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Warbirds in Review 2017 DVDs Now Available In 3-Volume Set

December 17, 2017 Moreno Aguiari 0

The personal stories of aviation legends and owners of iconic warbird aircraft, recorded at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2017 as part of the Warbirds in Review program, are now available as a DVD collection from the […]

Draken International Adds Atlas Cheetahs and Mirage F1M and F1B Fighter Jets

December 16, 2017 Moreno Aguiari 1

PRESS RELEASE – Draken International, a global leader in advanced adversary air services, has announced the acquisition of twelve South African Atlas Cheetah fighter aircraft, reinforcing the company’s focus on providing advanced capabilities to its […]

Classic British Jets Going to EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2018

December 15, 2017 Moreno Aguiari 1

PRESS RELEASE – Some of the oldest jet aircraft in existence will be flying over the flightline at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2018 as the world’s largest fly-in convention brings together a rarely-seen gathering of these […]

‘That’s All, Brother’ Runs Her Engines!

December 15, 2017 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 2

The Commemorative Air Force has just announced that their D-Day veteran Douglas C-47 Skytrain That’s All, Brother has successfully run her engines for the first time in many years. This famous aircraft was amongst the first to […]

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MacDill AFB’s KB-50 Moves to Air Mobility Command Museum

December 14, 2017 Moreno Aguiari 1

KB-50 Superfortress Moves North by Richard Mallory Allnutt The rare Boeing KB-50J Superfortress currently on display within the Memorial Air Park at MacDill Air Force Base near Tampa, Florida will soon be moving a thousand […]

Memphis Belle – A Wartime Photo Essay from N.A.C.A Lewis Field

December 13, 2017 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 0

While we conducting some research for Monday’s article concerning the imminent completion of the Memphis Belle at the National Museum of the United States Air Force, we came across an intriguing series of images taken […]

Tri-State’s Columbus Corsair

December 12, 2017 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 0

It seems to be a week of Corsairs here at WarbirdsNews, so we hope you don’t mind reading a restoration report concerning a further example of the breed. Stephen Chapis, a long time contributor to […]

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CAF Dixie Wing Living Aviation History Day Features History of Racing Planes

December 11, 2017 Moreno Aguiari 0

Noted aviation racer Thom Richard will relate his experiences and discuss the history of air racing in the final Commemorative Air Force (CAF) Dixie Wing Living Aviation History Day program for 2017. The presentation will […]

A VETERAN’S STORY: Targeting the Big Apple

December 11, 2017 Moreno Aguiari 0

According to legend, in the year 1307 the bailiff/agent of the Hapsburg Duke of Austria placed a Hapsburg hat on a pole in the town square of the small village of Altdorf, Switzerland. Once the […]

Memphis Belle Restoration Report and Exhibit Plans at NMUSAF

December 11, 2017 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 7

The National Museum of the United States Air Force in Dayton, Ohio will be holding a three-day series of events next May to celebrate the unveiling of their Boeing B-17F Flying Fortress 41-24485 known as Memphis […]

Month: December 2017