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Mid-Atlantic Air Museum WWII Weekend 2013 June 7-9

May 19, 2013 Moreno Aguiari 0

The 23rd Annual Mid-Atlantic Air Museum (MAAM) WWII Weekend will be held June 7th to June 9th. This Gathering of warbirds at Carl A. Spaatz Field in Reading, Pennsylvania attracts over 100,000 visitors and has […]

Memphis Belle Celebrates Two Anniversaries this Weekend

May 18, 2013 Moreno Aguiari 4

The National Museum of the United States Air Force reports one of history’s most famous aircraft will celebrate two anniversaries this weekend.

Today is the 70th Anniversary of the Historic World War II Dambusters Raid

May 17, 2013 Moreno Aguiari 1

The night of May 16-17th, 1943 saw the execution of Operation Chastise, better known as the Dambuster Raid, the culmination of a year and a half of hard work, developing and testing an innovative new […]

Starfighter Lands At Pacific Aviation Museum in Pearl Harbor

May 16, 2013 Moreno Aguiari 0

Lockheed F-104A Starfighter, Serial No. 56-817, arrived at Pacific Aviation Museum in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii last Thursday, joining the Museum’s impressive and ever-expanding collection of warbird aircraft. The Starfighter, which is on long-term loan from […]

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Commemorative Air Force Seeking to Establish a New National Airbase

May 15, 2013 Moreno Aguiari 77

The Commemorative Air Force (CAF) announced plans last Thursday to establish a new “CAF National Airbase” within a major metropolitan area as well as announcing that they are embarking immediately on a nationwide search immediately […]

Gloster Meteor Flys to New Home at Jet Age Museum

May 15, 2013 Moreno Aguiari 1

An example of Britain’s first operational jet fighter, a Gloster Meteor T.7 was flown, albeit attached to an RAF Chinook, from Imjin Barracks, Innsworth where it had served as a gate guardian from 1994 to […]

Cavanaugh Flight Museum Bringing “The Brat III” to AirVenture 2013

May 14, 2013 Moreno Aguiari 0

The Cavanaugh Flight Museum of Addison, Texas recently announced that it’s North American P-51D Mustang “The Brat III” would be among the museum’s vintage warbirds it plans to fly to Oshkosh, Wisconsin for EAA AirVenture […]

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Castle Air Museum Skywarrior Set to Make its Open Cockpit Debut

May 14, 2013 Moreno Aguiari 0

After about three years of hard work, the Castle Air Museum of Atwater, California’s 56th display plane was rolled into position last week. The Douglas RA-3B Skywarrior BuNo 144843 was shipped the the museum from […]

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RAF Museum Brings Historic Women in Aviation to Life for UK School Holiday

May 13, 2013 Moreno Aguiari 0

During the upcoming school holiday in May, the Royal Air Force Museum-Cosford will be celebrating the achievements made by women in aviation. From Monday the 27th to Friday the 31st, the Museum will be running […]

Smithsonian Air and Space Giving Away Part of its Collection

May 12, 2013 Moreno Aguiari 2

Lest there be an uproar, we’ll state it upfront: The popular items the public loves to visit at the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum, in Washington D.C. are not being given away. So there’s no […]