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Restoring the Yankee Air Museum’s Boeing B-52D Stratofortress

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

Yankee Air Museum’s B-52 by Barry Levine The Yankee Air Museum in Belleville, Michigan has a wide range of aircraft in its collection – including a Boeing B-52D Stratofortress on permanent loan from the National […]

Boschung Global’s Mitsubishi A6M3 Zero

November 16, 2018 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 0

Advertorial* Boschung Global recently added a Mitsubishi A6M3 Zero to its growing warbird aircraft inventory. This rare Japanese fighter is not just an airplane; it is aviation heritage preserved thanks to an authentic restoration. One […]

B-29 Doc ‘Rolls In’ to Her New Home

November 14, 2018 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 0

Doc’s Friends, the organization responsible for the restoration, operation and maintenance of Boeing B-29 Superfortress 44-69972 Doc, held a ceremony yesterday to ‘roll in’ the historic WWII bomber to her newly-constructed home in Wichita, Kansas. Doc’s Friends published […]

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Battle of Britain Hawker Hurricane Mk.I Back in the Air Again

November 14, 2018 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 0

Battle of Britain veteran Hawker Hurricane Mk.I R4118 took to the skies again on November 13th for the first time in more than a year following an overhaul. Back in August, 2017, just prior to […]

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Inside Issue #81 of Warbird Digest

November 13, 2018 Moreno Aguiari 0

Increasingly , warbird projects have started with less and less of the original airplane. As collectors scour the earth for the remaining viable projects, this can only be expected. Let ’ s face it : […]

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Junkers Ju 87 Unveiled at Flying Heritage & Combat Armor Museum Hangar Opening

November 11, 2018 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 1

On Saturday, November 10th, the late Paul G. Allen’s Flying Heritage & Combat Armor Museum (FHCAM) held a grand opening ceremony for their third hangar. The new building increases their indoor display area to more than […]

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National Warbird Operator Conference Set for 2019

November 9, 2018 Moreno Aguiari 0

The 24th National Warbird Operator Conference (NWOC) is scheduled to take place over February 21 – 24, 2019 in Tucson, Arizona. This year’s conference will be presented by Ladd Gardner Aviation Insurance. Founded in 1993, […]

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Pima Air & Space Museum CH-46 Sea Knight on Display

November 8, 2018 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 0

The Pima Air & Space Museum near Tucson, Arizona has just finished refurbishing Boeing-Vertol CH-46F Sea Knight Bu.156469 and placed it on display outside. This Sea Knight actually rolled off the production line in Morton, Pennsylvania during […]

Arizona Commemorative Air Force Museum Honors Veterans in November

November 7, 2018 Moreno Aguiari 0

The Arizona Commemorative Air Force Museum (AZCAF) has announced a number of events, memorials, new exhibits, and commemorations to honor America’s veterans in November 2018. “This time of year is especially poignant for all of us at […]

Dakota Territory Air Museum’s P-47 Update – October, 2018

November 6, 2018 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 0

WarbirdsNews has just received the October, 2018 report from Chuck Cravens concerning the restoration of the Dakota Territory Air Museum’s P-47D Thunderbolt 42-27609 at AirCorps Aviation in Bemidji, Minnesota. We thought our readers would be very interested to see […]

Month: November 2018