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EAA Aviation Museum – Reopening August 3rd

July 16, 2020 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 0

While we may have suffered the cancellation of the annual celebration of all-things-aviation which was due to begin next week at AirVenture Oshkosh, the Experimental Aircraft Association will be re-opening their spectacular EAA Aviation Museum […]

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Omaka Aviation Heritage Center Receives Rare Warbirds for Display

July 15, 2020 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 0

The Omaka Aviation Heritage Center in Omaka, New Zealand has just announced a major deal with the heirs of the late John R. Smith, whose extraordinary collection of vintage military aircraft has long-sheltered behind closed […]

Temora Aviation Museum – Restoration Update July 2020

July 14, 2020 Moreno Aguiari 1

As many will know, the Temora Aviation Museum (TAM), in Temora, Australia had to postpone their famous Warbirds Downunder air show due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Originally scheduled for October 17/18, 2020, it will now take […]

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B-29 Doc Flight Experience Tour Visiting Omaha

July 14, 2020 Moreno Aguiari 0

The B-29 Doc Flight Experience Tour will stop in Omaha, Nebraska, the first weekend of August at Eppley Airfield. Doc will arrive at Eppley Airfield Friday afternoon, July 31 and will be available for B-29 […]

Base Tuono Adds an F-104 Starfighter

July 13, 2020 Moreno Aguiari 0

text by Christian Vaccari images: Fernando Larcher & Maurizio Struffi As we mentioned in a previous article, Base Tuono is the only museum in Europe which is dedicated solely to the Nike-Hercules NATO missile defense […]

Museo Volandia Adds Leonardo’s M-346 Prototype

July 10, 2020 Moreno Aguiari 0

Aermacchi is one of Italy’s finest aircraft manufacturers. When they merged with Leonardo SpA in 2016 to become part of the multinational conglomerate’s Aircraft and Aerostructures Division the company was still hard at work developing the M-346 […]

The People’s Mosquito: Operation Jericho – Update 7

July 8, 2020 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 0

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 twelve weeks ago, and have raised more […]

EAA Spirit of Aviation Week Schedule now Available!

July 7, 2020 Moreno Aguiari 0

PRESS RELEASE – EAA AVIATION CENTER, OSHKOSH, Wisconsin — (July 7, 2020) — Highlights from across the world of flight will entertain and educate aviation enthusiasts on July 21-25 as part of the extensive schedule […]

Dutch Fokker D.XXI – Resurrection Update – July, 2020

July 7, 2020 Moreno Aguiari 0

Just over a year ago, in February 2019, we published a story about ambitious plans to build an accurate, airworthy replica of the iconic, though all-but-extinct Fokker D.XXI. Coming together under the direction of experienced […]

A VETERAN’S STORY: Coming Home – Part II

July 7, 2020 Moreno Aguiari 1

Shot down in enemy-held territory while on a bombing run in Vietnam near An Loc, 1st Lt. Michael Blassie was listed as MIA (Missing in Action) and the body said to be unrecoverable. In reality, […]

Month: July 2020