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CAF Takes Action Regarding Proposed FAA Rule

August 29, 2014 Moreno Aguiari 3

PRESS RELEASE -The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) proposed a new policy on July 22, 2014, to address the non-aeronautical use of airport hangars. A summary of the proposed Non-aeronautical Use of Airport Hangars rule stated […]

Palm Spring Air Museum Supermarine Spitfire copy

Upcoming Spitfire Open Cockpit Day at Palm Springs Air Museum

August 28, 2014 Moreno Aguiari 0

Saturday, Aug 30- From 1 – 3 PM, Aviation enthusiast will have the opportunity to sit behind the controls of the Supermarine Spitfire as the Palm Springs Air Museum hosts its traditional “Open Cockpit” event. […]

NAHA Awards Honor Volunteers, Partners at 2014 Meeting

August 28, 2014 Moreno Aguiari 1

PRESS RELEASE—The National Aviation Heritage Alliance (NAHA) named architect Steve Brown as the winner of the Ivonette Wright Miller Award at its 2014 annual meeting on Tuesday, Aug. 26.NAHA also awarded its Wick Wright Award […]

National Museum of the USAF to Begin Restoring Massive Titan 4B Rocket

August 28, 2014 Moreno Aguiari 0

PRESS RELEASE — It sits in gigantic pieces in a World War II era hangar at Wright-Patterson Air Force. Acquired in 2005 from Lockheed Martin, this important space artifact has been waiting in storage for […]

Wilson ‘Connie’ Edwards and His Hangars Full of History

August 27, 2014 Moreno Aguiari 34

The marvelous Wilson “Connie” Edwards has been in the news a fair bit of late following the announcement of him placing his unique collection of a half dozen Hispano Buchon fighters on the market. With the […]

F-4D Phantom II Cockpit Resurrected from the Dead

August 26, 2014 Moreno Aguiari 5

The hobby of collecting aircraft cockpits first really took off, so to speak, in the UK, where hundreds of people are involved in their collection, restoration and display. These range from just the actual cockpit […]

Unique P-40B Arrives At American Aero Services

August 24, 2014 Moreno Aguiari 3

The Collings Foundation’s unique Curtiss P-40B Warhawk has finally arrived back in the United States. It didn’t fly home, but rather took the slow boat from England, disassembled inside a shipping container. The fighter is currently with Gary Norville’s […]

Month: August 2014

CAF Takes Action Regarding Proposed FAA Rule

Upcoming Spitfire Open Cockpit Day at Palm Springs Air Museum

NAHA Awards Honor Volunteers, Partners at 2014 Meeting

National Museum of the USAF to Begin Restoring Massive Titan 4B Rocket

Wilson ‘Connie’ Edwards and His Hangars Full of History

F-4D Phantom II Cockpit Resurrected from the Dead

Unique P-40B Arrives At American Aero Services

WWII Portrait Journey

Royal Air Force Museum Short-Listed for National Apprenticeship Award

Britain’s Forgotten Aviation Pioneer

Lancaster NX611 ‘Just Jane’ – Restoration Update 229

Scott Thompson’s B-17 Updates From Madras

B-17 Alliance Foundation Hosts Fundraiser To Support B-17 Lacey Lady Restoration

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