Vintage Aviation News

Four Photographers Spend Three Days in 20 Acres of Aviation History

December 17, 2023 Moreno Aguiari 0

Story Gary Daniels Photography Gary Daniels, Gary Edwards, John Ford, and Craig Swancy John Ford has a unique lifestyle. He keeps his southern California home rented most of the year. That funds his RV excursions […]

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Castle Air Museum B-17 Honors “Treble Four”

December 17, 2023 Adam Estes 2

by Adam Estes By now, many readers may be familiar with the work that was recently done by a dedicated group of volunteers on B-17G 43-38635 at the Castle Air Museum in Atwater, California, at […]

Hump WWII Museum Opens in India

December 15, 2023 Luc Zipkin 0

By Noah Stegman Rechtin On November 30th a new aviation museum was opened in Pasighat, Arunachal Pradesh, India by US Ambassador to India, Eric Garcetti, and Chief Minister of Arunachal Pradesh, Pema Khandu. Known as […]

Jet Demo Teams Added to EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2024 Lineup

December 14, 2023 Moreno Aguiari 0

EAA AVIATION CENTER, OSHKOSH, Wisconsin — (December 14, 2023) — Several military aircraft demo teams and a unique private jet group have been added to the air show lineup for EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2024 at […]

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The Real Story of the B-17 “All American”

December 14, 2023 Adam Estes 3

By Adam Estes In many books and magazines on the history of WWII, few photographs of the venerable B-17 Flying Fortress are more prominent in the public eye than this striking photo, showing a B-17 […]

Cadet Air Corps Museum AT-10 Restoration – Fall 2023 Report

December 14, 2023 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 0

Periodically, we have presented reports from Chuck Cravens detailing the restoration of an ultra-rare Beechcraft AT-10 Wichita WWII advanced, multi-engine trainer, however, it has been more than two years since our last update. As mentioned […]

Recreating History For The Fagen Fighters P-47 Thunderbolt

December 13, 2023 Angela Decker 0

by Chad Hill Through my design studio, Django Studios, I have worked with the Fagen Fighters WWII Museum designing T-shirts for their gift shop for a few years now, so when it popped up on […]

The American Heritage Museums Stuka Project

The American Heritage Museum’s JU 87Stuka restoration

December 11, 2023 Moreno Aguiari 6

By Adam Estes Despite being one of the most infamous dive bombers of World War II, the Junkers Ju 87 Stuka is now one of the rarest aircraft of that era. While only two examples […]

Canada Aviation and Space Museum Receives de Havilland Canada CC-115 Buffalo

December 11, 2023 Moreno Aguiari 2

Over the past year, the Canada Aviation and Space Museum has been making room for the acquisition of the de Havilland Canada CC-115 Buffalo with tail number 452 from the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF). […]

Gift of Giving at Yorkshire Air Museum

December 11, 2023 Moreno Aguiari 0

PRESS RELEASE In 1944 French airmen stationed at RAF Elvington near York made toys for local children for Christmas. Now the Yorkshire Air Museum – which is based on the former site of the airbase […]

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