Vintage Aviation News

Reno Recap: 2022 Stihl National Championship Air Races

October 21, 2022 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 5

Reno Recap: 2022 Stihl National Championship Air Races by Aaron Haase The Reno Air Racing Association (RARA) held their annual air racing event at Reno-Stead Airport in Reno, Nevada from September 14th through September 18th, 2022. […]

Northrop YB 49 42 102367 takes off from Northrop Field Hawthorne California. U.S. Air Force

This Day in Aviation History: First Flight of The YB-49

October 21, 2022 Moreno Aguiari 0

by Bryan R. Swopes of This Day in Aviation On October 21, 1947, at Northrop Field, Hawthorne, California, Northrop Corporation Chief Test Pilot Max R. Stanley took off in the first YB-49, 42-102367, and flew […]

Strategic Air Command & Aerospace Museum To Restore RAF Avro Vulcan

October 21, 2022 Moreno Aguiari 0

Preparations are underway to bring the Strategic Air Command & Aerospace Museum’s AVRO VULCAN into the restoration to begin work. The Vulcan was Britain’s largest operational combat aircraft and was designed for strike and strategic […]

Lufthansa to Place Vintage Aircraft on Permanent Display

October 21, 2022 Moreno Aguiari 2

PRESS RELEASE In 2026, Lufthansa will celebrate the 100th anniversary of its founding: On January 6, 1926, Deutsche Luft Hansa AG was launched in Berlin through the merger of Deutscher Aero Lloyd and Junkers Luftverkehr. […]

RAF Museum Operations Manager Alan Edwards Centre and Visitor Experience Assistants Louise Hammond Left and Charlie Cooper Right

It’s Gold For The RAF Museum Midlands

October 20, 2022 Moreno Aguiari 0

The RAF Museum Midlands is delighted to announce it has officially achieved the highest accreditation awarded by the VisitEngland Visitor Attraction Quality Assessment Scheme: the Gold Award. The honors are designed to celebrate excellence within […]

New Spirit of Flight Museum Now Open

October 20, 2022 Moreno Aguiari 0

Nampa, Idaho, Wednesday, October 19, 2022: The Spirit of Flight Foundation museum opened its new facility at the Nampa Municipal Airport on Saturday, October 1, 2022. “We are excited to be able to open the […]

Waterbird Tops List of Aviation Heritage Awards for 2022

October 19, 2022 Moreno Aguiari 0

PRESS RELEASE The Lakes Flying Company has won Aviation Heritage UK’s Robert Pleming Memorial Award for 2022 for its recreation and successful flying of Waterbird, an exacting replica of the first seaplane to fly with […]

Douglas AD-5W Skyraider at Platinum Fighter Sales

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

Periodically, we highlight vintage aircraft listed for sale with one of our sponsors, Platinum Fighter Sales. One of their newly-listed airframes which really caught our eyes is the magnificent Douglas AD-5E Skyraider described in the […]

Fokker Scourge Redux & Nighttime Photo Shoot

October 17, 2022 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 0

A couple of weeks ago we published a story by Aaron Haase describing the Golden Age Air Museum’s marvelous annual air show, themed as the Fokker Scourge due to the four replica Fokker Dr.I triplanes participating […]

B-29 Doc Adds Ride Flights to Wings Over Houston Air Show Schedule

October 17, 2022 Moreno Aguiari 0

B-29 Flight Experience Rides will be available as part of the B-29 Doc arrival and participation in the 2022 Wings Over Houston Air Show, Oct. 27-31. The following is the B-29 Doc Flight Experience Schedule […]

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