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Warbirds Over the Beach is Back! – Weekend of October 2 & 3

August 22, 2021 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 1

Virginia’s largest all-warbird air show is set to return over the weekend of October 2nd and 3rd, 2021. Be sure to mark the date in your calendar for a trip to Pungo, Virginia to see […]

Former RAF Phantom IIs XT597 and XT905 Arrive at Cotswold Airport

August 19, 2021 Moreno Aguiari 0

The British Phantom Aviation Group (BPAG) recently announced that two of their airframes have now moved safely to their new home at Cotswold Airport (formerly RAF Kemble) near Cirencester, Gloucestershire in the UK. On 22nd […]

American Airpower Museum hosts Warbirds, Wings & Wheels this Labor Day Weekend

August 17, 2021 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 0

Farmingdale, NY, August 14, 2021 – Long Island’s American Airpower Museum (AAM) will host its Warbirds, Wings and Wheels Show on Labor Day Weekend, Saturday, September 4th and Sunday, September 5th, from 10:30 a.m. to […]

Liberty Aviation Museum Photoshoot

August 17, 2021 Moreno Aguiari 2

by Tom Pawlesh Pete Lerro is a Philadelphia-based commercial photographer who specializes in themed photoshoots. These shoots include such subjects as World War II, railroads, lighthouses, the Wild West, and more. If Pete is not […]

Thunder Over Michigan 2021 Air Show Report

August 16, 2021 Moreno Aguiari 1

by Aaron Haase The Yankee Air Museum’s Thunder Over Michigan air show took place in Ypsilanti, Michigan over the weekend of August 7th/8th 2021. Due to infrastructure construction on the East side of the airport and […]

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Fighterworld/RAAF Williamtown Aviation Heritage Center Update

August 13, 2021 Moreno Aguiari 0

by Phil Buckley The Fighterworld Museum, located beside RAAF Base Williamtown near Newcastle on the coast of New South Wales, Australia has undergone some changes during the past year, with a new workshop building to […]

Carolinas Aviation Museum to Reopen in 2023

August 12, 2021 Moreno Aguiari 0

Carolinas Aviation Museum, a Smithsonian affiliate that has served as a hub of community engagement for aviation history and STEM education in the Charlotte region for nearly three decades, today is announcing a $1.5 million […]

Aermacchi MB 326K Photo By Andrea Torelli

Macchi MB-326K Pilots Receive Type Rating

August 12, 2021 Moreno Aguiari 0

Back in late September 2019, we reported on the then-recent first flight of a 1970s-vintage Aermacchi MB-326KZ military jet trainer. This was an unusual situation in that this specific airframe had never flown before since […]

Foundation Raising Money to Build Mini Aviation Library

August 11, 2021 Moreno Aguiari 0

One of our goals at WarbirdsNews/Warbird Digest is to share stories of organizations promoting education and inspiration to the next generation of aviators, maintainers, engineers, and aviation professionals in general. We periodically follow the signs […]

FM-2 Wildcat Joins Hickory Aviation Museum

August 11, 2021 Moreno Aguiari 0

As we reported previously, the Marine Corps decided to permanently close its only museum devoted solely to aviation on March 28th, 2021 — an unfortunate decision which the institution’s foundation and volunteers had worked hard […]

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