Vintage Aviation News

Continuing The Legacy of The Polish Air Force Men & Women

November 25, 2020 Moreno Aguiari 1

Laguna’s Spitfire Legacy are proud to announce the new color scheme for Historic Aircraft Collection’s Supermarine Spitfire BM597 for the 2021 Season. This famous Polish Spitfire has been finished In the markings to represent the […]

80 Years On, The de Havilland Mosquito Takes Shape Once Again

November 25, 2020 Moreno Aguiari 2

Today marks 80 years to the day since one of the most influential aircraft to have ever flown first took to the skies. The de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito – affectionately named the Wooden Wonder by […]

Inside Issue #89 of Warbird Digest

November 24, 2020 Moreno Aguiari 0

Inside issue #89 of Warbird Digest JOURNEY TO HIROSHIMA – Author John Slemp’s quest to photograph as many vintage flight jackets as possible has led to some very interesting discoveries, a few of which he […]

National Air and Space Museum Welcomes Blue Angels’ F/A-18C Hornet

November 23, 2020 Moreno Aguiari 3

The Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum welcomed the Blue Angels’ F/A-18C Hornet into the national collection. This is the first “Blue Angels” aircraft and the first F-18 the museum has acquired. The recently retired […]

The Christmas Gift That Gives Twice

November 20, 2020 Moreno Aguiari 0

The Royal Air Force Museum’s Adopt an Artifact program provides the ideal opportunity to find an unusual gift for the person who has everything, as well as making your money go a little further by […]

The “Russian Spitfire” Completes Her Flight Testing

November 19, 2020 Moreno Aguiari 0

Affectionately known as the “Russian Spitfire” due to her combat heritage flying with the Soviet Air Force during WWII, Supermarine Spitfire Mk.IX PT879 has completed her flight testing following a long-term restoration effort. Following a […]

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Sea Vixen XP924 Update

November 18, 2020 Moreno Aguiari 4

On May 27th, 2017 deHavilland Sea Vixen FAW.2 XP924, the last remaining airworthy example of the breed, made an emergency, wheels-up landing at RNAS Yeovilton, near Yeovil, Somerset in the UK. The pilot, Cdr Simon […]

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Hun Hibernation – Cutshall’s F-100 Last Flight of The Year

November 17, 2020 Moreno Aguiari 0

The first of the “Century Series” fighters, the career of the North American F-100 Super Sabre can by summarized by a series of superlatives: the fastest, the highest flying and longest endurance aircraft of its […]

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Legend Flyers Zero Getting Close to Airworthiness

November 16, 2020 Moreno Aguiari 0

It has been a little over five years since we reported on the rebuild of Mitsubishi A6M3 Zero 3148. Bob Hammer’s Legend Flyers, located at Paine Field in Everett, Washington, are finally nearing the end […]

Predestination

November 13, 2020 Moreno Aguiari 1

By Stephen Chapis When you’re born in Rockford, Illinois and your father opens a Cessna dealership when you are 6-years-old and you’re 8-years-old when a fledgling aircraft association moved their annual fly-in to your local […]

Year: 2020