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Greatest Aircraft Carriers of All Time

June 18, 2020 Moreno Aguiari 5

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A VETERAN’S STORY: Unarmed and Out of Fuel

June 18, 2020 Moreno Aguiari 0

By Pete Mecca On Dec 6, 1941 a flight of thirteen B-17 Flying Fortress heavy bombers lifted off at 15 minute intervals from Hamilton Field near San Francisco. Ahead lay a monotonous fifteen hour flight […]

Your Stories: Maintaining the ‘Hun’ in Italy

June 18, 2020 Moreno Aguiari 0

Your Stories is a collection of memories sent by our readers and readopted as article for this website. If you are interested in sharing your memories and stories with us please contact us HERE. The […]

The People’s Mosquito: Operation Jericho – Update 6

June 18, 2020 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 1

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 ten weeks ago, and have raised more […]

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Spitfire Restoration News Downunder

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

With the recent easing of work and travel restrictions in Australia as the nation begins to heal from the COVID-19 pandemic, our good friend John Parker at Warbirds Online was able to visit Vintage Fighter Restorations […]

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B-17E “Desert Rat” – June 2020 Restoration Update

June 15, 2020 Moreno Aguiari 0

Mike Kellner and his team of volunteers in Morengo, Illinois have been steadily working away on the restoration of Boeing B-17E Flying Fortress 41-2595 for much of the past four decades, and we have covered […]

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Korean War Jets For Sale by Platinum Fighters Sales

June 12, 2020 Moreno Aguiari 0

The Republic F-84 Thunderjet and Grumman F9F Panther are quintessential Korean War era combat aircraft which have been missing from our skies for many years now sadly, despite there having been several attempts to put […]

National Museum of the U.S. Air Force to Reopen July 1

June 11, 2020 Moreno Aguiari 0

After temporarily closing on March 15 to protect the health and safety of visitors, staff and volunteers, the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force, along with the National Aviation Hall of Fame, will officially […]

Mid Atlantic Air Museum’s WWII Weekend Canceled

June 11, 2020 Moreno Aguiari 0

As you may have already seen, the Mid Atlantic Air Museum (MAAM) has had to cancel their 2020 WWII Weekend, one of the nation’s truly great events celebrating the men and women who helped preserve our […]

Pioneer Aero’s Curtiss P-40E Restoration Update

June 10, 2020 Moreno Aguiari 0

It’s been a little while since we last looked in on progress with Claudio Coltri’s Curtiss P-40E Warhawk 41-13570 at Pioneer Aero Ltd. in Auckland, New Zealand. We are happy to report that the combat […]

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