Vintage Aviation News

Win A Flight Aboard B-17G “Sentimental Journey”

June 19, 2014 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 1

WarbirdsNews believes strongly in promoting like-minded organizations where it can. Located in Gatineau, Quebec, Vintage Wings of Canada is one such organization which does so much to share and keep alive the stories of our Greatest […]

RAAF Wagga Wagga Gate Guardians and Heritage Center

June 18, 2014 Moreno Aguiari 0

Article and pictures by Phil Buckley. Stationed near the front gate at RAAF Wagga Wagga, the Royal Australian Air Force’s base at Forest Hill in New South Wales are five retired Australian military aircraft. They […]

Sopwith Camel moved into exhibition space

Sopwith Camel Moved Into Place

June 17, 2014 Moreno Aguiari 0

Yesterday, staff at the RAF Museum London rolled the First World War Sopwith Camel into the exhibition space dedicated to telling the story of the ‘First World War In The Air.’The Sopwith Camel is perhaps […]

de Havilland 98 MK.35 Victoria Air Maintanance

Canadian Mosquito FLIES!!!

June 17, 2014 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 6

Bob Jens deHavilland Mosquito B.35 flew for the first time today, with test pilot Steve Hinton at the controls. According to WarbirdsNews contributor Terry Towns, Hinton arrived at Victoria Air Maintenance’s base in Victoria, British […]

Buckhead Bomber Girls Calendar

June 17, 2014 Moreno Aguiari 1

By Jay Bess. Photo credit: www.JKingimages.com Harriet Adams has come up with a marvelous and unique idea for a calendar paying tribute to aircrew from the Greatest Generation. The Atlanta, Georgia resident is pairing the daughters and […]

Today in Aviation History – First US Air-to-Air Victory of The Vietnam War

June 16, 2014 Moreno Aguiari 4

By Aviation Enthusiasts LLC Forty-nine years ago today, an Navy F-4B Phantom II from the “Freelancers” of Fighter Squadron 21 (VF-21) scored the first US air-to-air victory of the Vietnam War. While operating from the […]

Greek F-4 Phantoms Returns to Airshows

June 16, 2014 Moreno Aguiari 1

Technically the McDonnell-Douglas F-4 Phantom II is not a Warbird just yet, because it’s still operational within a handful of air arms across the globe. However, it’s such an iconic aircraft that every news item […]

Australian Heritage Flightgear Displays

June 15, 2014 Moreno Aguiari 0

Story and pictures by Phil Buckley Displaying warbirds at air shows all across the world is a common event, but most warbird enthusiasts and many of the general public may not be fully aware of […]

Blaine Pardoe’s “The Fires of October”

June 14, 2014 Moreno Aguiari 1

Fires of October is a critical and detailed analysis of the military aspects of the Cuban missile crisis in 1962. It describes how close we came to a nuclear conflict by outlining the strength of Soviet […]

New Apache to Land at Pacific Aviation Museum in Pearl Harbor

June 13, 2014 Moreno Aguiari 0

PRESS RELEASE- Honolulu, HI—Heralding the beginning of RIMPAC—the U.S. Navy’s 2014 Rim of the Pacific exercise—the new U.S. Army Boeing AH-64E Apache Guardian helicopter is deploying to Hawaii and will fly in to Ford Island […]

Month: June 2014