Vintage Aviation News

RAAF Re-Establishes No. 100 Squadron as Air Force Heritage Squadron

February 27, 2021 Moreno Aguiari 0

PRESS RELEASE – The Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) No. 100 Squadron will be re-formed as the Air Force Heritage Squadron, operating from two locations RAAF Base Point Cook and Temora ahead of centenary commemorations […]

WWII Combat Veteran F4U-1D Corsair Nearing First Flight

February 25, 2021 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 0

It’s been some time since our last update on progress with Mike Spaulding’s Vought Corsair which has been under restoration for the past decade in Mareeba, near the city of Cairns in northern Queensland, Australia. […]

NACA “Century Series” Fleet In Flight

February 24, 2021 Moreno Aguiari 0

For those of us who love aviation history, there is a special reminiscence associated with the Century Series fighter aircraft, similar to how others reflect on the automobiles of the same era. These supersonic fighters […]

The National Aviation Heritage Invitational (NAHI) Launches Its 20th Annual Vintage Aircraft Competition

February 24, 2021 Moreno Aguiari 0

The National Aviation Heritage Invitational (NAHI) launches its 20th Annual vintage aircraft competition, at the Reno Air Races, by formally opening the application process for restored aircraft to compete for the acclaimed NEIL A. ARMSTRONG […]

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CAF Rocky Mountain Wing’s TBM Avenger Regains Her Engine

February 23, 2021 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 0

The Commemorative Air Force’s Rocky Mountain Wing has good news to report regarding their TBM-3E Avenger (Bu.53503) which has just regained her fully-rebuilt R-2600 engine. A year ago, the aircraft’s maintenance crew discovered that the […]

Aviation Cultures Mk.V Conference Set For March 2021

February 23, 2021 Moreno Aguiari 0

Very few technologies have increased human mobility over long distances as much as aircraft have, but we are currently living in a world less connected by air than it has been for decades. Aviation has […]

CAF Mississippi Wing Receives an L-5G

February 22, 2021 Moreno Aguiari 0

The Commemorative Air Force’s Mississippi Wing recently received a generous donation in the form of a beautiful Stinson L-5G Sentinel, restored as as an Army Air Forces air ambulance. Nicknamed Doctors Orders, this particular aircraft […]

Columbine II Restoration – February 2021 Update

February 22, 2021 Moreno Aguiari 1

Following the profound shock and sadness we all felt in learning of Karl Stoltzfus untimely passing last November, there was an understandable concern over what his death might mean to the continuation of various historical […]

Texas Raiders One-Wheel Tribute

February 22, 2021 Moreno Aguiari 1

By Kevin “K5” Michels, edited by Stephen Chapis Following his previous article about the evolution of the nose art on the CAF Gulf Coast Wing’s B-17 Texas Raiders, Kevin “K5” Michels recently submitted another excellent article that […]

CAF Dixie Wing Becomes CAF Airbase Georgia

February 18, 2021 Moreno Aguiari 0

PRESS RELEASE – The Commemorative Air Force (CAF) Dixie Wing announces its official recognition as and transition to CAF Airbase Georgia, effective Feb 18, 2021. The group has achieved the designation of Airbase within the […]

Month: February 2021