Vintage Aviation News

37th Annual TICO Warbird AirShow – Show Report

March 20, 2014 Moreno Aguiari 2

John Willhoff reports. The Valiant Air Command held their annual TICO Warbird AirShow over the weekend of 14th-16th March at Space Coast Regional Airport in Titusville, Florida. This year’s show celebrated the accomplishments of the Tuskegee Airmen […]

Memorial Planned for “Checkertails of Lesina” – 325th FG in Italy

March 19, 2014 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 32

Lesina, a little town on the shores of Lake Lesina in south eastern Italy, played host to the P-51 Mustangs of the 325th Fighter Group, USAAF during the latter stages of WWII. Known as the […]

DC-3 Donated to The Texas Air & Space Museum

March 18, 2014 Moreno Aguiari 0

The Federal Aviation Administration has just retired the last of their Douglas DC-3 flight inspection aircraft. Registered N34, the aircraft wore many hats during its decades of FAA service, and now calls the Texas Air […]

Happy Birthday To The Douglas A-1 Skyraider

March 18, 2014 Moreno Aguiari 3

By Aviation Enthusiasts LLC Sixty-nine years ago today, the Douglas A-1 Skyraider took flight for the first time. Designed by the legendary Ed Heinemann, the Skyraider was able to deliver an incredible array of ordnance […]

MAAM’s P-61 ‘Black Widow” Restoration Update and Kickstarter Fundraising Campaign

March 17, 2014 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 5

Most of our readers will be aware of the Mid-Atlantic Air Museum’s Herculean efforts to restore Northrop P-61B Black Widow 42-39445 back to flying condition. The museum and its volunteers have been working on this project since […]

World’s Only Flying Privateer Navy Patrol Bomber will Visit the Palm Springs Air Museum

March 16, 2014 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 6

From Monday March 17th until Sunday March 23rd, the world’s only flying PB4Y-2 Privateer naval patrol bomber will visit the Palm Springs Air Museum in Palm Springs, California. The Privateer landed today just after 11:00 […]

Space Expo 2014 at New England Air Museum on March 30th

March 16, 2014 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 0

On Sunday March 30th, visitors to the New England Air Museum in Windsor Locks, Connecticut will be able to participate in their annual SPACE EXPO, which is set to be a fascinating experience for the whole family. NASA […]

Warbirds & Wheels Webb’s Auction in New Zealand

March 15, 2014 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 0

An upcoming auction of aircraft, classic cars and motorcycles in Wanaka, New Zealand is attracting international attention. Webb’s Auction House of Auckland is running the sale, which they will hold at the Warbirds and Wheels show at Wanaka Airport at 1pm […]

100 years of military aviation in Australia

Australian Centenary of Military Aviation Air Show Report

March 14, 2014 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 0

REPORT by Phil Buckley RAAF Williams Air Base at Point Cook near Melbourne, Australia is the world’s oldest continually operated military airfield. The base hosted a once in lifetime event over the weekend of March 1st/2nd, celebrating both its […]

A picture from the crash site of P1344 showing the largely complete remains of the Hampden. Photo should be credited RAF Museum small

Handley-Page Hampden Resurrection at RAF Museum Cosford

March 14, 2014 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 19

Geoff Jones recently visited the Michael Beetham Conservation Centre at RAF Museum Cosford on behalf of Warbirds News. We were particularly interested to hear about progress on their Handley Page Hampden TB Mk.I restoration project. Only three partial airframes of the 1430 […]

Month: March 2014