Vintage Aviation News

Mitsubishi Zero Returns to Japan

February 26, 2013 Moreno Aguiari 0

A Mitsubishi A6M5 Zero fighter belonging to the Planes of Fame Air Museum in Chino, California was recently packed into shipping containers destined for the land of its birth, Japan. This is the third time […]

2013 Flying Legends Air Show at Duxford Promo Clip

February 26, 2013 Moreno Aguiari 0

This is a promotional clip for the 2013 Flying Legends Air Show at Duxford in the UK. All footage is taken from the official 2012 Flying Legends Air Show. The Flying Legends 2013 sixteen-month calendar […]

Sabre F-86 Mk5 Escorted by Sarnia Police

February 26, 2013 Moreno Aguiari 0

The Sabre F-86 Mk5 owned by the Sarnia 403 Wing RCAFA was transported today to the hanagar of COPA Flight 7 with Sarnia Police escorting the Jet through the city. This aircraft is one of […]

Vintage Wings of Canada- Wings Over Gatineau Ottawa Air Show

February 25, 2013 Moreno Aguiari 0

Despite uncooperative weather, the Vintage Wings of Canada’s annual Wings Over Gatineau-Ottawa Airshow held recently was a tremendous success, attracting more than 32,000 attendees to Ottawa-Gatineau Executive Airport in Gatineau, QC, Canada. Several participating groups […]

Restoration of Thompson Trophy-Winning P-51D Mustang

February 24, 2013 Moreno Aguiari 1

The New England Air Museum’s (NEAM) North American P-51D Mustang, N13Y, has been moved out of storage and into their 11,000 square foot restoration hangar, where crew chief Pete McConnell and his team are now […]

Saab Jets Wow the Crowd at the Jersey International Air Display

February 24, 2013 Moreno Aguiari 0

A Swedish Air Force Historic Flight (SwAFHF) Saab AJS 37 Viggen, SE-DXN/37098, made its UK debut at the Jersey International Air Display. The Mach Two-capable jet fighter had made its first flight in over 15 […]

Vultee “Vengeance” Dive Bomber Wheel Well

February 24, 2013 Moreno Aguiari 0

This worker at the Vultee-Nashville factory is shown making final adjustments in the wheel well built into the underwing of the A-31, before the installation of the landing gear and the mating of wing to […]

Construction of a “Vengeance” Dive Bomber

February 24, 2013 Moreno Aguiari 0

The exacting touch of a female worker riveting the structure of a horizontal stabilizer for a “Vengeance” dive bomber at the Consolidated-Vultee plant in Nashville, Tennessee. 4×5 Kodachrome transparency by Alfred Palmer for the Office […]

The Flying Bulls Lockheed P-38 Lightning in 1948

February 24, 2013 Moreno Aguiari 0

Few days ago we published a cool video about a practice run for The Flying Bulls‘ Lockheed P–38 Lightning and F4U Corsair. Today Franco Zanaboni, a friend of Warbird News sent me a picture of […]

Grumman Wildcat Retrieved From Lake Michigan

February 24, 2013 Moreno Aguiari 8

Lost during a training exercise, FM-2 Wildcat BuNo 57039 broke the surface of Lake Michigan where it had lain beneath the waves for nearly 70 years, tattered but substantially complete. The General Motors-built FM-2 suffered […]

Year: 2013

Mitsubishi Zero Returns to Japan

2013 Flying Legends Air Show at Duxford Promo Clip

Sabre F-86 Mk5 Escorted by Sarnia Police

Vintage Wings of Canada- Wings Over Gatineau Ottawa Air Show

Restoration of Thompson Trophy-Winning P-51D Mustang

Saab Jets Wow the Crowd at the Jersey International Air Display

Vultee “Vengeance” Dive Bomber Wheel Well

Construction of a “Vengeance” Dive Bomber

The Flying Bulls Lockheed P-38 Lightning in 1948

Grumman Wildcat Retrieved From Lake Michigan

A Caproni Ca.310 Libeccio Takes Shape in Norway

Hawker Typhoon Preservation Group Achieves Major Milestone

AirCorps Aviation’s Piper L-4H Restoration Report – Fall 2024 Update

Mid America Flight Museum Releases Update on B-17G ‘Thunderbird’