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RAF Museum CEO Maggie Appleton with HRH The Earl of Wessex in the refurbished Hangar 6 at the RAF Museum

Royal Opening of Transformed RAF Museum

July 2, 2018 Moreno Aguiari 0

After arriving in a 32 Sqn RAF helicopter, His Royal Highness met members of Museum staff, volunteers and partners who worked on and supported the transformation. Other VIPs at the ceremony included Air Chief Marshal […]

Hispano Buchon ‘White 9’ First Post-Restoration Flight

June 29, 2018 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 0

Yesterday, June 28th, 2018 Air Leasing Ltd. successfully test flew Hispano HA-1112-M1L Buchon C.4K-105 for the first time following their overhaul of the airframe at Sywell Aerodrome in England. She looks beautiful in her new markings […]

Machined main landing gear actuator pistons. Photo AirCorps Aviation

AirCorps Aviation Teams Up With M-14P Inc. to Produce High Quality Replacement Parts

June 29, 2018 Moreno Aguiari 0

As WarbirdsNews readers will have gathered from numerous articles we have published this past year, AirCorps Aviation in Bemidji, Minnesota has fast established an enviable reputation as a one-stop- shop for world-class vintage aircraft restoration services. […]

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Catch-22 Remake – Warbirds Over Sardinia!

June 28, 2018 Moreno Aguiari 0

After a more than seventy year absence, the breathtakingly beautiful island of Sardinia is once again echoing to the clattering roar of R-2600 radial engines. Sardinia, a semi-autonomous region of Italy in the Mediterranean Sea, […]

Hiller Aviation Museum Open Cockpit Day on July 11th

June 27, 2018 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 0

The Hiller Aviation Museum in San Carlos, California will be holding an Open Cockpit Day on July 11th. While this fabulous museum is relatively unknown to the general public, it has a fabulous collection of […]

Winjeel ‘404 – A Home Coming and Return to Flight

June 26, 2018 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 1

Winjeel ‘404 – A Home Coming and Return to Flight by Stephan Bowtell, Nathan Bowtell and Phil Buckley Rising like a young eagle to fly once more, a former Royal Australian Air Force CAC Winjeel A85-404 has […]

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The Shuttleworth Collection’s ‘Fly Navy’ Air Show

June 25, 2018 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 3

The Shuttleworth Collection’s ‘Fly Navy’ Air Show Report by George Land The Shuttleworth Collection’s ‘Fly Navy’ air show has fast become a favourite, not-to-be-missed event at the world-famous flying museum near Biggleswade in Bedfordshire, England. For […]

Year: 2018

Royal Opening of Transformed RAF Museum

Hispano Buchon ‘White 9’ First Post-Restoration Flight

AirCorps Aviation Teams Up With M-14P Inc. to Produce High Quality Replacement Parts

Catch-22 Remake – Warbirds Over Sardinia!

Hiller Aviation Museum Open Cockpit Day on July 11th

Winjeel ‘404 – A Home Coming and Return to Flight

The Shuttleworth Collection’s ‘Fly Navy’ Air Show

2018 Ray Fagen Memorial Air Show Report

Refurbishing the Yankee Air Museum’s C-47

Flying Heritage & Combat Armor Museum – Pacific Theatre Day – Sat.23rd June

A Caproni Ca.310 Libeccio Takes Shape in Norway

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’