Vintage Aviation News

Win a Combat Veteran Piper L-4J Grasshopper in 2016 EAA Aircraft Sweepstakes

October 27, 2015 Moreno Aguiari 1

PRESS RELEASE – OSHKOSH, Wisconsin — (October 27, 2015) — A 1945 Piper L-4J “Grasshopper” with a true World War II pedigree and the manners of a classic Piper Cub will be the grand prize […]

Devotion – A New Book About Heroic Corsair Pilots Tom Hudner & Jesse Brown

October 26, 2015 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 3

Three years ago, author Adam Makos rose to fame with his astonishing, true tale of heroism and human compassion in the midst of deadly conflict in the book A Higher Call. Adam Makos deftly retold […]

Hollywood Star Bound for Warbirds 

October 22, 2015 Moreno Aguiari 1

PRESS RELEASE – Wanaka: Warbirds Over Wanaka International Airshow has announced it is bringing a significant aircraft to Wanaka next year to mark the 75th anniversary of the Battle of Britain.Warbirds Over Wanaka General Manager, […]

Big Moves at The National Museum of the US Air Force

October 19, 2015 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 1

With the building structurally complete, the National Museum of the US Air Force in Dayton, Ohio began moving exhibits into its new, fourth hangar in October. With the opportunity to see some of these beautiful exhibits outside, WarbirdsNews […]

Two Nimrod R1s of 51 Squadron MOD 45132295

Popular Spy Plane Tours Set to Return at RAF Museum Cosford

October 17, 2015 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 0

The Hawker Siddeley Nimrod played an important role defending the realm in the United Kingdom, and served in several major conflicts over the years. The Nimrod MR (Maritime Reconnaissance) aircraft were a mainstay in the […]

Spitfire IX MK959 Moreno Aguiari photo TFLM Ellington Field Houston TX p6

Texas Flying Legends Museum Acquires a Spitfire

October 16, 2015 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 9

The Texas Flying Legends Museum has just acquired a Supermarine Spitfire Mk.IX! Not only is it a fabulous airframe, but a combat veteran as well. The aircraft started life with the Royal Air Force as serial […]

New England Air Museum – Open Cockpit & Veterans Day Program – Nov. 8th

October 16, 2015 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 0

The New England Air Museum in Windsor Locks, Connecticut will hold its annual Veterans Day Event “A Tribute to our Veterans, Servicemen & Servicewomen” on Sunday, November 8th, 2015. Visitors to the Museum will have […]

C8A0197 Richard Mallory Allnutt photo Culpeper Airfest Culpeper VA October 10 2015

Culpeper Airfest 2015 – Airshow Review

October 13, 2015 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 2

The Culpeper Airfest, dubbed the “best little air show in the east” took place under glorious autumn skies on Saturday, October 10th. While it may not have had the heavy iron of a major air […]

P- 40 Kittyhawk: Guns Armed!

October 13, 2015 Moreno Aguiari 4

PRESS RELEASE -Visitors to the Warbirds Over Wanaka International Airshow next Easter will be treated to a display which has never been performed at any other airshow in the world.Auckland-based pilot Liz Needham will be […]

Dornier Do17 Fuselage Engine and Propeller

RAF Marine Boat and Wartime Bombers on Display at RAFM Cosford

October 13, 2015 Moreno Aguiari 0

PRESS RELEASE – Next month, the Michael Beetham Conservation Centre at the Royal Air Force Museum Cosford will be opening its doors, allowing Museum visitors behind the scenes access to aircraft conservation projects and the […]

Month: October 2015