Vintage Aviation News

B-25 Sandbar Mitchell – February Update

March 13, 2014 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 0

The Sandbar Mitchell restoration team continues to make steady progress. In the past couple of weeks they have removed the upper left hand stringers from the center section as well as the stringers mated with […]

Curtiss Jenny Open Cockpit Event at Yanks Air Museum

March 13, 2014 Moreno Aguiari 1

The Yanks Air Museum is holding an open-cockpit event with their rare Curtiss 1C Jenny this Saturday between 10:00am until 3:00 pm. Sitting in the cockpit, the visitor will undoubtedly understand how frail and vulnerable […]

Chief Anderson will be honored with a United States Postal Stamp

Today Airman Charles Anderson, Sr. is Honored With a United States Postal Stamp

March 13, 2014 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 0

The first-ever U.S. postal stamp specifically honoring the Tuskegee Airmen will be issued today. The stamp features Charles Alfred Anderson, Sr., regarded as the “father” of black aviation. According to the US Postal Service regional […]

Breitling Jet Team in Malaysia Credit Tokunaga Breitling SA

Breitling Jet Team to Fly in the U.S. for First Time

March 13, 2014 Moreno Aguiari 2

Warbirds News has just learned that the world famous Breitling Jet Team will be touring the United States in 2015, marking their first ever visit to North America. The Breitling Jet Team is the largest professional […]

World Tour for Pearl Harbor Documentary Lands at Palm Springs Air Museum

March 12, 2014 Moreno Aguiari 0

On Sunday, March 16, 2014 at 1 PM, visitors to the Palm Springs Air Museum will have a chance to see the new documentary, Pearl Harbor: One Last Goodbye”. Executive Producer Liz Watkins will be […]

B-29 ‘DOC’ Restoration Update

March 12, 2014 Moreno Aguiari 24

This is just a brief report, but Warbirds News is pleased to note that the restoration team working in Wichita, Kansas on the Boeing B-29 Superfortress known as “Doc” is making a full-court press to get […]

FEMA Award Will Help Relocation of Lone Star Flight Museum

March 12, 2014 Moreno Aguiari 2

There’s some good news for the Lone Star Flight Museum, as Texas just received a sizeable grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency to help the museum move from their currently flood-prone facility in Galveston, […]

Cavanaugh Flight Museum’s Skyrider To Join FIFI

March 11, 2014 Moreno Aguiari 4

The Cavanaugh Flight Museum’s Skyraider is leaving today to join FIFI on the B29/B24 Squadron Florida tour. The Skyrider will be at Lakeland, FL tomorrow and Thursday, then on to Titusville, FL for the TICO Airshow […]

Happy Birthday To The Sikorsky SH-3 Sea King

March 11, 2014 Moreno Aguiari 2

By Aviation Enthusiasts LLC The Sikorsky SH-3 Sea King flew for the first time fifty-five years ago today. A twin-engined anti-submarine warfare (ASW) and utility maritime helicopter, the SH-3 formed the backbone of the Navy’s […]

OV-10B Bronco 99+18 Restoration Completed!

March 11, 2014 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 7

Warbirds News is pleased to announce the completion of Bronco Demo Team’s latest North American OV-10B Bronco restoration. Known by its West German Luftwaffe serial, 99+18, the Bronco flew for the first time in more […]

Month: March 2014