Vintage Aviation News

NASM Gallery Spotlight: Griffin Exploring the Planets

July 27, 2022 Moreno Aguiari 0

The National Air and Space Museum has been undergoing a technological transformation of the museum’s galleries and public spaces, including the creation of new interactive experiences to inspire visitors, students, teachers, and families. In the […]

Aviation Community Mourns Loss of Tom Poberezny (1946 – 2022)

July 26, 2022 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 0

EAA AVIATION CENTER, OSHKOSH, Wisconsin — (July 25, 2022) — Tom Poberezny, the retired president and chairman of the Experimental Aircraft Association, is being mourned by the EAA and aviation communities after his death early […]

Merlin Engine Demonstration: RAF Museum London

July 25, 2022 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 0

Here the Merlin Roar! Royal Air Force Museum London will be hosting a series of Rolls-Royce Merlin engine runs at their campus in Colindale near London, England on August 6th and 7th, 2022. To learn […]

Jerry Yagen Book Launch “Bravo Zulu: My Search to Save Classic Warbirds”

July 25, 2022 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 0

Most readers will be very familiar with the remarkable achievements of Jerry Yagen, who has established one of the world’s premier flying museums, the Military Aviation Museum, in Pungo, Virginia. Yagen has scoured the earth […]

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The Hunter Warbirds Aviation Attraction

July 25, 2022 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 0

Hunter Warbirds by John Parker There is great news coming from Australia with the opening of a new aviation museum – the largest such facility built “down under” in many decades. The Hunter Warbirds ‘aviation attraction’ is […]

Dakota Territory Air Museum’s P-47 Update – June/July, 2022

July 22, 2022 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 0

We have just received the June/July, 2022 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 see […]

CAC Boomerang Restorations June 2022 Update

CAC Boomerang Restorations Downunder – June 2022 Update

July 21, 2022 Moreno Aguiari 0

by John Parker/WarbirdsOnline It has been some since we last reported on the progress which Greg Batts has been making with the CAC Boomerang restoration projects in his workshop, Combat Aircraft Constructions Pty, located in the […]

D-Day Squadron Announces European Tour in 2024

July 21, 2022 Moreno Aguiari 2

Oxford, Connecticut – July 21, 2022: The D-Day Squadron announces at this year’s EAA AirVenture a plan to return to Europe in 2024 for the 80th anniversary of D-Day in France and the 75th anniversary […]

NASM Gallery Spotlight: Nation of Speed

July 21, 2022 Moreno Aguiari 0

National Aviation Day Celebrations in Manteo, NC August 19th

July 20, 2022 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 0

As noted in the First Flight Society’s press release from a couple of days ago, the organization is celebrating National Aviation Day at Dare County Regional Airport on August 19th. They have just released additional […]

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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. […]

Month: July 2022

NASM Gallery Spotlight: Griffin Exploring the Planets

Aviation Community Mourns Loss of Tom Poberezny (1946 – 2022)

Merlin Engine Demonstration: RAF Museum London

Jerry Yagen Book Launch “Bravo Zulu: My Search to Save Classic Warbirds”

The Hunter Warbirds Aviation Attraction

Dakota Territory Air Museum’s P-47 Update – June/July, 2022

CAC Boomerang Restorations Downunder – June 2022 Update

D-Day Squadron Announces European Tour in 2024

NASM Gallery Spotlight: Nation of Speed

National Aviation Day Celebrations in Manteo, NC August 19th

B-17 Alliance Foundation Hosts Fundraiser To Support B-17 Lacey Lady Restoration

CAF P-47N Thunderbolt – Restoration Update – Winter 2024

Cradle of Aviation Museum’s Fokker D.VII Replica Project

A Caproni Ca.310 Libeccio Takes Shape in Norway