Vintage Aviation News

1.CASC .FG1D..BuNo .92460.NoPeople.Nov .2020.RogerSallsPhotography.0010036 copy

Connecticut Air and Space Center’s FG-1D Corsair: Restoration Update – April, 2021

April 25, 2021 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 0

by Jerry M. O’Neill In 1971, after her journey from San Salvador to the USA, FG-1D Corsair Bu.92460 experienced the indignity of major parts removal, as part of a weight reduction effort to enable her new duty […]

Smithsonian’s Udvar-Hazy Center Reopening on May 5th, 2021

April 24, 2021 Moreno Aguiari 1

The Smithsonian National Air & Space Museum’s Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, Virginia will reopen to the public on Wednesday, May 5th, 2021; an auspicious date which coincides with the 60th anniversary of Alan Shepard becoming […]

Air Zoo Launches Restoration Fundraising Campaign for SBD and F-117 Projects

April 22, 2021 Moreno Aguiari 0

Excitement is building at the Air Zoo Aerospace and Science Museum in Kalamazoo, Michigan, as the museum announces a fundraising competition to complete the restoration of their Douglas SBD-2P Dauntless (Bu.02173) and recently-arrived F-117A Nighthawk (85-0817) […]

New Spirit of Flight Museum Facility Underway in Nampa, Idaho

April 22, 2021 Moreno Aguiari 0

After a two year search, the Spirit of Flight Foundation has announced that they have chosen a site in Nampa, Idaho to erect their new museum building. “We are happy to announce that the Nampa […]

Cascade Warbirds scholarship winners 2018

Cascade Warbirds Successful Fundraising for Youth Aviation Program

April 22, 2021 Moreno Aguiari 0

At WarbirdsNews/Warbird Digest, we are committed to promoting educational efforts to bring younger people into the aviation community, and into the historical aviation community in particular, which is why we are always excited to find […]

ob Jarrett’s Vought F4U 1 Corsair Bu.02270 7 678x381 1

Birdcage Corsair Downunder – Restoration Update April, 2021 – Engine Installation

April 21, 2021 Moreno Aguiari 0

We have been following the restoration of Vought F4U-1 Corsair Bu.02270 at Parafield Airport near Adelaide, Australia for some years now. Owned by Bob Jarrett, the fighter is a USMC combat veteran from the Pacific […]

C8A9738 Richard Mallory Allnutt photo Warbirds Over the Beach Military Aviation Museum Pungo VA May 17 2014 1

Virginia Warbird Weekend at the Military Aviation Museum – June 19/20, 2021

April 21, 2021 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 2

The Military Aviation Museum in Pungo, Virginia has just announced that they will be holding the Virginia Warbird Weekend, their first air show of 2021, over the weekend of June 19/20. It will have a naval theme, and likely […]

Planes of Fame T 28 and P 51 Flight Demo

Warbirds Demo at Planes of Fame

April 21, 2021 Moreno Aguiari 0

With Covid cases reaching lower levels in Southern California, the Planes of Fame Air Museum (POF) is able to invite more guests through their doors. With that in mind, they have planned some special activities. […]

GA Groups tell FAA of Threat to Flight Training in Limited Category Aircraft

April 20, 2021 Moreno Aguiari 0

PRESS RELEASE – The fallout from a recent court decision regarding compensated flight training in Limited Category aircraft threatens the ability to train and maintain proficiency in a broad spectrum of aircraft, according to letter […]

Supermarine Spitfire MH603 – Restoration Update April 2021

April 20, 2021 Moreno Aguiari 0

Our good friend John Parker from WarbirdsOnline in Australia recently made another visit to Vintage Fighter Restorations (VFR) in Scone, New South Wales to check out progress with the restoration of Supermarine Spitfire Mk.IX MH603. We […]

Year: 2021

Connecticut Air and Space Center’s FG-1D Corsair: Restoration Update – April, 2021

Smithsonian’s Udvar-Hazy Center Reopening on May 5th, 2021

Air Zoo Launches Restoration Fundraising Campaign for SBD and F-117 Projects

New Spirit of Flight Museum Facility Underway in Nampa, Idaho

Cascade Warbirds Successful Fundraising for Youth Aviation Program

Birdcage Corsair Downunder – Restoration Update April, 2021 – Engine Installation

Virginia Warbird Weekend at the Military Aviation Museum – June 19/20, 2021

Warbirds Demo at Planes of Fame

GA Groups tell FAA of Threat to Flight Training in Limited Category Aircraft

Supermarine Spitfire MH603 – Restoration Update April 2021

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’