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Tomcat Tales – Dave “Bio” Baranek on Tomcats and TOPGUN

May 12, 2021 Moreno Aguiari 0

It’s been a decade and a half since the mighty Grumman F-14 Tomcat retired from U.S. military service, but the type seems still to have a magnetic hold on aviation-minded people across the globe. Perhaps […]

BBMF Hurricane ‘Last of the Many’ Receives Night Intruder Paint Scheme

May 12, 2021 Moreno Aguiari 1

Every few years, each of the aircraft within the Royal Air Force’s Battle of Britain Memorial Flight (BBMF) receives a new paint scheme as a way of highlighting the enormous breadth of history and valiant actions which […]

RAF Museum Cosford National Cold War Exhibition

RAF Museum Cosford to Reopen On May 17th

May 12, 2021 Moreno Aguiari 0

It’s time to get back to museums and the RAF Museum Cosford’s new outdoor airfield-inspired playground, along with huge hangars packed full of aircraft is the perfect place to ‘jet off’ to for a family […]

National WASP WWII Museum’s BT-13 Gathering

May 11, 2021 Moreno Aguiari 0

The National WASP WWII Museum, which celebrates the legacy of the Women Airforce Service Pilots and their important role in winning WWII, hosted an event this past weekend at Avenger Field in Sweetwater, Texas. This […]

USAF Special Ops Aircraft Coming to EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2022

May 10, 2021 Moreno Aguiari 1

PRESS RELEASE – The U.S. Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC) will bring a wide spectrum of its aircraft designed for unique missions as part of its presence at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh, which takes place […]

Inside Issue #90 of Warbird Digest

May 10, 2021 Moreno Aguiari 0

We are finally back! Our promise to you is to get our publication back on a consistent timeline, producing six issues a year. Hopes are high that the worst of the pandemic are behind us, […]

Smithsonian Welcomes Star Wars X-Wing Starfighter

May 10, 2021 Moreno Aguiari 0

On May 4th, as now seems appropriate, we were all treated to the extraordinary sight of an X-Wing Starfighter movie prop sitting in the Mary Baker Engen Restoration Hangar, as if awaiting its turn in […]

RAF Museum London to Reopen On May 17th

May 10, 2021 Moreno Aguiari 0

PRESS RELEASE – RAF Museum London will open its doors on Monday, May 17yh. Visitors can pre-book their arrival time at rafmuseum.org. While still offering free entry to all, the timed ticket approach will guarantee […]

WWII Heritage Days Returns in October 2021, Honoring Rosie the Riveters

May 8, 2021 Moreno Aguiari 0

PRESS RELEASE – Commemorative Air Force (CAF) Airbase Georgia is dedicating World War II Heritage Days 2021 in honor of all Rosie the Riveters, American women who worked in the military equipment factories during WWII. […]

CAF Mile High Wing Offers Flight to a Young Fan Battling Rare Illness

May 7, 2021 Moreno Aguiari 0

We thought our readers might be interested to hear about some of the ways which various warbird operations reach out to help their communities, and this story from the Commemorative Air Force’s Mile High Wing […]

Year: 2021

Tomcat Tales – Dave “Bio” Baranek on Tomcats and TOPGUN

BBMF Hurricane ‘Last of the Many’ Receives Night Intruder Paint Scheme

RAF Museum Cosford to Reopen On May 17th

National WASP WWII Museum’s BT-13 Gathering

USAF Special Ops Aircraft Coming to EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2022

Inside Issue #90 of Warbird Digest

Smithsonian Welcomes Star Wars X-Wing Starfighter

RAF Museum London to Reopen On May 17th

WWII Heritage Days Returns in October 2021, Honoring Rosie the Riveters

CAF Mile High Wing Offers Flight to a Young Fan Battling Rare Illness

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’