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B-17G “Texas Raiders” Will Visit CAF Dixie Wing World War II Days in May

The Gulf Coast Wing of the Commemorative Air Force is sending their magnificently restored Boeing…

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Museum of Flight Presents the Untold Stories of World War II

2020 marks 75 years since the end of World War II, and throughout the year…

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Hail Columbia – Apollo 11 Capsule Coming Home to NASM

While only tangentially related to warbirds, it is hard to imagine that any of us…

RAF Museum STAAR Program

While this story from the Royal Air Force Museum is very much at the edge…

Museum of Flight Adds CH-47D Chinook

A recently retired, veteran U.S. Army Boeing CH-47D Chinook helicopter will make a new home…

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RAF Museum Launches Hurricane 80K Challenge

To commemorate 80 years since the Battle of Britain, the Royal Air Force Museum has…

The First of Many – RAF Goxhill

We recently received an interesting article from Mike Potter, former director for the Military Aviation…

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Education Opportunities Expand, More Museum Displays at 2020 WWII Heritage Days

The National WWII History Museum from New Orleans, La., and the National Museum of the…

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RAF Museum Spitfire receives Engineering Heritage Award

The Supermarine Spitfire Mk 1 K9942 displayed at the Royal Air Force Museum Cosford has…

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Pima Air & Space Museum’s Freshly Refurbished Hawker Hurricane Mk.XII Unveiled

The Pima Air & Space Museum has just unveiled their freshly refurbished Hawker Hurricane Mk.XII.…

Boeing N2S-2 Kaydet – CAF Dixie Wing Restoration Project

The Commemorative Air Force's Dixie Wing in Peachtree City, Georgia has a sterling reputation for…

Westland Lysander News

Vintage Wings of Canada has had their rare Westland Lysander Mk.IIIa (RCAF 2364) up for…

Historic Flight Foundation – New Museum Space Opens

While John Session's Historic Flight Foundation has been in operation since the early 2000s, and…

Qantas Founders Museum’s Super Constellation Unveiled

For the past five years, we have been following the saga of the Qantas Founders…