Vintage Aviation News

Yanks Air Event Day: Eye in the Sky

June 7, 2021 Moreno Aguiari 0

General Charles “Chuck” Yeager famously credited his success as a combat pilot to his superb eyesight. What about an adversary who is beyond visual range? The answer was Airborne Early Warning and Control systems (AEW&C). […]

Navy Wings Update – Spring 2021

June 4, 2021 Moreno Aguiari 0

The Navy Wings Collection is a civilian-run naval aviation heritage organization based at the Royal Navy aerodrome, RNAS Yeovilton, in Somerset, England. They inherited the mantle of the famed Royal Navy Historic Flight (RNHF) at […]

Warbird Profile: KELLY’S SHINING STAR

June 4, 2021 Moreno Aguiari 0

Text by Stephen Chapis Photo Luigino Caliaro Though the Lockheed T-33 is viewed as a jet trainer of the Cold War, the type traces its origins back to the early years of World War II […]

Live Demonstration Flight of the Lockheed P-38 Lightning at Planes of Fame

June 3, 2021 Moreno Aguiari 0

This Saturday, June 5, 2021 the Planes of Fame Air Museum will be hosting a Flying Demo with the flight of the Museum’s Lockheed P-38 “Lightning” fighter. The event begins at 11:45am with a brief […]

The Air Zoo Partners with STEM Flights To offer Free Flight Experiences For Local Students

June 3, 2021 Moreno Aguiari 0

PRESS RELEASE – The Air Zoo Aerospace and Science Center has partnered with a fellow nonprofit to deliver free educational flight experiences for middle and high school students in the greater Kalamazoo area. The flights […]

Freshwater Mallard

June 3, 2021 Moreno Aguiari 0

Advertorial* By Stephen Chapis In 1944, having built more than 30,000 military aircraft and the end of the war just starting to crest the horizon, Grumman was looking to enter the civilian market that was […]

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The ‘Greek Spitfire’ Arrives Home

June 2, 2021 Moreno Aguiari 1

On Thursday, May 27th, Supermarine Spitfire Mk.IXc MJ755 arrived home in Greece following a three year restoration stint within the Biggin Hill Heritage Hangar at former RAF Biggin Hill near London, England. MJ755 is the only ex-Hellenic […]

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Connecticut Air and Space Center’s Curtiss Hangar Phase One Grand Opening

June 1, 2021 Moreno Aguiari 0

By Jerry M. O’Neill In 1929, The Curtiss Flying School constructed a hangar on a small grass field, on the edge of a Long Island Sound salt marsh, in Stratford, Connecticut. For 92 years it […]

Freedom Fighters: Diverse Identities in the RAF

May 31, 2021 Moreno Aguiari 0

This new RAF Museum workshop explores the lives of African, Caribbean, South Asian and Irish volunteers who served in the RAF despite being opposed to British rule in their home countries. Speakers will include Sunday […]

Flying Legends 2021 Cancelled

May 29, 2021 Moreno Aguiari 0

We just received word that the The Fighter Collection, in consultation with their hosts at the Sywell Aerodrome, have cancelled the Flying Legends air show which was due to take place over the weekend of July […]

Year: 2021

Yanks Air Event Day: Eye in the Sky

Navy Wings Update – Spring 2021

Warbird Profile: KELLY’S SHINING STAR

Live Demonstration Flight of the Lockheed P-38 Lightning at Planes of Fame

The Air Zoo Partners with STEM Flights To offer Free Flight Experiences For Local Students

Freshwater Mallard

The ‘Greek Spitfire’ Arrives Home

Connecticut Air and Space Center’s Curtiss Hangar Phase One Grand Opening

Freedom Fighters: Diverse Identities in the RAF

Flying Legends 2021 Cancelled

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’