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RAAF F-111 Lands at Queensland Air Museum

June 12, 2013 Moreno Aguiari 0

As part of a program where the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) has restored and is putting on long-term loan six RAAF General Dynamics F-111 Aardvarks to deserving museums around the country, the Queensland Air […]

RAF Museum Pays Respects at the Gravesite of Dornier 17 Bombardier

June 11, 2013 Moreno Aguiari 0

On the same day that the plane that carried him for his final flight was raised from it’s watery grave, the gravesite of Luftwaffe Corporal Heinz Huhn was visited by Alex Medhurst, the General Manager […]

Ex-RNZAF Avenger Gifted to Gisborne Aviation Preservation Society

June 10, 2013 Moreno Aguiari 0

An ex-Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) Grumman TBF-1 Avenger aircraft that the Gisborne Aviation Preservation Society (GAPS) of Gisborne, New Zealand been looking after for the past 14 years has just been officially gifted […]

Newsreel Collection Possible Foundation for New South Carolina WWII Museum

June 10, 2013 Moreno Aguiari 0

Former public relations executive and force behind the Doolittle Raiders 50th reunion held in Columbia, South Carolina, Marvin Chernoff proposes to open a WWII museum building upon the Movietone News Library collection already in the […]

National Airline History Museum to Commemorate Historic Coast to Coast Connie Flight

June 9, 2013 Moreno Aguiari 2

The National Airline History Museum of Kansas City, Missouri is on a drive to raise $3.2 million for the restoration of its Lockheed Constellation and to commemorate the 70th Anniversary of Howard Hughes’ record-setting cross-country […]

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National Warplane Museum Coming to Western New York

June 9, 2013 Moreno Aguiari 4

The National Warplane Museum is returning to Geneseo, New York. In a recent press conference the 1941 Historical Aircraft Group announced that it had reacquired the name of the National Warplane Museum. “Today is a […]

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Alberta Aviation Museum CF104 Starfighter Restoration Progressing

June 8, 2013 Moreno Aguiari 0

In an update on the Alberta Aviation Museum‘s recently acquired Canadair CF-104 Starfighter that we’ve been following, the plane has been undergoing restoration and the fuselage has been pulled on its own wheels with a […]

Texas Air and Space Museum Plans Major Expansion

June 8, 2013 Moreno Aguiari 0

With hopes to relocate and expand, the Texas Air and Space Museum of Amarillo, Texas has acquired about 20 acres that would significantly increase the museum’s ability to display and store aircraft. The property, anonymously […]

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Veteran Grumman Albatross Senselessly Destroyed in Italy

June 7, 2013 Moreno Aguiari 52

On May 17, 2013, a Grumman HU-16 Albatross displayed by the Museo dell’Aria del Castello di San Pelagio (Air Museum of San Pelagio Castle) in Padua, Italy was wrecked and turned into a heap of […]

Cactus Air Force Museum Cleared for Takeoff

June 4, 2013 Moreno Aguiari 1

The Cactus Air Force has received approval from the Carson City Airport Authority to build a military aircraft and vehicle museum at the Carson City Airport in Nevada. The planned museum facility will be comprised […]