Aircraft Restoration

As we mentioned last week with our progress report on their Boeing B-17E Flying Fortress, Desert Rat, the Vintage Aviation Museum recently acquired a rare Lockheed PV-2 Harpoon naval attack aircraft. The Harpoon served in the […]

Back in May, 2016, WarbirdsNews published a story about Jason Capra and his efforts to save a forlorn WWII-veteran Douglas C-53 Skytrooper 41-20095 that he found sitting, more or less abandoned, at a grass strip […]

Movie “Memphis Belle” Flying-High, Again by Austin Hancock As most readers will know, the famous, combat-veteran Boeing B-17F Flying Fortress known as Memphis Belle (Serial 41-24485) is undergoing restoration to static-display status at the National Museum […]