Vintage Aviation

Discover the latest news in vintage aviation, including updates on antique aircraft, classic airplanes, historic airliners, and old commercial propliners. Explore stories celebrating the preservation and legacy of aviation’s golden age.

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Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome Museum’s Anzani Engine Appeal

The Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome in upstate New York has a long a storied legacy when it…

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Warbird Adventures Adds Globe Swift Checkout Course

Produced from 1946 to 1951, the Globe Swift is a sporty, general aviation design whose…

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Cessna 170’s 75th Anniversary Celebrations Set for EAA AirVenture 2023!

Other than the Piper J-4 Cub, the venerable Cessna 170 is perhaps the most important…

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Puss Moth Refurbishment At Shuttleworth

The de Havilland DH.80A Puss Moth G-AEOA, seen here at Old Warden aerodrome, Bedfordshire, UK…

Florida Air Cargo – Where Douglas DC-3s Still Work for a Living

Florida Air Cargo still operates three DC-3/C-47 on a commercial basis - almost ninety years…

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EAA Ford Tri-Motor Tour Continues in 2023

PRESS RELEASE EAA’s annual tradition of touring a vintage Ford Tri-Motor across the country to…

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de Havilland Dragon Rapide Takes Flight in New Zealand

by Nigel Hitchman & James Kightly The team from Avspecs Ltd. has just flown de Havilland…

Historic Vickers Vimy Exhibit Reopened in Adelaide

by James Kightly (with Nigel Daw & Maikha Ly) On December 16th, 2022, the historic…

Nord Pingouin Flies Again After 62 Year Hiatus

Restored Nord Pingouin makes first flight in 62 years by Col Pope Nord 1002 Pingouin…

Something Old, Something New – All Jenny

by James Kightly At the Vintage Wings and Wheels Museum in Poplar Grove, Illinois, a…

Wilderness Seaplanes

Without the Goose making an appearance, Christmas on Canada British Columbia's wild coast is incomplete...…

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Restoring Jackie Cochran’s Twin Beech

Beech 18, N13JC, is currently under a return-to-flight program at the Vintage Flying Museum (VFM)…

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Continuing the Legacy of the Ford Tri-Motor

The Experimental Aircraft Association's Ford 4-AT-E Tri-Motor is one of just a handful of airworthy…

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Lockheed Electra Rescue Project

The Lockheed 10 Electra airliner was an important type in aviation history, and the first…

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