Vintage Aviation News

Jet Black Starfighter in the Air Again!

January 27, 2021 Moreno Aguiari 3

With a veritable squadron of supersonic Lockheed F-104s in their hangar, Starfighters Aerospace is a serious business which offers its unique aircraft as a platform for a variety of aerospace flight testing services varying from basic research […]

B-29 Doc to Kickoff 2021 Tour Season

January 27, 2021 Moreno Aguiari 0

The B-29 Doc tour planning team has announced the addition of the Arkansas Air & Military Museum at Drake Field in Fayetteville to the historic warbird’s 2021 tour schedule. Doc, one of only two B-29 […]

Thunderbird: Resurrection of a Legendary Racing Mustang

January 26, 2021 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 0

Over the past several years, aviation historian Chuck Cravens has brought us regular updates regarding ongoing restoration projects at AirCorps Aviation in Bemidji, Minnesota. Many of the aircraft involved have been for Warren Pietsch’s fabulous […]

Two-Part Series: Desert Storm MiG Killers Reflect

January 25, 2021 Moreno Aguiari 0

As the pandemic drew to its first peak last year, the National Naval Aviation Museum in Pensacola, Florida launched its History Up Close series, highlighting aircraft and exhibits from the Museum’s extensive collection. These professionally-produced, informative […]

CAF Gulf Coast Wing Update

January 22, 2021 Moreno Aguiari 0

For the aviation world, which COVID-19 has disrupted severely this past year, it is great to see that some organizations are fighting these pandemic-induced adversities, and adapting with effective initiatives to stay operational. The Commemorative […]

The “Tell Me How” Ode to Flight. A New Classic?

January 20, 2021 Moreno Aguiari 0

Pilots the world over know the wonderful ode to flight written in the 1940s called High Flight. For seven decades this masterpiece has stood the test of time and could certainly be considered one of […]

Lockheed P 38 Lightning both nacelles trial fitted successfully

Lightnings Downunder – P-38 Restoration Report

January 19, 2021 Moreno Aguiari 0

Our good friend John Parker from WarbirdsOnline recently visited Historical Aircraft Restoration Ltd’s workshop in Albion Park, New South Wales, Australia. The workshop sits inside one of the Historical Aircraft Restoration Society’s hangars and is run […]

Dakota Territory Air Museum’s P-47 Update – December, 2020

January 18, 2021 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 0

Warbird Digest has just received the December, 2020 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 […]

Blue Angel On The Move: Yankee Air Museum Adds F/A-18 Hornet

January 13, 2021 Moreno Aguiari 2

Following close on the heals of our report covering the recent repaint of the Yankee Air Museum’s airworthy B-25 Mitchell, we have just received word that the museum has taken delivery of a retired F/A-18C […]

Striding Into The New Year With The Lancaster Challenge

January 13, 2021 Moreno Aguiari 0

PRESS RELEASE -The Royal Air Force Museum is striding into the New Year with a brand-new virtual challenge, where participants can choose whether to complete 80K, 150K or even 500K. Registrations for the Lancaster Challenge […]

Year: 2021