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“Retired” Neptune Firefighting Planes Pressed Back Into Service

November 2, 2017 Moreno Aguiari 1

On October 1, 2017 Neptune Aviation Services officially retired the last of their P2V air tankers in a ceremony at the Missoula airport. The company had four of the former submarine hunters on contract that […]

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Bermuda Triangle Revisited

November 2, 2017 Moreno Aguiari 0

By Stephen Chapis In December 1945, five TBM Avengers and 14 aircrew members vanished on a routine navigation training flight in the infamous Bermuda Triangle. Almost 60 years later Military Aviation Museum (MAM) pilot Obie […]

POW Recalls Mission That Led to Capture 50 Years Ago

October 31, 2017 Moreno Aguiari 1

By Airman 1st Class Beaux Hebert, 14th Flying Training Wing Public Affairs On Oct. 25, 1967, now retired Lt. Col. Richard “Gene” Smith and his wingmen had orders to bomb the Paul Doumer Bridge in […]

Italian Air Force Museum Unveils Reggiane Re. 2002

October 31, 2017 Moreno Aguiari 0

A Regiane Re. 2002 was unveiled during a ceremony held at the Italian Air Force Museum, at Vigna di Valle, near Rome, Italy. The only complete example on display of three known survivors, the aircraft […]

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RAF Phantom “Black Mike’ Moves to RAF Cosford

October 30, 2017 Moreno Aguiari 11

As our regular readers will know, WarbirdsNews believes strongly in championing the preservation of vintage aircraft whenever possible. When in 2014 we learned that a historic RAF McDonnell Douglas Phantom II FGR.1 XV582 nicknamed “Black Mike” […]

USAF Lt. Col. Ret. Kenneth Normand will speak with visitors about his experience as a pilot on the KC 97L. U.S. Air Force photo by Ken LaRock

NMUSAF to Commemorate Veterans Day

October 27, 2017 Moreno Aguiari 0

The National Museum of the U.S. Air Force will commemorate Veterans Day by offering visitors a special opportunity to interact with more than 25 veterans who will be stationed at aircraft throughout the museum as […]

Rare Aircraft on Show During Open Week

October 27, 2017 Moreno Aguiari 0

A rare example of a Handley Page Hampden being restored at the Royal Air Force Museum Cosford will be one of the highlights at the Conservation Centre Open Week taking place on 13-18 November 2018. […]

Texas Flying Legends Museum’s P-51C Mustang ‘Lopes Hope 3rd’ Flies!

October 25, 2017 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 17

As many of our readers will be well be aware, we have been following the restoration of Texas Flying Legends Museum’s North American P-51C Mustang at AirCorps Aviation in Bemidji, Minnesota for some time now. […]

HARS to Fly a Warbird Lockheed AP-3C Orion!

October 24, 2017 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 0

Australia will soon have a Lockheed AP-3C Orion on the warbird circuit. The Historical Aircraft Restoration Society, better known as HARS, took delivery of a retired Royal Australian Air Force maritime patrol aircraft last December, but will […]

Lockheed Harpoon – Bad to the Bone!

October 23, 2017 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 3

As we mentioned last week with our progress report on their Boeing B-17E Flying Fortress, Desert Rat, the Vintage Aviation Museum recently acquired a rare Lockheed PV-2 Harpoon naval attack aircraft. The Harpoon served in the […]

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