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Thriller Author Launched B-17 Based Novel “The Lost Bird”

November 30, 2023 Moreno Aguiari 0

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (November 30, 2023) Novelist Jim “JK” Kelly today announced the launch of his latest book, The Lost Bird, a crime thriller novella about the theft of a World War II warbird during an […]

Wings Over Wairarapa Air Festival Fights The Weather

November 30, 2023 James Kightly (Commissioning Editor) 0

By Grant Newman The hard-working management team running the Wings over Wairarapa (WoW) Air Festival cannot seem to get a break. With previous airshows curtailed owing to COVID-19 and Cyclone Gabrielle, this year the team […]

Commemorative Air Force Announces The 12 Planes of Christmas

November 29, 2023 Moreno Aguiari 0

The Commemorative Air Force (CAF) is again holding their “12 Planes of Christmas,” an online giving campaign providing an opportunity to aid in the restoration and maintenance of the aircraft as well as learn more […]

Planes of Fame’s A6M5 Zero: The Last Beating Heart of a Samurai

November 28, 2023 Adam Estes 0

The Planes of Fame Air Museum’s Mitsubishi ‘Zero’ is an A6M5 Model 52, perhaps the most effective variant of the type. The Nakajima Aircraft Company (Nakajima Hikoki Kabushiki Kaisha) produced this example, under license, as […]

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The City of Irvine Neglects and Destroys PV-1 Ventura

November 28, 2023 Adam Estes 17

By Adam Estes A year ago, we reported on the efforts undertaken by the city of Irvine, California’s efforts to acquire and restore a WWII-veteran Lockheed PV-1 Ventura patrol bomber, Bureau Number (BuNo) 33327 (The […]

BARNSTORMER: Wearing The Elegance and Nostalgia of Vintage Aviation

November 27, 2023 Angela Decker 0

Barnstormer. Just that one single word embodies the spirit of adventurers, explorers, heroes, and dreamers not afraid to make their dreams soar. The origin of the term Barnstormer is rooted in military pilots returning from […]

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Movie Memphis Belle Maintenance Update

November 26, 2023 Adam Estes 1

By Adam Estes Of all the aircraft of WWII, few have had quite the cultural impact as the B-17, known in history as the “Memphis Belle.” This veteran of the 91st Bomb Group, 8th Air […]

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Cypriot Company Zela Aviation Acquired Famous Abandoned Olympic Airliners

November 26, 2023 Moreno Aguiari 0

Two of the rusting, stripped-down passenger jets that once belonged to Olympic Airways (OA), which had been abandoned at the Hellinikon Airport since 2001, were recently acquired by the Cypriot company Zela Aviation. The objective […]

Catalina From Movie “Always” Finds New Home at Yanks Air Museum

November 25, 2023 Adam Estes 0

By Adam Estes It’s a scene that stands out as one of the classic scenes in aviation movie history, where two fishermen are having a slow day in their boat on a lake when a […]

Sacred Heart University Is New Home to Igor Sikorsky Historical Archives

November 25, 2023 Moreno Aguiari 0

PRESS RELEASE Education, business, computer science, and engineering students walking through Sacred Heart University’s West Campus can find inspiration in a new glass showcase that highlights the achievements of an inventor and innovator—Igor I. Sikorsky. […]

Month: November 2023