Vintage Aviation News

Chasing Planes: New Series Follows the Efforts to Run an Air Museum

September 29, 2017 Moreno Aguiari 1

Many WarbirdsNews readers will be well aware of Gordon Page, and his amazing efforts to save vintage military aircraft over the last three decades. Page first came to prominence in the warbird world back in the 1990s, […]

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Douglas A-26 Invader Movements Downunder

September 26, 2017 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 0

Reevers Warbirds has commenced the move of their Douglas A-26C Invader from Archerfield Airport in Brisbane, Queensland to her new home at Parafield Airport in Adelaide, South Australia. This Invader once flew with the US Army […]

B-17 Flying Fortress “Aluminum Overcast” to Arrive for Atlanta Warbird Weekend

September 25, 2017 Moreno Aguiari 0

The B-17 Flying Fortress, “Aluminum Overcast”, operated by the Experimental Aviation Association (EAA), will arrive in Atlanta for the fourth annual Atlanta Warbird Weekend at Dekalb-Peachtree Airport, Oct.7-8. Ground tours will be available, and rides […]

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TFLM Airplanes Descend on Edwards for Upcoming 70th Anniversary of Supersonic Flight

September 25, 2017 Moreno Aguiari 1

On September 18th, while Edwards Air Force Base personnel were on the ground going about their work evaluating new military aircraft and systems, a quartet of WWII-vintage warbirds circled overhead, preparing to land. The B-25J Mitchell, […]

B 29 Doc hangar groundbreaking event in Wichita. Pictured L R Connie Palacioz Tony Mazzolini Jeff Turner Leanne Caret Tom Gentile and Pete Meitzner.

Doc’s Friends Announces Major Hangar Gifts From Boeing and Spirit AeroSystems

September 22, 2017 Moreno Aguiari 2

PRESS RELEASE – Doc’s Friends, Inc. has announced a major gift from Boeing that will ensure the B-29 Doc Hangar and Education Center becomes a reality at Wichita’s Eisenhower National Airport. Executives from Boeing and […]

Flight Simulation Event Heads to Cosford

September 22, 2017 Moreno Aguiari 0

Aviation fans can experience the virtual skies in Shropshire next month as the Flight Sim 2017 event heads to the Royal Air Force Museum Cosford for a fifth consecutive year. Taking place on Saturday 7 […]

Texas Flying Legends’ Razorback P-47D – A History

September 22, 2017 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 1

As many of our readers will know, AirCorps Aviation has been restoring a rare, razorback version of the Republic P-47 Thunderbolt for the Texas Flying Legends Museum. This combat veteran Thunderbolt is P-47D 42-27609, and […]

Restored BT-13 Donated to The National WASP Museum

September 22, 2017 Moreno Aguiari 2

The National WASP WWII Museum celebrated The Gift of Wings on Saturday, September 16, 2017, with a fly-in of a restored BT-13 aircraft donated by the American Aviation Heritage Foundation (AAHF) of Blaine, Minnesota. Ann […]

Lancaster KB882 Officially Joins National Air Force Museum of Canada Today

September 21, 2017 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 5

Lancaster KB882 Prepares for Her New Home… The City of Edmundston, New Brunswick will officially hand over Avro Lancaster AR.10 KB882 to the National Air Force Museum of Canada in a special ceremony due to take […]

Press Releases

Vintage Aviation Publications Acquires Warbirds News

September 19, 2017 Moreno Aguiari 3

Huntington, IN – Vintage Aviation Publications, publisher of Warbird Digest, (warbirddigest.com) has announced the acquisition of Warbirds News ( vintageaviationnews.com), the popular online news platform dedicated to warbird restoration and aviation museums. Warbird Digest was recently re-acquired […]

Month: September 2017