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This Day In Aviation History – Graduation of The First 10 Female Air Force Pilots

September 2, 2021 Moreno Aguiari 0

by Bryan R. Swopes of This Day in Aviation and by Capt. Kenya Pettway, Air Education and Training Command Public Affairs UPT Class 77-08 featured the first female officers to graduate in the Air Force […]

Why is the Iconic Martin Mars Not Fighting Fires?

September 2, 2021 Moreno Aguiari 6

This summer’s wildfire season has been particularly brutal so far in the U.S., even in comparison to the catastrophic blazes of previous years. The same is true for Canada as well, which has experienced a […]

Fancy Owning a WWII Canadian Air Force Base?

September 1, 2021 Moreno Aguiari 0

Who among us hasn’t entertained the idea of owning a former WWII airfield, complete with hangars and original barracks? Well, now is your chance… so long as you can pony up the roughly CAN$15 million […]

Today in Aviation History – The SR-71 Flew New York to London in Less Than 2 Hours

September 1, 2021 Moreno Aguiari 0

by Bryan R. Swopes of This Day in Aviation On September 1, 1974, Major James V. Sullivan, USAF, Pilot and Major Noel F. Widdifield, USAF, Reconnaissance Systems Officer, set a Fédération Aéronautique Internationale (FAI) World […]

Planes of Fame P-40N Performs This Saturday at Chino

August 31, 2021 Moreno Aguiari 0

This coming Saturday, September 4, 2021, visitors at the Planes of Fame Air Museum in Chino, California will have the chance to see their Curtiss P-40N Warhawk fly over the airfield. While built towards a U.S. Army […]

Boeing KC 135A Stratotanker 55 3118 City of Renton escorted by the “Dash 8022

Today in Aviation History – The First Production Boeing KC-135A Stratotanker Made Its First Flight

August 31, 2021 Moreno Aguiari 0

by Bryan R. Swopes of This Day in Aviation On August 31, 1956, the first production Boeing KC-135A Stratotanker, 55-3118, named City of Renton, made its first flight with company test pilots Alvin Melvin (“Tex”) […]

B-29 Doc History Restored Tour Adds Stops in New Mexico and California

August 31, 2021 Moreno Aguiari 0

The B-29 Doc History Restored Tour will resume the 2021 tour season with stops in Albuquerque, NM, Chino, CA, and Inyokern, CA, in September and October. B-29 Doc, one of only two B-29 Superfortresses still […]

Catalina, Strikemaster and Trojan Confirmed for Warbirds Over Wanaka 2022

August 30, 2021 Moreno Aguiari 1

After being out of action for more than a year, one of New Zealand’s most iconic vintage military aircraft is undergoing preparations for her return to the Southern Hemisphere’s biggest warbird air show – Warbirds […]

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Randy’s Warbird Profile: Boeing B-29-60-BW “T-Square 54”

August 26, 2021 Moreno Aguiari 2

Since his childhood, Randy Malmstrom has had a passion for aviation history and historic military aircraft in particular. He has a particular penchant for documenting specific airframes with a highly detailed series of walk-around images […]

Supermarine Spitfire MK XVI LF TB752 on display at Manston Spitfire Hurricane Museum 2010

Aviation Museums at the Former RAF Manston

August 25, 2021 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 2

Our good friend John Parker from WarbirdsOnline in Australia recently put together a nice piece which focuses on a pair of significant, although often overlooked aviation museums located on the grounds of the former key Battle […]

Year: 2021

This Day In Aviation History – Graduation of The First 10 Female Air Force Pilots

Why is the Iconic Martin Mars Not Fighting Fires?

Fancy Owning a WWII Canadian Air Force Base?

Today in Aviation History – The SR-71 Flew New York to London in Less Than 2 Hours

Planes of Fame P-40N Performs This Saturday at Chino

Today in Aviation History – The First Production Boeing KC-135A Stratotanker Made Its First Flight

B-29 Doc History Restored Tour Adds Stops in New Mexico and California

Catalina, Strikemaster and Trojan Confirmed for Warbirds Over Wanaka 2022

Randy’s Warbird Profile: Boeing B-29-60-BW “T-Square 54”

Aviation Museums at the Former RAF Manston

A Caproni Ca.310 Libeccio Takes Shape in Norway

Hawker Typhoon Preservation Group Achieves Major Milestone

AirCorps Aviation’s Piper L-4H Restoration Report – Fall 2024 Update

Mid America Flight Museum Releases Update on B-17G ‘Thunderbird’