Vintage Aviation News

Polish Air Force Centenary Air Show – August 25/26, 2018

May 31, 2018 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 0

The rich history of the Polish Air Force will be celebrated with a major international air show in August 2018, 100 years after its formation following the end of World War One. It was called […]

World Catalina News – June 2018

May 31, 2018 Moreno Aguiari 0

There has been a flurry of recent activity in the world of PBY Catalina survivors, so here is a comprehensive update reproduced here with permission from the marvelous Catalina Society. The first significant news concerns PBY-6A HK-2115P […]

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Trojans At Large: Fighter Performance for a Trainer Budget

May 30, 2018 Moreno Aguiari 0

With the ever-advancing valuations for WWII-era fighter planes in the current civilian market, it is becoming harder and harder for a pilot of relatively modest means to own and fly a high performance vintage military aircraft […]

Upgraded RAF Museum London to Open June 30th

May 28, 2018 Moreno Aguiari 1

A lot of work is currently coming to a conclusion at the Royal Air Force Museum in London, England. Situated beside the site of the old RAF Hendon aerodrome, which dates back to the dawn […]

A VETERAN’S STORY: The Invaders Finally Come Home

May 28, 2018 Moreno Aguiari 1

By Pete Mecca An airfield in northeast Thailand designated as NKP (Nakhon Phanom) during the Vietnam War is actually a Royal Thai Naval Base. The Thais utilize NKP as a home base for river patrols […]

Starfighters Expands Access to F-104 Flight Training at Kennedy Space Center

May 28, 2018 Moreno Aguiari 3

Licensed pilots with both the means and the urge to fulfill a test pilot’s dream now have direct access to flight training in the magnificent Lockheed F-104 Starfighter. This follows Starfighters Aerospace’s recent authorization from […]

San Diego Air & Space Museum’s Library & Archives Launches New 100th Anniversary of U.S. Airmail Online Exhibit

May 28, 2018 Moreno Aguiari 0

On a fog-shrouded day towards the end of WWI, the first airplane to provide regularly scheduled airmail service in the United States took off from the Potomac Park polo grounds in Washington, D.C., headed for […]

Texas Flying Legends Museum – P-47D Restoration Update – April/May 2018

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

WarbirdsNews has just received the latest report from Chuck Cravens on the restoration of Texas Flying Legends Museum’s P-47D Thunderbolt 42-27609 at AirCorps Aviation in Bemidji, Minnesota. We thought our readers would be very interested to see […]

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Lone Star Museum Flight Museum Names New COO

May 24, 2018 Moreno Aguiari 0

The Lone Star Flight Museum has just announced the hiring of Col. Christopher C. Richardson as its new Chief Operating Officer. As the press release continues… Richardson, a retired U.S. Air Force Colonel, will be […]

B-29 Doc Adds Three Additional Tour Stops in 2018

May 24, 2018 Moreno Aguiari 0

In a recent press release, Doc’s Friends has announced three additional tour stops for their Boeing B-29’s 2018 air show season. The organization’s Superfortress, known as Doc, will now stop in Cleveland, Ohio, followed by […]

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