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Twin Pioneer Restoration Update from Downunder

September 18, 2017 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 5

Twin Pioneer Close to Flying Down Under by Mark Booth/Phil Buckley and photos by Phil Buckley We thought our readers might enjoy a restoration update on the Scottish Aviation Twin Pioneer at Wedderburn Airfield near Sydney, […]

Members of John Dean Armstrong’s family and pilots from the 23rd Fighter Group pose for a photo June 17 2017 at McConnell Air Force Base

Air Force Salutes ‘Flying Tiger’ After 75 Year Journey Home

September 17, 2017 Moreno Aguiari 0

MCCONNELL AIR FORCE BASE, Kan. — Blood is thicker than water. For the family of an American Volunteer Group pilot killed in a 1941 training accident in Burma, it ran the Pacific Ocean and spurred […]

Swinging round to the west to complete the 360 degree turn. Photo Peter Handley Vintage Wings of Canada

A sunset Mission to Honor the Canadians in The Battle of Britain

September 14, 2017 Moreno Aguiari 1

By Dave O’Malley On September 15, 1940, the future of Great Britain was unknown. The Luftwaffe’s Heinkel and Dornier bombers, accompanied by hordes of Messerschmitt fighters, had been hammering cities and airbases on an almost […]

San Diego Air & Space Museum Hall of Fame Enshrines Distinguished Class of 2017

September 14, 2017 Moreno Aguiari 0

The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA), the Atlas Rocket Program, Hudson B. Drake, Embry-Riddle’s Golden Eagles Flight Team, John Herrington, Christa McAuliffe, John J. Montgomery, and Chance Vought are among the honorees being […]

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Lone Star Flight Museum Announces Opening Date

September 12, 2017 Moreno Aguiari 0

The Lone Star Flight Museum at Ellington Airport (LSFM) is opening to the public on Saturday, September 16 at 9:00 a.m. and will offer a “pay what you can” admission through Sunday, October 1. A […]

Museum Of Flight Opens Exhibit Depicting World War I Aviation

September 12, 2017 Moreno Aguiari 0

World War I aviation is brought to life in a new exhibit featuring the paintings of Seattle artist Jim Dietz. The show, Wood and Canvas: The WWI Aviation Art of Jim Dietz, developed by Wings […]

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Mid America Flight Museum Acquires Grumman Duck

September 8, 2017 Moreno Aguiari 4

Scott Glover’s Mid America Flight Museum has just secured a truly historic aircraft for their collection, the magnificently restored Grumman J2F-4 Duck Bu.1649. This Duck was present at Pearl Harbor on December 7th, 1941, and flew search and rescue […]

Month: September 2017

Twin Pioneer Restoration Update from Downunder

Air Force Salutes ‘Flying Tiger’ After 75 Year Journey Home

A sunset Mission to Honor the Canadians in The Battle of Britain

San Diego Air & Space Museum Hall of Fame Enshrines Distinguished Class of 2017

Lone Star Flight Museum Announces Opening Date

Museum Of Flight Opens Exhibit Depicting World War I Aviation

Mid America Flight Museum Acquires Grumman Duck

Thunderbirds to Highlight 33rd Annual CAF Wings Over Houston Airshow

P-38G Lightning Returns After Restoration

Tuskegee Airmen Highlight 2017 Atlanta Warbird Weekend Dinner

Hawker Typhoon Preservation Group Achieves Major Milestone

AirCorps Aviation’s Piper L-4H Restoration Report – Fall 2024 Update

Mid America Flight Museum Releases Update on B-17G ‘Thunderbird’

Matt’s Gnat: A Red Arrows Jet Restoration Downunder