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EAA Wright Brothers Memorial Banquet to Honor Apple TV’s Masters of the Air

EAA’s Wright Brothers Memorial Banquet on December 12 will honor the 100th Bomb Group and…

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Heinkel He 111H-16 Restoration Reaches Milestone at Kent Battle of Britain Museum

The Kent Battle of Britain Museum Trust fitted the top Jumo 211 engine cowlings on…

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The National Naval Aviation Museum and the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force Reopen After Government Shutdown

The National Naval Aviation Museum in Pensacola and the National Museum of the U.S. Air…

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Falklands War Veteran Pucará A-515 Joins the South Yorkshire Aircraft Museum

The South Yorkshire Aircraft Museum welcomes FMA IA 58 Pucará A-515, a Falklands War veteran…

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The Longest Yarn: A Global Tribute to D-Day Arrives at the Military Aviation Museum

The Military Aviation Museum in Virginia Beach hosts The Longest Yarn, a stunning 80-meter knitted…

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Air Zoo Offers Free Admission for SNAP and WIC Families This Holiday Season

The Air Zoo in Portage, Michigan, is offering free admission to SNAP and WIC families…

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Vulcan XH558 Maintenance Update as Fundraising Efforts Continue

Vulcan XH558 receives critical maintenance as the Vulcan to the Sky Trust works to preserve…

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Run for Aviation 2026 Set for January 31 at Museum of Aviation

Join the 30th Annual Run for Aviation on January 31, 2026, at Robins Air Force…

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San Diego Air and Space Museum to Move F-14A Tomcat to Balboa Park

The San Diego Air and Space Museum announce their plans to move their F-14A Tomcat,…

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Last Surviving Short-Fuselage de Havilland Comet 1XB Transferred from RAF Museum Midlands to South Wales Aviation Museum

The RAF Museum’s last surviving short-fuselage de Havilland Comet 1XB, G-APAS, has been moved to…

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Mid-America Flight Museum Acquires Sole Airworthy Evangel 4500 for Historic Collection

The Mid-America Flight Museum welcomes the sole airworthy Evangel 4500, a 1960s twin-engine missionary aircraft…

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Commemorating the 10th Anniversary of Avro Vulcan XH558’s Final Flight

Join the 10th anniversary celebration of XH558’s final flight, the last airworthy Avro Vulcan bomber,…

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WWII USS Hornet Museum Veteran Alfred J. Payne Visits Hornet Museum at 101

Alfred J. Payne, the last surviving WWII veteran of USS Hornet (CV‑8), visited the USS…

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The Flying Leatherneck Aviation Museum Officially Breaks Ground in Irvine

In April 2025, Vintage Aviation News explored the ongoing efforts of the Flying Leatherneck Aviation…

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