Vintage Aviation News

The Liberty Foundation Adds B-25 “Executive Sweet” To Its Collection

October 18, 2023 Moreno Aguiari 3

The Liberty Foundation has announced the acquisition of the famous B-25 “Executive Sweet” from the American Aeronautical Foundation (AAF). This news has been kept fairly under wraps, as the foundation has worked to get the […]

Women Air Force Aviators Tell The Untold Story Of America’s First Women Combat Pilots

October 18, 2023 Angela Decker 1

PRESS RELEASE A great opportunity to hear from some of the first female combat pilots at the Museum of Flight in Seattle, WA this coming weekend at the event The Fly Girls Revolt. On Oct. […]

Lockheed L 1649A Starliner N7361C Lufthansa

Lufthansa’s Lockheed Starliner Moves to Hamburg

October 18, 2023 Moreno Aguiari 0

We often receive questions regarding what happened to Lockheed L-1649A Starliner N7361C, which Lufthansa spent vast sums restoring for airworthy use, only to cancel the project at the last hurdle. Almost five years ago, Lufthansa […]

Maverick’s WWII Hangar

October 18, 2023 Moreno Aguiari 16

The opening and final scenes in Top Gun: Maverick in the Mojave Desert hangar with the silver P-51 Mustang, which also appears in the video with Lady Gaga, were filmed at the Inyokern Airport in […]

Fundraising Campaign to Launch on 16th Anniversary of Vulcan XH558’s Triumphant Return to Flight

October 17, 2023 Moreno Aguiari 0

PRESS RELEASE Thousands of people have become a part of the history of Vulcan XH558 – the last airworthy Avro Vulcan – by having their names added beneath her delta wing. To mark the 16th […]

National Air and Space Museum Smithsonian 5

The National Air and Space Museum is Transforming

October 17, 2023 Moreno Aguiari 0

The National Air and Space Museum is undergoing a monumental multi-year renovation, which began in 2018. Transforming every visitor’s experience, the museum will use creative and dynamic techniques to engage visitors while they are at […]

Enola Gay Hangar Historic Wendover Airfield

Historic Wendover Airfield Museum, a Step Back in Time

October 17, 2023 Moreno Aguiari 0

The desert oasis of West Wendover may be best known today for land speed records attempted on the nearby Bonneville Salt Flats, but this state-straddling community first used this world-renowned, otherworldly landscape as a top-secret […]

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RAF Museum Volunteer Awarded MBE for 50 Years’ Service to Heritage

October 16, 2023 Moreno Aguiari 0

PRESS RELEASE The long-serving volunteer Roy Martin was given the honour at a formal investiture ceremony on Tuesday 4 October, where he received his insignia, in the presence of his wife and two sons. The […]

IWM Duxford – Fifty Not Out

October 15, 2023 Moreno Aguiari 0

By Stephen Bridgewater As the Bearcat and ISS Fury tail-chased around Duxford airfield, showing the ultimate piston-powered fighters’ power and grace, the P-47 Thunderbolt and FG1D Corsair wheeled around performing elegant aerobatics. It could have […]

TB 30 Epsilon, Sports Class Warbird

October 14, 2023 Moreno Aguiari 0

By Stephen Chapis Once you have raced, once you are hooked, your life will change forever. The clock is now ticking all the time. Twelve months until the next race? Wow, I better get started. […]

Month: October 2023

The Liberty Foundation Adds B-25 “Executive Sweet” To Its Collection

Women Air Force Aviators Tell The Untold Story Of America’s First Women Combat Pilots

Lufthansa’s Lockheed Starliner Moves to Hamburg

Maverick’s WWII Hangar

Fundraising Campaign to Launch on 16th Anniversary of Vulcan XH558’s Triumphant Return to Flight

The National Air and Space Museum is Transforming

Historic Wendover Airfield Museum, a Step Back in Time

RAF Museum Volunteer Awarded MBE for 50 Years’ Service to Heritage

IWM Duxford – Fifty Not Out

TB 30 Epsilon, Sports Class Warbird

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’

Matt’s Gnat: A Red Arrows Jet Restoration Downunder