Vintage Aviation News

Aircraft Rolled Out For Photography Night Shoot at RAF Museum Cosford

September 27, 2021 Moreno Aguiari 0

A selection of historic aircraft will be rolled out of their hangars this November for a nighttime photography opportunity at Royal Air Force Museum Cosford in Shropshire, England. The Photography Night Shoot, where the aircraft are […]

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Fagen Fighters WWII Museum – Fall 2021 Update

September 27, 2021 Moreno Aguiari 0

We have just received an update from Anna McCosh at the Fagen Fighters WWII Museum regarding some of the activities occurring at their marvelous museum in Granite Falls, Minnesota over the past couple of months. […]

Rare Short Films Now Online Digital Delights

September 26, 2021 Moreno Aguiari 0

Eighty-six selections from The Museum of Flight’s collection of rare, behind-the-scenes movies have been digitized for the first time and are now online. The films date from World War I to Apollo 13. Most of […]

Paris-Villaroche Air Legend – Air Show Report

September 24, 2021 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 0

The Paris-Villaroche Air Legend Air Show by Nigel Hitchman The Paris-Villaroche Air Legend air show has been running since 2018, and the third iteration of this superb event took place over the weekend of September 11th/12th, 2021 […]

Today in Aviation History – Robin Olds’ Final Combat Mission

September 23, 2021 Moreno Aguiari 4

by Bryan R. Swopes of This Day in Aviation On September 23, 1967, Colonel Robin Olds, the Wing Commander of the 8th Tactical Fighter Wing based at Ubon-Rachitani Royal Thai Air Force Base, flew the […]

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More Little Lambs – Baa Baa Black Sheep Revisited

September 23, 2021 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 3

UPDATE: The Baa Baa Black Sheep book is currently in the works, the expected release date is September 21, 2024. If you would like to be notified and get your copy before anyone else, […]

Savoia-Marchetti S.55X Flying Boat – Rebuild Update – Fall 2021

September 22, 2021 Moreno Aguiari 0

For the past several years, we have been following the Savoia Marchetti Historical Group (SMHG) in Italy, and their efforts to build a faithful replica of the all-but extinct Savoia-Marchetti S.55X, the twin-hulled Italian flying boat […]

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Today in Aviation History – First Flight of The North American Aviation XB-70 Prototype

September 21, 2021 Moreno Aguiari 1

by Bryan R. Swopes of This Day in Aviation On September 21, 1964, the first prototype North American Aviation XB-70A-1-NA Valkyrie, serial number 62-0001, flown by Chief Test Pilot Alvin S. White and Colonel Joseph […]

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Beach City Baby – Progress Update – September 2021

September 21, 2021 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 0

As regular readers will know, we have been following the remarkable efforts of Jason Capra and Vintage Wings Inc. over the past few years as they have successfully pursued the resurrection of combat-veteran Douglas C-53 […]

Finding Loren – Documentary to Missing P-47 Pilot Premieres this Saturday

September 20, 2021 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 0

Regular readers might remember a story we ran a few years ago which featured the family of a missing WWII P-47 Thunderbolt pilot, 1st Lt. Loren Hintz, and their efforts to locate the crash site […]

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