Vintage Aviation News

EAA B-17G Aluminum Overcast – Status Update

January 31, 2022 Moreno Aguiari 6

by Scott Thompson of Aero Vintage via EAA’s Dick Knapinski and Chris Henry The Experimental Aircraft Association’s B-17G, Aluminum Overcast (44-85740, N5017N), has been at Punta Gorda, Florida since April 2021, grounded after a wing-attach issue […]

Last Cruise For The USS Kitty Hawk

January 29, 2022 Moreno Aguiari 0

The USS Kitty Hawk, the nation’s last oil-fired aircraft carrier, departed Bremerton on Saturday for a 16,000-mile journey around South America for its ultimate fate: scrapping at a Texas shipyard. Navy tug boats supported the […]

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Today in Aviation History: First Flight of The XP-38 Lightning

January 27, 2022 Moreno Aguiari 0

by Bryan R. Swopes of This Day in Aviation On January 27, 1939, First Lieutenant Benjamin Scovill Kelsey, Air Corps, United States Army, made the first flight of the prototype Lockheed XP-38 Lightning, serial number […]

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Avro Shackleton AEW.2 Finds a New Home

January 27, 2022 Moreno Aguiari 0

The Royal Air Force Museum’s Avro Shackleton AEW.2, WR960, recently had to move from its long term home at the Science and Industry Museum in Manchester, England. It will eventually go on display at the Avro Heritage Museum in […]

Model Mania Lands at The RAF Museum

January 26, 2022 Moreno Aguiari 0

PRESS RELEASE – Discover the exciting world of model aircraft at the Royal Air Force Museum Cosford’s Model Mania event on Sunday, February 27th. Hangars will be filled with large model aircraft displays nestled amongst […]

Air Force Heritage Flight Flyover Scheduled to Support Super Bowl LVI

January 25, 2022 Moreno Aguiari 0

Five aircraft representing the Air Force’s 75 years as a service will conduct a first-of-its-kind flyover during the national anthem performance at Super Bowl LVI, Feb. 13, over SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California. The Air […]

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Lancaster NX611 ‘Just Jane’ – Restoration Update 158

January 24, 2022 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 0

As many of our readers will be well aware, Avro Lancaster B.VII NX611 Just Jane is under restoration to airworthy condition with the Lincoln Aviation Heritage Center at former RAF East Kirkby in Lincolnshire, England. […]

Dakota Territory Air Museum – P-47D Restoration Update – November/December 2021

January 21, 2022 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 0

Restoration of the Dakota Territory Air Museum’s P-47D Thunderbolt 42-27609 is progressing well at AirCorps Aviation in Bemidji, Minnesota, as Chuck Cravens’ November/December, 2021 report reveals. We thought our readers would love to catch up on the latest details so, without […]

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McDonnell F-101 Voodoo to Join Hickory Aviation Museum

January 20, 2022 Moreno Aguiari 0

The Hickory Aviation Museum at Hickory Regional Airport in Hickory, North Carolina had a busy 2021, with the arrival of several new airframes, including OV-1D Mohawk 62-5874, FM-2 Wildcat BuNo.16278 and A-6E Intruder BuNo.155629. The advent […]

Berlin Airlift Historical Foundation Acquires Further C-97s

January 20, 2022 Moreno Aguiari 0

Back in April, 1996 the Berlin Airlift Historical Foundation (BAHF) acquired Boeing C-97G Stratofreighter 52-2718 from the Grace Air Medical Foundation. Returning this marvelous aircraft back to flying condition was an immensely difficult and time-consuming endeavor, […]

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Scott Thompson’s B-17 Updates From Madras

Scott Thompson of AeroVintage recently shared an update on the AeroVintage website about two of the three B-17s currently at Madras, Oregon, with the Erickson Aircraft Collection. The post highlights ongoing wing restoration work on one aircraft and the start of disassembly on another. […]

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