Vintage Aviation News

CAF Living Aviation History Series Presents the Mighty Eighth Air Force

November 25, 2018 Moreno Aguiari 0

Two docents from the National Museum of The Mighty Eighth Air Force in Savannah, Ga., will be at the Commemorative Air Force (CAF) Dixie Wing Warbird Museum at 11 a.m. Dec. 8 to tell the […]

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Boschung Global Sells Unique, Two-Seat Messerschmitt Bf 109G-12

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

Advertorial* Boschung Global Ltd (BGA), a provider of aviation brokerage, acquisition, marketing and consulting services, is pleased to announce the recent sale of an airworthy Messerschmitt Bf 109G-12 two seat trainer, a unique aircraft from […]

Project Recover – Bringing the MIAs Home

November 22, 2018 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 0

As millions of Americans sit down in celebration today for Thanksgiving dinner with family and friends, perhaps we should pause for a moment to remember those empty chairs around the table, the ones reserved for […]

Ilyushin Il-2 Shturmovik Recovery – Updated Story

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

Back in August, we published a brief story covering the recent recovery of a remarkably intact Ilyushin Il-2 Shturmovik from a lake in present-day Russia. While we reported on the details as we knew them then, […]

Warbirds Over Monroe – Air Show Report

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

Warbirds Over Monroe 2018 by Mosley Hardy The Show: Now in its eleventh year, the Warbirds Over Monroe airshow is a joint production by the non-profit Warriors & Warbirds group and the City of Monroe […]

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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