Vintage Aviation News

Lots of Activities at The Pima Air & Space Museum

December 23, 2014 Moreno Aguiari 2

PRESS RELEASE – Tucson, AZ – The Pima Air & Space Museum’s Second Saturday Speaker Series is revving up for another season of titillating topics that explore today’s mysteries and tomorrow’s discoveries. The series will […]

Sud Aviation Caravelle Cockpit Simulator

December 23, 2014 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 4

There are many among us who would love to own and restore a vintage aeroplane, but few of us have the resources to accomplish it by ourselves, either financial or technical. Even fewer have the […]

New England Air Museum Announces First Open Cockpit Day of 2015

December 22, 2014 Moreno Aguiari 2

The New England Air Museum in Windsor Locks, Connecticut is always full of activities, and 2015 is no exception. The museum is famous for opening up several of its aircraft up to visitors in most months. […]

Happy Birthday To The Grumman F-14 Tomcat

December 21, 2014 Moreno Aguiari 2

By www.aviation-enthusiasts.com The Grumman F-14 Tomcat flew for the first time 44 years ago today. The F-14 emerged from the failed F-111B, which left the Navy without a successor for the F-4 Phantom in the […]

Col Joe Kittinger F-4 Dedication Ceremony

December 20, 2014 Moreno Aguiari 11

By Andrew Rodriguez. On Sunday December 14th, over a thousand people from central Florida and around the nation came together at Orlando Executive Airport in Orlando, Florida to dedicate a McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II as a […]

Northrop P-61 Black Widow 2015 Restoration Update

December 19, 2014 Moreno Aguiari 10

The Mid Atlantic Air Museum in Reading, Pennsylvania has made great progress on their Northrop P-61 Black Widow restoration project over the past year. Last December, volunteers pulled the P-61’s outer right wing from storage, prepared holding […]

Happy Birthday To The Curtiss SB2C Helldiver

December 18, 2014 Moreno Aguiari 0

By Aviation Enthusiasts LLC Seventy-four years ago today, the Curtiss SB2C Helldiver took flight for the first time. A carrier-based dive and torpedo bomber, the Helldiver was designed to replace the Douglas SBD Dauntless. SB2Cs […]

The I-400: Japan’s Submarine Aircraft Carriers

December 18, 2014 Moreno Aguiari 0

Sunday, December 7th, 2014 marked the 73rd anniversary of Japan’s devastating attack on Pearl Harbor – “A date that will live in infamy” – as U.S. President Franklin Roosevelt declared gravely at the time. Most people don’t realize […]

Upcoming Events At Pacific Aviation Museum Pearl Harbor December 2014 ~ October 2015

December 17, 2014 Moreno Aguiari 0

Upcoming Events At Pacific Aviation Museum Pearl Harbor December 2014 ~ October 2015 (For more information on all Museum Events listed below: 808-441-1007. Purchase general admission tickets for all events. Tickets and event information are […]

RAF Waddington Air Show Supports Past, Present and Future Personnel

December 17, 2014 Moreno Aguiari 0

PRESS RELEASE – The RAF Waddington Air Show had yet another immensely successful year attracting in excess of 135,000 visitors over the 2 days of the 2014 Show and raising £260,000 for Service and local […]

Month: December 2014