Vintage Aviation News

F-104 Flight Training Launches at Florida’s Kennedy Space Center

February 28, 2018 Moreno Aguiari 6

Flight training is now available in the F-104 Starfighter. The new civilian flight training program for licensed pilots is offered exclusively by commercial space marketing company Infinity Space, Inc. Ground school and in-flight instruction is […]

B-25 Mitchell Yellow Rose – Operation 107

February 26, 2018 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 0

On November 3rd, 2017, the Commemorative Air Force’s North American B-25J Mitchell 43-27868 was on final approach during its last airshow appearance of the year when it suffered an engine failure. The crew landed the airplane […]

Draken International – Back to the Future

February 25, 2018 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 0

Draken International – Back to the Future by Richard Mallory Allnutt When you step inside Draken International’s cavernous maintenance hangar in Lakeland, Florida, it is like venturing back in time. Numerous Cold War-era jets are […]

Inside Issue #77 of Warbird Digest

February 23, 2018 Moreno Aguiari 0

In the last fifteen years the history of individual wartime aircraft has begun to drive their value. In other words, if your warbird has combat history or was flown by a famous pilot or group, […]

F 15C Eagle from the 67th Fighter Squadron at Kadena AB is refueled by a KC 135R Stratotanker from the 909th Air Refueling Squadron

EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2018 – Year of the Tanker

February 23, 2018 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 0

‘YEAR OF THE TANKER’ AT EAA AIRVENTURE OSHKOSH 2018 BRINGS BIG IRON TO FLIGHTLINE Air Force Reserve Command 70th anniversary bolsters Oshkosh presence EAA AVIATION CENTER, OSHKOSH, Wisconsin — (February 20, 2018) — The Air […]

Boomerangs Downunder – A Restoration Report

February 21, 2018 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 0

The Commonwealth Aircraft Corporation Boomerang is one of the lesser known Allied fighter types which made its way into combat during WWII. It was an important stop-gap fighter of Australian design and manufacture based upon […]

Museum of Flight Announces Flight Training Scholarships

February 20, 2018 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 0

The following is a press release from the Museum of Flight in Seattle, Washington concerning their announcements of scholarships for flight training and college education. While the subject is a little beyond the normal remit […]

Masessa’s Mohawk – An Airborne Vietnam War MIA Memorial

February 19, 2018 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 0

The Grumman OV-1 Mohawk is too brutish to ever be called beautiful, but it has enormous charisma, and as such, it is surprising that so few are active on the air show circuit. Despite its vital […]

Flying Heritage & Combat Armor Museum’s New Hangar Under Way

February 18, 2018 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 0

As many of our readers will be well aware, the Flying Heritage & Combat Armor Museum at Paine Field in Everett, Washington has had a third hangar in their plans for some time. The museum […]

RAF Museum Will Celebrate 100th Anniversary Through a Major Transformation

February 18, 2018 Moreno Aguiari 0

A multi-million-pound transformation of the RAF Museum’s London home will welcome visitors to discover a new green heart of the community in Colindale, North West London, reflecting the historic RAF Hendon airfield. The newly landscaped […]

Month: February 2018