Vintage Aviation News

The Legacy Of Walker Air Force Base

December 31, 2013 Moreno Aguiari 157

Alan Armstrong reports. Today, Roswell International Air Center is a sleepy airport in southeastern New Mexico upon which are parked numerous jetliners that have been mothballed or are being broken up for salvage. Located three […]

WWII P-51 Veteran to Address NWOC

December 30, 2013 Moreno Aguiari 0

Enlisting in the Army Air Corps on his 18th birthday, NWOC’s Saturday guest speaker went on to a distinguished flying career during WWII.Jery Yellin served in the Pacific Theater with the 78th Fighter Squadron, participated […]

Spitfire FR.XVIIIe SM845 (G-BUOS) Makes First Post-Restoration Flight

December 30, 2013 Moreno Aguiari 2

As reported on Global Aviation Resource, Richard Lake’s Supermarine Spitfire FR.XVIIIe SM845 (G-BUOS) made its first post-restoration flight from Imperial War Museum Duxford on Tuesday, December 17, 2013. This was the aircraft’s first hop into […]

Pilots Confirmed For Jet Racing Warbirds Over Wanaka International Airshow

December 29, 2013 Moreno Aguiari 2

PRESS RELEASE- A NASA astronaut who has completed six space shuttle flights has been confirmed as one of the pilots taking part in high-speed jet racing at the Warbirds Over Wanaka International Airshow next Easter.Colonel […]

Time-Lapse Video Of The Seat and Canopy Refitting On Vulcan XH558

December 28, 2013 Moreno Aguiari 0

The newsletter received from the Vulcan XH558 organization pointed out that the team is ahead in the schedule as they were striving to complete the winter service in good time to allow the wing modification […]

Happy Birthday To The North American Aviation FJ-2 Fury

December 27, 2013 Moreno Aguiari 0

By Aviation Enthusiasts LLC The North American Aviation FJ-2 Fury flew for the first time sixty-two years ago today. The FJ-2 and FJ-3 Fury aircraft were navalized versions of the F-86 Sabre with the primary […]

Italian Reggiane RE.2000 Update

December 26, 2013 Moreno Aguiari 0

Few weeks ago we reported the successful rescue of an Italian Re.2000 which had sunk in the waters of Portovenere (La Spezia) in 1943 . The operation was carried out for free by the company […]

Merry Christmas

December 25, 2013 Moreno Aguiari 0

Click on the links below to watch a short clip and read the book about an amazing story happened few days before Christmas of 1943. An incredible Christmas story from WWII A Higher Call: An […]

A Very Special F-104 Starfighter-Ferrari

December 24, 2013 Moreno Aguiari 1

The F-104 was officially retired from the Aeronautica Militare Italiana ( Italian Air Force) service during a large ceremony at Pratica di Mare in 2004. Almost ten years later this aircraft is still the favorite […]

B-25 “Sandbar Mitchell” Update

December 23, 2013 Moreno Aguiari 1

Moose Peterson reports. It took flight February, 1945 and in June, 1969 it came to an end. The B-25J 44-30733 saw military life as a trainer and civilian life as a fire bomber. July of […]

Month: December 2013