The Albatross: A 1950s Seaplane Finds New Purpose in the 2020s
The Albatross returns. From the Grumman HU-16 rescue seaplane of the 1950s to the modern…
Grounded Dreams: Dornier Do 335, WWII’s Fastest Propeller Aircraft That Never Saw Combat
The Dornier Do 335 was a fast, unconventional World War II fighter whose advanced design…
Randy’s Warbird Profiles: Republic P-47D-40-RA Thunderbolt
Since his childhood, Randy Malmstrom has had a passion for aviation history and historic military…
National Museum USAF to Open an Aircraft One Day Each Month
PRESS RELEASE -The National Museum of the U.S. Air Force will continue to provide the…
C-53 ‘Beach City Baby’ Receives Her Nose Art
As regular readers will know, we have been following the remarkable efforts of Jason Capra…
English Electric Canberra TT.18 WJ680 Flies
After a significant effort over a number of years, we are happy to report that…
Dakota Territory Air Museum’s P-47 Update – April/May, 2021
Warbird Digest has just received the April/May, 2021 report from Chuck Cravens concerning the restoration…
Then and Now: A Return to Bodney with 352nd FG Mustang ‘Miss Helen’
by Richard Paver If you’re unfamiliar with the term rephotography, it involves the process of…
June 27, 1923, The First Successful Aerial Refueling
In 1923, the U.S. Army undertook tests at Rockwell Field, San Diego, California, to test…
June 26, 1948 – The First Day of The Berlin Airlift
At the end of the Second World War, U.S., British, and Soviet military forces divided…
IWM Duxford Flying Week
By George Land On Sunday, June 20th the third IWM Duxford Flying Day took place…
FIAT Cr.42 Restoration Update – June 2021
While it has been a while since our last update on progress with The Fighter Collection's (TFC)…
The First Production Vought-Sikorsky F4U-1 Corsair
On June 24, 1942, the first production Vought-Sikorsky F4U-1 Corsair, Bu. No. 02155, made its…
Military Aviation Museum’s Virginia Warbird Weekend
“Welcome to the South Pacific!” by Lynn Ritger Photos by Lynn Ritger, Kenny Reese and…
San Diego Air & Space Museum Hosting Apollo 15 Anniversary Celebration
The San Diego Air & Space Museum is proud to be the one-and-only host of…
EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2021 Welcomes More Top Aerobatic Performers
More of the world’s top air show performers have committed to perform at the EAA…
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