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Classic Air Force Museum in Cornwall, UK Opens Today

As we reported earlier, the Classic Air Force Museum, based at Newquay Airport in Cornwall,…

Cleveland’s U.S. Aviation Museum In The Process Of Restoring Vintage Boeing B-29 Superfortress

A group named “Doc’s Friends” has recently taken ownership of the 25-year project to restore…

Rare Flying Bomb Completes Restoration

The Lashenden Air Warfare Museum's extremely rare Fieseler Fi 103R-IV Reichenberg, which was essentially a…

Warner Robins’ Museum of Aviation Unburdens Itself of 32 Deteriorating Aircraft

Warner Robins’ Museum of Aviation is contracting for the first time in its 29 year…

Wildwood Aviation Museum Hosts Restored B-17

Following a nine-year restoration effort by the Yankee Air Museum in Belleville, Michigan, the Yankee…

Classic Air Force Museum Opens March 29th

March 29th is the anticipated grand opening date for the Classic Air Force (CAF) museum…

Old Rhinebeck’s Spirit of St Louis Resumes Construction

After an extended period of inactivity, work on the Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome Museum's reproduction of…

South Australian Aviation Museum Takes Delivery of Retired RAAF F-111 Bomber

Port Adelaide just acquired a special aircraft: a retired F-111C jet bomber capable of speeds…

Focke-Wulf Fw 190F-8 Restoration Well Underway

The remains of Focke-Wulf 190F-8 93182, a JG 5 fighter that was shot out of…

Carrier Battles of the Pacific

Planes of Fame Air Museum in Chino, CA presents Carrier Battles of the Pacific on…

Dragon Rapide Nearing Completion in Belgium

The Brussels Aircraft Museum Restoration Society is nearing completion on the restoration project of de…

F-104 Starfighter Makes Much-Anticipated Arrival At Alberta Aviation Museum Later This Month

An F-104 Starfighter will find its new home in the Alberta Aviation Museum located in…

Regia Aeronautica: Italian Aircraft

Planes of Fame Air Museum in Chino, CA presents another installment of their Living History…

Canberra to go on Display in Florida

An English Electric Canberra, TT.18 WJ574 has recently been moved to the Valiant Air Command…