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RAF Museum Vickers Wellington – Conservation Update – August, 2022

August 22, 2022 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 4

As many readers will remember, Vickers Wellington T.Mk.X MF628 has been in the care of the Michael Beetham Conservation Center at RAF Museum Midlands (formerly RAF Museum Cosford) for several years now. A team of […]

2022 International Old Timer Fly-In at Schaffen-Diest Airfield

August 19, 2022 Moreno Aguiari 0

By Nigel Hitchman About forty miles east of Brussels in Belgium, Schaffen-Diest airfield serves primarily as a military parachute training facility on week days however, at the weekend, the Diest Aeroclub holds the reigns, flying […]

AirFest to Highlight Unique WWII Aircraft: Corsair, B-25, and PBY Catalina

August 19, 2022 Moreno Aguiari 0

Naval Air Station Wildwood (NASW) Aviation Museum will be celebrating the 26th-anniversary AirFest over Labor Day weekend. AirFest returns to a four-day format, September 2-5, 10 AM to 4 PM daily. This year’s event will […]

FG-1D Corsair Project at Platinum Fighter Sales

August 18, 2022 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 0

As many readers may have noticed, Platinum Fighter Sales recently added a significant airframe to the already notable list of warbirds which they presently have on offer, this being Goodyear-built FG-1D Corsair BuNo.92106. This Oshkosh award-winning […]

BS164 Ex RAAF A58 63 components under examination prior to restoration work at VFR Scone NSW

Spitfire Mk.V Restorations at Vintage Fighter Restorations

August 16, 2022 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 1

For the past few years, our good friend John Parker at Warbirds Online has been following several important restorations at Vintage Fighter Restorations (VFR), a division of Pay’s Aviation in Scone, New South Wales, Australia. Here is his […]

NASA Super Guppy orion spacecraft arrives at mansfield lahm regional airport jpg

The Irreplaceable and Everlasting Super Guppy

August 15, 2022 Moreno Aguiari 0

On August 10th, NASA’s venerable Aero Spacelines Super Guppy delivered the Orion Stage Adapter structural test article to the Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama. It was one of the many missions supported by […]

The Airplane Market May Have Peaked!

August 13, 2022 Moreno Aguiari 0

by Ronald L. Herold In the humble opinion of this aircraft appraiser, the airplane market may have peaked and may even have started down a little bit. While it will take one or two quarters […]

B-29 Doc Returns to Colorado and California in September

August 12, 2022 Moreno Aguiari 0

PRESS RELEASE The B-29 Doc History Restored Tour will head west for the month of September for five tour stops, which will include visits to three historic aviation museums and the 2022 MCAS Miramar Air […]

2022 National Waco Club Reunion

August 12, 2022 Moreno Aguiari 0

by Andy Heins The National Waco Club is the oldest aircraft “type club” in the United States. Formed in 1958 by Ray Brandly of West Carrollton, Ohio, the club is dedicated towards supporting all owners […]

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Adam’s Profile Reports: Castle Air Museum’s Convair RB-36H Peacemaker

August 11, 2022 Adam Estes 0

by Adam Estes Convair’s massive B-36 Peacemaker emerged from a U.S. Army Air Forces’ request in early 1941 for a strategic bomber with intercontinental range. It was a requirement driven by contemporary fears that Britain might […]

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