Vintage Aviation News

Gold-Painted F-16 Fighting Falcon Now on Display in Sioux City, Iowa

July 5, 2022 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 0

We have covered a number of commemorative paint schemes on active military aircraft over the years, but it is fair to say that the livery chosen for this Fighting Falcon with the 185th Air Refueling […]

Replica Bristol F.2B Coming Together at Hunter Fighter Collection

July 5, 2022 Moreno Aguiari 0

With much thanks to our good friend John Parker at WarbirdsOnline in Australia, we have learned that the Hunter Fighter Collection in Scone, New South Wales has made strong progress with the production of a replica Bristol F.2B, […]

USAF Aircraft, Airliners, Innovations Among Unique Flight Demos at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2022

July 2, 2022 Moreno Aguiari 0

PRESS RELEASE EAA AVIATION CENTER, OSHKOSH, Wisconsin — Military demonstration teams, jetliners, and unique aircraft of all types will be part of the weeklong aerial display lineup at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh on July 25-31. The […]

AirVenture 2022 Warbirds in Review Schedule Announced

July 2, 2022 Moreno Aguiari 0

EAA AirVenture is fast approaching (July 25 – July 31, 2022), and the Experimental Aircraft Association has made some announcements concerning their Warbirds In Review program. Each day of the show, from Monday through Saturday […]

Charles Kingsford Smith’s Landing Site Preserved in Christchurch, New Zealand

July 1, 2022 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 0

by Nicholas A. Veronico Pioneer aviator Charles Kingsford Smith’s historic crossing of the Tasman Sea between Australia and New Zealand on September 11th, 1928 has been commemorated in Christchurch, New Zealand. Flying a Fokker F.VIIb/3m […]

Aero Legends Battle of Britain Air Show

June 30, 2022 Moreno Aguiari 0

by Stepen Comber/Center of Aviation Photography (COAP) Aero Legends hosted the 7th annual Battle of Britain Air Show from Headcorn Aerodrome at Ashford in Kent, England over the long weekend of June 24th through 26th. […]

The last operational U.S. Air Force C 47 Skytrain 43 49507 on display at NMUSAF. U.S. Air Force

Today in Aviation History: Last Operational Douglas C-47 Skytrain Was Retired

June 30, 2022 Moreno Aguiari 0

by Bryan R. Swopes of This Day in Aviation On June 30, 1975, the last operational Douglas C-47 Skytrain transport in service with the United States Air Force, 43-49507, was retired and flown to the […]

CAF Family Fly In At Birmingham Escadrille Wing

June 29, 2022 Moreno Aguiari 0

The Birmingham Escadrille Wing hosted their first-ever event on June 25 at Bessemer AL Municipal Airport. The unit held the “CAF Family Fly-in” to introduce the Birmingham-based unit to the CAF community. The event was […]

B 29 Doc McConnell Air Force Base July 17 2016

Inaugural Sound of Speed Airshow to Feature Five Warbirds July 14-17, 2022

June 29, 2022 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 0

The Sound of Speed Air Show will host five historic aircraft during the Sound of Speed Warbird Fly In, July 14-17. Doc’s Friends, the Commemorative Air Force Gulf Coast Wing and the Experimental Aircraft Association […]

Into Flight Once More brings D-Day Squadron’s Grand Adventure to The Big Screen [Documentary Review]

June 28, 2022 Moreno Aguiari 0

By Ron Kaplan I remember in 2018 reading about the effort to form a North-American based squadron of Douglas DC-3/C-47s to fly to Europe to participate the following year in events commemorating the 75th anniversary […]

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