Vintage Aviation News

Patriotism Focus at Annual SUN ‘n FUN International Fly-In & Expo

February 14, 2015 Moreno Aguiari 0

PRESS RELEASE – Mark your calendars for the 41st Annual SUN ‘n FUN International Fly-In & Expo presented by Visit Florida April 21-26, 2015 in Lakeland, FL. Proceeds from all events are returned to aviation-based […]

Return of the ‘Ghost Rider’

February 14, 2015 Moreno Aguiari 25

For the very first time, a Boeing B-52 Stratofortress has moved from the boneyard back into the sky again. The veteran bomber took off from Davis-Monthan Air Force Base in Tucson, Arizona for the first time […]

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German Stuka Getting Ready For 3D Scan at MSI

February 13, 2015 Moreno Aguiari 2

Chicago’s Museum of Science and Industry landed its Junkers Ju-87R-2 Stuka on their main floor this past Wednesday. The Stuka dive bomber, one of only two intact examples remaining in the world, has been at the museum since 1946. […]

Warbirds Over Wanaka 2016 – Tickets on Sale

February 13, 2015 Moreno Aguiari 0

Warbirds Over Wanaka, one of the great international air shows, set against some of the most dramatic landscape in the world, should be on every aviation enthusiast’s bucket list of events to attend. Held every two […]

Warbird Radio Friday Favorite – Tom Reilly Master Restorer

February 13, 2015 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 0

WarbirdsNews has another great piece from Matt Jolley and Warbird Radio that we thought we would share with you this morning for Warbird Radio Favorite Friday! This week Matt Jolley will revisit a story he recorded […]

08 21 2014 1971 zpsfc9bd87b SoCal PBJ The PBJ is nearly ready to fly. Aug.2014 Dan Newcomb photo

CAF SoCal Wing’s PBJ-1 Restoration Update

February 12, 2015 Moreno Aguiari 1

The Commemorative Air Force’s SoCal or Southern California Wing in Camarillo, California has been working for roughly two decades to restore the only known example of the North American PBJ-1 Mitchell, a navalized version of the Army Air […]

Atlas 5A Rocket at Canada Science Technology Building David Carroll photo Creative Commons

Atlas Rocket to Be Scrapped

February 11, 2015 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 11

The Canada Science and Technology Museum in Ottawa, Ontario has announced that it will scrap the Atlas 5A rocket which has stood outside its building since 1973. Officially on loan from the National Museum of […]

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National Museum of the U.S. Air Force Opens Expanded Tuskegee Airmen Exhibit

February 10, 2015 Moreno Aguiari 0

PRESS RELEASE – DAYTON, Ohio – A group of African Americans who fought for equality as they battled for their country are being recognized with an expanded exhibit at the National Museum of the U.S. […]

Warbird Radio – Tonight’s Show Preview

February 10, 2015 Moreno Aguiari 2

Tune in this Tuesday night (02/10/15) at 8pm (EASTERN) for a full restoration update on the Warriors & Warbirds Museum‘s C-123 “Ponderous Polly.” WRL Host Matt Jolley also welcomes aviation artist Ron Cole to the […]

National Memories Exhibit at Pacific Avation Museum

“National Memories” Traveling Exhbit To Open At Pacific Aviation Museum

February 9, 2015 Moreno Aguiari 0

PRESS RELEASE – Honolulu, HI – Pacific Aviation Museum Pearl Harbor, the site of America’s first aviation battlefield, will serve as the first stop of the “National Memories” 2015 United States tour, March 14, 2015. […]

Month: February 2015