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Columbine II – Restoration Update June 2020

June 29, 2020 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 1

By Richard Mallory Allnutt (editor) Echoing loudly across the expansive, high-bay hangar, one can hear the staccato clatter of rivet guns and high-pitched squeal of air-powered drills tearing into sheet aluminum. There is a whole […]

Connecticut Air & Space Center’s FG-1D Corsair – June 2020 Restoration Update

June 29, 2020 Moreno Aguiari 0

Over the past decade, the Connecticut Air & Space Center in Stratford, Connecticut has been hard at work restoring Goodyear-built FG-1D Corsair Bu.92460. The aircraft had sat atop a pole near the terminal building at […]

B-29 ‘Doc’ Flight Experience Tour Going Back to Oklahoma City in July

June 28, 2020 Moreno Aguiari 0

The B-29 ‘Doc’ will bring its B-29 Doc Flight Experience Tour to Oklahoma City, Okla., Saturday, July 18, and Sunday, July 19. Doc will arrive at Wiley Post Airport Friday afternoon, July 17 and will […]

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D-Day Squadron Leads July 4th Truckee Tahoe Flyover

June 26, 2020 Moreno Aguiari 0

PRESS RELEASE – Formation flyover missions continue for the D-Day Squadron as they complete final preparations this weekend to position six DC-3 (C-47) historic warbirds to the Truckee Tahoe community as a special gift for […]

RAF Museum at Cosford and London to reopen July 6

June 26, 2020 Moreno Aguiari 0

Following recent advice from the UK Government and Public Health England, the RAF Museum is pleased to announce that they will be re-opening their doors to visitors on Monday, July 6. With the health and safety of […]

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Lancaster NX611 ‘Just Jane’ – Restoration Update 107

June 25, 2020 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 0

As many of our readers will be well aware, Avro Lancaster B.VII NX611 Just Jane is under restoration to airworthy condition with the Lincoln Aviation Heritage Center at former RAF East Kirkby in Lincolnshire, England. […]

Rejuvenating a Combat Veteran Phantom II

June 24, 2020 Moreno Aguiari 0

All too often, we come across complaints on social media or online fora regarding neglected former military aircraft mouldering away somewhere in a sad state of affairs. People are all-too-fast to point out an aircraft’s […]

Issue #88 of Warbird Digest

June 23, 2020 Moreno Aguiari 0

During these difficult times with the world threatened by a global pandemic and the associated shutdowns, publishers across the spectrum have struggled to continue producing their product. Unfortunately, Warbird Digest is no different. This issue […]

A Veteran’s Story Goes On The Air

June 22, 2020 Moreno Aguiari 0

One of our frequent writers, Pete Mecca, has been offered his own radio show. The program is called “A Veteran’s Story”, the same as his weekly newspaper articles. Pete will be interviewing veterans and active […]

CAF Dixie Wing Warbird Museum Livestream Visit June 24

June 22, 2020 Moreno Aguiari 0

Take a behind-the-scenes tour of the Commemorative Air Force (CAF) Dixie Wing Warbird Museum at 4 p.m. EDT Wednesday, June 24 via a special livestream webcast from the CAF. The one-hour tour will include the […]

Month: June 2020