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Luc Zipkin

About Luc Zipkin

Luc Zipkin grew up in Middlebury, Connecticut, in a family passionate about aviation, inspired by his grandfather who became a pilot after WWII. Luc soloed in gliders at 14 and flew a 1946 Piper J-3 Cub at 16. Now a commercial pilot and flight instructor, he runs a tailwheel flight school. He volunteers with the Tunison Foundation, the Commemorative Air Force, and private warbird collections. As the founder of Young Pilots USA, Luc's writing has appeared in AOPA Pilot and EAA's SportAviation. He joined Vintage Aviation News in 2023 and is pursuing a degree in politics, history, and engineering design at Wesleyan University.

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Cavanaugh Flight Museum To Close After 30 Years

December 29, 2023 Luc Zipkin 60

By Luc Zipkin ** Article updated on January 1st The Cavanaugh Flight Museum of Addison, Texas, noted curators and caretakers of one of the nation’s foremost airworthy collections of historic aircraft, announced its impending closure […]

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National Museum of the U.S. Air Force Opens New Exhibit Honoring the Enlisted Force

December 29, 2023 Luc Zipkin 1

PRESS RELEASE DAYTON, Ohio – The National Museum of the U.S. Air Force has completed the installation of a new exhibit highlighting the Department of the Air Force’s enlisted personnel. The Enlisted Force Exhibit is […]

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EAA Young Eagles Program Flies More Young People in 2023

December 28, 2023 Luc Zipkin 0

PRESS RELEASE EAA AVIATION CENTER, OSHKOSH, Wisconsin — (December 28, 2023) — EAA’s Young Eagles program continued its post-pandemic recovery in 2023, as more than 57,000 young people received flight experiences from volunteer EAA-member pilots […]

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CAF Lake Superior Squadron’s PBY Catalina Restoration Update – December 2023

December 28, 2023 Luc Zipkin 1

By Luc Zipkin The Lake Superior Squadron of the Commemorative Air Force’s ongoing restoration to airworthiness of their Consolidated PBY-6A Catalina, BuNo. 64097, has been selected once again to be a part of the CAF’s […]

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CAF Highland Lakes Squadron Announces C-47’s Return to RCAF Colors

December 27, 2023 Luc Zipkin 0

By Luc Zipkin The Highland Lakes Squadron of the Commemorative Air Force (CAF), based in Burnet, Texas, has announced an initiative to restore their 1945 Douglas C-47B Skytrain, known as Texas Zephyr, to its appropriate […]

Hump WWII Museum Opens in India

Hump WWII Museum Opens in India

December 15, 2023 Luc Zipkin 0

By Noah Stegman Rechtin On November 30th a new aviation museum was opened in Pasighat, Arunachal Pradesh, India by US Ambassador to India, Eric Garcetti, and Chief Minister of Arunachal Pradesh, Pema Khandu. Known as […]

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