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Top Air Show Performers Commit to EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2023

January 22, 2023 Moreno Aguiari 0

EAA AVIATION CENTER, OSHKOSH, Wisconsin — (January 20, 2023) — Some of the world’s top air show performers have made commitments to fly at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2023 – the World’s Greatest Aviation Celebration – […]

Planes of Fame A-26 Invader to Fly Again!

January 20, 2023 Adam Estes 1

by Adam Estes Most readers will know that, for the past half century, the legendary Planes of Fame Air Museum has based the majority of their collection at Chino Airport in San Bernardino County, California. Less well […]

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Lancaster NX611 ‘Just Jane’ – Restoration Update 185

January 19, 2023 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 0

As most of our readers will know, Avro Lancaster B.VII NX611 Just Jane is under restoration to airworthy condition with the Lincoln Aviation Heritage Center at former RAF East Kirkby in Lincolnshire, England. The group continues to made magnificent […]

US Airways Flight 1549 Miracle on the Hudson

Carolinas Aviation Museum Renamed After Capt. C.B. “Sully” Sullenberger

January 18, 2023 Moreno Aguiari 0

PRESS RELEASE The former Carolinas Aviation Museum has officially announced its new moniker: the Sullenberger Aviation Museum, honoring Capt. C.B. “Sully” Sullenberger, who, along with his crew, famously landed US Airways Flight 1549 safely in […]

“Spying” Weather Systems with NASA’s Lockheed ER-2 Dragon Lady

January 17, 2023 Moreno Aguiari 0

While we rarely cover serving military aircraft here at Vintage Aviation News, there are occasional exceptions to this rule. Indeed, how could we resist featuring one of NASA’s most fascinating aircraft, the Lockheed ER-2 Dragon […]

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Climb Aboard an Avro Vulcan and Phantom II at RAF Museum London

January 16, 2023 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 0

Royal Air Force Museum London is offering opportunities for an up-close view of two classic Cold War aircraft in their collection, an Avro Vulcan and a McDonnell Douglas Phantom II. These ticketed events, priced at £50, […]

Planes of Fame to Build New Facility in Santa Maria, California

January 13, 2023 Adam Estes 0

by Adam Estes After a multi-year effort, Planes of Fame Air Museum recently announced plans to expand their presence into California’s Central Coast region, selecting a site for a new facility which they will construct at […]

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Stories Unfold in New Book About Flight Jacket Art of World War II

January 12, 2023 Moreno Aguiari 2

“Bomber Boys – WWII Flight Jacket Art” by John Slemp is the most comprehensive visual record of A-2 jackets ever produced. Slemp, an award-winning photographer, has captured the tactile beauty of the leather and the […]

Citizen Sailors: A History of The U.S. Navy Reserve

January 12, 2023 Moreno Aguiari 0

Story by Daniel Garas Naval History and Heritage Command On the morning of Dec. 7, 1941, the destroyer USS Ward (DD 139) was conducting a patrol off the entrance to Pearl Harbor when at 3:57 […]

Wings of the North Air Museum’s P-51B Mustang Restoration – Update 3

January 11, 2023 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 0

As regular readers will remember, at time of writing, AirCorps Aviation was in the final stages of completing the magnificent restoration of a rare, razorback Republic P-47D Thunderbolt for the Dakota Territory Air Museum. The […]

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