Vintage Aviation News

Flying Legends North – “Like Duxford, Only Better”

July 19, 2023 Angela Decker 9

by Stephen Bridgewater Following a four-year hiatus the Flying Legends Air Show took place again on July 15th and 16th, 2023, albeit at a new location, the former RAF Church Fenton airfield now known as […]

American Airpower Museum To Host Honor Flight Veterans Reunion

July 18, 2023 Angela Decker 0

The history and heritage behind Honor Flights is certainly something special, and the American Airpower Museum plans to honor that on August 5, 2023 when they co-host a patriotic reunion of 37 Vietnam, 2 WWII […]

Aviation Cultures Mk.VII – Free Online Open Conference

July 18, 2023 James Kightly (Commissioning Editor) 0

Aviation Cultures Conference, Mk.VII will take place this Thursday and Friday (July 20th/21st 2023 Eastern Australian time). The well-respected and entertaining annual conference has something for almost everyone interested in flight, varying from aviation archeology […]

Air Cav Pilots Ride Again

July 17, 2023 Moreno Aguiari 0

By Stephen Chapis For quite a while now, I’ve wanted to start telling the stories of our Vietnam-era aviators. Our World War II and Korean War veterans are rapidly fading, but veterans of Vietnam are […]

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The Tinker Belle Arrives at Military Aviation Museum!

July 17, 2023 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 1

The Military Aviation Museum achieved a significant milestone over the weekend with the arrival of their latest acquisition, Curtiss C-46F Commando 44-78774, better known as The Tinker Belle. After a significant effort by maintenance staff […]

Combat-Veteran Curtiss P-40N-5 Project for Sale

July 15, 2023 Moreno Aguiari 0

Amongst the many significant aircraft on their books, our sponsors at Platinum Fighter Sales regularly feature combat-veteran warbirds on offer. One of the more fascinating projects within their inventory at present is P-40N 42-105744 which […]

Yankee Air Museum Flies Detroit This Weekend

July 13, 2023 Moreno Aguiari 0

PRESS RELEASE Adventure awaits Detroit-area residents desiring a visceral experience on historic aircraft this weekend at the Yankee Air Museum. On Saturday, July 15th you can fly in a Huey helicopter with the doors wide […]

Flying Legends Airshow 2023 Ready to Go!

July 11, 2023 Moreno Aguiari 0

The Fighter Collection’s famous Flying Legends Airshow – previously held at Imperial War Museum Duxford – will take place just a few days from now, but at a new venue over the weekend of July […]

Curtiss C-46 Commando to Join Military Aviation Museum Collection

July 11, 2023 Moreno Aguiari 0

PRESS RELEASE VIRGINIA BEACH, VA (JULY 11TH, 2023) – The Military Aviation Museum proudly announces the acquisition of the Curtiss C-46 Commando, known as “The Tinker Belle,” from its caretakers, the City of Monroe, NC, […]

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Kermit Weeks’ A-26 Invader Returns To Flight

July 10, 2023 Adam Estes 1

by Adam Estes Famed collector and former aerobatics champion Kermit Weeks has many projects scattered not only across the United States, but around the world, from a Ford-Tri Motor in Michigan and a Boeing 100 […]

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