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CAF Henry B. Tippie National Aviation Education Center

CAF Inaugurates The Henry B. Tippie National Aviation Education Center

March 30, 2021 Moreno Aguiari 0

Last Friday, the Commemorative Air Force inaugurated the Henry B. Tippie National Aviation Education Center. Named in honor of Mr. Tippie, a World War II veteran {click to learn more}, is the flagship of the […]

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Military Aviation Museum SBD-5 Dauntless – Restoration Update

March 29, 2021 Moreno Aguiari 0

Back on March 1st, we reported on the Military Aviation Museum’s acquisition of Douglas SBD-5 Dauntless Bu.36175 in a deal with the National Naval Aviation Museum. The airframe, although incomplete, was in excellent condition despite […]

B-29 Doc Announces April and May Tour Stops in Alabama and Louisiana

March 26, 2021 Moreno Aguiari 0

PRESS RELEASE – B-29 Doc will bring its History Restored Tour to Alabama and Louisiana with two tour stops between April 19 through April 25. This portion of Doc’s southeast tour will include visits to Monroe, […]

Flight Deck First flight with new Avidyne GPS Radios March 2021

B-17 Texas Raiders Receives Modern Avionics Upgrade

March 26, 2021 Moreno Aguiari 0

The Gulf Coast Wing of the Commemorative Air Force (CAF) announced today that three national avionics providers are set to equip a WWII-era aircraft with the most sophisticated communications technology available on the market. Becker […]

SUN ‘n FUN Recognizes Front-Line Workers and First Responders at First Friday Flight Night

March 23, 2021 Moreno Aguiari 0

PRESS RELEASE – SUN ‘n FUN, one of aviation’s most iconic events, is making it easier for locals to attend its weekend festivities while supporting Downtown Lakeland on April 2nd, 2021. Continuing the fun theme […]

Marine Corps’ Flying Leatherneck Aviation Museum to Close Permanently

March 23, 2021 Moreno Aguiari 0

The Marine Corps will permanently close its only museum devoted solely to aviation on March 28 — a decision the institution’s foundation and volunteers have worked for the past decade to avoid. The Flying Leatherneck […]

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Vintage Flying Museum’s Warbird Ride Day

March 23, 2021 Moreno Aguiari 0

by Gary Daniels Weather can make or break an aviation event. For the first day of Spring, Mother Nature smiled on north Texas and gave us a beautiful, blue sky day with a light […]

Dakota Territory Air Museum’s P-47 Update – February, 2021

March 22, 2021 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 0

Warbird Digest has just received the February, 2021 report from Chuck Cravens concerning the restoration of the Dakota Territory Air Museum’s P-47D Thunderbolt 42-27609 at AirCorps Aviation in Bemidji, Minnesota. We thought our readers would be very interested to […]

Yankee Air Museum’s B-25 Becomes ‘Rosie’s Reply’

March 22, 2021 Moreno Aguiari 2

Back in early January, we published a story detailing the repaint of the Yankee Air Museum’s North American B-25D Mitchell bomber, long known as Yankee Warrior, into a factory-fresh livery, free of names and nose art. We […]

Japan’s Phantom Phinal Pharewell

March 18, 2021 Moreno Aguiari 0

Although, the McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II is technically not a warbird yet, we at WarbirdsNews feel that almost anything related to the mighty smoking Rhino deserves coverage, and we felt sure our readers would […]

Month: March 2021

CAF Inaugurates The Henry B. Tippie National Aviation Education Center

Military Aviation Museum SBD-5 Dauntless – Restoration Update

B-29 Doc Announces April and May Tour Stops in Alabama and Louisiana

B-17 Texas Raiders Receives Modern Avionics Upgrade

SUN ‘n FUN Recognizes Front-Line Workers and First Responders at First Friday Flight Night

Marine Corps’ Flying Leatherneck Aviation Museum to Close Permanently

Vintage Flying Museum’s Warbird Ride Day

Dakota Territory Air Museum’s P-47 Update – February, 2021

Yankee Air Museum’s B-25 Becomes ‘Rosie’s Reply’

Japan’s Phantom Phinal Pharewell

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’

Matt’s Gnat: A Red Arrows Jet Restoration Downunder