Vintage Aviation News

US SECNAV Del Toro Presents Posthumous Distinguished Flying Cross to WWII Hero

August 25, 2023 Angela Decker 0

Press Release The United States Secretary of the Navy [SECNAV] Carlos Del Toro presented a posthumous Distinguished Flying Cross award for Aviation Radioman Third Class Petty Officer Peter Smith. Smith’s son, James, accepted the awards […]

X-35B Joint Strike Fighter: The Aircraft That Gave Birth to The F-35

August 25, 2023 Moreno Aguiari 0

“Vintage Aviation News staff did not write this article; the content comes via our partners who wish to help support our website.” In aviation schools or universities, help with writing papers is often provided by […]

Steps For Writing a Historic Aviation Essay

August 25, 2023 Moreno Aguiari 0

“Vintage Aviation News staff did not write this article; the content comes via our partners who wish to help support our website.” Many students sometimes fail to achieve good grades for their papers because they […]

F-16 Flyover and Beach City Baby Highlight The Aviation Museum’s 27th Annual AirFest

August 23, 2023 Angela Decker 0

PRESS RELEASE Get ready for an exhilarating celebration of aviation and history as Naval Air Station Wildwood Aviation Museum’s (NASW) popular event AirFest 2023 returns from September 1st to September 4th. […]

A True Barn Find For The Mid-Atlantic Air Museum

August 22, 2023 Moreno Aguiari 7

By Nick Chismar Driving along the country roads of Carlisle, Pennsylvania can be quite a scenic drive. Rolling hills of farmland are broken up by islands of trees or old historic structures. Most of the […]

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Experience History in Flight at The Yankee Air Museum

August 22, 2023 Moreno Aguiari 0

PRESS RELEASE Adventure awaits Detroit-area residents desiring a visceral experience on a historic aircraft this Saturday, August 26th at the Yankee Air Museum’s Hangar located at the Roush Aeronautics Center at the Willow Run Airport […]

Combat Veteran Focke Wulf FW-190 Project For Sale With Platinum Fighter Sales

August 22, 2023 Moreno Aguiari 10

Periodically, we highlight vintage aircraft listed for sale with one of our sponsors, Platinum Fighter Sales. One of their newly-listed airframes which really caught our eyes is a rare 1944 Focke-Wulf Fw190 F-8 described in […]

B-17G Champaign Lady – Restoration Update – Summer 2023

August 21, 2023 Moreno Aguiari 0

By Scott Thompson of Aero Vintage The restoration of B-17G 44-85813, otherwise known as Champaign Lady, continues to make solid progress at Urbana, Ohio. The decades-long effort by the Champaign Air Museum is now concentrated […]

Fiducia Ad Cojones

August 21, 2023 Angela Decker 0

In January 2017, when Mark and the late-Joe Denest and their team at the Smoketown, Pennsylvania-based MD Aero Restorations completed the restoration of Fagen Fighters’ 1943 SNJ-4 in January 2017, Stephen Chapis was there to […]

New Home For Lightning XR724

August 21, 2023 Moreno Aguiari 8

By Chris Frear To the British aviation community, the English Electric Lightning is almost as iconic as the more widely known WWII era Supermarine Spitfire. But by the late 1980s, the Lightning a 50’s era […]

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