Adam Estes

Raised in Fullerton, California, Adam has earned a Bachelor's degree in History and is now pursuing a Master's in the same field. Fascinated by aviation history from a young age, he has visited numerous air museums across the United States, including the National Air and Space Museum and the San Diego Air and Space Museum. He volunteers at the Planes of Fame Air Museum in Chino as a docent and researcher, gaining hands-on experience with aircraft maintenance. Known for his encyclopedic knowledge of aviation history, he is particularly interested in the stories of individual aircraft and their postwar journeys. Active in online aviation communities, he shares his work widely and seeks further opportunities in the field.
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Museum of the American G.I. Gets a Douglas C-53 Skytrooper

A former United Airlines DC-3A makes the trip from the Mississippi Machinery Museum to join…

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Today In Aviation History: First Flight of the Grumman S-2 Tracker

Despite their new peacetime role being different than their intended one, it is still a…

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Today in Aviation History: The First Jet Takeoff and Landing on an Aircraft Carrier

On this day, legendary test pilot Eric "Winkle" Brown landed a de Havilland DH.100 Vampire…

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Today in Aviation History: First Flight of the Beechcraft T-34 Mentor

From its beginnings as a US military trainer, the T-34 expanded its illustrious career in…

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Today in Aviation History: First Flight of the Heinkel He 70

Starting out as a mail-carrier design, the He 170 was reformed for military use and…

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Douglas A-26 Invader from the Movie “Always” Joins the Museum of Mountain Flying

High in the mountains of Montana, a firefighting film star finds a new home

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

The World War I fighter replica with a rare Liberty L-6 engine undergoes restoration for…

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The Last of the Japanese Thunderbolts, The Story of Planes of Fame’s Mitsubishi J2M Raiden

This rare Japanese World War II fighter aircraft and combat veteran draws vistiors from around…

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A Caproni Ca.310 Libeccio Takes Shape in Norway

The last surviving example of this World WarII Italian reconnaissance bomber undergoes a unique mixed-media…

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

The Fortress will receive a new color scheme and the name 'We the People.'

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