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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The Movie Memphis Belle’s Engines Run Again

By Adam Estes This weekend the Boeing B-17G Flying Fortress known as the Movie Memphis…

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Lake Michigan FM-2 Wildcat Nearing Completion at The Kalamazoo Air Zoo

By Adam Estes Vintage Aviation News (VAN) is no stranger to the restoration team of…

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Restoration of the Smithsonian’s Ilyushin Il-2 Shturmovik

By Adam Estes In the desperate and cataclysmic struggle that was the Eastern Front of…

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Planes of Fame Air Museum Receives a New Stearman

By Adam Estes As the sun set over Chino on February 24th, 2024, two aircraft…

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What’s in Store at the National Museum of the US Air Force

An Inside Look at The National Museum of The United States Air Force's Aircraft in…

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

This Saturday, March 2nd, 2024, in honor of the Planes of Fame's "Flying Demo" event,…

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Martin Marauder at French Valley Airport Bound for Pima

By Adam Estes Sometimes, in order to find some of the rarest restoration projects you…

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Top Gun: Maverick’s Darkstar Arrives at Palm Springs Air Museum

By Adam Estes As millions of moviegoers around the world sat for the opening of…

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Kermit Weeks Acquires Unique Boeing Stratoliner Houseboat

By Adam Estes and Luc Zipkin At this point, when discussing the extensive collection of…

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Planes of Fame’s B-17G Flying Fortress Restoration Report

By Adam Estes When visitors to the Planes of Fame Air Museum make the turn…

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