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B-29 Doc Joins Sound of Speed St. Joseph Air Show List

February 29, 2024 Luc Zipkin 0

PRESS RELEASE Boeing B-29 Superfortress Doc is set to join an impressive list of aviation performers at the 2024 Sound of Speed Air Show in St. Joseph, Missouri from September 14-15, 2024. The tour stop […]

RARA Releases Top Three Finalist Locations For Future Home of Air Races

February 29, 2024 Moreno Aguiari 1

PRESS RELEASE The Reno Air Racing Association (RARA) is pleased to announce the top three locations in the running to become the future home of the National Championship Air Races (NCAR). The three finalist cities […]

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The Making of Masters of The Air Part 3: Guns, Guns, Guns

February 29, 2024 James Kightly (Commissioning Editor) 1

Masters of the Air details: Gunnery. Taigh Ramey takes us though another inside story on Masters of the Air series. By Taigh Ramey. Once again, thanks to well-known warbird expert Taigh Ramey, we can take […]

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History of the Planes of Fame Air Museum’s P-26 Peashooter

February 29, 2024 Adam Estes 2

This Saturday, March 2nd, 2024, in honor of the Planes of Fame’s “Flying Demo” event, Vintage Aviation News‘ own Adam Estes, who is a docent at the famous Chino museum, will tell visitors the story […]

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Dutch Call Time on DC-3 Pleasure Flying

February 29, 2024 James Kightly (Commissioning Editor) 4

By James Kightly, Commissioning Editor One of the world’s longest-serving vintage aircraft rides organizations is finishing up its passenger flying operation at the end of 2024. Founded back in 1982, as the Dutch Dakota Association, […]

A quick visit to Duxford on 14th February and MJ444’s Merlin 500 engine is now fitted. This variant of the Merlin has a single stage supercharger, resulting in increased performance and reliability (Photo Peter Hall)

Aero Legends’ Spitfire MJ444 Restoration Update

February 28, 2024 Moreno Aguiari 2

By Richard Mallory Allnut Back in March 2017, Supermarine Spitfire Mk.IXe NH341 made its first post-restoration flight following a three-year restoration with the Aircraft Restoration Company (ARCo) in Duxford, England. The rebuild had seen the […]

USAAFHT Fundraiser to Preserve Part of Eighth Air Force Base

February 27, 2024 Zac Yates 0

PRESS RELEASE The USAAF Heritage Trust (USAAFHT) is the result of a quest, extending back several years, to find a suitable location to create a heritage center for the USAAF in the United Kingdom during […]

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Ohio Air & Space Hall of Fame Receives Gift of Art Honoring Paul Tibbets, Jr., And Mission That Ended WWII

February 27, 2024 Moreno Aguiari 0

The non-profit Ohio Air & Space Hall of Fame and Learning Center (OAS) recently accepted the gift of an original work of art honoring the late U.S. Air Force Brigadier General Paul W. Tibbets, Jr., […]

New Tailwheel Flight School Opens in Connecticut

February 26, 2024 Luc Zipkin 1

Luc Zipkin is a writer and content manager for Vintage Aviation News, is aged 19 at the time of writing and, in his own words, grew up in “a family thoroughly consumed by aviation”. Taking […]

How Mileage Programs Outperform Airline Revenue in 2024

February 24, 2024 Moreno Aguiari 0

“Vintage Aviation News staff did not write this article; the content comes via our partners who wish to help support our website.” Changes to Delta Air Lines’ SkyMiles program were in September 2023, and they […]

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