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Community Efforts to Save Pasco Naval Air Station Tower

June 1, 2013 Moreno Aguiari 0

In Pasco, Washington efforts are underway to restore and preserve a long-disused WWII-era control tower that is something of a local landmark. The United States Navy established NAS Pasco at the site of the Pasco […]

Duluth Aviation Institute Recreating a Hundred Year Old Flying Boat From Scratch

May 31, 2013 Moreno Aguiari 0

The Duluth Aviation Institute of Duluth, Minnesota is in the process of completing a flying replica of the Benoist XIV flying boat named “Lark of Duluth” which debuted in Duluth in the summer of 1913.

World’s Last Operational F-111 Goes on Display at Historical Aircraft Restoration Society

May 30, 2013 Moreno Aguiari 4

As we recently reported, the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) has been divesting itself of its remaining General Dynamics F-111 Aardvarks and the last one to remain operational, that flew at the series’ decommissioning ceremony […]

English Electric Lightning Reunites With its Final Pilot 36 Years Later

May 29, 2013 Moreno Aguiari 3

The Boscombe Down Aviation Collection (BDAC) located at the Old Sarum Airfield just North of Salisbury, UK has recently acquired an English Electric Lightning cockpit and arranged for a reunion with its last pilot, Squadron […]

Restoration of F/A-18 Fighter Jet for NMMC in the works

May 29, 2013 Moreno Aguiari 1

The U.S. Marine Corps is soliciting proposals for the complete restoration of a McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet fighter jet for the National Museum of the Marine Corps (NMMC) in Quantico, Virginia.

Aviation Museum News

RAF Museum Lancaster Flying Display to Honor Veterans June 2, 2013

May 28, 2013 Moreno Aguiari 0

The Battle of Britain Memorial Flight‘s Avro Lancaster will be taking to the skies over Shropshire, UK in honour of the thousands of National Service RAF veterans. The iconic aircraft will perform for visitors and […]

Flying Heritage Collection Unveils V-2 Rocket

May 26, 2013 Moreno Aguiari 1

The pinnacle in WWII technology and the first manmade object to reach space, a German V-2 Rocket is the latest addition to the Flying Heritage Collection in Everett, Washington.

Classic Air Force Museum Adds Two Flying Jets

May 25, 2013 Moreno Aguiari 0

The newly opened Classic Air Force Museum located at Newquay Cornwall Airport in Newquay, United Kingdom landed two new jets at its facility last week, a BAC Jet Provost T.5A followed the next day by […]

Pearson Air Museum Dispute Results in Separation

May 25, 2013 Moreno Aguiari 1

In the most recent development of the ongoing dispute between the US National Parks Service and local non-profit Fort Vancouver Trust which operates the Pearson Air Museum has resulted in two museums. The impasse stems […]

Air Show Report: Warbirds Over the Beach 2013

May 23, 2013 Moreno Aguiari 7

The aerial display portion of Warbirds Over the Beach 2013 was severely hampered by bad weather. While we surely would have liked to be able to see the full program, having travelled a fair distance […]