Vintage Aviation News

Happy Birthday To The Curtiss P-40 Warhawk

October 14, 2014 Moreno Aguiari 0

By Aviation Enthusiasts LLC The Curtiss P-40 Warhawk flew for the first time 76 years ago today. Developed from the P-36, the P-40 was America’s most numerous fighter aircraft in service when World War II […]

RAF Museum Teams up With the University of Birmingham

October 13, 2014 Moreno Aguiari 0

Marking the centenary of the outbreak of the First World War, registration is now open for ‘World War One: Aviation Comes of Age’, which will allow users to explore the aerial aspect of the conflict […]

B-17 “Champaign Lady” Restoration- Video Update

October 13, 2014 Moreno Aguiari 3

An Alaska TV station has been following the progress of the B-17 “Champaign Lady” restoration. It started with a report on our recovery of a B-17 in the Alaska wilderness two years ago. This summer […]

Search for Warbirds in India

October 12, 2014 Moreno Aguiari 0

Accordingly to several news reports coming from India, a group of researchers has identified sites in Loktak lake, near Manipur, India where two Japanese Ki-43 fighter aircraft and a British Wellington bomber came to rest following a dogfight on […]

Phantom XV582 ‘Black Mike’ Is Safe But Still Needs Your Help

October 11, 2014 Moreno Aguiari 0

As our regular readers will know, WarbirdsNews believes strongly in championing the preservation of vintage aircraft whenever possible. When we learned earlier this year that a historic RAF McDonnell Douglas Phantom II FGR.1 XV582 nicknamed “Black Mike” […]

Pacific Aviation Museum Winter 2015 events

Upcoming Events At Pacific Aviation Museum Pearl Harbor

October 10, 2014 Moreno Aguiari 0

The Pacific Aviation Museum at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii is continuously working to provide interesting events for the public, and we thought you might like to see what is coming on the agenda in […]

Douglas A-20 Retrieved From Bottom of the Baltic Sea

October 9, 2014 Moreno Aguiari 0

A Polish salvage crew has recovered the substantial, but battered remains of a rare Douglas A-20 Havoc medium bomber from the bottom of the Baltic Sea in the last few days. Just a dozen or so substantially […]

NWOC 2015 Registration Open

October 8, 2014 Moreno Aguiari 0

Registration for 21st National Warbird Operator Conference on Feb 26-Mar 1 in New Orleans, LA is now open.The world’s largest gathering of warbird owners, operators, maintainers and suppliers will soon meet at the 21st Anniversary […]

Open Cockpit Day at The Pacific Aviation Museum

October 8, 2014 Moreno Aguiari 0

A little over a week from now, on Saturday, October 18th, visitors to the Pacific Aviation Museum will have the opportunity to sit in the cockpits of several historic combat aircraft including the F-15 Eagle, F-5 […]

Great Georgia Airshow Line-up Set, Ready To Fly

October 7, 2014 Moreno Aguiari 0

It’s going to be a weekend filled with breathtaking aerial stunts, roaring jet trucks, fireworks and activities for fun seekers of all ages. The Great Georgia Airshow (GGAS) will return to Atlanta Regional Airport-Falcon Field, […]

Year: 2014