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This artwork is titled After A Mission Korea 1953 and was created by David S. Hall. U.S. Air Force photo by Ken LaRock

Air Force 70th Birthday Art Exhibit Opens Sept. 9 at National Museum of the U.S. Air Force

August 17, 2017 Moreno Aguiari 1

A special exhibit highlighting the 70th Birthday of the U.S. Air Force will open on Sept. 9 at the Air Force’s national museum. Seventy pieces of art, one representing a significant event for each year […]

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Lone Star Flight Museum Cleared for Grand Opening Labor Day Weekend

August 17, 2017 Moreno Aguiari 0

The Lone Star Flight Museum is getting ready to unveil their brand new facility at Ellington Field near Houston, Texas on September 2nd. As many readers will recall, this marvelous museum used to be located […]

Massive Cache of deHavilland Mosquito Plans Discovered

August 11, 2017 Moreno Aguiari 3

An astonishing collection of thousands of microfilm aperture cards, containing secret wartime plans for the deHavilland Mosquito, one of the UK’s most innovative aircraft, has been saved from destruction. Just days before the bulldozers were […]

WWII Heritage Days 2018 to Feature Medal of Honor Veterans

August 9, 2017 Moreno Aguiari 0

Salute the Greatest Generation and celebrate all things 1940s during the Commemorative Air Force (CAF) Dixie Wing 15th Annual “WWII Heritage Days”, April 21-22, 2018. Recall the music of Glenn Miller, ration cards, Spam and […]

P-38G Lightning Under Refurbishment in Alaska

August 9, 2017 Moreno Aguiari 2

The world’s last known complete Lockheed P-38G Lightning is currently under refurbishment at Elmendorf Air Force Base in Anchorage, Alaska. This aircraft served as 42-13400 in the U.S. Army Air Forces, and flew with the […]

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Collings Foundation’s F-4 Phantom II Takes to the Skies Again!

August 9, 2017 Moreno Aguiari 11

The Collings Foundation‘s F-4 Phantom II is now the only flying example of its kind in North America. She took to the skies again in the capable hands of former US Air Force ‘Rhino’-driver Harry “D-Day” Daye at 10:50am […]

Tomcat Tuesday! – Episode 4

August 8, 2017 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 0

Tomcat Tuesday! – Episode 4 Here is another selection of terrific official photographs of our much-missed naval fighter strutting her stuff… alongside the amazing men and women who flew and maintained ‘the last of the Cats.’ […]

EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2017: The Final Numbers

August 7, 2017 Moreno Aguiari 0

Another fantastic AirVenture Oshkosh is in the books, and 2017 broke a number of records according to the EAA. For starters, the attendance was at an all-time high for the show, with roughly 590,000 people visiting, but […]

Wolverhampton Built Defiant Highlighting Open Cockpits Evening

August 3, 2017 Moreno Aguiari 0

The Wolverhampton built, Second World War British Battle of Britain fighter aircraft, Boulton Paul Defiant Mk1 will be one of the highlights at the forthcoming ‘Open Cockpits Evening’ taking place at the Royal Air Force […]

Tomcat Tuesday! – Episode 3

August 1, 2017 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 0

Tomcat Tuesday! – Episode 3 After a week’s hiatus for the madness and magic of EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2017, we thought we’d start off our return with the third episode of Tomcat Tuesday. Here is another selection […]

Month: August 2017