B-25 Mitchell Association Closes Down
Though the B-25 Mitchell Association got off to a good start, lack of member content contribution has led to the founder of the association, Rick Mitchell (no relation) to wind down the operation of the […]
Year: 2013
Airshow News
Air Show Report: Mid-Atlantic Air Museum’s 23rd Annual World War II Weekend 2013
Tom Pawlesh Reports: The Mid-Atlantic Air Museum‘s 23rd Annual World War II Weekend and “Gathering of Warbirds” is one of the largest events of its type in the world. The 2013 event held last weekend […]
Aviation Museum News
Howard Hughes Sikorsky S-43 Heading to Fantasy of Flight Collection in Florida
This week, Kermit Weeks of Fantasy of Flight of Polk City, Florida will be heading to Texas with a crew of technicians to begin disassembly of Sikorsky S-43 N-440, once owned by Howard Hughes. Hughes […]
Aviation Museum News
Chennault Aviation and Military Museum gets a Budgetary Respite
Named after a local man of note, General Claire Lee Chennault, the Chennault Aviation and Military Museum located in Monroe, Louisiana is located not far from where the legendary aviator grew up and is the […]
Aviation Museum News
RAAF F-111 Lands at Queensland Air Museum
As part of a program where the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) has restored and is putting on long-term loan six RAAF General Dynamics F-111 Aardvarks to deserving museums around the country, the Queensland Air […]
Aviation Museum News
RAF Museum Pays Respects at the Gravesite of Dornier 17 Bombardier
On the same day that the plane that carried him for his final flight was raised from it’s watery grave, the gravesite of Luftwaffe Corporal Heinz Huhn was visited by Alex Medhurst, the General Manager […]
Airshow News
2013 Lappeenranta International Airshow Celebrates Finnish Air Force 95th Anniversary
Finland’s premiere air show, the Lappeenranta International Airshow (LIAS), will be held at Lappeenranta International Airport June 14-16. This year’s event celebrates the 95th Anniversary of the founding of the Finnish Air Force which was […]
Warbirds News
Despite Obstacles, RAF Museum Salvage of Dornier Do 17 a Complete Success
With salvage consistently hampered by poor weather and seabed geology that prevented the fitment of their carefully-engineered lifting frame, the Royal Air Force Museum nonetheless successfully managed to wrest a Dornier Do 17 from the […]
Warbirds News
Old Guys & Their Airplanes: Claude Hone
Historian and artist John Mollison presents an interview with WW2 Corsair pilot, Claude Hone. Claude describes his service, fighting the Japanese and the lessons in life learned from 93 years. Check out John’s work at: […]
Aviation Museum News
Ex-RNZAF Avenger Gifted to Gisborne Aviation Preservation Society
An ex-Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) Grumman TBF-1 Avenger aircraft that the Gisborne Aviation Preservation Society (GAPS) of Gisborne, New Zealand been looking after for the past 14 years has just been officially gifted […]