Vintage Aviation News

Grangeville, Idaho Hosts Second Annual Warbird Weekend July 13-14

May 11, 2013 Moreno Aguiari 0

The success of the first Warbird Weekend, held at Idaho County Airport in Grangeville, Idaho on July 12th, 2012 took the event organizers by surprise, with crowds exceeding even their most optimistic projections. With last […]

RAF Museum Retrieval of Dornier Do 17 Proceeding

May 11, 2013 Moreno Aguiari 0

As we recently reported, the retrieval of what is believed to be the world’s only intact Dornier Do 17 from the Goodwin Sands off the eastern coast of England began last week. The underwater salvage […]

May 18th to be “British Invasion” Day at the Pima Air and Space Museum

May 10, 2013 Moreno Aguiari 6

THE DATE FOR THIS SPECIAL EVENT HAS BEEN CONFIRMED FOR MAY 18TH The 18th of May marks almost exactly the 70th Anniversary of the innovative and daring WWII RAF mission called “Operation Chastise,” more commonly […]

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WWII Bomber Jacket Returns to its Original Owner

May 10, 2013 Moreno Aguiari 0

A recent story in Stars and Stripes reports on the reunion of a WWII bomber jacket and its original owner, the now 90-year old Robert Arand. The jacket was discovered in a Goodwill store in […]

Pacific Aviation Museum Pearl Harbor to Commemorate The Battle of Midway

May 10, 2013 Moreno Aguiari 0

Marking the 71st Anniversary of the “turning point in the Pacific,” the Battle of Midway, Pacific Aviation Museum Pearl Harbor will present a special program featuring Jonathan Parshall, co-author of Shattered Sword: The Untold Story […]

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Planes of Fame Air Show Lightning Strikes Chino Aptly Named

May 9, 2013 Moreno Aguiari 0

The Planes of Fame Air Museum’s 2013 Air Show in Chino, California, entitled “Lightning Strikes Chino” happened this past weekend and had five flying Lockheed P-38 Lightnings in the air and flying formation, in what […]

Yanks Air Museum Takes Delivery of F-104 Starfighter

May 9, 2013 Moreno Aguiari 1

Planes often have to be shipped from the other side of the earth to join a collection. Imagine how exciting it must have been for the Yanks Air Museum of Chino, California to locate an […]

Boeing B-17E Flying Fortress Arrives at Pacific Aviation Museum Pearl Harbor

May 9, 2013 Moreno Aguiari 0

One of the most talked about artifacts of American aviation history, the Boeing B-17E Flying Fortress #41-2446 “Swamp Ghost”, arrived at the Pacific Aviation Museum Pearl Harbor recently. The plane, force landed in 1942 in […]

World’s Last Macchi M.7 Undergoing Restoration in Sweden

May 8, 2013 Moreno Aguiari 0

In addition to the Donnet-Lévêque “Flying Fish” Restoration on which we recently reported, another restoration project of Flygvapenmuseum and the Tullingebergsvägen Group is making progress; coincidentally it’s also a flying boat, a Macchi M.7.

Announcing the A-26 Invader Association

May 8, 2013 Moreno Aguiari 5

A new warbird group is forming up, the A-26 Invader Association. The organizers of the association found that there was limited communication amongst the A-26’s restorers and flyers and the fans the Douglas A-26, B-26 […]

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