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Savoia-Marchetti S.55X Flying Boat – Rebuild Update – Summer 2019

August 23, 2019 Moreno Aguiari 0

Back in May 2016, we published a story about an ambitious project in Italy to build a static replica of a Savoia-Marchetti S.55, the famous twin-hulled flying boat which broke fourteen long distance, altitude and […]

B-29 Superfortress ‘Doc’ To Offer Rides at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2019

May 7, 2019 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 0

Doc’s Friends, the organization responsible for restoring, maintaining and operating the Boeing B-29 Superfortress known as Doc has recently announced that the vintage WWII heavy bomber will be operating out of Appleton, Wisconsin during EAA […]

Dakota Territory Air Museum’s P-47 Update – April, 2019

May 5, 2019 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 0

WarbirdsNews has just received the April, 2019 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 see […]

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Paul G. Allen Expedition Discovers the Sunken USS Wasp and Her Aircraft

March 13, 2019 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 2

Unbeknownst to almost all us at the time we reported the discovery last month of the U.S. Navy aircraft carrier U.S.S. Hornet (CV 8) on the bottom of the Pacific Ocean, the team aboard the late […]

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Thunder Over Michigan Adds 11th Corsair to Lineup!!!

March 6, 2019 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 0

Following on from our article on February 22, we can now report that the Yankee Air Museum has been able to secure the addition of an eleventh Corsair to their air show line up for […]

Douglas C-53 Skytrooper ‘Beach City Baby’ – Restoration Update – Feb. 2019

February 8, 2019 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 0

An update from our friends at Vintage Wings Inc. and progress with the full restoration of their newly-airworthy, WWII-veteran Douglas C-53-DO Skytrooper 41-20095 nicknamed Beach City Baby. As readers will remember, we have been covering […]

Cadet Air Corps Museum AT-10 Restoration – Fall 2018 Report

January 7, 2019 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 0

Over the past year or so, we have periodically presented reports by Chuck Cravens detailing the restoration on an ultra-rare Beechcraft AT-10 Wichita WWII advanced, multi-engine trainer. As mentioned in the previous articles, the project […]

Temora Aviation Museum – Warbirds Down Under Air Show 2018

December 27, 2018 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 0

Temora Aviation Museum – Warbirds Down Under Air Show 2018 by Phil Buckley The weekend of 12-13 October 2018 witnessed the eagerly awaited Temora Aviation Museum’s Warbirds Down Under Airshow in Temora, New South Wales. This year […]

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Support Aviation History This #GivingTuesday

November 26, 2018 Moreno Aguiari 0

According to Wikipedia, Giving Tuesday, often hashtagged as #GivingTuesday, refers to the Tuesday after Thanksgiving in the United States. Essentially it has become an international day of charitable giving at the beginning of the holiday […]

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Aviation Heritage Park – A Little Gem In Bowling Green, Kentucky

October 19, 2018 Moreno Aguiari 1

by Moreno Aguiari, photos by Jay Bess Aviation Heritage Parks are a familiar sight all over America, often created to recognize achievements by local aviators and to educate future generations about the stories and importance […]

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