Vintage Aviation News

Carolinas Aviation Museum F 14 AV8B Harrier

Five Aviation Museums Every Enthusiast Must Visit In 2024

December 31, 2023 Moreno Aguiari 8

“Vintage Aviation News staff did not write this article; the content comes via our partners who wish to help support our website.” If you love Aviation Museums, we know you already share our passion for […]

Cavanaugh Flight Museum To Close After 30 Years

December 29, 2023 Luc Zipkin 60

By Luc Zipkin ** Article updated on January 1st The Cavanaugh Flight Museum of Addison, Texas, noted curators and caretakers of one of the nation’s foremost airworthy collections of historic aircraft, announced its impending closure […]

National Museum of the U.S. Air Force Opens New Exhibit Honoring the Enlisted Force

December 29, 2023 Luc Zipkin 1

PRESS RELEASE DAYTON, Ohio – The National Museum of the U.S. Air Force has completed the installation of a new exhibit highlighting the Department of the Air Force’s enlisted personnel. The Enlisted Force Exhibit is […]

Bernie Vasquez flying "Bonnie" at the 2023 AirVenture in Oshkosh, WI. Photo by Nigel Hitchman

2023 In Review Through Vintage Aviation News’ Articles

December 29, 2023 Moreno Aguiari 0

2023 has been another great year for vintage aviation, with many significant events and first flights taking place. We at Vintage Aviation News have endeavored to keep our readers informed of as many developments as […]

EAA Young Eagles Program Flies More Young People in 2023

December 28, 2023 Luc Zipkin 0

PRESS RELEASE EAA AVIATION CENTER, OSHKOSH, Wisconsin — (December 28, 2023) — EAA’s Young Eagles program continued its post-pandemic recovery in 2023, as more than 57,000 young people received flight experiences from volunteer EAA-member pilots […]

CAF PBY 6A Catalina BuNo 64097 Lake Superior nose

CAF Lake Superior Squadron’s PBY Catalina Restoration Update – December 2023

December 28, 2023 Luc Zipkin 1

By Luc Zipkin The Lake Superior Squadron of the Commemorative Air Force’s ongoing restoration to airworthiness of their Consolidated PBY-6A Catalina, BuNo. 64097, has been selected once again to be a part of the CAF’s […]

Hawker Typhoon JP843’s Cockpit Christmas Challenge

December 28, 2023 Moreno Aguiari 0

By Zac Yates One of two projects to return the oft-maligned “Tiffy” to the sky (the other being centered around RB396 in the UK) Typhoon Legacy Co Ltd’s Mk.Ib JP843 was originally built with the […]

1945 Douglas C 47B Skytrain known as Texas Zephyr

CAF Highland Lakes Squadron Announces C-47’s Return to RCAF Colors

December 27, 2023 Luc Zipkin 0

By Luc Zipkin The Highland Lakes Squadron of the Commemorative Air Force (CAF), based in Burnet, Texas, has announced an initiative to restore their 1945 Douglas C-47B Skytrain, known as Texas Zephyr, to its appropriate […]

Lockheed P 38E Lightning Glacier Girl Chino California

Glacier Girl on Display at Lone Star Flight Museum, Special Event January 11

December 27, 2023 Zac Yates 0

By Zac Yates The most famous flying Lockheed P-38 Lightning, Lewis Air Legends’ Glacier Girl, is on museum display for the first time at the Lone Star Flight Museum in Houston, Texas. One of six […]

Flying Leatherneck Aviation Museum Outdoor exhibit aircraft looking northwest

Flying Leatherneck Aviation Museum to Return to El Toro

December 26, 2023 Adam Estes 0

By Adam Estes While there are many museums dedicated to the history of military aviation across the United States, only one, the Flying Leatherneck Aviation Museum based at Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Miramar, California, […]

Month: December 2023