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Avro Lancaster B.VII NX611 ‘Just Jane’ – Restoration Update 255,256 and 257

Restoration Updates 255–257 reveal continued progress on Avro Lancaster NX611 “Just Jane,” including nose reskinning,…

CAF AirPower History Tour Announces 2026 National Schedule

The Commemorative Air Force has announced the 2026 AirPower History Tour schedule, featuring the B-29…

Spitfire Mk Vb AB910 Returns to the Air

Battle of Britain Memorial Flight Spitfire Mk Vb AB910 has returned to the air following…

Final Flight at Chino: Planes of Fame’s Boeing P-26A Peashooter Takes to the Skies One Last Time

Planes of Fame Air Museum’s Boeing P-26A Peashooter—the world’s only flying example—will make its final…

Thunderbolt Thoughts

A personal reflection on the Republic P-47 Thunderbolt by Peter Linsky, whose father helped design…

Catch-22 Star North American B-25 Mitchell Restoration Continues in Belgium

The former Catch-22 B-25 Mitchell continues its painstaking restoration in Belgium, as the Belgian Aircraft…

“Kilroy Was Here”: The Origins and Legacy of Artwork and Media During World War II

From a shipyard inspector’s chalk mark to a global wartime symbol, the story of Kilroy…

Avro Lancaster B.VII NX611 ‘Just Jane’ – Restoration Update 254

A new restoration update from project manager Andrew Patton details steady progress on Avro Lancasters…

The Flying Tiger Line: How a Wartime Legacy Shaped Global Air Cargo

A chronological history of The Flying Tiger Line, tracing its origins with the WWII Flying…

Starfighter versus Tomcat: How the Italian F-104 Outmatched the U.S. Navy’s F-14 Tomcat with the Yo-Yo Tactic

A remarkable Cold War-era encounter saw an Italian Air Force F-104 Starfighter outmaneuver a U.S.…