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B-17G Fuselage Arriving at Warner Robins This Week!

The Museum of Aviation in Warner Robins, Georgia is set to receive the fuselage of…

Connecticut Air & Space Center Curtiss Hangar Restoration News

As many WarbirdsNews readers will be well aware, the Connecticut Air & Space Center in Stratford,…

‘Messerschmitt Bf-109’ Airborne Again!

Meier Motors has another successful restoration under their belt with the first flight of Jerry…

Heritage Flight Museum Creates Stunning 360º Cockpit Video

As many of our readers will know, the exceptional photographer Lyle Jansma has established a…

deHavilland Mosquito Prototype Wins Restoration Funding

The deHavilland Aircraft Museum, near London, England is an extraordinary aviation museum. Not only does…

Chanute’s P-51H Moving to Museum of Aviation at Warner Robins

After a long struggle and many years of valiant effort in preserving American aviation history, the…

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RAF Museum To Unveil The New Sit-in ‘Spitfire Experience’.

As part of their 75th anniversary commemoration of the Battle of Britain, the Royal Air Force…

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Battle of Britain 75th Anniversary Events

This year marks the 75th anniversary of the Battle of Britain. The iconic aerial battle…

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Neil Armstrong’s Apollo XI Space Suit

In a bold move, reminiscent and perhaps partly influenced by the Commemorative Air Force's own…

CAF SoCal Wing Expanding Facilities at Camarillo Airport

PRESS RELEASE - Construction is underway on a new, 32,800 sq. ft. hangar complex, part…

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Commemorate the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II at National Museum USAF

On Aug. 9, 1945, the B-29 Bockscar dropped the “Fat Man” atomic bomb on Nagasaki,…

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Flying Heritage Collection Adds a ‘Huey’

The Flying Heritage Collection in Everett, Washington has added a freshly-restored, early-model UH-1B Iroquois to…

Explore inside world’s only remaining XB-70

Visitors to the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force often ask if it’s possible…

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FAA Lifts Moratorium on Living History Flight Experiences

The Collings Foundation's B-17G 'Nine-o-Nine' was exempted from the moratorium on "Living History Flight Experiences",…