Vintage Aviation News

Cierva C.4 Autogiro Replica Flies in Spain

March 31, 2023 James Kightly (Commissioning Editor) 1

Translated report – Many thanks to José Manuel Gil, ‘Sandglass Patrol’ Just two months past the centenary marking the first successful autogyro flight, a modern replica of that same aircraft, a Cierva C.4 Autogiro*, flew […]

Dustbusters Flying High at RAF Museum Midlands

March 30, 2023 Moreno Aguiari 0

When the suspended aircraft at the Royal Air Force Museum Midlands need a spring clean, it calls for a specialist team of dustbusters with a head for heights to carry out the work! Suspended from […]

Book Review: Cuore Patria Volo, The Definitive Book About Italy’s Aeronautica Nazionale Republicana in WWII

March 30, 2023 Moreno Aguiari 0

By Gregory Alegi Following the September 8, 1943 armistice with the Allies, Italy split in two, with the Kingdom of Italy continuing in the South and a new Mussolini-led Italian Social Republic (RSI) springing up […]

Short Stirling Tail Section on Display at RAF Museum

March 29, 2023 James Kightly (Commissioning Editor) 3

An enigmatic aircraft section recently went on display at Royal Air Force Museum London in the UK. The new exhibit features the battered tail section from Short Stirling Mk.III LK488, and represents one of the largest […]

P-38 Lightning Demo/Hangar Talk at Planes of Fame Air Museum on April 1st

March 29, 2023 Moreno Aguiari 1

This Saturday, April 1st the Planes of Fame Air Museum will fly another of their most popular aircraft – the crowd-thrilling Lockheed P-38J Lightning, s/n 44-23314. Please don’t worry… this is not an “April Fools” joke! […]

Historic Wright Brothers Factory Damaged in Fire

March 28, 2023 Moreno Aguiari 0

The historic Wright brothers’ airplane factory complex in Dayton, Ohio, was damaged in an early Sunday morning fire. The local fire department crews were on the scene by 2:30 a.m. and found the flames had […]

F 104 and EuroFighter Italian Air Force photo

Happy Birthday to the AERONAUTICA!

March 28, 2023 Moreno Aguiari 0

by Gregory Alegi How does one spell “one hundred” in the air? Well, if you are the Italian Air Force, you fly six Lockheed F-35As to form the “1”, eight Eurofighter Typhoons to create the “0”, […]

The Fighting Lady Turns 80: New Exhibit & Birthday Celebration At Patriots Point

March 27, 2023 Angela Decker 1

On April 15th, 1943, the Essex-class aircraft carrier, USS Yorktown (CV 10), was commissioned in Portsmouth, Virginia. Dubbed The Fighting Lady, the carrier will celebrate its 80th anniversary this year at her present home with […]

MAPS Air Museum’s FG-1D Corsair Restoration

March 27, 2023 Moreno Aguiari 3

Given its proximity to the old Goodyear Aircraft Corporation (GAC) plant in Akron, Ohio, it seems only natural that the MAPS Air Museum in nearby Canton would want to celebrate the aerospace manufacturer’s many contributions to aviation […]

Guardia di Finanza Historical Museum Visit in Italy

March 26, 2023 Moreno Aguiari 0

by Luigino Caliaro Founded in Italy during 2010, the Museo Storico del Servizio Aereo (Historical Museum of the Air Service) is a separate component of the Guardia di Finanza Historical Museum, located in Rome since 1937, […]

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