Vintage Aviation News

Tyndall QF-4 Phantom Final Mission

May 30, 2015 Moreno Aguiari 0

PRESS RELEASE _ TYNDALL AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. — The 82nd Aerial Target Squadron, a subordinate unit of the 53rd Weapons Evaluation Group, flew its final QF-4 Phantom mission May 27 marking the end of almost […]

Work Underway to Move Lancaster KB882 to Edmonton

May 29, 2015 Moreno Aguiari 4

Since announcing in late March that Avro Lancaster KB882 will be moving from its home of half a century in Edmundston, New Brunswick to the Alberta Aviation Museum in Edmonton, Alberta, a team has been […]

C8A9492 Richard Mallory Allnutt photo Arizona March 26 2014

CH-46 Sea Knight Retirement Ceremony at Smithsonian

May 28, 2015 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 3

With the CH-46 Sea Knight finally bowing out of service later this year, the Smithsonian’s National Air & Space Museum is set to receive an example on temporary loan from the United States Marine Corps […]

B-17 ‘Texas Raiders’ To Fly in the Heart of Texas Airshow

May 26, 2015 Moreno Aguiari 0

PRESS RELEASE – Nearly 70 years ago, the last B-17 lifted into the air to join the largest air armada ever to fill the skies during WWII, but on Friday June 05, the four giant […]

CAF Rocky Mountain Wing TBM Restoration Update

May 26, 2015 Moreno Aguiari 1

Edited from a Report by Rob Duncan, TBM Avenger Maintenance Officer for the CAF Rocky Mountain Wing Have you ever had a poorer relative drop by for a “short visit” that ended staying a full year… […]

New England Air Museum – DC-3 Restoration Update

May 24, 2015 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 0

WarbirdsNews has been covering the New England Air Museum’s various restoration projects over the past couple of years, and today we have an update to share on their beautiful Douglas DC-3. We covered the beginning […]

Strategic Air & Space Museum Announces New Exhibits for Summer 2015

May 23, 2015 Moreno Aguiari 0

PRESS RELEASE- The Strategic Air & Space Museum (SASM) announces new exhibit offerings that enhance its mission to ignite the thrill of innovation and discovery through the ultimate guest experience. The museum restores, preserves, and […]

Fighter Pilot Missing From WWII Accounted For

May 22, 2015 Moreno Aguiari 6

PRESS RELEASE – The Department of Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced today that the remains of a U.S. serviceman, missing from World War II, have been identified and are being returned to his family […]

The Century Series Fighters and the Conquest of an Unfriendly Sky

May 22, 2015 Moreno Aguiari 5

By Keegan Chetwynd, Director of the CAF Airpower Museum For those of us who love aviation history, there is a special reminiscence associated with the Century Series fighter aircraft, similar to how others reflect on […]

Space Shuttle Exhibit and STEM Learning Node to close Aug. 3to prepare for move to fourth buildin

May 22, 2015 Moreno Aguiari 0

PRESS RELEASE – The National Museum of the U.S. Air Force’s Space Shuttle Exhibit and Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Learning Node will close beginning Aug. 3 in preparation for its move to the […]

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