Today In Aviation History: First Jet Takeoff and Landing on Aircraft Carrier
On December 3, 1945, Lieutenant-Commander Eric Melrose Brown made aviation history by launching and landing…
Yorkshire Air Museum Prepares for Santa Airlines’ Fourth Annual Holiday Arrival
Yorkshire Air Museum will welcome back Santa Airlines for its fourth year on December 13,…
Fairey Firefly TT.1 at the Fleet Air Arm Museum
The Fairey Firefly was one of WWII's unsung aircraft, appearing perhaps too late to have…
Close Encounters of the TBM Kind
With the passing of the legendary Wilson "Connie" Edwards earlier this year, the remnants of…
Lancaster NX611 ‘Just Jane’ – November 2019 Restoration Update
As many of our readers will be well aware, Avro Lancaster B.VII NX611 ‘Just Jane’…
Warbird Aviation Art by Ron Kaplan
For many of us with a passion for aviation, and in particular vintage military aviation,…
RAAF Curtiss P-40N Kittyhawk A29-446 – A Dream in Progress
For those amongst us with an avid interest in vintage military aircraft, there can be…
Retired F-117A Nighthawk Will Debut on Static Display at Reagan Defense Forum
The Lockheed F-117A Nighthawk, though long-since officially retired, still conjures the imagination, given its secretive nature…
Museum of Flight – New Online Access to Rocketry Archives
In our youth, many among us surely experimented with model rockets, building and launching them,…
The People’s Mosquito – Fuselage Molds Begin to Take Shape
We have been following the efforts of the People's Mosquito for the past few years as…
Southeast Council of Airshows Announces First Summit Since Return to Duty
Atlanta, GA – November 5th, 2019 – The Southeast Council of Airshows (SECAS), an organization…
RAF Museum Conservation Center Open House – Nov.11th – 16th
The Royal Air Force Museum's Michael Beetham Conservation Centre at RAF Museum Cosford in Shropshire,…
Curtiss Kittyhawk to Fire Main Armament at Warbirds Over Wanaka 2020
Airworthy WWII aircraft fitted with their original, and functional, machine guns are indeed a rarity,…
Dakota Territory Air Museum’s P-47 Update – September/October, 2019
Warbird Digest has just received the September/October, 2019 report from Chuck Cravens concerning the restoration…
Steadfast Reno Racer to Take Part in Warbirds Over Wanaka Air Show
The team organizing the world-renowned Warbirds Over Wanaka biannual air show in Wanaka, New Zealand…
Battle of Midway IJN Aircraft Carriers Kaga and Akagi Discovered
As many are probably aware by now, the crew aboard the late Paul G. Allen's…
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