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A VETERAN’ STORY: A Progeny of Aviators

January 18, 2017 Moreno Aguiari 0

By Pete Mecca. Arranging an interview quickly turns into something very special when the veteran suggests, “Let’s just fire up the old Stearman and fly down to Peach State Aerodrome for lunch at Barnstormer’s Grill. […]

Pacific Aviation Museum Hosts Tuskegee Airmen At Upcoming Youth Presentation and Hangar Talk

January 17, 2017 Moreno Aguiari 0

On February 3 and 4, Pacific Aviation Museum Pearl Harbor will pay tribute to the Tuskegee Airmen and the vital role they played during World War II with special presentations by decorated WWII Tuskegee Airman […]

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AVI-8 Introduces the Lancaster Series

January 17, 2017 Moreno Aguiari 3

Leather jackets. Sunglasses. Silk scarves. Big watches. Clichés though they might be, these items are historically must-haves for pilots. In the case of the latter, pilots have a multitude of choices from Citizen and Tag […]

Red Canoe, a Brand Born From Passion for Aviation

January 13, 2017 Moreno Aguiari 0

It is a well known that most aviation enthusiasts collect aviation-themed items of one sort or another. Who hasn’t gone to an air show or museum without coming away with a special memento or three? […]

A-7 Association Raising Funds For Interactive Kiosk

January 10, 2017 Moreno Aguiari 0

By Stephen Chapis The Ling-Temco-Vought (LTV) A-7 was officially known as the Corsair II, but it was actually the third Vought aircraft to wear that name. The first was the O2U scout and observation biplane […]

Minnesota and Dixie Wings Collaborate on New Tour of Southeast

January 9, 2017 Moreno Aguiari 1

The Minnesota Wing and the Dixie Wing are teaming up for a unique tour in several southeast states to commemorate the 75th Anniversary of the Doolittle Raid over Japan. The tour will include five stops with […]

A VETERAN’S STORY: The British Gentleman and His Southern Belle

January 9, 2017 Moreno Aguiari 0

After the downfall of France in WWII, the German Luftwaffe controlled the skies over Europe. Their next objective was to sweep the Royal Air Force from the blues as an essential prerequisite to Hitler’s invasion […]

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WWII Heritage Days Salutes Doolittle Raid, Battle of Midway

January 9, 2017 Moreno Aguiari 0

PRESS RELEASE – America was losing the Second World War in the Pacific until an unprecedented one-way mission by Army bombers launched from a Navy aircraft carrier prompted an air-sea battle that changed the course […]

F-4 Pilot, MiG-21 Destroyer, Tells Story

January 6, 2017 Moreno Aguiari 0

Two F-4 Phantom IIs flew in a triangular pattern behind a Douglass B-66 Destroyer, escorting the slow-moving light bomber on a radar jamming mission. During the operation, the skies were clear with a few scattered […]

XP-82 Twin Mustang – December 2016 – Restoration Update

January 5, 2017 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 0

WarbirdsNews has received the latest XP-82 Twin Mustang restoration update from Tom Reilly at his workshop in Douglas, Georgia. Here’s what they’ve been up to this past month! Fuselages The team has spent a lot […]

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