Vintage Aviation News

New Home Approved For The Hickory Aviation Museum

June 23, 2022 Moreno Aguiari 2

As reported in the Hickory Record, on Tuesday, June 21st the Hickory City Council approved a $1.2 million contract with the architecture firm McMillian Pazdan Smith for the design of the building. Deputy City Manager […]

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RF-4C Phantom II Arrives in Meridian, Mississippi for Memorial Park

June 23, 2022 Moreno Aguiari 1

The East Mississippi Veterans Foundation, a 501(c)3 non-profit based in Meridian, Mississippi is establishing the East Mississippi Veterans Memorial Park adjacent to the city’s historic Key Field. It was above this airfield where the flying […]

CAF 65th Anniversary Celebratory Ball Cap

June 23, 2022 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 0

Press Release: In 1961, four short years after its founding, the Commemorative Air Force (CAF) had rapidly gained members and support. This allowed the group to determinedly rescue even more of the aircraft that had […]

2022 Ray Fagen Memorial Airshow – Pride of the Pacific

June 23, 2022 Moreno Aguiari 0

by Aaron Haase The Fagen Fighters WWII Museum held their annual Ray Fagen Memorial Airshow at their home field in Granite Falls, Minnesota on Saturday, June 18th, 2022. I arrived mid-afternoon the day before, and was treated […]

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Notable National Aviation Hall of Fame Enshrinees Join the National Aviation Heritage Invitational

June 22, 2022 Moreno Aguiari 0

PRESS RELEASE The National Aviation Heritage Invitational (NAHI) is honored to host a stellar group of National Aviation Hall of Fame (NAHF) enshrinees to help highlight the beautifully restored vintage aircraft vying for honors under […]

USAF Museum Douglas A-1H Skyraider – Restoration Report

June 21, 2022 Adam Estes 3

by Adam Estes Inside a large hangar on the facilities of Wright-Patterson Air Force Base near Dayton, Ohio, an example of the venerable Douglas A-1H Skyraider is currently undergoing the final stages of a long […]

Wichita Warbird Weekend Offering Flights in B-29 and B-25

June 21, 2022 Moreno Aguiari 1

PRESS RELEASE The lineup for the B-29 Doc Wichita Warbird Weekend July 6-10, 2022, at the B-29 Doc Hangar, Education and Visitors Center in Wichita has been finalized. The five-day event will feature nine vintage […]

Updated Air Show Schedule For EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2022

June 20, 2022 Moreno Aguiari 1

PRESS RELEASE EAA AVIATION CENTER, OSHKOSH, Wisconsin — (June 20, 2022) — The current daily EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2022 air show schedule is now available on EAA’s website. Some of the world’s top air show […]

D-Day Squadron DC-3s Participate at Smithsonian’s Innovations in Flight

June 16, 2022 Moreno Aguiari 0

PRESS RELEASE Oxford, Connecticut – June 16, 2022 – On Saturday, June 18, four DC-3s of the D-Day Squadron will fly in and display at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, Virginia for the annual Innovation […]

Sky’s The Limit for Large Model Air Show

June 16, 2022 Moreno Aguiari 0

PRESS RELEASE – Scale models of iconic aircraft will be taking the sky at the Large Model Air Show when the two-day family event returns to the RAF Museum Midlands on Saturday 2nd and Sunday […]

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