Vintage Aviation News

Lafayette Escadrille Honored at Centennial Event

April 20, 2016 Moreno Aguiari 1

by Capt. Lauren Ott USAFE-AFAFRICA Public Affairs >U.S. and French military and civic leaders attended the Lafayette Escadrille Memorial event in Marnes-la-Couquette, France, yesterday, to commemorate the centennial of the flying squadron’s formation. The Lafayette […]

TBM Gathering – 90 Tons of Turkeys Invade Illinois

April 20, 2016 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 8

As we promised a few months ago, here is our report on the TBM gathering organized by Brad Deckert in Peru, Illinois this past week. The event was widely acclaimed as a roaring success, and we […]

Aussie B-24M Liberator Restoration Update – April, 2016

April 18, 2016 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 0

A72-175 B-24M Liberator Update – April 2016 by Phil Buckley In the small town of Werribee near Melbourne in Victoria, Australia, a remarkable restoration project is taking place to resurrect the last surviving Consolidated B-24 Liberator to […]

CAF AirPower Tour Summer Dates Announced

April 18, 2016 Moreno Aguiari 6

PRESS RELEASE – The Commemorative Air Force’s (CAF) iconic Boeing B-29 Superfortress bomber, FIFI, along with other AirPower Tour aircraft, starts a 24 city, 6 week tour in Birmingham, AL May 18-22. She will also […]

Last Flight for Rare 1933 Boeing 247D Airliner

April 14, 2016 Moreno Aguiari 3

The world’s oldest flyable Boeing airliner will make its last flight on April 26. The classic twin-engine Boeing 247D from the 1930s–one of a mere four remaining in the world, and the only one flyable–has […]

Martin Mars Going to to EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2016!

April 14, 2016 Moreno Aguiari 2

PRESS RELEASE -The gigantic Martin Mars aircraft, the world’s largest flying water bomber and the last of its kind, will make its first trip to Wisconsin to participate at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2016. EAA AirVenture […]

Operation El Dorado Canyon: 30th Anniversary

April 14, 2016 Moreno Aguiari 2

by Tech. Sgt. Matthew Plew 48th Fighter Wing Public Affairs RAF Lakenheath, UK On April 14, 1986, at 5:13 p.m., U.S. Air Force F-111F Aardvarks from the 48th Tactical Fighter Wing launched from Royal Air […]

Qantas Founders Museum Fundraising Appeal for Iconic Super Constellation Project

April 14, 2016 Moreno Aguiari 0

In September, 2014, WarbirdsNews reported that the Qantas Founders Museum had acquired a derelict Lockheed Super Constellation at auction for their burgeoning museum at Longreach in Queensland, Australia. The aircraft had sat, more or less abandoned, for […]

The Great Yorkshire AirFest 2016, Flying Schedule Released

April 12, 2016 Moreno Aguiari 7

Tickets for The Great Yorkshire AirFest 2016 are now on sale. The festival, which will take place across the 2nd and 3rd July at Leeds East Airport (formerly known as RAF Church Fenton), is expected […]

Heritage Flight: Heroes, Inspiration, Joy and Closure

April 11, 2016 Moreno Aguiari 1

By TSgt Brandon Shapiro When 93-year-old Fred Roberts walked into the bar at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base in Arizona, all eyes turned toward him and all conversations stopped. Roberts was a World War II P-51 […]

Month: April 2016