Vintage Aviation News

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Blue Angels F8F-2 Bearcat Available at Courtesy Aircraft Sales

November 12, 2023 Moreno Aguiari 0

by Adam Estes If there is a piston-engined fighter-plane which best embodies the definition of a hot rod, it would have to be the Grumman F8F Bearcat. Its small frame, powerful engine and incredible handling […]

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D-Day Squadron Announces Participating Aircraft For Their 2024 Legacy Tour

November 12, 2023 Moreno Aguiari 2

After the successful mission in 2019, the D-Day Squadron – the American contingent of Douglas C-47 and DC-3 transports participating in the celebrations of D-Day and the Berlin Airlift – is preparing to embark upon […]

Aussie DC-2 Open Day

November 10, 2023 James Kightly (Commissioning Editor) 2

Report by Commissioning Editor James Kightly At Albury airport, NSW, Australia, on Saturday 28 October 2023, the Uiver Restoration Project opened its doors to the public for its major annual open day. The Project is […]

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EAA Statement on The Death of Apollo 8 Commander Frank Borman

November 9, 2023 Moreno Aguiari 0

PRESS RELEASE Statement by Jack J. Pelton, CEO and Chairman of the Board of the Experimental Aircraft Association, on the death of Apollo 8 commander and longtime EAA member Frank Borman on November 7, 2023: […]

Fire Consumes Iconic WWII Blimp Hangar

November 8, 2023 Adam Estes 0

Report by Adam Estes In the early morning hours of November 7, 2023, a fire started inside one of two World War II era blimp hangars on the former site of Marine Corps Air Station […]

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Open Cockpits At Moorabbin Museum

November 8, 2023 James Kightly (Commissioning Editor) 0

The Moorabbin Air Museum, near Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, is hosting its first Family Open Cockpit Weekend since the end of the Covid Lockdowns. It will be a two-day event for the first time, on the […]

NAS Wildwood Aviation Museum to Host Free Virtual Lecture Series

November 7, 2023 Angela Decker 0

PRESS RELEASE Naval Air Station Wildwood Aviation Museum is thrilled to announce its Fall Virtual Lecture Series, a captivating array of presentations that delve into the rich history and heritage of the United States. Hosted […]

Platinum Spotlight: 1937 Hawker Demon For Sale

November 6, 2023 Moreno Aguiari 2

Periodically, we highlight vintage aircraft listed for sale with one of our sponsors, Platinum Fighter Sales. Want to buy a Hawker Demon? How much does one cost? What’s it worth? These questions are perennials in […]

C.A.S.A. 352L (Junkers Ju 52/3M) Kent Battle of Britain Museum

November 6, 2023 Moreno Aguiari 3

Almost a year ago to date, we reported (here) the news that the Kent Battle of Britain Museum acquired a C.A.S.A. 352L (Junkers Ju 52/3M) from the RAF Museum to add to their ever-expanding collection […]

Rare Boeing P-26 Peashooter Replica Added to Spirit of Flight Museum

November 6, 2023 Moreno Aguiari 0

The Spirit of Flight Foundation museum announced that a rare Boeing P-26 Peashooter replica has been donated to the museum collection. The Boeing P-26 was the first all-metal monoplane structure and the last open-cockpit fighter […]

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