DoD to Celebrate 75th Anniversary of Victory in Europe
Victory in Europe Day, also known as VE day or just V Day, was first celebrated on 8 May 1945 to mark the end of World War II in Europe. The Department of Defense (DoD) […]
Month: May 2020
Aviation Museum News
Red White & Blue Spitfire – RAF Museum VE Day 75th Celebrations
As part of their celebrations for the 75th anniversary of VE Day, albeit somewhat muted given the current pandemic, the Royal Air Force Museum has illuminated Spitfire Mk.I K9942 in red, white and blue at […]
Warbirds News
TAM’s English Electric Canberra Closer to Flight – Restoration Update
As most of our readers will be well aware, the Temora Aviation Museum in New South Wales boasts one of Australia’s finest airworthy warbird collections. About three years ago, we highlighted the collection’s exciting decision […]
Articles
Your Stories: The TV Show That Changed My Life
Your Stories is a collection of memories we have received from our readers and adapted as articles to share on this website. If you are interested in sharing your own memories or stories with us, […]
Warbirds News
B-29 Doc to Join Team McConnell in Flyover
B-29 Doc will be part of a four aircraft flyover event to salute hospital workers and medical personnel, as well as first responders and communities fighting the battle against COVID-19, Wednesday, May 6. Team McConnell (McConnell […]
Aviation Museum News
CAF Dixie Wing to Participate in “Giving Tuesday”
The Commemorative Air Force (CAF) Dixie Wing awaits the opportunity to reopen its Warbird Museum and vintage aircraft collection, but until the Covid-19 crisis is over, all revenue streams are gone and many expenses continue. […]
Warbird Restorations
The People’s Mosquito: Operation Jericho – Update 3
The People’s Mosquito has just announced the latest update in their fundraising campaign, dubbed Operation Jericho, and what these funds have already initiated. They began this campaign just a couple of weeks ago, and have […]
Airshow News
EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2020 Cancelled
The Experimental Aircraft Association has just announced that they have cancelled this year’s AirVenture Oshkosh event which was due to take place in late July. Given the present uncertainty over the coronavirus pandemic, this decision […]
Warbirds News
“The Old Gal” Retires After 35 Years on the Job
VX-20, one of the U.S. Navy’s test and evaluation squadrons at the service’s premier air-test facility in Patuxent River, has just retired their Grumman C-2A Greyhound, BuNo 162142, which they lovingly referred to as The […]