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Masters Of The Air Tour

April 2, 2015 Moreno Aguiari 1

PRESS RELEASE – The National WWII Museum will embark on the tour of a lifetime, setting foot in a land still “haunted by history.” Bestselling author and WWII historian Donald L. Miller guides travelers through […]

Shropshire Scale Model Show

April 2, 2015 Moreno Aguiari 0

Photo / Interview Opportunity – Sunday 12th April at RAF Museum Cosford Shropshire Scale Model Show Date: 12 April 2015 Time: 10.00am–4.00pm Cost: FREE entry The Shropshire Scale Model Show attracts over 4,000 visitors each […]

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‘Doolittle Raid’ – Living History Event at Planes of Fame

April 2, 2015 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 0

The Planes of Fame Air Museum in Chino, California will be presenting another of its Living History Events on Saturday, April 4th. The event is open to the public of course. This month’s feature covers the […]

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Wartime B-17 Near-Miss With the Washington Monument in December, 1944

April 1, 2015 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 0

WarbirdsNews has recently received some fascinating wartime accounts written up by a former B-17 radio operator named Tom Creekmore. We thought our readers would enjoy reading them and decided we would start first with this dramatic story […]

CAf Red Tail Squadron at SUN n’ FUN

April 1, 2015 Moreno Aguiari 0

PRESS RELEASE – Minneapolis, Minn. – April 1, 2015 – The Commemorative Air Force (CAF) Red Tail Squadron, America’s tribute to the Tuskegee Airmen, is bringing its RISE ABOVE Traveling Exhibit mobile theater and WWII […]

Museum Launches Spitfire 10K Run

April 1, 2015 Moreno Aguiari 0

To commemorate the 75th Anniversary of the Battle of Britain, the Royal Air Force Museum London has launched the Spitfire 10K Run Date: Sunday 6th September 2015 Time: 9.00 am Location: RAF Museum London Commemorate […]

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Lt.Robert Hite – Doolittle Raider

April 1, 2015 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 0

WarbirdsNews does not often publish obituaries. However, we lost Lt.Robert Hite on Sunday, one of the last of the Doolittle Raiders, and as such, we decided we must mention his passing. Nearly all of our readers must surely be well aware […]

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Arsenal of Democracy Flyover Organizers Outline Event Plans

March 31, 2015 Moreno Aguiari 1

PRESS RELEASE – Washington, DC, March 31, 2015—On May 8, the 70th anniversary of Victory in Europe Day, the skies over the National Mall will be filled with one of the most spectacular and diverse […]

Museum of Flight Unveils XF8U-1 Crusader

March 30, 2015 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 1

As WarbirdsNews mentioned last week, the Museum of Flight in Seattle, Washington has completed the restoration of their Chance Vought XF8U-1 Crusader. The museum held an unveiling ceremony last Wednesday to commemorate the anniversary of […]

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“Fly-In to Victory Day” – NASM May 9th

March 29, 2015 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 1

As WarbirdsNews has reported in previous articles, there will be a massed flypast of several dozen warbirds over Washington, DC on Friday, May 8th marking the 70th anniversary for the end of WWII. With this many vintage […]

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