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Texas Flying Legends P-51C – Restoration Report – June/July 2017

August 31, 2017 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 2

As many of our readers will know, WarbirdsNews is proud to have AirCorps Aviation as a sponsor. Their world-class aeronautical facility offers so much more than the traditional warbird shop … they are a one-stop shop for practically […]

SE 5 and Sopwith Camel flown in New Zealand for the documentary Millionaires Unit. Photo credit Harry Davison.

Museum of Flight Screens Documentary About Ivy League Flyers

August 30, 2017 Moreno Aguiari 0

On Sept. 9, the Museum presents a special screening of The Millionaires’ Unit-U.S. Naval Aviators in the First World War, the story of a privileged group of college students from Yale who formed a private […]

Lone Star Flight Museum Postpones Grand Opening

August 30, 2017 Moreno Aguiari 0

The Lone Star Flight Museum at Ellington Field will postpone both its ribbon-cutting ceremony on Friday, September 1 and grand opening celebration on Saturday, September 2. “Due to weather impacts from Hurricane Harvey and current […]

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MySkyCart – Warbird Sponsorship Program

August 30, 2017 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 0

As with almost every entity involved in vintage aviation, we all need sponsors, and WarbirdsNews has been happy to receive a little help from MySkyCart.com. The company produces a cool line of custom storage carts […]

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CAF Dixie Wing Honors WWII Heroes, Homefront and Local Heroes at Atlanta Airport

August 28, 2017 Moreno Aguiari 0

Captivating stories of Atlanta’s involvement in World War II unfold across a series of five large display cases at the Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport T Concourse. The displays, prepared by the Commemorative Air Force (CAF), […]

CAF Airbase Arizona Acquired a Grumman TBM-3E Avenger

August 24, 2017 Moreno Aguiari 0

The Arizona Commemorative Air Force Museum (AZCAF) has acquired a Grumman TBM-3E Avenger from the Quonset Air Museum, Rhode Island. The Avenger is best known as the premier Navy carrier-based torpedo attack bomber of World […]

75 Years On – The Story Behind Hampden P1344’s Final Flight

August 21, 2017 Moreno Aguiari 1

The Handley Page Hampden Bomber P1344 (PL-K), currently undergoing conservation at the Royal Air Force Museum Cosford will be subject of a lecture taking place on Tuesday 5 September 2017. The lecture will be presented […]

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Polikarpov  I-16 Set For Return to Warbirds Over Wanaka 2018

August 21, 2017 Moreno Aguiari 0

Of all the air shows in the world, the biennial Warbirds Over Wanaka display in Wanaka, New Zealand, is easily one of the most anticipated and impressive events. Set against the stunning, mountainous backdrop of the Southern Alps, […]

Delta Flight Museum Launches the “747 Experience”

August 20, 2017 Moreno Aguiari 0

By Marty Steiner via General Aviation News Airline museums range from boring glass cases filled with a hodgepodge of miscellaneous stuff to a flight line of vintage airliners in varying states of outdoor exposure and […]

WB 57F on the ramp at Ellington Field. Credit NASA JSC

NASA WB-57 to Chase The Totality of The Great American Eclipse

August 18, 2017 Moreno Aguiari 0

In a classic swords-to-plowshares move, two converted WB-57F aircraft flown by NASA’s Airborne Science Program will greet the shadow of the Moon as it rushes across the contiguous United States on Monday, August 21st on […]

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