the Merchant Marine, though they were not accorded the honors bestowed upon the […]

Month: July 2013

HARS Receives Multi-Million Dollar Donation to Keep its DHC-4 Caribous Flying

McChord Air Museum Completes 25-Year Restoration, Wins Award

Aviation Pioneer Tom Gunn Exhibit at the Pacific Aviation Museum

Planes of Fame Hosting AVG Flying Tigers Event July 6th

Air Show Report: Germany’s Phantom Pharewell

Palm Springs Air Museum Trying to Land an F-105 Thunderchief

Time is Running Out to Buy Yourself a Harrier Jump Jet!

Unsung Bravery: Merchant Marine Radio Officer Frank McLaughlin

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