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Flying The Focke Wulf FW-190
Ray is a “flying machine”, in fact he serves as the Chief Pilot for the Liberty Foundation but his “real” job is flying as an airline pilot, as well as an F-16 pilot in the […]
Year: 2013
In 1961 a B-52 Bomber Broke Up In Mid-Air Almost Causing a Nuclear Holocaust In The US
As reported on the online version of the British newspaper, The Guardian ,in 1961 the U.S. came close to a nuclear holocaust in North Carolina. Only a low voltage switch prevented a nuclear device, the hydrogen […]
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The Dixie Wing’s P-63 Kingcobra Being Towed Out of The Hangar
For the first time in 17 years the Commemorative Air Force Dixie Wing’s P-63 Kingcobra was towed out of the hangar. Throughout its life, The Dixie Wing’s P-63 has served many different roles, from test […]
Aviation Museum News
New England Air Museum to Host Open Cockpit Day and Great New England RC Swap Meet on October 13th
The New England Air Museum in Windsor Locks, Connecticut, will be holding two special events on Sunday, October 13th; their fall Open Cockpit Day and the Second Annual Great New England RC Swap Meet. Visitors […]
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Flying The North American Harvard Mk II
Skipper Hyle ever since he used the hear his grandfather talk about flying from his early days with Eastern Air Lines wanted to own a prop airplane. He instructed for a while, then joined the […]
Aviation Museum News
RAF Museum Officially Receives Hercules C-130 in Handover Ceremony
Last week, the Royal Air Force Museum in Cosford, UK held an official handover ceremony for the Lockheed C-130 Hercules, XV202, in the presence of Air Marshal Baz North of the Royal Air Force, Air […]
Aviation Museum News
P-47 Thunderbolt Open Cockpit at Palm Springs Air Museum
This Saturday, Sept. 21, 2013 from 1PM to 3PM, sit in the cockpit of the P-47 Thunderbolt at the Palm Springs Air Museum.
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In the Air With the CAF Houston Wing’s Lockheed C-60 Lodestar
Recently, noted aviation photographer and journalist, Luigino Caliaro had the opportunity to photograph the Commemorative Air Force (CAF) Houston Wing‘s beautifully restored Lockheed C-60A Lodestar With the growth of the commercial aviation industries in the […]
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The Long and Winding Road of the City of Calgary’s Mosquito Finally Leads to a Restoration
If we had to name one warbird that has grabbed headlines this year, it has to be the de Havilland Mosquito. From the historic airworthy resurrection of a Mossie, orchestrated by Jerry Yagen and the […]