Vintage Aviation News

NASM’s New World War II In The Air Gallery

June 21, 2021 Moreno Aguiari 0

As many will recall, the Smithsonian’s National Air & Space Museum (NASM) has been undergoing a multi-year, multimillion dollar overhaul of its entire campus on the Mall in Washington, DC. One of the key galleries […]

Supermarine Spitfire MH603 Performs First Engine Run

June 21, 2021 Moreno Aguiari 0

On June 16th, 2021 Supermarine Spitfire F.Mk.IX MH603 performed its first engine runs at Vintage Fighter Restorations (VFR) in Scone, New South Wales, Australia. Our good friend John Parker from WarbirdsOnline was on hand to […]

The Great Marianas Turkey Shoot – June, 19-20 1944

June 19, 2021 Moreno Aguiari 0

From an original article by the Naval History and Heritage Command The U.S. Navy’s offensive in the Central Pacific gathered tremendous strength in early 1944 and moved to within striking distance of Japan. With the […]

MAAM WWII Weekend – Air Show Image Supplemental

June 18, 2021 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 0

As we reported last week, the Mid-Atlantic Air Museum held their annual WWII Weekend extravaganza in the first weekend in June. Due to a miscommunication error (on your editor’s part), we ended up having two […]

Air Zoo Achieves Major Milestone in SBD-2P & F-117 Nighthawk Restorations

June 18, 2021 Moreno Aguiari 0

Back in April, we reported that the Air Zoo Aerospace and Science Museum in Kalamazoo, Michigan had launched a massive fundraising competition to complete the restorations of Douglas SBD-2P Dauntless Bu.2173 and F-117A Nighthawk Shaba (85-0817) before the […]

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Fagen Fighters’ Photo Mission

June 17, 2021 Moreno Aguiari 0

Fagen Fighters WWII Museum hosted Scott Slocum’s AeroMedia Group this past weekend, which was packed with flying and aerial photography. Everyone at the museum expressed how much they appreciated the time and talent Slocum and his crew gave […]

A ‘Supermarine Spitfire Super Saturday’ at North Weald

June 16, 2021 Moreno Aguiari 1

by George Land June 12th, 2021 unexpectedly became a ‘Supermarine Spitfire Super Saturday’ at North Weald’s historic aerodrome thanks to the participation of Aero Legends’ beautiful Spitfire Mk.IX (TD314) and Tr.9 (NH341) and Peter […]

F 8C of VF 111 on USS Oriskany CVA 34 c1967

A VETERAN’S STORY: The Ultimate Flyboy

June 16, 2021 Moreno Aguiari 0

By Pete Mecca Arranging an interview quickly turns into something even more exciting when the veteran suggests, “Let’s just fire up the old Stearman and fly down to Peach State Aerodrome for lunch at Barnstormer’s […]

Bessie Coleman Made History 100 Years Ago Today

June 15, 2021 Moreno Aguiari 0

From the National Air and Space Museum of the Smithsonian Institution‘s newsletter One hundred years ago on June 15, 1921, Bessie Coleman became the first African American woman and the first woman of Native American […]

B-17 ‘Sally B’ Adopts ADS-B

June 15, 2021 Moreno Aguiari 0

Across Europe, pilots are being encouraged to install ADS-B Out devices in their aircraft. This technology improves their ‘electronic visibility’ during flight, enhancing safety. One pilot set to appreciate the benefits of ADS-B Out is […]

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