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Savoia-Marchetti S.55X Flying Boat – Rebuild Update – Fall 2022

September 22, 2022 Moreno Aguiari 0

For the past several years, we have been following the Savoia Marchetti Historical Group (SMHG) and the Gruppo Lavoratori Seniores Siai Marchetti in Italy, and their efforts to build a faithful replica of the all-but […]

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Sikorsky S-60 Flying Crane Prototype – Restoration Update August, 2022

August 5, 2022 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 0

Sikorsky’s S-60 “Flying Crane” was a ground-breaking helicopter design which the famed manufacturer built in the late 1950s to prove a new concept for potential operators, both civilian and military, who needed flexible, heavy-lift capability […]

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Lancaster NX611 ‘Just Jane’ – Restoration Update 158

January 24, 2022 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 0

As many of our readers will be well aware, Avro Lancaster B.VII NX611 Just Jane is under restoration to airworthy condition with the Lincoln Aviation Heritage Center at former RAF East Kirkby in Lincolnshire, England. […]

Savoia-Marchetti S.55X Flying Boat – Rebuild Update – Fall 2021

September 22, 2021 Moreno Aguiari 0

For the past several years, we have been following the Savoia Marchetti Historical Group (SMHG) in Italy, and their efforts to build a faithful replica of the all-but extinct Savoia-Marchetti S.55X, the twin-hulled Italian flying boat […]

Why is the Iconic Martin Mars Not Fighting Fires?

September 2, 2021 Moreno Aguiari 6

This summer’s wildfire season has been particularly brutal so far in the U.S., even in comparison to the catastrophic blazes of previous years. The same is true for Canada as well, which has experienced a […]

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Today in Aviation History – Jacqueline Cochran’s Record Flight

August 24, 2021 Moreno Aguiari 0

by Bryan R. Swopes of This Day in Aviation On August 24, 1961, at Edwards Air Force Base, California, the legendary Jacqueline Cochran flew a Northrop Talon (T-38A-30-NO 60-0551) to an average speed of 1,358.6 […]

Foundation Raising Money to Build Mini Aviation Library

August 11, 2021 Moreno Aguiari 0

One of our goals at WarbirdsNews/Warbird Digest is to share stories of organizations promoting education and inspiration to the next generation of aviators, maintainers, engineers, and aviation professionals in general. We periodically follow the signs […]

D-Day Squadron Presents “Into Flight Once More” Documentary Film at EAA AirVenture

July 20, 2021 Moreno Aguiari 0

PRESS RELEASE – Two years after returning 15 WWII-era DC-3s to Normandy for the 75th-anniversary commemorations of D-Day, and the 70th of the Berlin Airlift, “Into Flight Once More” makes it to the big screen […]

Dakota Territory Air Museum’s P-47 Update – April/May, 2021

June 28, 2021 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 0

Warbird Digest has just received the April/May, 2021 report from Chuck Cravens concerning the restoration of the Dakota Territory Air Museum’s P-47D Thunderbolt 42-27609 at AirCorps Aviation in Bemidji, Minnesota. We thought our readers would be very interested to […]

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Burnelli CBY-3 on Public Display at New England Air Museum

May 3, 2021 Moreno Aguiari 0

Periodically, we have presented restoration updates regarding the ultra-rare Burnelli CBY-3 Loadmaster at the New England Air Museum in Windsor Locks, Connecticut. Albeit a little late on our part, we are happy to report that the […]

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