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Hawker Typhoon RB396 – Restoration Update Fall 2021

November 10, 2021 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 0

It has been a while since our last update on progress with the Hawker Typhoon Preservation Group’s restoration of Hawker Typhoon Mk.Ib RB396 in Britain, but a lot has occurred in the interim, especially with […]

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Mosquito Flying Demo at Planes of Fame

November 9, 2021 Moreno Aguiari 0

Planes of Fame Air Museum in Chino. California will be featuring a special aircraft on Saturday, November 20, 2021, with the pending visit and aerial demonstration of de Havilland Mosquito FB Mk.VI PZ474. Because of this […]

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Spitfire: Evolution of an Icon

November 8, 2021 Moreno Aguiari 0

There aren’t enough superlatives to adequately describe the Supermarine Spitfire… It is safe to say the type is easily as well-loved today as it was during its time at the forefront of piston-engined fighter aircraft […]

Dakota Territory Air Museum – P-47D Restoration Update – August/September 2021

November 5, 2021 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 0

Warbird Digest has received the August/September, 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 see […]

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RAF Museum Vickers Wellington Mk.X: Conservation Update – November, 2021

November 4, 2021 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 0

The Royal Air Force Museum’s ultra-rare Vickers Wellington T.Mk.X (MF628) is nearing the conclusion of its decade-long refurbishment at the organization’s Michael Beetham Conservation Center in Cosford, with the fuselage now beginning to receive its first […]

Farewell to the Flying Farmer, the Legendary Charlie Kulp

November 3, 2021 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 1

by Richard Mallory Allnutt The air show community lost one of its legendary performers on October 17th, with the passing of Charlie Kulp, aka Silas the Flying Farmer, at the grand age of 96. Charlie was […]

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Warbird Profile: Fairchild C-123 Provider

November 3, 2021 Moreno Aguiari 0

THUNDERPIG By Stephen Chapis Photos by Luigino Caliaro If it had not been for the Vietnam War, not to mention feature films Air America (1990) and Con Air (1997), the history of the Fairchild C-123 […]

Berlin Airlift Historical Foundation – C-54 ‘Spirit of Freedom’ Reborn

November 1, 2021 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 0

Following the devastating damage which a tornado inflicted upon the Berlin Airlift Historical Foundation’s (BAHF) long-serving Douglas C-54E Skymaster Spirit of Freedom in Walterboro, South Carolina during April, 2020, one could be forgiven for wondering whether the organization […]

Month: November 2021

Hawker Typhoon RB396 – Restoration Update Fall 2021

Mosquito Flying Demo at Planes of Fame

Spitfire: Evolution of an Icon

Dakota Territory Air Museum – P-47D Restoration Update – August/September 2021

RAF Museum Vickers Wellington Mk.X: Conservation Update – November, 2021

Farewell to the Flying Farmer, the Legendary Charlie Kulp

Warbird Profile: Fairchild C-123 Provider

Berlin Airlift Historical Foundation – C-54 ‘Spirit of Freedom’ Reborn

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

B-17E “Desert Rat” Restoration Update – Winter 2024