Vintage Aviation News

Shuttleworth Spitfire Mk.V AR501 – First Public Outing

June 9, 2018 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 0

While we are a little late out of the gate on this one, we received a wonderful series of photographs by contributor Mark Rutley of the Shuttleworth Collection’s magnificent and recently restored Supermarine Spitfire Mk.V […]

Draken International Wins $280 Million USAF Contract

June 8, 2018 Moreno Aguiari 1

Draken International has been awarded the $280 million Adversary Air (ADAIR) II contract to provide adversary air services at Nellis Air Force Base in Nevada through December 2023. Adversary air, or “Red Air”, is training […]

Great War Flying Display – Australian Air Show Report

June 8, 2018 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 1

TAVAS Great War Flying Display – April 2018 by Phil Buckley On the weekend of 21-22 April 2018 at Caboolture Airport, north of Brisbane, Australia, The Australian Vintage Aviation Society (TAVAS) held its Great War […]

D-Day Celebrations Over Normandy

June 7, 2018 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 0

There were many celebrations for the anniversary of the D-Day invasion over this past week, but one special event took place over the Normandy beaches themselves. This was performed by the current members of the […]

That’s All, Brother – The Nose Art Interview

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

As many readers will know, the Commemorative Air Force’s historic D-Day veteran C-47 Skytrain That’s All, Brother recently regained her nose art from the time when she led the main 82nd Airborne paratrooper fleet over […]

WWII Weekend at the Mid-Atlantic Air Museum – Air Show Report

June 5, 2018 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 0

WORLD WAR II WEEKEND By A. Kevin Grantham The Mid-Atlantic Air Museum (MAAM) offered its annual graduate course in 1940s-era culture at Spaatz Field (Reading Regional Airport) in Reading, Pennsylvania, over the weekend of 1-3 […]

National Museum USAF to Commemorate D-Day with ‘Plane Talks’ on June 6

June 5, 2018 Moreno Aguiari 0

The National Museum of the U.S. Air Force will commemorate D-Day by offering visitors a special opportunity to interact with veterans who will be stationed at aircraft throughout the museum as part of the “Plane […]

Air Force’s First ‘Social Media Reenactment’ of the D-Day Invasion

June 5, 2018 Moreno Aguiari 0

In an interesting ‘virtual’ re-enactment of the D-Day airborne operations over the night of June 5th/6th, 1944, Joint Base Charleston in Charleston, South Carolina will be conducting a real-time historical reenactment of the D-Day invasion, solely […]

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Boeing B-52G Fuselage Arrives at Museum of Flight

June 3, 2018 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 0

As we mentioned would be happening today in a recent article, the Museum of Flight in Seattle, Washington moved the fuselage of their Boeing B-52 Stratofortress from its long term storage site at Paine Field […]

RAF Museum Aircraft On Outdoor Display at Cosford Air Show

June 2, 2018 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 0

A unique opportunity will be available at this year’s RAF Cosford Air Show on June 18th. Eight of the RAF Museum’s historic aircraft will be on static display outside for visitors to see in the […]

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