May 2014 - Vintage Aviation News

Busy Month Ahead at Cosford

May 31, 2014 Moreno Aguiari 0

RAF Museum Press Release: Staff at the Royal Air Force Museum Cosford are busy preparing for the busy month ahead which will see five big events take place throughout June. June 1st – National Service (RAF) Association […]

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Two former Vietnam War Fighter Pilots Together Again

May 31, 2014 Moreno Aguiari 2

PRESS RELEASE – Two former Vietnam War foes were re-united for the online show, “Old Guys and Their Airplanes.” Col. John Stiles (Ret) of the United States Air Force and Lt. Nguyen Hong My (Ret) […]

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Commemorative Air Force Announces East Coast Tour for B-24 “Diamond Lil”

May 30, 2014 Moreno Aguiari 5

The Commemorative Air Force has just announced that their unique B-24A Liberator known as “Diamond Lil” will be making a tour of North America’s east coast in June. Some of the notable events that the […]

EAA Warbirds in Review Program Announced for AirVenture 2014

May 29, 2014 Moreno Aguiari 0

Oshkosh AirVenture is fast approaching (July 28th – August 3rd), and the EAA has made some announcements concerning their Warbirds In Review program. Each day of the show, from Monday through Saturday between 10 am […]

Happy Birthday To The Vought F4U Corsair

May 29, 2014 Moreno Aguiari 5

By Aviation Enthusiasts LLC Seventy-four years ago today, the Vought F4U Corsair took flight for the first time. A single-seat carrier-operable fighter-bomber, the F4U is generally regarded as the best shipboard fighter of World War […]

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The Fighter Collection’s Grumman F6F-3 Hellcat Flying Again

May 28, 2014 Moreno Aguiari 0

As reported on Global Aviation Resource, The Fighter Collection’s Grumman F6F-3 Hellcat flew for the first time again in roughly five years on May 23rd. TFC’s Chief Pilot, Pete Kynsey, had the honors of taking […]

Latest News From Vulcan XH558

May 27, 2014 Moreno Aguiari 1

Last Thursday, XH558 was towed out of the hangar to have a full fuel load placed in the new No.5 Starboard fuel tank and 40% fuel in the remaining tanks. After this, she was returned […]

Historic Flight Foundation’s ‘Diamond Four’ Formation To Commemorate D-Day Anniversary.

May 27, 2014 Moreno Aguiari 0

Paine field based Historic Flight Foundation has organized a very rare “Diamond Four” formation of P-51 Mustangs to visit thirty cities and towns in Western Washington on June 6th, the 70th anniversary of D-Day. Lead […]

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Warbirds Over the Beach 2014 – Air Show Report

May 27, 2014 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 7

Jerry Yagen and his staff and volunteers at the Military Aviation Museum in Pungo, Virginia put together a spectacular air show in mid-May. Warbirds Over the Beach is a must-see air show, not just on […]

Happy Birthday To The McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II

May 27, 2014 Moreno Aguiari 3

By Aviation Enthusiasts LLC The McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II flew for the first time fifty-six years ago today. The most important western fighter of the postwar period, more than 5,000 F-4s were built between […]

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