Vintage Aviation News

B-29 Doc to Embark on West Coast Tour with First Stops in Albuquerque and Phoenix

August 29, 2019 Moreno Aguiari 1

In a recent press announcement, Doc’s Friends, the organization which owns, operates and maintains the Boeing B-29 Superfortress known as Doc has announced that… The aircraft will will bring its B-29 Doc Flight Experience and ground […]

First USAF Aircraft Confirmed for Warbirds Over Wanaka International Airshow

August 29, 2019 Moreno Aguiari 0

The organizers of the legendary biennial Warbirds Over Wanaka International Air Show in Wanaka, New Zealand have just announced the first of their U.S. military participants as their (modified) press release states… The USAF C-17 […]

M D 21 Blackbird on view at The Museum of Flight

SR-71 Blackbird Forum at The Museum of Flight

August 28, 2019 Moreno Aguiari 0

The Museum of Flight in Seattle, Washington is holding a special event on the Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird over the weekend of September 14th/15th featuring more than two dozen personnel involved in flying and maintaining them. […]

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Naval Aviation Museum Receives MiG-21 and F/A-18s for Gulf War Display

August 27, 2019 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 1

That National Naval Aviation Museum in Pensacola, Florida has just taken delivery of a former Polish Air Force MiG-21bis ‘Fishbed’. It will be refurbished in Iraqi markings for a Gulf War display which will include the […]

Hawker Sea Fury VH SHF at Flying Fighters Archerfield Qld prior to dismantling

Australian Hawker Fury FB.11 On the Road Back to Flight

August 26, 2019 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 0

Our good friend John Parker at Warbirds Online recently visited Archerfield Airport near the city of Brisbane, Australia to see Hawker Fury FB.11 VH-SHF. A team from from Vintage Fighter Restorations was preparing the long-dormant […]

Savoia-Marchetti S.55X Flying Boat – Rebuild Update – Summer 2019

August 23, 2019 Moreno Aguiari 0

Back in May 2016, we published a story about an ambitious project in Italy to build a static replica of a Savoia-Marchetti S.55, the famous twin-hulled flying boat which broke fourteen long distance, altitude and […]

Libertas – DVD Documentary of D-Day 75 Celebrations

August 22, 2019 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 0

With the 75th anniversary D-Day celebrations now over, we are sure that many of our readers will be interested in seeing an in-depth look inside some of the action. While our next issue of Warbird […]

B-29 Doc Cancels Flight to Denver Colorado This Weekend

August 22, 2019 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 0

Just a quick heads up those anticipating the arrival of B-29 Superfortress Doc in Denver, Colorado this weekend that we announced a week ago. Unfortunately, maintenance requirements have required the cancellation of this particular stop, as […]

Dakota Territory Air Museum’s P-47 Update – July/August, 2019

August 21, 2019 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 0

Warbird Digest has just received the July/August, 2019 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 […]

Dixie Wing to Reunite WWII Black Sheep Squadron Mechanic with Corsair

August 20, 2019 Moreno Aguiari 0

Former U.S. Marine Corps mechanic Grover Burdell Sassaman will get to relive a little of his distant past this coming Sunday August 25th at Macon Regional Airport in Macon, Georgia. At noon, Wes Stowers will […]

Month: August 2019