Vintage Aviation News

C-53 ‘Beach City Baby’ Receives Her Nose Art

June 29, 2021 Moreno Aguiari 0

As regular readers will know, we have been following the remarkable efforts of Jason Capra and Vintage Wings Inc. in resurrecting combat-veteran Douglas C-53 Skytrooper 41-20095 over the past few years. They have successfully returned […]

English Electric Canberra TT.18 WJ680 Matt Scott

English Electric Canberra TT.18 WJ680 Flies

June 28, 2021 Moreno Aguiari 0

After a significant effort over a number of years, we are happy to report that the Temora Aviation Museum successfully performed a test flight with their English Electric Canberra TT.18 WJ680 on June 27th, 2021. […]

Dakota Territory Air Museum’s P-47 Update – April/May, 2021

June 28, 2021 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 0

Warbird Digest has just received the April/May, 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 […]

Then and Now: A Return to Bodney with 352nd FG Mustang ‘Miss Helen’

June 27, 2021 Moreno Aguiari 2

by Richard Paver If you’re unfamiliar with the term rephotography, it involves the process of reshooting old photos, as accurately as possible, from their same vantage point and scope in the present day. This can […]

June 27, 1923, The First Successful Aerial Refueling

June 27, 2021 Moreno Aguiari 0

In 1923, the U.S. Army undertook tests at Rockwell Field, San Diego, California, to test a more practical way to lower a hose from one airplane to refuel another in flight. In its tests, a […]

June 26, 1948 – The First Day of The Berlin Airlift

June 26, 2021 Moreno Aguiari 1

At the end of the Second World War, U.S., British, and Soviet military forces divided and occupied Germany. Also divided into occupation zones, Berlin was located far inside Soviet-controlled eastern Germany. The United States, United […]

Supermarine Spitfire Formation IWM Duxford George Land Photo 14 1

IWM Duxford Flying Week

June 25, 2021 Moreno Aguiari 0

By George Land On Sunday, June 20th the third IWM Duxford Flying Day took place at the Imperial War Museum’s historic Duxford aerodrome. And on Wednesday and Thursday of this week more flights took place, a […]

Fiat CR.42 fotograferad på Duxford 2019

FIAT Cr.42 Restoration Update – June 2021

June 24, 2021 Moreno Aguiari 1

While it has been a while since our last update on progress with The Fighter Collection’s (TFC) ultra-rare Fiat CR.42 Falco restoration, we have learned of a marvelous collaboration behind the scenes to help return this charismatic […]

The First Production Vought-Sikorsky F4U-1 Corsair

June 24, 2021 Moreno Aguiari 0

On June 24, 1942, the first production Vought-Sikorsky F4U-1 Corsair, Bu. No. 02155, made its first flight at Stratford, Connecticut (some sources indicate June 25, 1942). The Corsair was designed by Rex Buren Beisel, and […]

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Military Aviation Museum’s Virginia Warbird Weekend

June 24, 2021 Moreno Aguiari 0

“Welcome to the South Pacific!” by Lynn Ritger Photos by Lynn Ritger, Kenny Reese and Ricardo von Puttkammer Standing in a sweat-soaked flight suit in the midst of our encampment with its 48 star garrison […]

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