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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Kermit Weeks’ A-26 Invader Flies

by Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) Kermit Weeks' Douglas A-26B Invader (41-39401) made its first…

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National Museum of the U.S. Air Force – Updates in the Early Years Gallery

by Adam Estes Prompted by centenary commemorations for historic milestones of the First World War…

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Planes of Fame A-26 Invader to Fly Again!

by Adam Estes Most readers will know that, for the past half century, the legendary Planes of…

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Planes of Fame to Build New Facility in Santa Maria, California

by Adam Estes After a multi-year effort, Planes of Fame Air Museum recently announced plans to…

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F-86A Sabre Restoration at March Field Air Museum

by Adam Estes A rare North American F-86A Sabre, albeit one with a somewhat existential…

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Freshly Restored Douglas A-1H Skyraider Unveiled at NMUSAF

by Richard Mallory Allnutt (Editor) Back in June, we published Adam Estes' marvelous article detailing…

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The City of Irvine’s Lockheed PV-1 Ventura

by Adam Estes With the Flying Leathernecks Aviation Museum edging closer to reopening at its…

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NMUSAF Curtiss JN-4D Jenny Restoration

by Adam Estes In the last four years, specialist technicians at the National Museum of…

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Adam’s Profile Reports: Castle Air Museum’s Convair RB-36H Peacemaker

by Adam Estes Convair's massive B-36 Peacemaker emerged from a U.S. Army Air Forces' request…

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Adam’s Profile Reports: Castle Air Museum Convair B-58A Hustler

by Adam Estes The U.S. Air Force's first operational supersonic bomber, the Convair B-58 Hustler,…

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