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Chinook Bravo November on display at RAF Museum Midlands

RAF Museum’s Chinook Challenge

January 10, 2023 Moreno Aguiari 0

PRESS RELEASE Kickstart your new year with the Royal Air Force Museum’s Chinook Challenge, and walk, run, or cycle your way to reach the 100km, 200km, or even 400km distance! Complete the Challenge and be […]

Thunderbird: Resurrection of a Legendary Racing Mustang – Part IV

January 10, 2023 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 0

Over the past several years, aviation historian Chuck Cravens has brought us regular updates regarding ongoing restoration projects at AirCorps Aviation in Bemidji, Minnesota. Many of the aircraft involved have been for the fabulous Dakota […]

President Eisenhowers Lockheed VC 121 Constellation Columbine II 1

Columbine II Restoration – Fall 22/23 Update

January 9, 2023 Moreno Aguiari 1

It has been some time since our last status update on former U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower’s Lockheed VC-121 Constellation, Columbine II. The ex-US Air Force executive transport has been undergoing restoration at Dynamic Aviation following its arrival […]

National Museum of the U.S. Air Force fourth building to open June 8

National Museum of the USAF Celebrates Its 100th Anniversary in 2023

January 9, 2023 Moreno Aguiari 0

In 2023 the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force celebrates its 100th Anniversary as the world’s oldest and largest military aviation museum. The museum will commemorate this major milestone anniversary with events and exhibits […]

Wilderness Seaplanes

January 8, 2023 Moreno Aguiari 0

Without the Goose making an appearance, Christmas on Canada British Columbia’s wild coast is incomplete… Even Scrooge acknowledges the significance of having a Goose at Christmas. And it also applies to the hardy Central Coast […]

F4U of VMF 214 at Turtle Bay Airfield Espiritu Santo 1

The South Pacific World War II Museum

January 6, 2023 Moreno Aguiari 2

The modern Vanuatu archipelago, which consists of around 83 islands, received its name only after becoming independent from the British and French Condominium in 1980. Until then, and during WWII, it was called the New […]

Jackie Cochran Beech 18 Restoration Project

Restoring Jackie Cochran’s Twin Beech

January 3, 2023 Moreno Aguiari 1

Beech 18, N13JC, is currently under a return-to-flight program at the Vintage Flying Museum (VFM) of Fort Worth, Texas. The Twin Beech, a 1954 Beechcraft E18S-9700, construction number BA-31, was gifted to VFM several years […]

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Rare F7U Cutlass Goes on Display at USS Midway Museum

January 2, 2023 Moreno Aguiari 2

F7U Cutlass Now Aboard USS Midway by Adam Estes At the tail end of 2022, an extraordinarily rare, early naval jet fighter went on display aboard the former U.S. Navy aircraft carrier, USS Midway, at the […]

Shuttleworth Collection Engineering Workshops

January 2, 2023 Moreno Aguiari 0

On Saturday 4 and Sunday 5 February 2023, the prestigious British aircraft institution ‘The Shuttleworth Collection’ will be opening the doors to its engineering workshop; allowing members of the public a “unique opportunity to explore […]

Month: January 2023

RAF Museum’s Chinook Challenge

Thunderbird: Resurrection of a Legendary Racing Mustang – Part IV

Columbine II Restoration – Fall 22/23 Update

National Museum of the USAF Celebrates Its 100th Anniversary in 2023

Wilderness Seaplanes

The South Pacific World War II Museum

Restoring Jackie Cochran’s Twin Beech

Rare F7U Cutlass Goes on Display at USS Midway Museum

Shuttleworth Collection Engineering Workshops

A Caproni Ca.310 Libeccio Takes Shape in Norway

Hawker Typhoon Preservation Group Achieves Major Milestone

AirCorps Aviation’s Piper L-4H Restoration Report – Fall 2024 Update

Mid America Flight Museum Releases Update on B-17G ‘Thunderbird’