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AVG Flying Tigers in Formation on May 28 1942 Photo taken by pilot R.T. Smith Copyright by R.T.Smith WM

Unveiling the Story Behind the Flying Tigers’ Iconic Photograph

July 17, 2021 Moreno Aguiari 2

By Moreno Aguiari The most famous photograph of the American Volunteer Group (AVG), commonly known as ‘Flying Tigers’, was taken by R.T. Smith of the 3rd Squadron Hell’s Angels.. Born Feb. 23, 1918, in York, […]

Col Brennan English Electric Canberra TT.18 WJ680 2

English Electric Canberra TT.18 WJ680 Continues Flight Testing

July 16, 2021 Moreno Aguiari 1

English Electric Canberra TT.18 WJ680 is one of eleven aircraft within the Royal Australian Air Force’s No.100 Squadron/Temora Historic Flight collection. As we reported recently, the Canberra returned to flight on June 27th, 2021, making […]

‘Greatest Show on Turf’ – Geneseo Air Show Report 2021

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

by Tom Pawlesh The National Warplane Museum held their annual “Greatest Show on Turf” air display in Geneseo, New York over the weekend of July 10/11, 2021. after a year off due to Covid 19. This […]

Lancaster NX611 ‘Just Jane’ – Major Announcement

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

As our regular readers know well, Avro Lancaster B.VII NX611 Just Jane is undergoing rebuild to airworthy condition with the Lincoln Aviation Heritage Center (LAHC) at former RAF East Kirkby in Lincolnshire, England. While we just […]

Avro Shackleton in the Air Space Hall. Credit Science Museum Group

Manchester’s Science and Industry Museum to Vacate Lease on Air and Space Hall

July 15, 2021 Moreno Aguiari 0

Yesterday the Science and Industry Museum and Manchester City Council announced that they will no longer lease the historic Lower Campfield market hall building which houses the Air and Space Hall. The majority of the […]

Ohio Air & Space Hall of Fame Forms Inaugural Board of Trustees

July 14, 2021 Moreno Aguiari 0

The non-profit Ohio Air & Space Hall of Fame and Learning Center (OAS) has established its inaugural Board of Trustees, the group now focusing on multiple aspects of renovating the original 1929 Port Columbus Air […]

B-29 Doc History Restored Tour rumbles into Terre Haute

July 13, 2021 Moreno Aguiari 1

PRESS RELEASE – The B-29 Doc History Restored Tour will be at Terre Haute Regional Airport for a three-day tour stop, July 12-14. The Terre Haute tour stop is the second stop for the B-29 […]

Indiana ANG A-10 Thunderbolt Receives Commemorative Blacksnake Livery

July 13, 2021 Moreno Aguiari 2

Story by Senior Master Sgt. Vincent De Groot 185th Air Refueling Wing, Iowa Air National Guard A black and grey, U.S. Air Force A-10 Thunderbolt II from the Indiana Air National Guard’s 122nd Fighter Wing […]

Combat Veteran Vought F4U-1 ‘Birdcage’ Corsair – Restoration Update

July 12, 2021 Moreno Aguiari 3

In Cameron Park, California, Vultures Row Aviation is deep into the groud-up restoration of what will become the world’s only airworthy Vought F4U-1 Corsair. This early F4U variant, often referred to as a ‘Birdcage Corsair’ […]

Free State Guard Centennial

July 10, 2021 Moreno Aguiari 0

by Stephen Chapis On June 29, 1921, the 104th Observation Squadron was federally recognized at the now-extinct Logan Field in the Baltimore suburb of Dundalk. This National Guard squadron was the first such post-World War I […]

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