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First Engine runs for the Lake Swiblo Messerschmitt Bf 109 2

First Engine Runs For The ‘Swiblosee’ Messerschmitt Bf 109!

November 18, 2021 Moreno Aguiari 2

By James Church On Tuesday, November 16th, Messerschmitt Bf 109G-6 Wr. Nr. 410077 passed a major milestone in its decade-long restoration at Michael Vadeboncoeur’s Midwest Aero Restorations Ltd. in Danville, Illinois. The fighter’s newly-rebuilt Daimler Benz DB […]

CAF PBY Catalina Restoration Update – Fall 2021

November 17, 2021 Moreno Aguiari 0

As an update to our April 2021 progress report regarding the restoration of Consolidated PBY-6A Catalina BuNo.64097 within the Commemorative Air Force Lake Superior Squadron’s hangar at Superior Bong Airport in Superior, Wisconsin, we bring further news describing what […]

John “Lites” Leenhouts Announces Retirement

November 16, 2021 Moreno Aguiari 0

PRESS RELEASE – President and CEO John “Lites” Leenhouts has been at the helm of SUN ‘n FUN for over a decade and has worked in the industry for 48 years. During his tenure, the […]

Spirit of Flight Foundation – Bendix Trophy Giveaway

November 16, 2021 Moreno Aguiari 0

The Spirit of Flight Foundation recently announced a program to help the organization complete the construction of their new museum facility at Nampa Municipal Airport in Nampa, Idaho. Anyone who donates $25 or more towards […]

Inside Issue #93 of Warbird Digest

November 16, 2021 Moreno Aguiari 0

One of the things that struck me as we were putting this issue together is the incredible resurgence of flying Hawker Hurricanes that we have witnessed in recent history. I distinctly recall seeing my very […]

Ex-Burmese Spitfire Arrives for Restoration at Biggin Hill Heritage Hangar

November 15, 2021 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 0

Back in 2012, the warbird world was upended by the dizzying possibility that up to 140 intact Supermarine Spitfires would emerge “in their shipping crates” from their supposed WWII-era burial ground near the former RAF […]

North American P 51D Mustang G CMDK photo by John Dibbs 1

P-51D Mustang 44-73877 Joins The Biggin Hill Fleet!

November 14, 2021 Moreno Aguiari 1

Famous for their association with Supermarine’s superlative, elliptical-winged WWII fighter design, FlyaSpitfire.com announced their parent company’s recent acquisition of a North American P-51D Mustang (44-73877) on November 12th. Based within the Biggin Hill Heritage Hangar, […]

Convair XB 58 55 0660 touches down on the runway following a test flight. Unattributed

Today in Aviation History – First Flight of The Convair XB-58

November 11, 2021 Moreno Aguiari 0

by Bryan R. Swopes of This Day in Aviation On November 11, 1956, in Fort Worth, Texas, Convair’s Chief Test Pilot, Beryl Arthur Erickson, takes the first prototype XB-58, serial number 55-0660, on its first […]

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FIAT CR.42 Restoration Update – November 2021

November 11, 2021 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 0

The Fighter Collection (TFC) has been making visible progress on the restoration of their ultra-rare Fiat CR.42 Falco in recent days at Duxford Aerodrome near Cambridge, England. The organization’s technicians temporarily dismounted the fighter’s Fiat […]

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Combat Veteran P-40E Makes Her First Flight in New Zealand!

November 11, 2021 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 2

A couple of weeks ago, we reported that Pioneer Aero Ltd. had completed the restoration of Claudio Coltri’s Curtiss P-40E Warhawk (41-13570). While the selected test pilot, Frank Parker, had performed some taxi trials, Pioneer had […]

Month: November 2021

First Engine Runs For The ‘Swiblosee’ Messerschmitt Bf 109!

CAF PBY Catalina Restoration Update – Fall 2021

John “Lites” Leenhouts Announces Retirement

Spirit of Flight Foundation – Bendix Trophy Giveaway

Inside Issue #93 of Warbird Digest

Ex-Burmese Spitfire Arrives for Restoration at Biggin Hill Heritage Hangar

P-51D Mustang 44-73877 Joins The Biggin Hill Fleet!

Today in Aviation History – First Flight of The Convair XB-58

FIAT CR.42 Restoration Update – November 2021

Combat Veteran P-40E Makes Her First Flight in New Zealand!

Lancaster NX611 ‘Just Jane’ – Restoration Update 229

Scott Thompson’s B-17 Updates From Madras

B-17 Alliance Foundation Hosts Fundraiser To Support B-17 Lacey Lady Restoration

CAF P-47N Thunderbolt – Restoration Update – Winter 2024