Vintage Aviation News

RAF Cosford Open Cockpit

August 21, 2015 Moreno Aguiari 0

Royal Air Force Museum Cosford will be giving visitors a rare opportunity to climb aboard a selection of aircraft and sit in the pilot’s seat during the ‘Open Cockpits Evening’ event taking place next month. Over […]

The F-100 Super Sabre: Funny-Looking at First

August 20, 2015 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 7

WarbirdsNews is proud to present the second in our series of articles by noted aviation journalist and author, Robert F. Dorr. This time he takes a look at the North American F-100 Super Sabre, and […]

Warbirds Over Pearl Harbor

August 20, 2015 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 0

If all goes according to plan this October, three precious WWII warbirds will head out to California, where they will be loaded aboard a USAF cargo plane and flown out to Hawaii. The TBM Avenger, FM-2 […]

B-17G Fuselage Arriving at Warner Robins This Week!

August 19, 2015 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 4

The Museum of Aviation in Warner Robins, Georgia is set to receive the fuselage of their latest acquisition by the end of this week… perhaps as soon as tomorrow. As many of our readers will […]

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Wings and Warbirds Over Port Clinton 2015

August 19, 2015 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 0

PORT CLINTON OH – At the Wings & Warbirds Over Port Clinton Airshow, everyone will enjoy the festivities! The event is located at the Erie-Ottawa International Airport and run buy the non-profit North Ohio RC Association. The […]

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Connecticut Air & Space Center Curtiss Hangar Restoration News

August 18, 2015 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 0

As many WarbirdsNews readers will be well aware, the Connecticut Air & Space Center in Stratford, Connecticut has been hard at work on many fronts since we last visited with them some months back. Whether it […]

Fairey Swordfish to Lead VJ-Day Flypast Over London

August 13, 2015 Moreno Aguiari 5

PRESS RELEASE – The historic Fairey Swordfish, an aircraft that sits at the heart of Britain’s naval aviation heritage, will lead the flypast over London on August 15th, 2015 to commemorate the 70th Anniversary of Victory over Japan […]

Rare Aircraft Lands at Tyntesfield

August 13, 2015 Moreno Aguiari 3

Original, combat-veteran WWI aircraft are nearly as rare as the proverbial hens teeth, and this summer, the sole remaining Sopwith Pup to see service with the Royal Flying Corps will go on temporary display in […]

B-29 Restoration, “DOC” Enters Final Stage Before Flight

August 12, 2015 Moreno Aguiari 15

PRESS RELEASE – Restoration of the B-29 Superfortress known as Doc is now entering its final stage. The countdown to her first flight is steadily approaching, and Doc’s Friends, the organization restoring the vintage bomber, is hopeful that […]

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‘Messerschmitt Bf-109’ Airborne Again!

August 12, 2015 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 0

Meier Motors has another successful restoration under their belt with the first flight of Jerry Yagen’s ‘Messerschmitt Bf-109G-4’ on August 11th. Veteran warbird pilot and current RAF instructor, Flt.Lt. Charlie Brown was the lucky man […]

Month: August 2015