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The Making of Masters of the Air Part 2: Hero Prop Paperwork

February 18, 2024 James Kightly (Commissioning Editor) 0

By Taigh Ramey. Once again, thanks to well-known warbird expert Taigh Ramey, we can take you behind the scenes with the current Apple TV+ Masters of the Air series. Here Taigh gives us this insight […]

Sea Fury VH-HPB, formerly the Reno racer Sawbones, is unpacked in Australia after purchase by Paul Bennet. [Photo Paul Bennet Airshows via Facebook]

Sea Fury Sawbones Sold to Australia

February 17, 2024 Zac Yates 2

By Zac Yates Australia will soon have a flying Hawker Sea Fury for the first time in close to a decade as the crowd favorite Reno racer Sawbones has been purchased by warbird and aerobatic […]

[Photo via Brunswick Naval Aviation Museum]

Brunswick Naval Aviation Museum Fundraising to Repaint P-2 Neptune

February 17, 2024 Zac Yates 0

By Noah Stegman Rechtin Following the completion of a project to renovate the entrance to its building, the Brunswick Naval Aviation Museum (BNAM) in Brunswick, Maine, United States has begun another effort. The museum, located […]

Ken Smart Stands Down as Vulcan To The Sky Trustee

February 16, 2024 Moreno Aguiari 0

PRESS RELEASE After nearly 20 years as a Trustee of Vulcan to the Sky, Ken Smart, CBE, FRAeS, has decided to retire from his role. Mr. Smart played an instrumental part in returning Avro Vulcan […]

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Aviation Archaeology Online Event

February 15, 2024 James Kightly (Commissioning Editor) 0

By James Kightly The Aviation Cultures Conferences team have arranged for several professional, expert aviation archaeologists with top level insight from the US, UK, Hong Kong and Australia, to present online at this Saturday’s Aviation […]

Lady Luck Smiled on This Smart Yale

February 15, 2024 Luc Zipkin 0

By Gary Daniels She missed capture by the Luftwaffe, survived years of dereliction on a Canadian farm and in a Florida field, and was roasted for decades in a West Texas hangar. It may not […]

Warbird Industry Gathers at NWOC 2024

February 15, 2024 Luc Zipkin 0

By Luc Zipkin Beginning on Thursday, February 8th, 2024, warbird industry insiders– a small but dedicated group –descended on the Hilton Cocoa Beach Oceanfront in Cocoa Beach, Florida. Pilots, mechanics, museum representatives, aircraft owners, insurance […]

Month: February 2024

The Making of Masters of the Air Part 2: Hero Prop Paperwork

Sea Fury Sawbones Sold to Australia

Brunswick Naval Aviation Museum Fundraising to Repaint P-2 Neptune

Ken Smart Stands Down as Vulcan To The Sky Trustee

Aviation Archaeology Online Event

Lady Luck Smiled on This Smart Yale

Warbird Industry Gathers at NWOC 2024

Lockheed VC-121A “MacArthur Bataan” to Join SUN ‘n FUN

New Reality Series Stars Texas MiG Pilot

Progress Report on the Air Force Flight Test Museum

AirCorps Aviation’s Piper L-4H Restoration Report – Fall 2024 Update

Mid America Flight Museum Releases Update on B-17G ‘Thunderbird’

Matt’s Gnat: A Red Arrows Jet Restoration Downunder

B-17E “Desert Rat” Restoration Update – Winter 2024