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Helldiver Unveiled at the National Air and Space Museum

March 31, 2014 Moreno Aguiari 3

The National Air and Space Museum’s Curtiss SB2C-5 Helldiver, will go on exhibition tomorrow, April 1st, at the National Air and Space Museum’s Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center, where it has been undergoing restoration for the […]

Sylvia Anderson Headlines at Royal Air Force Museum Cosford SCI-FI Weekend

March 31, 2014 Moreno Aguiari 0

This May, the Royal Air Force Museum Cosford will be transporting its visitors back to the 60’s and 70’s with a weekend devoted to classic British sci-fi. This nostalgic event, located in the Museum’s National […]

Spitfire Mk.Ia N3200 Flies Again

March 31, 2014 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 12

As reported on March 26, 2014 via Global Aviation Resource, Historic Flying Ltd. in Duxford, England successfully test flew the latest masterpiece to emerge from their workshops; Supermarine Spitfire Mk.Ia N3200. There are now four airworthy […]

New England Air Museum to Hold first ever Motorcycle Show

March 30, 2014 Moreno Aguiari 0

The New England Air Museum in Windsor Locks, Conn., will hold a motorcycle show on Saturday, April 19th. On that day visitors will be able to view 13 different classes of motorcycles. The classes are: Best […]

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Ohio Capital Budget Includes Funds For Historic Wright Brothers Factory

March 29, 2014 Moreno Aguiari 0

PRESS RELEASE—Efforts to secure and restore the historic Wright brothers’ airplane factory have taken an important step forward with the inclusion of funding in Ohio’s capital budget bill. The budget bill for fiscal years 2015 […]

CAF Houston Wing Fly-In and Open House Set for April 12-13

March 28, 2014 Moreno Aguiari 0

The Houston Wing of the Commemorative Air Force (CAF) announced the annual Fly In and Open House will take place April 12 -13, 2014 at the West Houston Airport. The Fly-In and Open House is […]

Happy Birthday To The Consolidated PBY Catalina

March 28, 2014 Moreno Aguiari 0

By Aviation Enthusiasts LLC The Consolidated PBY Catalina flew for the first time seventy-nine years ago today. The PBY was named “Catalina” for the resort island off the coast of California by the British, which […]

CAF’s F8F Bearcat Makes Rare Flight at Palm Springs Air Museum

March 27, 2014 Moreno Aguiari 1

The F8F Bearcat operated by the Commemorstive Air Force SoCal Wing will make a rare flight exhibition at the Palm Springs Air Museum this Saturday, March 29, 2014. The Flight Exhibition will take place following […]

Aerobatic Routine in the CAF Dixie Wing’s FG-1D Corsair

March 27, 2014 Moreno Aguiari 0

The Commemorative Air Force Dixie Wing opened their 2014 air show season over the weekend of 15th/16th March at The Thunder in The Valley Airshow in Columbus, GA. with an acrobatics demonstration from the wing’s […]

138th Aviation Company Memorial

March 26, 2014 Moreno Aguiari 13

Beechcraft RU-21A “Ute” s/n 67-18113 was one of four RU-21A’s built for the US Army Security Agency developed for use in the latter years of the Vietnam War. The aircraft and its’ associated mission gear […]

Month: March 2014