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Randy’s Warbird Profiles: Hughes H-4 Hercules, AKA the “Spruce Goose”

November 27, 2024 Zac Yates 0

By Randy Malmstrom Since his childhood, Randy Malmstrom has had a passion for aviation history and historic military aircraft in particular. He has a particular penchant for documenting specific airframes with a highly detailed series […]

Christmas At The Hangar Returns To The Naval Air Station Wildwood Aviation Museum

November 26, 2024 Angela Decker 0

A community favorite returns to the NAS Wildwood Aviation Museum as they bring back their Christmas open house event. […]

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Grounded Dreams: Fisher P-75 Eagle, General Motors’ High-Performance Fighter

November 26, 2024 Haritima Maurya 0

General Motors’ entry for a war-winning fighter never fired a shot in anger. […]

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CAF P-47N Thunderbolt – Restoration Update – Winter 2024

November 26, 2024 Moreno Aguiari 0

Back in October, we provided an update on the restoration progress of the Commemorative Air Force (CAF) Airbase Georgia’s P-47N Thunderbolt (s/n 44-89136). Since then, the highly skilled volunteer restoration team at Falcon Field in […]

Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day at National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force

November 25, 2024 Moreno Aguiari 0

PRESS RELEASE The National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force is proud to host a special event on December 1st at 2 pm to commemorate Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day. Sponsored by the Navy League […]

Fighter Aircraft: Vought F4U Corsair “The Bent Wing Fighter”

November 25, 2024 Haritima Maurya 1

This carrier-based bomber aircraft was the first single-engine U.S. fighter to fly faster than 400 mph and served in multiple wars in the air forces of several countries. […]

Grounded Dreams: Curtiss P-40Q, A Short-lived Story

November 24, 2024 Haritima Maurya 1

The penultimate variant of the P-40 Warhawk was pressed off stage by superior aircraft. […]

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Lieutenant Giulio Gavotti and the First Aerial Bombing

November 23, 2024 Haritima Maurya 0

In 1911, Italian pilot Lieutenant Giulio Gavotti used a Etrich Taube to drop grenades from an airplane on Ottoman troops in Libya. […]

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Cradle of Aviation Museum’s Fokker D.VII Replica Project

November 22, 2024 Adam Estes 2

The World War I fighter replica with a rare Liberty L-6 engine undergoes restoration for intended static display. […]

Grounded Dreams: Parnall Puffin, A Post-War Experiment

November 22, 2024 Haritima Maurya 0

This advanced British amphibious design showed promise but ultimately succumbed to budget cuts. […]

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Randy’s Warbird Profiles: Hughes H-4 Hercules, AKA the “Spruce Goose”

Christmas At The Hangar Returns To The Naval Air Station Wildwood Aviation Museum

Grounded Dreams: Fisher P-75 Eagle, General Motors’ High-Performance Fighter

CAF P-47N Thunderbolt – Restoration Update – Winter 2024

Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day at National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force

Fighter Aircraft: Vought F4U Corsair “The Bent Wing Fighter”

Grounded Dreams: Curtiss P-40Q, A Short-lived Story

Lieutenant Giulio Gavotti and the First Aerial Bombing

Cradle of Aviation Museum’s Fokker D.VII Replica Project

Grounded Dreams: Parnall Puffin, A Post-War Experiment

Lancaster NX611 ‘Just Jane’ – Restoration Update 229

Scott Thompson’s B-17 Updates From Madras

B-17 Alliance Foundation Hosts Fundraiser To Support B-17 Lacey Lady Restoration

CAF P-47N Thunderbolt – Restoration Update – Winter 2024