Vintage Aviation News

Lt. Gail S. Halvorsen, AKA “The Candy Bomber”

June 12, 2015 Moreno Aguiari 1

PRESS RELEASE – This month is National Candy Month, bringing to mind cravings for dark chocolate, caramels or lollipops for most people. The National Museum of the U.S. Air Force has a different way to […]

The National Museum of the U.S. Air Force’s Missile and Space Gallery copy

Missile and Space Gallery to re-open July 3

June 12, 2015 Moreno Aguiari 0

PRESS RELEASE – The National Museum of the U.S. Air Force’s Missile and Space Gallery will re-open on July 3 after being closed for nearly seven months for construction linking the gallery to the museum’s […]

VC10 XR808 Prepares for Final Move to Cosford

June 12, 2015 Moreno Aguiari 0

The Royal Air Force Museum Cosford is pleased to announce that its latest acquisition, VC10 serial number XR808 is now over half way through a successful dismantling process and is being prepared for its final […]

CAF Announces $250K Stretch Goal to Restore Historic C-47 to Flying Condition

June 11, 2015 Moreno Aguiari 1

PRESS RELEASE – After successfully securing the $75,000 needed to rescue That’s All, Brother, the plane the led the D-Day invasion, the Commemorative Air Force (CAF) has set a new stretch goal to raise $250,000 […]

Improving Air-to-Air Photography With Previz – A Tutorial by Matt Booty

June 11, 2015 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 0

With the Madras Air2Air Experience aviation photography workshop approaching at the end of August, we thought that we would share with our readers one of the significant techniques that will be employed in this remarkable air-to-air photography […]

LMA Organiser Dave Johnson Vulcan Bomber

Large Model Aircraft Rally: Tickets on Sale Now

June 10, 2015 Moreno Aguiari 0

Hundreds of scale models of iconic aircraft will be taking to the skies over Shropshire next month for a weekend of flying entertainment. Model enthusiasts from across the country will travel to the Royal Air […]

Warhawk Air Museum’s F-104A Update

June 10, 2015 Moreno Aguiari 2

As related to WarbirdsNews by the Warhawk Air Museum’s Michael Halbrook On Sunday May 24th, the weather finally allowed John Maloney to fly the Warhawk Air Museum’s P-51C “Boise Bee” back to Idaho from Chino, […]

The RAF and Losing Air Superiority in the Far East

June 9, 2015 Moreno Aguiari 0

PRESS RELEASE – Between December 1941 and May 1942, the Allies lost command of the air in Malaya and Burma to the Japanese. Usual historical thinking gives the reasons for the Allies losing air superiority […]

Warbird Radio Live! – Tonight’s Show Preview

June 9, 2015 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 0

WARBIRD RADIO – The Commemorative Air Force needs your help saving the C-47 that lead the US paratroopers during the D-Day invasion. As most of us now know, the C-47A 42-92847, better known as “That’s […]

La Ferté-Alais 2015 – Air Show Report

June 7, 2015 Moreno Aguiari 2

Report by Dr. Andreas Zeitler Original flying engines from the dawn of aviation through to the latest military jets are diverse offerings available at just a handful of air shows worldwide. Amongst these shows is the marvelous […]

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