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Red White & Blue Spitfire – RAF Museum VE Day 75th Celebrations

May 7, 2020 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 0

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 […]

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TAM’s English Electric Canberra Closer to Flight – Restoration Update

May 6, 2020 Moreno Aguiari 1

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 […]

Your Stories: The TV Show That Changed My Life

May 5, 2020 Moreno Aguiari 0

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, […]

B-29 Doc to Join Team McConnell in Flyover

May 5, 2020 Moreno Aguiari 0

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 […]

CAF Dixie Wing to Participate in “Giving Tuesday”

May 5, 2020 Moreno Aguiari 0

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. […]

The People’s Mosquito: Operation Jericho – Update 3

May 4, 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 a couple of weeks ago, and have […]

EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2020 Cancelled

May 1, 2020 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 0

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 […]

“The Old Gal” Retires After 35 Years on the Job

May 1, 2020 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 0

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 […]

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Fight to the Finish Flyover – Houston, Texas on May 8th, 2020

April 30, 2020 Moreno Aguiari 0

While most air shows have been cancelled/postponed for the foreseeable future, some aviation events are taking place. The Lone Star Flight Museum has planned a special flyover event in Houston, Texas on May 8th to […]

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Tragedy Over Nagoya

April 29, 2020 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 0

In this poignant piece, Warbird Digest’s Stephen Chapis recounts the all-too-brief fighter career of a young American hero during WWII. We hope this story helps his name and his story live on… Tragedy Over Nagoya […]

Year: 2020

Red White & Blue Spitfire – RAF Museum VE Day 75th Celebrations

TAM’s English Electric Canberra Closer to Flight – Restoration Update

Your Stories: The TV Show That Changed My Life

B-29 Doc to Join Team McConnell in Flyover

CAF Dixie Wing to Participate in “Giving Tuesday”

The People’s Mosquito: Operation Jericho – Update 3

EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2020 Cancelled

“The Old Gal” Retires After 35 Years on the Job

Fight to the Finish Flyover – Houston, Texas on May 8th, 2020

Tragedy Over Nagoya

A Caproni Ca.310 Libeccio Takes Shape in Norway

Hawker Typhoon Preservation Group Achieves Major Milestone

AirCorps Aviation’s Piper L-4H Restoration Report – Fall 2024 Update

Mid America Flight Museum Releases Update on B-17G ‘Thunderbird’