Vintage Aviation News

Reggiane Re.2000 “Falco” Recovered From Italian Waters

December 5, 2013 Moreno Aguiari 6

The “Falco” ( Italian for hawk) has come to light: yesterday the mission to recover the fighter Re.2000 was successfully completed. The Reggiane’s fighter had sunk in the waters of Portovenere (La Spezia) in 1943. […]

NAS Museum To Unveil F6F3 Hellcat crashed in Lake Michigan

December 4, 2013 Moreno Aguiari 3

In November 2009 more than 60 years after it went crashing into Lake Michigan, a Navy F6F-3 Hellcat fighter plane was lifted from the water of lake Michigan. The aircraft recovery was paid for by […]

Happy Birthday To The Grumman XS2F-1

December 4, 2013 Moreno Aguiari 0

By Aviation Enthusiasts LLC. The Grumman XS2F-1 flew for the first time sixty-one years ago today. Three major variants emerged from this aircraft type and were eventually designated as the S-2 Tracker, the E-1 Tracer, […]

The Hunt For the Spitfires In Burma Continues

December 4, 2013 Moreno Aguiari 2

This morning we received an email from Vincent Miles, a manager with Claridon Group Ltd, with the following title “CLARIDON GROUP SAVE THE SPITFIRE PROJECT IN BURMA”. No need to say that this got our […]

POF’s Living History Event: Attack On Pearl Harbor

December 3, 2013 Moreno Aguiari 0

As reported on Planes of Fame Air Museum’s website on December 7,2013 the museum, for its monthly Living History Event, will feature ‘Attack on Pearl Harbor’. The Japanese Imperial Navy Aichi D3A ‘Val’ (movie conversion) and […]

The National Museum of the US Air Force To Add Another Building

December 3, 2013 Moreno Aguiari 0

360 aircraft and missiles ,thousands of historical items and exhibits definitely need room. In fact the museum’s website today announced that The National Museum of the U.S. Air Force announced today that it is set […]

Aluminum Overcast Soared Over Lambeau, Video Taken From The Bomb Bay

December 2, 2013 Moreno Aguiari 0

After all the sequestration wasn’t that bad for warbird operators. In fact since when the military flybys were stopped, along with air show appearances, due to the sequestration many warbird organizations replaced what the USAF […]

Mustangs For the US NAVY (Almost)

December 1, 2013 Moreno Aguiari 4

By Gaëtan Marie of Bravo Bravo Aviation. With a surface of 69 millions square miles, the Pacific Ocean covers nearly a third of the Earth’s surface. During World War II, military operations in the Pacific […]

Month: December 2013

Reggiane Re.2000 “Falco” Recovered From Italian Waters

NAS Museum To Unveil F6F3 Hellcat crashed in Lake Michigan

Happy Birthday To The Grumman XS2F-1

The Hunt For the Spitfires In Burma Continues

POF’s Living History Event: Attack On Pearl Harbor

The National Museum of the US Air Force To Add Another Building

Aluminum Overcast Soared Over Lambeau, Video Taken From The Bomb Bay

Mustangs For the US NAVY (Almost)

Lancaster NX611 ‘Just Jane’ – Restoration Update 229

Scott Thompson’s B-17 Updates From Madras

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