May 2017 - Vintage Aviation News

Allied Jet Killers of World War 2

May 29, 2017 Moreno Aguiari 2

In 2013, Warbird Digest Associate Editor & WarbirdsNews contributor Stephen Chapis interviewed World War II fighter pilots who had shot down Luftwaffe jets over Europe. These interviews were for a simple magazine article, but after hearing […]

Fouga Magister Reborn in the Netherlands

May 26, 2017 Moreno Aguiari 0

Fouga Reborn by Gert Jan Mentink The Dutch Historic Jet Association’s Fouga Magister, registered F-GLHF, took to the air again for the first time in almost four years on Friday, May 5th. Kris van de […]

World Fuel Services Becomes a Founding Corporate Member and Centenary Partner of the Royal Air Force Museum

May 25, 2017 Moreno Aguiari 0

World Fuel Services, with its regional center based in London, United Kingdom, proudly announced today that they have become a Founding Member of the Royal Air Force (RAF) Museum’s Corporate Membership Programme and a RAF […]

RAF Museum Aircraft Join Air Show Line-up

May 25, 2017 Moreno Aguiari 0

A collection of aircraft from the Royal Air Force Museum Cosford will be joining the line-up in a static display at the RAF Cosford Air Show, taking place on Sunday 11 June 2017. Aircraft confirmed […]

Two Missing World War II B 25 Bombers Documented by Project Recover Off Papua New Guinea

Two Missing World War II B-25 Bombers Documented in Papua New Guinea

May 24, 2017 Moreno Aguiari 1

Provided by: University of California – San Diego Two B-25 bombers associated with American servicemen missing in action from World War II were recently documented in the waters off Papua New Guinea by Project Recover […]

Cadet Air Corps Museum AT-10 Restoration Project

May 23, 2017 Moreno Aguiari 6

Recently WarbirdsNews presented a restoration report concerning the P-51C Mustang project underway for the Texas Flying Legends Museum, at AirCorps Aviation in Bemidji, Minnesota. While we had intended to follow this up with a piece on the razorback P-47D Thunderbolt […]