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RAF Vickers VC10 Aerial Refueling Tanker Arrives at Classic Air Force Museum

One of the final three flying Vickers VC10 jetliners left in the world landed last…

RAAF-Restored F-111C’s Tail Arrives Aboard RAAF C-17

As we wrote this morning, the Royal Australian Air Force, which recently had restored six…

RAAF-Restored F-111C Going to Hawaiian Museum in an Amazing Gesture of Goodwill

In surprising news, the Royal Australian Air Force, which recently had restored six of their…

USAF Learjet C-21A Lands at the National Museum of the US Air Force

One of the US Air Force’s first C-21A aircraft landed at the National Museum of…

Final RAAF-Restored General Dynamics F-111 Arrives at Evans Head Memorial Aerodrome

The General Dynamics F-111C has a special place in the hearts of Australian aviation enthusiasts.…

Alberta Aviation Museum Unveils Their Canadair CF-104 Starfighter Restoration

Fittingly for the fastest plane ever fielded by the Royal Canadian Air Force, the Alberta…

Lockheed C-5 Galaxy Lands at Air Mobility Command Museum

Last week, a US Air Force Lockheed C-5A Galaxy landed at the Air Mobility Command…

Jet Age Museum in Gloucestershire, UK Set to Open Later this Month

The Jet Age Museum at Gloucestershire Airport in Staverton, UK is to reopen later this…

Yanks Air Museum to Debut new “Planes” Ride for the Kiddies August 17th

Capitalizing on what will surely be full-blown Planes hysteria following the debut of Disney's much-hyped…

National Naval Aviation Museum Releases a New Book Documenting its Collection of Warbirds

In conjunction with the celebration of it's 50th Anniversary, the National Naval Aviation Museum has…

Canada’s Reynolds-Alberta Museum Gains its 100th Plane

Canada's Reynolds-Alberta Museum, of Wetaskiwin, Alberta received its 100th plane for its collection in a…

Pacific Aviation Museum Celebrates Amelia Earhart’s 116th Birthday

The Pacific Aviation Museum of Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, celebrated Amelia Earhart's 116th Birthday Tuesday with…

Space Shuttle Crew Compartment Trainer Added to Virtual Tour of National Museum of the US Air Force

One of the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force’s newest exhibits, NASA’s first space…

B-17 Champaign Lady Taking Shape in Ohio

The Champaign Aviation Museum of Grimes Field in Urbana, Ohio's restoration to flying condition of…