Articles
The Last Top Gun
PRESS RELEASE – Each time Dan Zimberoff fired up an F-14 Tomcat perched on the deck of an aircraft carrier, he knew that flying a fighter jet demanded a level of brashness and rock star-esque […]
Year: 2014
Warbirds News
Two WWII P-38 Pilots to Speak at Planes of Fame Air Musuem
The Planes of Fame Air Museum in Chino, California will be presenting its monthly Living History Event on September 6th. The event is open to the public of course. This month’s feature is titled the ‘Fork-Tailed […]
Aviation Museum News
Experience the Virtual Skies at RAF Cosford – October 4th, 2014
PRESS RELEASE -Aviation fans can experience the virtual skies next month as the Flight Sim 2014 event heads to Royal Air Force Museum Cosford in Shropshire. Taking place on Saturday October 4th, aviation enthusiasts will […]
Warbird Restorations
XP-82 Twin Mustang – August 2014 Restoration Update
As usual, WarbirdsNews has received the latest XP-82 Twin Mustang restoration update from Tom Reilly at his workshop in Douglas, Georgia. Here’s what they’ve been up to this month! August was an incredible month for […]
Articles
The Lost Sparrow Hawk
By Luciano Pontolillo of LuckyPlane.it. We’ve probably all seen pictures of ghostly wartime relics emerging from the sands of the Sahara desert from time to time. The most recent find of an RAF Curtiss Kittyhawk […]
Press Releases
CAF Takes Action Regarding Proposed FAA Rule
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 […]
Aviation Museum News
Upcoming Spitfire Open Cockpit Day at Palm Springs Air Museum
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. […]
Aviation Museum News
NAHA Awards Honor Volunteers, Partners at 2014 Meeting
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 […]
Aviation Museum News
National Museum of the USAF to Begin Restoring Massive Titan 4B Rocket
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 […]
Articles
Wilson ‘Connie’ Edwards and His Hangars Full of History
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 […]