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Inaugural WWII AirPower Expo a Soaring Success!

October 28, 2014 Moreno Aguiari 0

PRESS RELEASE – The National WWII Museum’s first-ever WWII AirPower Expo, in partnership with the Commemorative Air Force (CAF), was an unqualified success. More than 10,000 visitors came to the Lakefront Airport over the weekend […]

Hellenic Air Force A 7 Corsair II Steven Comber 1

The A-7 Corsair II Becomes Officially a Warbird. HAF Finally Retires It From Service

October 28, 2014 Moreno Aguiari 1

Photo Report by Daniele Faccioli. On October 17th, 2014 The Hellenic Air Force (HAF) held an official retirement ceremony for its Vought A-7 Corsair IIs at Araxos Air Base, home of 116 Combat Wing. Operating the […]

Cold War Naval Ops on Iceland

October 28, 2014 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 18

From time to time our readers send in interesting military photographs from their past, and we like to share them with the rest of you, along with some details about what was going on at the […]

Rare Behind The Scenes Look Into Aircraft Conservation

October 27, 2014 Moreno Aguiari 0

PRESS RELEASE – This November, the Sir Michael Beetham Conservation Centre at the Royal Air Force Museum Cosford will once again be opening its doors, allowing Museum visitors behind the scenes access to aircraft conservation […]

Niagara Aerospace Museum Expansion Site Expansion

October 27, 2014 Moreno Aguiari 0

The Niagara Aerospace Museum is pleased to announce we are expanding our display site. They will be adding 2 more aircraft, a 1936 Cunningham Hall GA-36 built in Rochester, NY and a 1929 Consolidated Fleet […]

New Chief Executive Officer Appointed at RAF Museum

October 27, 2014 Moreno Aguiari 0

PRESS RELEASE- Maggie Appleton has over twenty years’ experience in the heritage sector. She is passionate about the difference that museums and culture can make to people’s lives and, after beginning her heritage career at […]

Flying Passion, Moose Peterson’s Calendar

October 27, 2014 Moreno Aguiari 1

Many of our readers will be familiar with the work of photographer Moose Peterson. WarbirdsNews has written several pieces featuring his exceptional air-to-air work. Most recently, we reported on a short film Moose put together […]

Happy Birthday To The North American Aviation P-51 Mustang

October 26, 2014 Moreno Aguiari 1

By Aviation Enthusiasts LLC The North American Aviation P-51 Mustang flew for the first time 74 years ago today. One of the truly great fighters of World War II, the P-51 was designed from a […]

Handley Page Halifax Discovered in Norwegian Fjord

October 25, 2014 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 11

A research team from the Marine Technology Center at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology in Trondheim, Norway has discovered the sunken wreck of an RAF Handley Page Halifax under roughly 180m of water […]

Today in Aviation History -Macchi Castoldi M.C. 72, The World’s Fastest Piston-Powered Seaplane

October 23, 2014 Moreno Aguiari 8

By Luigino Caliaro. On October 23rd eighty years ago, Francesco Agello and the Macchi Castoldi M.C. 72 achieved the absolute world speed record for a piston-powered seaplane; a record which still stands to this day. “To […]

Year: 2014

Inaugural WWII AirPower Expo a Soaring Success!

The A-7 Corsair II Becomes Officially a Warbird. HAF Finally Retires It From Service

Cold War Naval Ops on Iceland

Rare Behind The Scenes Look Into Aircraft Conservation

Niagara Aerospace Museum Expansion Site Expansion

New Chief Executive Officer Appointed at RAF Museum

Flying Passion, Moose Peterson’s Calendar

Happy Birthday To The North American Aviation P-51 Mustang

Handley Page Halifax Discovered in Norwegian Fjord

Today in Aviation History -Macchi Castoldi M.C. 72, The World’s Fastest Piston-Powered Seaplane

A Caproni Ca.310 Libeccio Takes Shape in Norway

Hawker Typhoon Preservation Group Achieves Major Milestone

AirCorps Aviation’s Piper L-4H Restoration Report – Fall 2024 Update

Mid America Flight Museum Releases Update on B-17G ‘Thunderbird’