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The South Pacific World War II Museum Secures Grant

December 10, 2023 Moreno Aguiari 0

The South Pacific World War II Museum is thrilled to announce the generous grant of 800,000 Vanuatu Vatu (VT) from the New Zealand High Commission in Port Vila. This significant financial support, facilitated by New […]

Smithy’s Historic Record Fokker VH-USU

December 7, 2023 James Kightly (Commissioning Editor) 0

Contributing Editor James Kightly profiles Fokker F.VIIb VH-USU – unquestionably one of the most important surviving aircraft of the long distance record era. The operation by the HARS Aviation Museum of the Fokker F.VIIb Trimotor […]

Fokker F VIIb ‘Southern Cross’ Replica Flies in Australia

December 7, 2023 Moreno Aguiari 5

After over 20 years on the ground, the Fokker F.VIIb Replica VH-USU ‘Southern Cross’, operated by the HARS Aviation Museum, of New South Wales, flew again in Australia on Tuesday 5 December 2023, departing off […]

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Hill Aerospace Museum’s Newest Gallery Nears Completion

December 7, 2023 Moreno Aguiari 0

PRESS RELEASE By Todd Cromar // 75th Air Base Wing Public Affairs HILL AIR FORCE BASE, Utah — After nearly two years of planning and construction, the Hill Aerospace Museum is putting the finishing touches […]

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RT Dickson Honors 4th Fighter Wing Sabre Pilot

December 6, 2023 Moreno Aguiari 0

By Stephen Chapis Today’s 4th Fighter Wing (FW) is one of two U.S. Air Force units that traces its history back to a foreign country. Making their combat debut on February 5, 1941, nearly a […]

Yanks P 63 Kingcobra Flies Again ROTATED

Yanks Air Museum’s P-63 Kingcobra Flies After 40 Years

December 5, 2023 Moreno Aguiari 2

by Adam Estes In recent years, the Yanks Air Museum of Chino, California, has endeavored to return certain aircraft from their extraordinary collection back to the air, with first their Stinson L-5 Sentinel and then […]

Matching Grants Featured in CAF Annual Twelve Planes of Christmas Campaign

December 4, 2023 Moreno Aguiari 0

PRESS RELEASE The Commemorative Air Force (CAF) Airbase Base Georgia is participating in the 2023 “Twelve Planes of Christmas”, an annual online giving campaign to support the all-volunteer organization’s education mission of restoring and flying […]

Yankee Air Museum PB4Y-2 Privateer Restoration

December 4, 2023 Adam Estes 2

by Adam Estes For some years now, a dedicated team of volunteers with the Yankee Air Museum (YAM) has been hard at work restoring a Consolidated PB4Y-2 Privateer maritime patrol bomber at their facility in […]

Superfortress Graveyard – The B-29s of China Lake

December 3, 2023 Moreno Aguiari 1

After 10 years of research, the book has finally been published! “Superfortress Graveyard – The B-29s of China Lake,” is the complete history of the World War II (WWII) U.S. Army Air Forces B-29 “Superfortress” […]

The Fighting Scouts of The Eight Air Force

December 2, 2023 Moreno Aguiari 1

Weather was perhaps the major problem facing the Eighth Air Force flying out of England for combat over the European continent. In spite of the efforts of specialists in the weather units,forecasting even a few […]

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