Vintage Aviation News

Heritage Flight Museum – June Fly Day Report

June 23, 2016 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 0

From Rain to Skyraiding… by Joe Kunzler What began as a dark and gloomy Saturday morning on June 18th at the Heritage Flight Museum in Burlington, Washington had everyone uncertain if flight operations could take place for the monthly Fly […]

More Than Just a Coat

June 21, 2016 Moreno Aguiari 0

Author and photographer John Slemp is seeking WWII bomber jackets to preserve their history and artistry in an upcoming book. Mr. Slemp’s Bomber Jacket Project has already photographed and chronicled the history of several dozen […]

Desert Storm 25th Anniversary Celebrated at AirVenture

June 17, 2016 Moreno Aguiari 0

PRESS RELEASE – The aircraft of Operation Desert Storm/Desert Shield, which formed one of the largest air power operations in history, will return to EAA AirVenture Oshkosh in 2016 for a look back 25 years […]

Australian T-28D Trojan Back in the Air!

June 17, 2016 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 1

Australian T-28D Trojan Back in the Air! words: Chris Godfrey and Phil Buckley photography: Carl Herbert Back in July, 2015 WarbirdsNews reported on Chris Godfrey and his efforts to bring his combat-veteran T-28D Trojan 51-3588 back into flying […]

CAF B 24 Diamond Lil Photo by Scott Slocum

B-24 Liberator Diamond Lil kicks-off CAF Airpower History Tour at Branson, MO

June 15, 2016 Moreno Aguiari 0

PRESS RELEASE – Seventy-five years after making her first flight the Commemorative Air Force (CAF) B-24 Liberator Diamond Lil will lead the CAF AirPower History Tour and a squadron of historic aircraft to a landing […]

Museum of Flight Unveils New Aviation Pavilion

June 15, 2016 Moreno Aguiari 4

The Museum of Flight will preview for the media its new, 3-acre Aviation Pavilion on June 23, 10 a.m. to noon. The 9-story high, roofed outdoor gallery doubles the Museum’s exhibit space with the biggest […]

Big Events for Boeing’s 100th Birthday at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2016

June 12, 2016 Moreno Aguiari 0

PRESS RELEASE – The 100th anniversary of The Boeing Company, the world’s largest commercial and military aircraft company, will bring a unique collection of airplanes and presentations to EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2016 on July 25-31. […]

Steve “Spiro” Pisanos Passes Away at 96

June 10, 2016 Moreno Aguiari 0

Col. Steve N. Pisanos, USAF, (Ret.), a World War II fighter double ace who served with the United States Army Air Corps, United States Air Force and as a volunteer member of the famed Eagle […]

Lufthansa Lockheed L-1649A Super Star Restoration – Part 2

June 10, 2016 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 8

In a continuation of our previous article on Lufthansa Technik’s project to return a Lockheed L-1649A Starliner to airline service, we now report on the restoration progress so far. The project has two Starliners at their base […]

‘Messerschmitt Bf 109’ On Display in Rechlin, Germany

June 9, 2016 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 0

The Luftfahrt Technisches Museum (Aviation Technical Museum) in Rechlin, Germany unveiled a ‘Messerschmitt Bf 109’ in a new display during late March. As many readers will know, Rechlin was the Luftwaffe’s primary flight testing facility […]

Month: June 2016